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7 Indications Your New Venture May Not Be Investable

Startup Professionals Musings

Things such as driver-less cars and new medicines are far more than a technology challenge. For new car companies such as DeLorean and Fisker, designing and testing the product is only the beginning. New drugs usually fall in this category, due to side-effect testing. Niche or low growth-rate businesses opportunities.

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7 Startup Proposals That May Raise Investor Red Flags

Startup Professionals Musings

Things such as driver-less cars and new medicines are far more than a technology challenge. For new car companies such as DeLorean and Fisker, designing and testing the product is only the beginning. New drugs usually fall in this category, due to side-effect testing. Niche or low growth-rate businesses opportunities.

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7 New Venture Scenarios That Rarely Attract Investors

Startup Professionals Musings

Things such as driver-less cars and new medicines are far more than a technology challenge. For new car companies such as DeLorean and Tesla, designing and testing the product is only the beginning. New drugs usually fall in this category, due to side-effect testing. Niche or low growth-rate businesses opportunities.

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Investors Consider These 7 Elements to Be High Risk

Startup Professionals Musings

Things such as driver-less cars and new medicines are far more than a technology challenge. For new car companies such as DeLorean and Tesla, designing and testing the product is only the beginning. New drugs usually fall in this category, due to side-effect testing. Niche or low growth-rate businesses opportunities.

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If you build it, they won't come, unless.

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

Ask a technical founder about his startup, and he'll proudly describe his stunning software — simple, compelling, useful, fun. We're going to get reviews on blogs.". Does Apple win the hearts (yes, hearts ) of millions because of their obsession with design or because of their development APIs?

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No, that IS NOT a competitive advantage

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

Between this blog and reviewing applications to Capital Factory I see hundreds of pitches a year. Software patents are especially useless for small, bootstrapped startups. Innovative design and intellectual property are no longer long-term competitive advantages. This is part 1 of the series: 5 Lessons from 150 startup pitches.

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7 Startup Scenarios That May Be Judged Non-Fundable

Startup Professionals Musings

Things such as driver-less cars and new medicines are far more than a technology challenge. For new car companies such as DeLorean and Tesla, designing and testing the product is only the beginning. New drugs usually fall in this category, due to side-effect testing. Niche or low growth-rate businesses opportunities.