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Don’t Let Investors Conclude Your Startup Is A Hobby

Gust

I’m continually amazed at the number of entrepreneurs who go for months into a new business without really keeping a formal record of money spent or assets acquired. Even if you are doing the work yourself, you need to document requirements, features, metrics, and milestones. Product development process. Manage human resources.

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How to raise money for your startup from VCs and investors in Asia

The Next Web

Asia has far fewer VC firms and institutional investors, each of which invests a far smaller amount of capital. Many Asian entrepreneurs tell me that they want to raise funds from Silicon Valley firms because they perceive the valuations to be higher. Third, investors are generally much more conservative in Asia.

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Don’t Let Investors Conclude Your Startup Is A Hobby

Startup Professionals Musings

I’m continually amazed at the number of entrepreneurs who go for months into a new business without really keeping a formal record of money spent or assets acquired. Even if you are doing the work yourself, you need to document requirements, features, metrics, and milestones. entrepreneur funding hobby investors startup'

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8 Key Processes Distinguish a Business From a Hobby

Startup Professionals Musings

I’m continually amazed at the number of entrepreneurs who go for months into a new business without really keeping a formal record of money spent or assets acquired. Even if you are doing the work yourself, you need to document requirements, features, metrics, and milestones. Product development process. Manage human resources.

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Looking Back On Our First Couple Years at NextView

Rob Go

Although the resumes of these founders differ quite a bit, for the most part, we back entrepreneurs with deeply authentic founding stories and a strong focus on product. In either case, it’s a decent enough quantitative metric and an interesting data point at this stage in the portfolio’s progress. OUR INDUSTRY.

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‘Out of Control’ Startups Fail on 8 Key Processes

Startup Professionals Musings

I’m continually amazed at the number of entrepreneurs who go for months into a new business without really keeping a formal record of money spent or assets acquired. Even if you are doing the work yourself, you need to document requirements, features, metrics, and milestones. Product development process. Manage human resources.

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Eight Business Processes Every Startup Must Have

Startup Professionals Musings

I’m continually amazed at the number of entrepreneurs who go for months into a new business without really keeping a formal record of money spent or assets acquired. Even if you are doing the work yourself, you need to document requirements, features, metrics, and milestones. Product development process. Manage human resources.

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