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5 Recommendations Before Funding An Appealing Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

Most investors agree the odds are better buying traditional public stocks, or even commodities. Every reputable investment firm is registered with FINRA and files regular reports with the SEC. Any mention of “offshore.” Even the hot new crowdfunding companies carefully don’t talk about their record of returns to investors.

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Can A Startup Do OffShore Development? Part 2

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Prosperati HOME BLOG ABOUT CONTACT Blog Can A Startup Do OffShore Development? Part 2 Posted 07.15.2009 in Blog In my previous article ( Can a Startup Do OffShore Development? Part 1 ), I talked about alignment of interest and trust as being the two most critical aspect when starting a new offshore development team.

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5 Due Diligence Tips Before You Invest In A Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

Most investors agree the odds are better buying traditional public stocks, or even commodities. Every reputable investment firm is registered with FINRA and files regular reports with the SEC. Any mention of “offshore.” Even the hot new crowdfunding companies carefully don’t talk about their record of returns to investors.

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How To Manage Your Offshore Investments

YoungUpstarts

Offshore investments often get a bad reputation, but contrary to some popular myths, this investment strategy is perfectly legal when done properly. Managing offshore investments is a complex business that’s best done with professional assistance. Diversification is also important among your offshore investments.

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How To Avoid Investment Scams In The Startup World

Startup Professionals Musings

Most investors agree the odds are better buying traditional public stocks, or even commodities. Every reputable investment firm is registered with FINRA and files regular reports with the SEC. Any mention of “offshore.” Even the hot new “crowdsourcing” companies springing up have yet to show any significant returns to investors.

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Don’t Be Fooled by Investment Scams For Startups

Startup Professionals Musings

Most investors agree the odds are better buying traditional public stocks, or even commodities. Every reputable investment firm is registered with FINRA and files regular reports with the SEC. Any mention of “offshore.” Even the hot new “crowdsourcing” companies springing up have yet to show any significant returns to investors.

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From Nothing To Something. How To Get There.

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sites from scratch - Experienced with the majority of the social api’s (Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Meebo, PayPal, Flickr) - Experience managing offshore dev teams - Most recently a Director of Product Development at an early stage funded startup [link] Skip Bronkie Just an all around great post.