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7 Indications Your New Venture May Not Be Investable

Startup Professionals Musings

These historically have included work-at-home, restaurants, telemarketing and social-service providers. On the Internet, I am wary of one more search engine provider, clones of existing social-media sites, and yet another new dating site. You need a big differentiator in these arenas.

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7 Startup Proposals That May Raise Investor Red Flags

Startup Professionals Musings

These historically have included work-at-home, restaurants, telemarketing and social-service providers. On the Internet, I am wary of one more search engine provider, clones of existing social-media sites, and yet another new dating site. You need a big differentiator in these arenas.

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7 New Venture Scenarios That Rarely Attract Investors

Startup Professionals Musings

These historically have included work-at-home, restaurants, telemarketing and social-service providers. On the Internet, I am wary of one more search engine provider, clones of existing social-media sites, and yet another new dating site. You need a big differentiator in these arenas.

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Investors Consider These 7 Elements to Be High Risk

Startup Professionals Musings

These historically have included work-at-home, restaurants, telemarketing and social-service providers. On the Internet, I am wary of one more search engine provider, clones of existing social-media sites, and yet another new dating site. You need a big differentiator in these arenas.

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7 Startup Scenarios That May Be Judged Non-Fundable

Startup Professionals Musings

These historically have included work-at-home, restaurants, telemarketing and social-service providers. On the Internet, I am wary of one more search engine provider, clones of existing social-media sites, and yet another new dating site. You need a big differentiator in these arenas.

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YouTube Strategy Lessons from a Channel with 1.6 Million Subscribers

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Some of my favorite examples of channels that think outside the box with this are: What’s Inside ; Hydraulic Press Channel ; Primitive Technology ; Practical Engineering ; Rose Anvil. We’re a bootstrapped company that started with more time than money. Giant channel examples are Smarter EveryDay , Mark Rober , and MKBHD.

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The Year’s 10 Best Movies for Entrepreneurs

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I also liked how it portrayed the role of social media in today’s business landscape and how the film taps into one of the most compelling reasons why people start their own business : the desire to be their own boss. It endearingly represents the ingenuity and collaboration required to bootstrap a project.