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8 Portfolio Assets Are Key To Your Startup Valuation

Startup Professionals Musings

The company name becomes your intellectual property at the moment you incorporate your startup as an LLC or a Corporation. If you need early reviews or assistance by people you don’t know well, get them to sign a Non-Disclosure Agreement first. A sample agreement is available for free download from my website.

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5 Factors That Set Your Best Startup Funding Strategy

Startup Professionals Musings

To refresh your memory, angel investors are typically high net worth individuals, accredited by the SEC and willing to invest their own money in a high-potential startup for a share of the ownership. Most startups need more money than they anticipated, to grow and expand their business, after development and rollout.

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Worked Up about Unrealistic Venture Capital Valuation

Growthink Blog

So, Mike tells me he wants to raise a first round of venture capital based on a $100 million valuation. Getting a $100 Million valuation is impossible for a startup. In fact, getting above a $10 Million valuation is also virtually impossible unless you have at least some traction (e.g., you have customers).

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Your New Venture IP Portfolio Sets Investment Value

Startup Professionals Musings

The company name becomes your intellectual property at the moment you incorporate your startup as an LLC or a Corporation. If you need early reviews or assistance by people you don’t know well, get them to sign a Non-Disclosure Agreement first. A sample agreement is available for free download from my website.

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Every Startup Needs Intellectual Property To Thrive

Startup Professionals Musings

The company name becomes your intellectual property at the moment you incorporate your startup as an LLC or a Corporation. If you need early reviews or assistance by people you don’t know well, get them to sign a Non-Disclosure Agreement first. A sample agreement is available for free download from my website.

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8 Intellectual Property Items Every Startup Needs

Startup Professionals Musings

The company name becomes your intellectual property at the moment you incorporate your startup as an LLC or a Corporation. If you need early reviews or assistance by people you don’t know well, get them to sign a Non-Disclosure Agreement first. A sample agreement is available for free download from my website.

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The Dos And Don’ts Of Selling Your Business

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So we could go, we could spend the rest of our time talking about valuation. The reason people pay for goodwill is to avoid the danger and risk of a startup. 20:06): Remember that the valuations based on the cash flow. That's when you get into all that other, you know, e-myth stuff, you know, system.