Startup Professionals Musings

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7 Reasons To Avoid Stealth Mode For Your New Venture

Startup Professionals Musings

It’s still popular these days for startup founders to operate in stealth mode, meaning no details about the idea or progress are shared with anyone until the big reveal and rollout. Startups in stealth mode often have a false sense of security that they can take extra time to do the job right the first time.

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7 Incentives For Testing Your Startup Marketing Early

Startup Professionals Musings

It’s still popular these days for startup founders to operate in stealth mode, meaning no details about the idea or progress are shared with anyone until the big reveal and rollout. Startups in stealth mode often have a false sense of security that they can take extra time to do the job right the first time.

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Are You And Your New Venture Positioned For Success?

Startup Professionals Musings

The best founders operate with a key set of internal principles that allow them to break through all but the toughest business obstacles. He cites several studies, in addition to his own experience, that highlight the following key people drivers to business success: Founders need to be driven by impact rather than money.

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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. They try to confirm from industry analysts that your differentiators are indeed unique, and that there are no future competitors or big gorillas in stealth mode just around the corner. Marty Zwilling.

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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. They try to confirm from industry analysts that your differentiators are indeed unique, and that there are no future competitors or big gorillas in stealth mode just around the corner.

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These 8 Disciplines Define A Fundable Entrepreneur

Startup Professionals Musings

A popular approach these days seems to be for founders to regale investors early with a pitch touting the newest “million-dollar idea.” If your strength is technology, find a co-founder who has a comparable strength in business, finance or marketing. Just don’t try to sell your business to investors before it is well established.

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Startups Who Hide Early Work Only Fool Themselves

Startup Professionals Musings

It’s popular these days for startup founders to operate in stealth mode, meaning no details about the idea or progress are shared with anyone until the big reveal and rollout. Startups in stealth mode often have a false sense of security that they can take extra time to do the job right the first time. Marty Zwilling.

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