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Essential Startup Funding Tips from 8 Seasoned Investors

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He goes on to add, “Having revenue is even better, though not applicable to every startup … Passion, skill, vision and maturity really matter.&# If you’re lucky enough to score a meeting with Gordon, make the most of it — and don’t forget to talk revenue potential. Just don’t call Feld on the phone.

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Think Your Start-up Is Venture Worthy? Think Again.

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Respondents deemed between 12%-16% of companies generating revenues to be essentially “worthless” and deemed 20%-26% of their pre-revenue investments to be “worthless.” Spend the time raising money yourself, using oblique sources of revenue such as contract work or any one of a hundred others. Add to this that 72.7% Translation?

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How to bootstrap a Startup with less than $10k

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Home RSS About Contact Advertise Partners How to bootstrap a Startup with less than $10k. Posted by Stefano Bernardi On June - 21 - 2010 It’s a known fact that seed capital is very scarce in Italy. You created what appears to be a cool product, but without a revenue model, you don’t really have a bootstrap.

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Crazy! 189 Answers To The Top Startup Questions On Your Mind

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I would focus on one product and set a goal to generate $1M in yearly revenue from it. Outsourcing is something a big company, with a known customer / problem (that has revenue & traction) does to save cost. Create a strong brand, solid social community, sell advertising. I think advertising and intent have to be aligned.