Startup Professionals Musings
OCTOBER 6, 2023
This is the mysterious and dreaded due diligence process, which can kill the whole deal. Some entrepreneurs do very little to prepare for due diligence, assuming all the talking has already been done, and the business plan and results to-date tell the right story. My best advice is to stick to the middle ground.
Startup Professionals Musings
JANUARY 24, 2021
This is the mysterious and dreaded due diligence process, which can kill the whole deal. Some entrepreneurs do very little to prepare for due diligence, assuming all the talking has already been done, and the business plan and results to-date tell the right story. My best advice is to stick to the middle ground.
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Startup Professionals Musings
JANUARY 17, 2015
This is the mysterious and dreaded due diligence process, which can kill the whole deal. Some entrepreneurs do very little to prepare for due diligence, assuming all the talking has already been done, and the business plan and results to-date tell the right story. My best advice is to stick to the middle ground.
YoungUpstarts
JULY 21, 2019
Why are there so many digital commerce companies which can challenge large traditional retailers and even force them into bankruptcy? However, the two founders urge to have all media, distribution channels and marketing materials (website, webstore, Instagram etc.) finalized before the crowdfunding campaign.
The Startup Magazine
JUNE 6, 2019
Here are 4 companies that have faced legal action due to the distribution of a toxic or otherwise dangerous product. Beginning in 2013, large automakers like Honda and Ford began recalling their vehicles due to their inclusion of Takata airbags. The company had to file for bankruptcy later that year. Remington’s Rifles.
YoungUpstarts
OCTOBER 24, 2017
A CPA provides input on tax structure and metrics, and assists with due diligence related to your industry. If you stop working for the company, how will that impact your voting and distribution rights? You need to ask questions and perform due diligence before you invest substantial time and money. Bankruptcy?
Gust
DECEMBER 22, 2011
Tech startups are at the other extreme. Even in purely online businesses, to scale from zero to millions of users: in the 1990s, an Internet company might have had to build a whole data center from scratch (as we did at Excite@Home, only to ultimately shut it down in bankruptcy ). Instagram is a textbook example.)
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