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How Smart Startups Survive Investor Due Diligence

Startup Professionals Musings

This is the mysterious and dreaded due diligence process, which can kill the whole deal. Some entrepreneurs do very little to prepare for due diligence, assuming all the talking has already been done, and the business plan and results to-date tell the right story. Visit reference customers, partners, and vendors.

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DataRails Hires David Rosenberg as New VP of Customer Success

The Startup Magazine

DataRails , the financial analysis and reporting software startup, has announced the hiring of David Rosenberg as the company’s new VP of customer success. In his 17-year career, Rosenberg has developed key insights into the minds of CFOs and FP&A teams, with strengths in both customer-facing leadership and data analytics itself.

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Praying to the God of Valuation

Both Sides of the Table

In those years I learned to properly build product, price products, sell products and serve customers. SEEING THINGS FROM THE VC SIDE OF THE TABLE While I was a VC in 2007 & 2008 those were dead years because the market again evaporated due the the Global Financial Crisis (GFC).

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The Importance of Secure Technology in Community Banking

Board Effect

Advancements in technology excite us because they make our lives easier and more convenient. As technology advances and evolves, it gives criminals increasing opportunities to access sensitive information, engage in identity theft, and it poses financial and other risks. Implementing the Elements of Secure Technology.

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Top 15 ESG Startups to Watch in 2024

The Startup Magazine

The UN’s 2004 “Who Cares Wins” report was a major milestone, but it wasn’t until The Paris Agreement in 2015 that ESG took center stage, pushing companies to focus on environmental impact. A business that still holds fundamental value today.

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[Review] Pebble Steel

YoungUpstarts

But is the Pebble Steel -which works with both Android and iOS – worth getting in a day and age where a slew of technology giants are launching an onslaught of their own versions of smartwatches, such as Samsung’s Galaxy Gear or Sony’s SmartWatch ? Books & Reviews Pebble Pebble Steel review smartwatch'

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Must-Haves For Your Online Store In 2015

YoungUpstarts

These days it is far easier to build up a top-ranked and profitable shop with little effort; it is now possible to add a dozen features or implement attractive templates without a problem at all due to the wide range of technology platforms available out there. Impress all customers imprinting your store’s design on their mind.