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Four Major Startup Stages That You Should Know About

YoungUpstarts

You are looking for cofounders that can help you build a product. You have finally found a cofounder that can take care of the startup. Now you are coming up with some tentative plans around your startup. Now that you have an MVP ready for the market, it is time to come up with a launch plan. Business plan.

Startup 113
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Why Early-Stage VCs Should Be Careful About Intros from Bankers

Both Sides of the Table

Should I trust my instincts for founders and products or should I be more focused on the market size or business plan? When you are trying to raise “strategic money” since these people are often hard to reach and they are often more used to being approached by bankers. What kind of deals should I be doing?

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Retail Reimagined: 9 Trends for the Future of Physical Retail

ConversionXL

61% of buyers said they plan to buy from local and independent retailers six months from now. Paige Briscoe, founder of ReRoot. Do you need to hire additional staff to complete the drop-offs? It’s really about thinking about the role of each channel and how it fits into your overall game plan. We did them.

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The Importance of Proprietary Deal Flow in Early-Stage VC

Both Sides of the Table

Should I trust my instincts for founders and products or should I be more focused on the market size or business plan? When you are trying to raise “strategic money” since these people are often hard to reach and they are often more used to being approached by bankers. What kind of deals should I be doing?

Deal Flow 347
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Women 2.0 Pitch Night…batter swing!

Sophia Perl of Wisdom

Some of the finalists were generating revenues already and/or have very promising strategic partnerships lined up. For example, “I have over 10 years of software experience in this space, how do you plan to have a strong barrier to entry in this crowded space?&#. What key hires do you need?

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The Entrepreneur’s Essentials #3: The five critical ingredients to build a big company

Austin Startup

I usually don’t back a business unless there are founders that can build, sell, and service the new solution that is being brought to market. In this case, they could build and service it but they needed a third co-founder to sell it. Mindset : We had big plans to change the world from the beginning.

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Women 2.0 Pitch Night…batter swing!

Sophia Perl of Wisdom

Some of the finalists were generating revenues already and/or have very promising strategic partnerships lined up. For example, “I have over 10 years of software experience in this space, how do you plan to have a strong barrier to entry in this crowded space?&#. What key hires do you need?