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8 Ways To Get Off The Ground With Angel Investors

Startup Professionals Musings

Create and highlight your intellectual property portfolio. The business plan should address all key questions, including valuation, funding needed, use of funds and exit strategy. Highlight existing presence on the Internet and social media. A business needs technical, marketing, financial and many other skills.

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The Ultimate Guide for Starting and Running a Business at Home

Up and Running

Identify any technology needs you may have (and whether or not you’re equipped to meet them) such as: High-speed internet with a reliable connection. Think about an exit strategy. But establishing an exit strategy is another important piece that forces you to look toward the future of your business. Good lighting.

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10 Preparation Steps to Win an Angel Investment

Startup Professionals Musings

Get your Internet domain name and website. Define some intellectual property. File a patent and trademarks to show real intellectual property. It should answer every question an investor or associate might ask, including current valuation, funding needed, and exit strategy.

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Top Ten Action Items For Angel Funding Success

Startup Professionals Musings

Get your Internet domain name and website. Define some intellectual property. File a patent and trademarks to show real intellectual property. It should answer every question an investor or associate might ask, including current valuation, funding needed, and exit strategy.

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10 Action Items to Keep Angel Investors Hovering

Startup Professionals Musings

Get your Internet domain name and website. Define some intellectual property. File a patent and trademarks to show real intellectual property. It should answer every question an investor or associate might ask, including current valuation, funding needed, and exit strategy.

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How to value your company for sale (Part 1)

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

They wanted to control Internet telephony, and Skype was the clear winner. In this case, all the typically-valuable things like “multiples&# or intellectual property or the customer base or the product-market fit or the market size are irrelevant. The answer sure doesn’t have anything to do with revenue multiples!

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10 Action Items to Keep Angel Investors Hovering

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Get your Internet domain name and website. Define some intellectual property. File a patent and trademarks to show real intellectual property. It should answer every question an investor or associate might ask, including current valuation, funding needed, and exit strategy.