The Entrepreneurial Mind

NOVEMBER 22, 2010

A good bootstrapping startup strategy is to start small and start simple. Use real customers to test the assumptions of your business model. Sierra Jacobson, an alumna of Belmont University's entrepreneurship program, launched her fashion business, Sierra Jacobson LLC, shortly after graduation.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 28, 2017

Based on my own experience as a startup investor, and feedback from like-minded friends, we all get pitches for at least ten startup ideas for every one new business plan. New business founders need to remember that investors fund business implementations, not ideas. Test your assumptions in the target marketplace.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 6, 2017

Fabrizio Moreira writes in his article “ Building a Startup Clothing Brand in a Fast Fashion Economy “: They want a brand “experience,” they want authenticity. Your business name , your logo , your web design should all grow from the concepts you laid out here. Sole proprietorship or LLC? Plan for Manufacturing.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 15, 2019

Here are 5 of the 9 steps you’ll need to know to start your own brewery business. If you like what you read here, be sure to read the complete 9 step guide on how to start a brewery business. Choose a business model. The contract company would handle the other business aspects such as distribution, marketing, and sales.

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www.tangosource.com

MARCH 8, 2012

You are here: Blog > Finding a technical co-founder: Youâ??re Business. |. t realize the sacrifice that his potential technical co-founders would have to endure for a risky startup. A startup is like raising a child. When joining a startup, founders implicitly agree to a multi year commitment to each other.

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Tim Keane

OCTOBER 8, 2008

Startups and angels: Along the way to success. By Tim Keane, Angel Investor, Golden Angels Investors, LLC. Last week, our angel group reviewed a business with an online lie detector technology.  Funding startups. Startup ideas. Subscribe to this blogs feed. Resources for startups. Books I Like.

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Tim Keane

MARCH 9, 2011

Startups and angels: Along the way to success. By Tim Keane, Angel Investor, Golden Angels Investors, LLC. How to prepare a sales forecast for a business plan » March 09, 2011. It’s a deceptively simple question:  what is the optimal way to finance a new startup? Funding startups. Startup ideas.

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Tim Keane

OCTOBER 19, 2006

Startups and angels: Along the way to success. By Tim Keane, Angel Investor, Golden Angels Investors, LLC. Funding startups. Startup ideas. Subscribe to this blogs feed. Greg Gianforte: Bootstrapping Your Business: Start And Grow a Successful Company With Almost No Money. Resources for startups.

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Tim Keane

JUNE 19, 2012

Startups and angels: Along the way to success. By Tim Keane, Angel Investor, Golden Angels Investors, LLC.  We aren't looking at SM deals right now as we're busy with what we re in, but I know you re in this space and suggest you take a look. Funding startups. Startup ideas. Resources for startups.

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ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 18, 2012

There comes in a time the life of many startups when it starts to become clear that everything is not going according to plan. You might change the revenue model to one more attractive to customers. Eric Corl , Fundable LLC. Pivots are an evolution of your business, but it doesn't mean that you need to entirely let go.

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Tim Keane

OCTOBER 2, 2007

Startups and angels: Along the way to success. By Tim Keane, Angel Investor, Golden Angels Investors, LLC. Is Business Model Analysis Important To You? Investors love entrepreneurs who understand their business model, and can describe it accurately. Is Business Model Analysis Important To You?

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 7, 2017

Thanks to Joe Battisto, Haven Environmental LLC ! #6 I soon got certified to teach yoga and started my Nourished Motherhood business because I knew there were many other moms out there who wanted the same kind of relief! Thanks to Melissa Bruno, Bruno’s Barkin’ Biscuits, LLC. #10 Bring on the old man strength!

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ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 18, 2012

There comes in a time the life of many startups when it starts to become clear that everything is not going according to plan. You might change the revenue model to one more attractive to customers. Eric Corl , Fundable LLC. Pivots are an evolution of your business, but it doesn't mean that you need to entirely let go.

