Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 26, 2019

Until the recession a few years ago, market research indicated that as many as 90 percent of the roughly 20 million American small business owners were motivated more by lifestyle than growth and money. More recently, the desire for extra income has become the key driver in new startups, according to the popular press.

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JANUARY 25, 2023

4- Drop-shipping enterprise Photo Credit: Matthew Magnante It's my proposal The drop-shipping business model involves selling things that are transported straight from the supplier to the client. Try creating a food delivery service if you've been considering a startup but don't have the capital to do so.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 30, 2015

In the United States, this is a limited liability corporation, or LLC. Very few individuals have the skills and energy to build a startup alone. If your strength is technology, find a co-founder who has a comparable strength in business, finance or marketing. Start with the simplest legal entity, to minimize liability and taxes.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

Every new startup I know dreams of being funded by an angel investor. Over the past 10 years, I have had the opportunity to see how the process works, several times from the startup side, and more recently from the angel perspective (as a member of an angel group selection committee). This is called “validating the business model.”

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 23, 2021

She is a widely acclaimed C-suite advisor, speaker, and founder of HORN Strategy, LLC. The best approach is to listen and learn from them – and clarify your brand marketing, customer service, business model, or just find the right customers. Accommodate and integrate multiple cultures.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

Every new startup I know dreams of being funded by an angel investor. Over the past 10 years, I have had the opportunity to see how the process works, several times from the startup side, and more recently from the angel perspective (as a member of an angel group selection committee). This is called “validating the business model.”

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wordsting.com

APRIL 4, 2013

Fat startup: Learn the lessons of my failed Lean Startup. by Word Sting in Lean Startup , Software copywriting , Copywriting for startups. Those that do will likely fall under the influence of the celebrated Lean Startup movement. Yet the company failed -- more of a fat startup than a lean startup.

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Hearpreneur

AUGUST 10, 2022

They have a really cool business model where they summarize non-fiction books into 15-minute read or listen. Thanks to Adam Enfroy, Adam Enfroy Ventures LLC ! #15- No one has effectively used the warehouse club membership business model so effectively as Costco Wholesale and that makes all the difference for the organization.

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Hearpreneur

NOVEMBER 24, 2018

Sablotsky continued her professional career as Vice-President of Portfolio Development for Jacobs Investments, LLC. Her responsibilities included: strategic counseling, business modeling and deal negotiation for the various for medical startups in the portfolio and is a limited partner at NGT3 Medical Accelerator in Israel.

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The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 6, 2021

million businesses in 2020, up 24% from the previous year. This is the biggest surge in business formation on record. The question for many entrepreneurs is, how do you start a business the right way with the right startup business structure? . Running a new business is hard. Develop a Business Model.

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crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

Fabrizio Moreira writes in “ Building a Startup Clothing Brand in a Fast Fashion Economy “: They want a brand “experience,” they want authenticity. Your business name , your logo , your website design should all grow from the concepts you laid out here. Moreira cites Bad AF Fashion (a fashion startup) as a how-to example.

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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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YoungUpstarts

JULY 25, 2017

However, while the company recently went public , a key milestone for any startup, their offering received a lukewarm response from the market, due in part to higher-than-expected churn numbers. Their model appeals to many, but most people cancel after a few months. But it has always maintained its membership orientation.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

If you are one of the thousands of entrepreneurs who need equity funding to get your startup going (no loans to repay), you are probably overwhelmed at the prospect of finding, contacting and pitching to the huge number of qualified angels and investment groups around the country. Register Internet and social media startup names.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 11, 2020

For example, a sole proprietorship may be sufficient when first forming a business, but as your success grows and your business acquires assets, protecting those becomes a priority. An LLC may then be the best business structure for your needs (Want to know more? Here’s how to get an LLC started ).

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Hearpreneur

JUNE 26, 2022

Sad to say, in this time of startup fatigue, it's not seen as a good place to start a business. 11- It will be a component of every business. I believe that entrepreneurship will become ingrained in the DNA of all businesses in the near future. Thanks to Chelsea Jewel, Chelsea Jewel LLC ! #24-

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David Teten

AUGUST 19, 2019

I’ve been a traditional equity VC for 8 years, and I’m now researching new business models in venture capital. However, many industry experts question the accuracy of early-stage market data, given many startups are no longer filing their Form Ds. You can see their Folder with All the Documents , including the: LLC Agreement.

