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10 Key Risk Factors to Minimize for Startup Success

Startup Professionals Musings

Here I’m talking about both the experience and track record of the founders in starting a business, as well as their experience and knowledge of the business domain. Like most professionals, when I get a business plan, I flip first to the founders section to see if it is a balanced team who has been there and done that.

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Ten High Risk Drivers Every Entrepreneur Faces

Startup Professionals Musings

Here I’m talking about both the experience and track record of the founders in starting a business, as well as their experience and knowledge of the business domain. Like most professionals, when I get a business plan, I flip first to the founders section to see if it is a balanced team who has been there and done that.

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Ten Key Elements Make a Startup a Risky Business

Startup Professionals Musings

Here I’m talking about both the experience and track record of the founders in starting a business, as well as their experience and knowledge of the business domain. Like most professionals, when I get a business plan, I flip first to the founders section to see if it is a balanced team who has been there and done that.

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Live From the StartupBus – Round 2, Part 1 – I got Scobleized – Post #5.

Up and Running

Let’s just say I hope all those servers at Rackspace are backed up safe and sound, because the Mexico bus dropped da bomb on the Rackspace auditorium tonight with a full blown national parade, waving their country’s flag while everyone in the house belted out the “Ole Ole Ole” song. Ya’ll gonna make me lose my mind.

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12 Questions: Meet Pamela Harvey (USA)

crowdSPRING Blog

I also like the work I did (on cS) for a social networking site, where the brand name of the site was a pun on the name of an historical figure. On the other hand, with a well-written and well-designed business plan you can market your company to venture capitalists and hit the ground running, with a fully staffed design studio.