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. Investors like to see that you have committed personal funds as well as “sweat equity,” and they like to see real progress at this level.

Intellectual Property 281

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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. Investors like to see that you have committed personal funds as well as “sweat equity,” and they like to see real progress at this level.

Intellectual Property 260

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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. Investors like to see that you have committed personal funds as well as “sweat equity,” and they like to see real progress at this level.

Intellectual Property 253

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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. Investors like to see that you have committed personal funds as well as “sweat equity,” and they like to see real progress at this level.

Intellectual Property 222

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 13, 2012

Many people seem to use the social network advertising model for revenue, but forget it assumes at least 100M users and $50M investment. Include Advisory Board members and key industry people connections. Quantify existing skin-in-the-game, by insiders and outsiders, including sweat equity and capital.

Business Plan 283

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 13, 2011

Many people seem to use the social network advertising model for revenue, but forget it assumes at least 100M users and $50M investment. Include Advisory Board members and key industry people connections. Quantify existing skin-in-the-game, by insiders and outsiders, including sweat equity and capital.

Business Plan 290

Business Plan Sweat Equity Exit Strategy Intellectual Property 290

Gust

AUGUST 5, 2012

Many people seem to use the social network advertising model for revenue, but forget it assumes at least 100M users and $50M investment. Include Advisory Board members and key industry people connections. Quantify existing skin-in-the-game, by insiders and outsiders, including sweat equity and capital.

Business Plan 182

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