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The Startup Magazine

JULY 13, 2020

As such, you’ll want to choose a legal structure that suits your business model. Brokerage seeking entrepreneurs can choose one of the five legal business structures: sole proprietorship, partnership, C Corporation, S corporation, or limited liability company (LLC).

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Tim Keane

DECEMBER 14, 2009

Startups and angels: Along the way to success. By Tim Keane, Angel Investor, Golden Angels Investors, LLC. Starting Startups.    Read   Want to Start a Startup ?   A way to fund a startup is to get a job.  Listed below are links to weblogs that reference Starting Startups : Comments.

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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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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 27, 2018

Launching your own startup company takes courage, vision, creativity and determination. You have to align your business model to the needs of the market, find competent staff to execute your plans, develop a high-quality product, invest in marketing and set up a corporate network that can boost growth and revenue.

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Tim Keane

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

Startups and angels: Along the way to success. By Tim Keane, Angel Investor, Golden Angels Investors, LLC. Funding startups. Startup ideas. Greg Gianforte: Bootstrapping Your Business: Start And Grow a Successful Company With Almost No Money. Resources for startups. Picking Ventures: Part 2. Books I Like.

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Hearpreneur

MARCH 15, 2023

Thanks to Andrew Pickett, Andrew Pickett Law, LLC ! #8- That's why I decided to take control of my own career path and start my own business. I did not consider myself unique from the standpoint of the way my business life operated, and therefore, believed and soon witnessed many people having the same challenges.

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Hearpreneur

SEPTEMBER 13, 2019

The brand name is the best summary possible of our business model. We are our name, and our name is our business since the inception of the idea behind the company. Although, let’s be honest, as a small startup I wouldn’t have had a chance if Frito-Lay contested my company name. 2- Combination of two names.

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Women Entrepreneurs Can

NOVEMBER 19, 2022

A Venture Capital Firm is a firm that invests in startups and early-stage companies. Investing in a startup company carries a high degree of risk, particularly at the early stage. One of the most common ways of investing in a startup is by leveraging the expertise of a venture capital firm. Pre-Seed Investments. Seed Rounds.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 10, 2013

Until the recent recession, market research indicated that as many as 90 percent of the roughly 20 million American small business owners were motivated more by lifestyle than growth and money. Since 2008, the desire for profits has trumped passion in 54 percent of new startups, according to a more recent study. What do you think?

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Women Entrepreneurs Can

JANUARY 5, 2022

When is the right time to hire a lawyer for your startup? That said, lawyers may not be essential for every startup, but they are necessary in some cases. So, if you want to find out the reasons in which an experienced attorney can save your limited startup capital, read on and find your answers: 1. Copyrights. To Sum It Up.

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Up and Running

JUNE 23, 2015

However, these can be difficult to obtain and ship, and this is exactly where social enterprise startup Maternova has made—and continues to make—inspirational strides. While Meg was deeply involved in the nuance of the maternal health crisis worldwide, Allyson had in-depth experience building successful startup companies.

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The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 18, 2018

Still, the process of incorporating a company has to be one of the most complicated things for startup owners to handle. Sure enough, most entrepreneurs who have established robust business models will have to go through several legal hurdles before officially securing their recognition as a legitimate enterprise.

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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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Hearpreneur

APRIL 9, 2017

Now, we can share our proven business model with people everywhere. I became a business owner because I could. I started SMR Leadership Solutions, LLC to help coach and train organizations and individuals to be the best they could possibly be in their personal and professional lives. I just wanted to simplify everything.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 10, 2012

Until the recent recession, market research indicated that as many as 90 percent of the roughly 20 million American small business owners were motivated more by lifestyle than growth and money. Since 2008, the desire for profits has trumped passion in 54 percent of new startups, according to a recent study.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 21, 2017

Until the recession a few years ago, market research indicated that as many as 90 percent of the roughly 20 million American small business owners were motivated more by lifestyle than growth and money. More recently, the desire for extra income has become the key driver in new startups, according to a 2015 study.

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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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Up and Running

OCTOBER 30, 2017

This article is part of our “ Business Startup Guide ”—a curated list of our articles that will get you up and running in no time! People often ask us for a list of steps they can use to start their own business. From business type to business model to physical location, there are so many variables!

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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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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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