Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 29, 2017

If you are approaching a recognized venture capital group, or even an accredited angel investor, a non-disclosure agreement is counter-productive. I also recommend that you practice explaining your concept in marketing terms through social media, networking opportunities, and crowdfunding.

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Non-disclosure Agreement NDA Technical Review Due Diligence 153

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

Do research on investor visibility via Google and social media. While I recognize that there continues to be a shortage of venture capital for new entrepreneurs, compared to the demand, don’t succumb to the temptation to take funds from investors that you are not totally comfortable with.

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Technical Review Due Diligence Term Sheet Offshore 257

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 6, 2023

If ten percent of these numbers, multiplied by your average product price, will get you the revenue you need to scale your business, you will get the love you need from angel and venture capital investors. With social media and the new survey tools, it’s easy and fast to set up and run your own focus group, or opinion survey.

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SBA Venture Capital Business Plan Social Media 300

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 11, 2016

Highlight existing presence on the Internet and social media. In addition, your company and social media names are key intellectual property. Also, later when you need a larger round of venture capital, the same preparation will serve you just as well, so you might as well learn now how to fly with the angels.

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Angel Investor Intellectual Property Accredited Investor Angel Groups 120

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 5, 2023

The first step is to set your criteria, including a match for your sector type and stage, and then proactively seek out and contact the best candidates: Review profiles on professional social media sites. Searching LinkedIn, for example, is a must for contemporary entrepreneurs.

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Angel Investor Stealth Bootstrapping Early Stage 246

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 1, 2021

You never have the time and resources for International expansion, acquisitions, venture capital investors, or going public. You have tried all the popular initiatives and quick-fix remedies, including social media, search engine optimization, and content marketing. Conventional strategies don’t seem to work for you.

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Entrepreneur Venture Capital Operations Social Media 436

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 2, 2023

There is no standard course for this, but the answers are accessible online, if you know how to search, follow blogs, and interact with the relevant social media groups. Business financial aid alternatives. These days, if you can’t find money, you haven’t tried hard enough or maybe your idea isn’t a good one.

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Curation Angel Investor Startup Incubator 270

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 5, 2021

Social media darling Twitter is an example of these bubbles. Angels are becoming more aggressive as their stock market and real estate assets recover, and institutions again have earnings to risk in venture capital funds. All too often, that leads to a bust for startups who have not adequately prepared or executed.

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Demand Government Venture Capital Valuation 362

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 21, 2021

In my experience, here are some of the key elements of that “second-stage” of entrepreneurship: Move from small investors to major venture capital. Working with the media is required, both social as well as the press, through public relations and internal channels. Increase communication, both internally and externally.

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Merger Due Diligence SEC IPO 379

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 22, 2020

The first step is to set your criteria, including a match for your sector type and stage, and then proactively seek out and contact the best candidates: Review profiles on professional social media sites. Searching LinkedIn, for example, is a must for contemporary entrepreneurs.

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Stealth Startup Angel Investor Bootstrapping 434

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

Often these communities are built around special interest groups, where the members interact through social media, help each other, and trust each other, and the relationships go well beyond the transactions. With crowdfunding, entrepreneurs and artists no longer need to wait for family money or venture capital.

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Cuba Venture Capital Community Valuation 316

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 16, 2016

This term refers to an initial venture-capital investment, often wrongly sought to seed early product development. This term is used to describe non-traditional ways to incent growth such as social-media and viral marketing. These alternatives are used in lieu of traditional media such as radio, newspaper and television.

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Software Review Sweat Equity Accredited Investor Angel Investor 120

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 27, 2016

Do research on investor visibility via Google and social media. While I recognize that there continues to be a shortage of venture capital for new entrepreneurs, compared to the demand, don’t succumb to the temptation to take funds from investors that you are not totally comfortable with.

Technical Review 120

Technical Review Due Diligence Term Sheet Offshore 120

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 14, 2020

If ten percent of these numbers, multiplied by your average product price, will get you the revenue you need to scale your business, you will get the love you need from angel and venture capital investors. With social media and the new survey tools, it’s easy and fast to set up and run your own focus group, or opinion survey.

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Business Plan Marketing SBA Venture Capital 393

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 6, 2020

There is no standard course for this, but the answers are accessible online, if you know how to search, follow blogs, and interact with the relevant social media groups. Business financial aid alternatives. These days, if you can’t find money, you haven’t tried hard enough or maybe your idea isn’t a good one.

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Entrepreneur Curation Angel Investor Incubator 344

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 16, 2011

But before you jump on the bandwagon, you should consider the advice I saw recently from the maven of venture capital, William H. At any rate, it seems only appropriate that social media sites, which have dominated the Internet over the past few years, will likely lead startups back into the IPO game.

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IPO Social Media Media Exit Strategy 223

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 2, 2019

Often these communities are built around special interest groups, where the members interact through social media, help each other, and trust each other, and the relationships go well beyond the transactions. With crowdfunding, entrepreneurs and artists no longer need to wait for family money or venture capital.

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Cuba Venture Capital Community Valuation 246

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 15, 2018

If ten percent of these numbers, multiplied by your average product price, will get you the revenue you need to scale your business, you will get the love you need from angel and venture capital investors. With social media and the new survey tools, it’s easy and fast to set up and run your own focus group, or opinion survey.

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Marketing SBA Venture Capital Business Plan 219

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 30, 2016

Most people have heard of Foursquare for local nightlife and Airbnb for rooms, but other nationally recognized sources for local services are still hard to find, including social media, local news, advertising, and event calendars. You need local partners and relationships for credibility.

