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5 Reasons To Enlist Outside Advisors For Your Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

In my experience as an angel investor for new startups, I’m always surprised by how many entrepreneurs are looking for funding without outside advisors. An experienced Board can give them credibility, as well as advice on the many pitfalls of starting a new company. Key board members multiply your networking efforts.

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Still growing our team

Version One Ventures

We love meeting people who have shown that they can channel their passions into work that is meaningful and impactful to them. These individuals can be entrepreneurs, engineers, PMs, data scientists, designers, creatives, writers, students, etc. Thus, it is important that our new teammate be self-motivated and disciplined.

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Entrepreneurs are Everywhere Show No. 32: Evangelos Simoudis and Ashok Srivastava

Steve Blank

How to make corporate innovation work and drive success in startups were the topics of discussion with the guests on today’s Entrepreneurs are Everywhere radio show. As an entrepreneur, and later as an investor, I came to see sometimes, by associations, and sometimes very directly, what a good team can do. ” We certainly did.

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How to Survive Four Common Worst Case Scenarios

Startup Professionals Musings

The challenges stem from the simple fact that every entrepreneur is starting something new, where things are predictably unpredictable. Add an advisory board or experienced mentor to reality-check your financial projections, timeframes, and milestones before you publish them. Strategically timid and haphazard marketing.

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Four Common Startup Issues Which Threaten Survival

Startup Professionals Musings

The challenges stem from the simple fact that every entrepreneur is starting something new, where things are predictably unpredictable. Add an advisory board or experienced mentor to reality-check your financial projections, timeframes, and milestones before you publish them. Strategically timid and haphazard marketing.

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Entrepreneurs Need Focus on Their Business Model

Startup Professionals Musings

Many entrepreneurs work hard on the proof of concept (technical), but skip any proof of the business model (revenue flow). In other words, once they are convinced that the product works, they assume their price, sales channel, and marketing will bring in the customers. These days, the technical side may be the easy part.

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Worst Case Survival Guide for Startups

Startup Professionals Musings

The challenges stem from the simple fact that every entrepreneur is starting something new, where things are predictably unpredictable. Add an advisory board or experienced mentor to reality-check your financial projections, timeframes, and milestones before you publish them. Strategically timid and haphazard marketing.