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Tim Keane

NOVEMBER 9, 2011

Startups and angels: Along the way to success. By Tim Keane, Angel Investor, Golden Angels Investors, LLC. Helping you build and grow your startup. Helping you build and grow your startup. Funding startups. Startup ideas. Subscribe to this blogs feed. Resources for startups. Enter your Email.

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Tim Keane

MAY 22, 2006

Startups and angels: Along the way to success. By Tim Keane, Angel Investor, Golden Angels Investors, LLC. Funding startups. Startup ideas. Subscribe to this blogs feed. Greg Gianforte: Bootstrapping Your Business: Start And Grow a Successful Company With Almost No Money. Resources for startups.

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Tim Keane

JULY 2, 2010

Startups and angels: Along the way to success. By Tim Keane, Angel Investor, Golden Angels Investors, LLC. Funding startups. Startup ideas. Subscribe to this blogs feed. Greg Gianforte: Bootstrapping Your Business: Start And Grow a Successful Company With Almost No Money. Resources for startups.

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Tim Keane

JANUARY 12, 2010

Startups and angels: Along the way to success. By Tim Keane, Angel Investor, Golden Angels Investors, LLC. 3]   However, if they are built bottom up, they demonstrate and make explicit a range of business model assumptions the entrepreneur is using to think about his business and its revenue model.

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Tim Keane

JANUARY 11, 2013

Startups and angels: Along the way to success. By Tim Keane, Angel Investor, Golden Angels Investors, LLC. Funding startups. Startup ideas. Subscribe to this blogs feed. Greg Gianforte: Bootstrapping Your Business: Start And Grow a Successful Company With Almost No Money. Resources for startups.

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Tim Keane

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

Startups and angels: Along the way to success. By Tim Keane, Angel Investor, Golden Angels Investors, LLC. I'm in Dublin this week and was at the Halo Business Angel Network meeting on Monday evening. business model to reduce hypotheses to facts. business model to reduce hypotheses to facts.

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Tim Keane

NOVEMBER 11, 2008

Startups and angels: Along the way to success. By Tim Keane, Angel Investor, Golden Angels Investors, LLC. « Paying attention to the business model: Whos in charge here? Funding startups. Startup ideas. Subscribe to this blogs feed. Resources for startups. Two Rules: No Ask, No Get.

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Tim Keane

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

Startups and angels: Along the way to success. By Tim Keane, Angel Investor, Golden Angels Investors, LLC. « How to prepare a sales forecast for a business plan | Main. Funding startups. Startup ideas. Subscribe to this blogs feed. Resources for startups. Picking Ventures: Part 1. Books I Like.

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Tim Keane

MAY 16, 2010

Startups and angels: Along the way to success. By Tim Keane, Angel Investor, Golden Angels Investors, LLC.   Beware the potential business partner, whether entrepreneur or investor, who says something like "This isn't really important, but our (lawyers, mothers-in-law, or other interested parties) insisted on it."

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Tim Keane

JANUARY 5, 2010

Startups and angels: Along the way to success. By Tim Keane, Angel Investor, Golden Angels Investors, LLC. Funding startups. Startup ideas. Subscribe to this blogs feed. Greg Gianforte: Bootstrapping Your Business: Start And Grow a Successful Company With Almost No Money. Resources for startups.

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Tim Keane

MAY 20, 2010

Startups and angels: Along the way to success. By Tim Keane, Angel Investor, Golden Angels Investors, LLC. Funding startups. Startup ideas. Subscribe to this blogs feed. Greg Gianforte: Bootstrapping Your Business: Start And Grow a Successful Company With Almost No Money. Resources for startups.

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Tim Keane

MARCH 6, 2008

Startups and angels: Along the way to success. By Tim Keane, Angel Investor, Golden Angels Investors, LLC. Posted at 10:25 AM in Startup ideas | Permalink. Funding startups. Startup ideas. Subscribe to this blogs feed. John Mullins: Getting to Plan B: Breaking Through to a Better Business Model.

