Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

Build qualified advisory board. If you can convince a couple of domain experts, or a couple of experienced executives to join your board and be your advocate, that’s traction. File a provisional patent, register a trademark, and reserve your company domain names. Register some intellectual property.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 31, 2012

Build qualified advisory board. If you can convince a couple of domain experts, or a couple of experienced executives to join your board and be your advocate, that’s traction. File a provisional patent, register a trademark, and reserve your company domain names. Register some intellectual property.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 17, 2011

Build qualified advisory board. If you can convince a couple of domain experts, or a couple of experienced executives to join your board and be your advocate, that’s traction. File a provisional patent, register a trademark, and reserve your company domain names. Register some intellectual property.

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Austin Startup

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

For startup founders, it’s never too early to start thinking about putting together a target market advisory board. The target market advisory board should consist of 2–4 industry veterans who have connections to C-level execs and VPs in your target market. Never discount the power of a warm intro.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 22, 2010

Build qualified advisory board. If you can convince a couple of domain experts, or a couple of experienced executives to join your board and be your advocate, that’s traction. File a provisional patent, register a trademark, and reserve your company domain names. Register some intellectual property.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 13, 2016

Name the three top ones, and present your sustainable advantage as well as barriers to entry for new startups. Include advisory board member qualifications and key industry connections. How big is the funding request, and how much equity will you give? Quantify founder investments, both cash and sweat-equity.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 13, 2012

Include Advisory Board members and key industry people connections. Rest assured that potential investors will ask for names, and place some calls. Quantify existing skin-in-the-game, by insiders and outsiders, including sweat equity and capital. Funding requirements. Include a current valuation estimate.

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