A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

MAY 10, 2010

In fact, 3 of the 10 selected companies from the past two years has followed this business model. If there's a business plan less likely to succeed than a restaurant , this has to be it. Or a flat "finders fee" per lead? What are other advantages or pitfalls of marketplace-style businesses?

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MAY 29, 2013

Entrepreneurs, beware of business plan writers who oversell. There are people who sell business plan writing as if the business plan itself — the formatting, the structure, the editing, the production values — will or won’t get investment. Investors don’t invest in business plans.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2015

Do your research and validate your idea: You’re probably going to be doing this at the same time as you write your business plan. It’s the lean format of the business plan—the format that will allow you to adapt fastest as you progress through the startup phase. Your business model (or how you will make money).

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SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 5, 2009

In my case, I am breaking down “business” to its fundamentals, which begins with a definition of what, exactly, is a “business.” That is, understanding your business model and the different variables that go into it. We are not “finders” and usually serve the role of advisor and attorney.

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OCTOBER 8, 2015

See Also: How Not Doing Market Research Sunk My Business. Don’t just do it to fill in a section of your business plan. Do it because it will greatly reduce risk as you start your business. Detailed market research isn’t necessary for all businesses. Find out if your market is big enough.

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Startup Company Lawyer

MAY 26, 2012

First, crowdfunding involving the sale of securities triggers the prohibitively expensive registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as generally no exemptions are available in many crowdfunding models. Some companies utilize pure donation models. such other information as the SEC may prescribe.

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