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The Company Milestones Angel Investors Care About

Business Plan Blog

The most important principle of startup fundraising that every entrepreneur needs to know is: raise enough capital to achieve a set of milestones that will allow the company to attract the next round of investment. If your business can secure any intellectual property rights now would be the time to do it. Product Development.

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How To Allocate Friends & Family Startup Capital

Business Plan Blog

A major piece of the business plan will be your capitalization strategy demonstrating the milestone timeline discussed above as well as the effects of accomplished milestones on the company’s future valuation. If your business can secure any intellectual property rights now would be the time to do it. Intellectual property.