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Top 5 Esports Trends Entrepreneurs Should Keep An Eye On In 2020

YoungUpstarts

As you think about the form your esports business should take, consider the needs of your true audience, not the needs of an audience you imagine. Do your due diligence on market research. Fortnite captured audiences because of its accessibility. You may be surprised by what you discover.

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A Visit With the European Startup Community

Gust

The goal was to share our experiences in the realm of angel investing with an array of global audiences, by participating in various lectures, discussions and workshops. Two hundred angels, entrepreneurs and members of the startup community attended this inaugural event.

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Corporate Transparency for a Greener Future: The Imperative of Sustainability Reporting

Women Entrepreneurs Can

Modern reports provide insights into a company’s governance, community engagements, ethical practices, and employee well-being, which reflect the widening public and private sector interest in transparent and authentic corporate accountability. This process includes investors, regulators, employees, consumers, and community members.

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15 Entrepreneurs Share Some of Their Best Business Development Tips

Hearpreneur

This is not the daredevil approach of jumping into the abyss but the ability to do due diligence and research beforehand while looking for outlier opportunities around your demographics and domain. It also creates a sense of community around your brand, as people feel more connected when sharing their experiences.

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5 Sure-fire Ways to Bomb Your Investor Pitch

Up and Running

I always say, think of delivering your pitch as if you’re about to go up on stage and deliver an acting performance to an audience of theatregoers. This approach shifts your perspective from delivering a business pitch to delivering a performance that holds the audience’s attention and is hopefully worthy of a standing ovation.

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Turn the tables: What’s an angel look like?

Berkonomics

Several times in our angel group, one of the largest in the United States, we have queried our group as to their motives in being active, risking their money, taking their time to research, perform due diligence and then coach entrepreneurs of young companies. The result of these surveys over time is universally the same.

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Investors: Avoid These Investment Event Problems

Gust

Startups and investors discover each other, and the community wins because the event becomes visible evidence of new business and new jobs locally. In fact, before the final event, the investors have already done due diligence. Angel investment events where the due diligence isn’t done before the event.