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Practical Strategies For Starting A Business

Duct Tape Marketing

We called them founder space, round tables, and we'd meet, I'd introduce 'em to angel investors and marketing experts and lawyers, and really try to help them get off the ground. See if the business model works, all these questions. And I started to get these entrepreneurs together in groups.

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Marketing Sweat Equity: Getting Your Startup’s First Sales—Without Spending Money on Consultants and PR

Up and Running

Most VCs and angel investors are looking to invest in individuals that have a proven track record of prior success. After all, sweat equity can make up for a trim marketing budget, but it would be hard to make up for cuts in product development and customer service without sacrificing customer experience.

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Startup Tools

steveblank.com

AgileZen – project management visually see and interact with your work Kanbanery – Simple online team or personal kanban board LeanKit Kanban – Great for visualizing work of product development Kanban Pad – “Nice and lean” and free online Kanban tool Banana Scrum – A tool simple as Scrum itself.

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Strategy Roundtable: Professional Investors Do Not Invest In $20 Million Markets

ReadWriteStart

But you have, perhaps, heard less specific discussions on what angel investors are looking for. Well, some angel investors are looking for exactly the same thing as what VCs are looking for. In other words, these are angels looking for billion dollar opportunities as well. This is her core market.

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Startup Resources

www.vccafe.com

SEO and Analytics Tutorials. SEO for Startups â?? SEO Digger â?? SEO and campaign management tool. SEO Keyword Analysis Tool. Great for visualizing work of product development. List of Angel/SuperAngel Investors for entrepreneurs. Venture Hacks Angel List â?? Analytics review â??

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Strategy Roundtable: Professional Investors Do Not Invest In $20 Million Markets

www.readwriteweb.com

But you have, perhaps, heard less specific discussions on what angel investors are looking for. Well, some angel investors are looking for exactly the same thing as what VCs are looking for. In other words, these are angels looking for billion dollar opportunities as well. This is her core market.

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Strategy Roundtable: Professional Investors Do Not Invest In $20 Million Markets

www.readwriteweb.com

But you have, perhaps, heard less specific discussions on what angel investors are looking for. Well, some angel investors are looking for exactly the same thing as what VCs are looking for. In other words, these are angels looking for billion dollar opportunities as well. This is her core market.