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Tim Keane

JUNE 21, 2011

Startups and angels: Along the way to success. By Tim Keane, Angel Investor, Golden Angels Investors, LLC. How to prepare a sales forecast for a business plan. First develop a business model. Listed below are links to weblogs that reference How to prepare a sales forecast for a business plan : Comments.

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www.inc.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Todays Small Business News | Daily. Advisor. ); STARTUP. Writing A Business Plan. Running A Home-Based Business. Naming a Business. Financing a Small Business. Over the past year or so, work-for-equity arrangements have become an integral part of Arizona Bays business model. Tools & Research.

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Tim Keane

FEBRUARY 3, 2010

Startups and angels: Along the way to success. By Tim Keane, Angel Investor, Golden Angels Investors, LLC.   For an example written by a VC, see A Startups Guide to Market Sizing from DocStoc. .    For an example written by a VC, see A Startups Guide to Market Sizing from DocStoc. Funding startups.

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Tim Keane

MARCH 8, 2010

Startups and angels: Along the way to success. By Tim Keane, Angel Investor, Golden Angels Investors, LLC. Posted at 06:38 AM in Funding startups | Permalink. Funding startups. Startup ideas. Subscribe to this blogs feed. John Mullins: Getting to Plan B: Breaking Through to a Better Business Model.

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Hearpreneur

MAY 27, 2020

6- Pivoting our business model. We’ve recently pivoted our business model to break through the noise. The first thing we did was pivot a majority of our services to a subscription model, which was inspired by SaaS solutions. Thanks to Karan Nijhawan, Jube ! #6- Photo Credit: Kasey Kaplan.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 26, 2019

Here’s a complete, 9 step guide on how to start a brewery business. Choose a business model. Fill in the business blanks. Choose a business model. Before you can start to seriously plan your own craft beer business, you need to understand the end goal that you’re aiming for.

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Tim Keane

APRIL 20, 2009

Startups and angels: Along the way to success. By Tim Keane, Angel Investor, Golden Angels Investors, LLC. At last week's Business Plan Competition at Marquette University , the keynote speaker, Greg Gianforte, CEO of Right Now , talked passionately about the keys to bootstrapping businesses.  Funding startups.

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Up and Running

JULY 24, 2015

When you’re ready to launch a startup, the name of the game is research. You need to tap every resource you can to learn the ins and outs of business. From securing funding to marketing your business, there’s a lot to consider. We’ve put together a list of 34 resources that will play a role in your startup. Networking.

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Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 18, 2020

These 2 businesses are the opposite end of the startup journeys and I am so proud to achieve that in this trying environment. During a year of uncertainty, I am proud of us for finding the certainty within our industry and business model. Accomplishments for 2020 have been daunting for anyone running a business.

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Tim Keane

OCTOBER 4, 2010

Startups and angels: Along the way to success. By Tim Keane, Angel Investor, Golden Angels Investors, LLC. Funding startups. Startup ideas. Subscribe to this blogs feed. Greg Gianforte: Bootstrapping Your Business: Start And Grow a Successful Company With Almost No Money. Resources for startups.

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Tim Keane

OCTOBER 8, 2012

Startups and angels: Along the way to success. By Tim Keane, Angel Investor, Golden Angels Investors, LLC. While it isn't always top of mind for entrepreneurs caught up in the rush of running and growing their businesses, long term thinking, including thinking about relationships, is pretty important. Funding startups.

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Tim Keane

OCTOBER 3, 2012

Startups and angels: Along the way to success. By Tim Keane, Angel Investor, Golden Angels Investors, LLC.   This all leads to asking how angels could invest in high technical risk startup opportunities about which they have little domain expertise. Funding startups. Startup ideas. Resources for startups.

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