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Startup Due Diligence Is Not a Mysterious Black Art

Startup Professionals Musings

Remember that up to this point, the investor has primarily seen and talked to the founder and CEO, and studied written documents. Investors will likely talk to dozens of potential customers, starting with your reference list (undoubtedly well prepped). Market need and size validation. No validated pain, no deal.

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The Entrepreneur’s Essentials #13: To be stealthy or not?

Austin Startup

We recently invested in Osano , which is led by the very talented Arlo Gilbert and is currently in stealth mode. By contrast, MOON is going to launch soon and is not in stealth mode at all. We went with the stealth mode approach prior to our launch, as I’ll reflect on at the bottom of this lesson. I could waste no time.

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Why it’s Critical That you Reference Check Your VC

Both Sides of the Table

I was recently speaking with some founders about their fund raising process. How do you then reference check your VC to be sure that you’ve chosen a good firm and partner? Get a reference list - Most entrepreneurs do almost no reference checks or at least do them very informally. Don’t let that be you.

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Understanding the Dreaded Investor Due Diligence

Startup Professionals Musings

Remember that up to this point, the investor has primarily seen and talked to the founder and CEO, and studied written documents. Investors will likely talk to dozens of potential customers, starting with your reference list (undoubtedly well prepped). Tags: entrepreneur investor due diligence founder business. Marty Zwilling.

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Startup Due Diligence Is Not a Mysterious Black Art

Gust

Remember that up to this point, the investor has primarily seen and talked to the founder and CEO, and studied written documents. Investors will likely talk to dozens of potential customers, starting with your reference list (undoubtedly well prepped). No validated pain, no deal. Sustainable competitive advantage.

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Demo day arrives for Springboard’s Internet of Things accelerator

The Next Web

The eighth is currently operating in stealth mode (yes, even on demo day) but we’re digging to find out more about them. The project’s founders, José Pinto Ferreira and Catarina Violante, said the device also learns your taste, adapts to your day and learns what and when you eat.

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Startup Lessons for the Proto-Founder

www.metamorphblog.com

Home About Contact Home About Contact The Metamorphosis Becoming an Entrepreneur, by Matt Mireles Startup Lessons for the Proto-Founder I started SpeakerText in October 2008 during the financial apocalypse. You need a Co-Founder, not an Engineering Bitch. Treat everyone you hire like a co-founder. “Stealth Mode&# = FAIL.

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