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7 Barriers To Communication In Business Relationships

Startup Professionals Musings

Founders have to communicate their ideas and products to investors, business partners, and the rest of the team. Technical semantics and jargon. Sometimes an entrepreneur or executive tries to communicate without full disclosure, perhaps to minimize impact, or due to company policy. Information withheld.

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How the pre-seed round made a comeback in 2024

VC Cafe

While the answers are somewhat semantic, the pre-seed funding round is making a comeback in 2024 startup financing. Product/ tech/ insight – In many cases, pre-seed startups might already have a minimal viable product or at least some initial functionality to demonstrate potential.

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7 Common Causes Of Failure To Communicate in Business

Startup Professionals Musings

Founders have to communicate their ideas and products to investors, business partners, and the rest of the team. Technical semantics and jargon. Sometimes an entrepreneur or executive tries to communicate without full disclosure, perhaps to minimize impact, or due to company policy. Information withheld.

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7 Ways A Business Message Gets Lost In The Process

Startup Professionals Musings

Founders have to communicate their ideas and products to investors, business partners, and the rest of the team. Technical semantics and jargon. Sometimes an entrepreneur or executive tries to communicate without full disclosure, perhaps to minimize impact, or due to company policy. Information withheld.

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7 Barriers To Understanding Your Mentor Communication

Startup Professionals Musings

Founders have to communicate their ideas and products to investors, business partners, and the rest of the team. Technical semantics and jargon. Sometimes an entrepreneur or executive tries to communicate without full disclosure, perhaps to minimize impact, or due to company policy. Information withheld.

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Entrepreneurs Face Serious Communication Barriers

Startup Professionals Musings

Founders have to communicate their ideas and products to investors, business partners, and the rest of the team. Technical semantics and jargon. Sometimes an entrepreneur or executive tries to communicate without full disclosure, perhaps to minimize impact, or due to company policy. Information withheld.

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Tale of Two Valleys: LA and the Bay Area from an Investor’s Perspective

Mucker Lab

At the time, LA and Santa Clara were both the epicenter of the technology industry due to the significant overlap between the aerospace/military industry (Los Angeles) and the computing business (Silicon Valley). Given our backgrounds, we often get asked about what makes the tech scene in Los Angeles different from that in the Valley.