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New York City Kansas Advertising Cash Position 158

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

As a result of social media and mobile platforms, consumers have created a sharing economy – sharing their opinions, and speaking out to companies as well as their peers, rather than listening to brand advertising. More capital is available for scaling and brand building. Brands are speaking through rather than to consumers.

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IRR Marketing Startup Angel Investor 143

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 21, 2018

There is no standard course for this, but the answers are accessible online, if you know how to search, follow blogs, and interact with the relevant social media groups. Business financial aid alternatives. These days, if you can’t find money, you haven’t tried hard enough or maybe your idea isn’t a good one.

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Founder Curation Angel Investor Incubator 129

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 22, 2014

If 10 percent of these numbers, multiplied by your average product price, will get you the revenue you need to scale your business, you will get the love you need from angel and venture capital investors. With social media and the new survey tools, it’s easy and fast to set up and run your own focus group or opinion survey.

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Entrepreneur Marketing SBA Venture Capital 244

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 31, 2010

By Adam Hoeksema According to a report distributed by the Angel Capital Education Foundation , total startup funding from venture capital funds, state funds, and angel investors totals approximately $20.8 Surprisingly, friends and family contributed nearly three times the amount of capital to thousands of startups each year.

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Elevator Pitch Angel Investor Startup Venture Capital 225

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 20, 2013

Social media darling Twitter is the most fragile of these bubbles. Angels are becoming more liquid as their stock market and real estate assets recover, and institutions again have earnings to put into venture capital funds. All too often, that leads to a bust for startups who have not adequately prepared or executed.

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Demand Green Finance Government 224

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 29, 2017

Effective communication in business requires an efficient flow of information to all constituents, and ability to share in any media, including speaking, writing, and listening. Venture capital investors have been known to make controversial assertions to test your reaction. Communication skills. Resiliency/flexibility.

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Agile Non-Compete Angel Groups Venture Capital 141

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 5, 2016

The reality is that over 80 percent of new businesses will never attract venture capital or Angel funding, according to experts , and there are many good reasons for skipping that painful and distracting process. Outside funding is not a startup entitlement.

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Bootstrapping Entrepreneur Startup Exit Strategy 120

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 28, 2016

If ten percent of these numbers, multiplied by your average product price, will get you the revenue you need to scale your business, you will get the love you need from Angel and venture capital investors. With social media and the new survey tools, it’s easy and fast to set up and run your own focus group, or opinion survey.

Marketing 120

Marketing SBA Startup Venture Capital 120

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 15, 2016

There is no standard course for this, but the answers are accessible online, if you know how to search, follow blogs, and interact with the relevant social media groups. Business financial aid alternatives. These days, if you can’t find money, you haven’t tried hard enough or maybe your idea isn’t a good one.

Entrepreneur 120

Entrepreneur Curation Angel Investor Incubator 120

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 4, 2016

You never have the time and resources for International expansion, acquisitions, venture capital investors, or going public. You have tried all the popular initiatives and quick-fix remedies, including social media, search engine optimization, and content marketing. Conventional strategies don’t seem to work for you.

Founder 120

Founder Venture Capital Social Media Acquisition 120

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 13, 2016

The first step is to set your criteria, including a match for your sector type and stage, and then proactively seek out and contact the best candidates: Review profiles on professional social media sites. Searching LinkedIn, for example, is a must for contemporary entrepreneurs.

Stealth 120

Stealth Startup Angel Investor Bootstrapping 120

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 11, 2016

Often these communities are built around special interest groups, where the members interact through social media, help each other, and trust each other, and the relationships go well beyond the transactions. With crowdfunding, entrepreneurs and artists no longer need to wait for family money or venture capital.

Cuba 120

Cuba Marketing Venture Capital Community 120

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 12, 2015

There is no standard course for this, but the answers are accessible online, if you know how to search, follow blogs, and interact with the relevant social media groups. Business financial aid alternatives. These days, if you can’t find money, you haven’t tried hard enough or maybe your idea isn’t a good one.

Entrepreneur 120

Entrepreneur Curation Angel Investor Incubator 120

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 25, 2011

Social media darling Twitter is the most fragile of these bubbles. Angels are becoming more liquid as their stock market and real estate assets recover, and institutions again have earnings to put into venture capital funds. All too often, that leads to a bust for startups who have not adequately prepared or executed.

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Startup Demand Green Government 225

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 3, 2015

You never have the time and resources for International expansion, acquisitions, venture capital investors, or going public. You have tried all the popular initiatives and quick-fix remedies, including social media, search engine optimization, and content marketing. Conventional strategies don’t seem to work for you.

Entrepreneur 120

Entrepreneur Venture Capital Social Media Acquisition 120

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 8, 2015

Often these communities are built around special interest groups, where the members interact through social media, help each other, and trust each other, and the relationships go well beyond the transactions. With crowdfunding, entrepreneurs and artists no longer need to wait for family money or venture capital.

Cuba 120

Cuba Entrepreneur Venture Capital Community 120

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 26, 2013

Twitter was one of the most notable, with a market capitalization now up to $38 billion all by itself. According to David Rose , CEO of Gust, venture capital investors funded about 1500 startups last year, with Angel investors backing over 50,000 more. Social media is a boon for entrepreneurs and startups. Marty Zwilling.

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IPO Entrepreneur Social Media Startup 273

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 3, 2015

As they say, you only get one chance to make a great first impression, so don’t pitch to a key angel group or venture capital team for practice. Through peers, social media or connections, make every effort to meet one or more of the investors before the actual pitch. Don’t be a total unknown to every investor in a meeting.

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Cost Angel Groups Due Diligence Silicon Valley 120