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10 Startup Shortcuts That Will Be Back To Haunt You

Startup Professionals Musings

Some entrepreneurs can’t decide if they want to be a Limited Liability Corporation (LLC) or a C-corporation, or they don’t have the money, so they put off doing anything until the first venture capital round, or until the first lawsuit occurs. Be quick to hire and slow to fire. Only hire people who like you or think like you.

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10 Avoidable Mistakes Cause Entrepreneurs Much Pain

Startup Professionals Musings

Some entrepreneurs can’t decide if they want to be a Limited Liability Corporation (LLC) or a C-corporation, or they don’t have the money, so they put off doing anything until the first venture capital round, or until the first lawsuit occurs. Quick to hire and slow to fire. Only hire people who like you or think like you.

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10 Startup Shortcuts That Will Be Back To Haunt You

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Some entrepreneurs can’t decide if they want to be a Limited Liability Corporation (LLC) or a C-corporation, or they don’t have the money, so they put off doing anything until the first venture capital round, or until the first lawsuit occurs. Be quick to hire and slow to fire. Only hire people who like you or think like you.

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Lousy Products Might Break Your Bones – But A Name Will Seldom Hurt You

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Thus, join the ranks of Yahoo, Google, Amazon, eBay, Cisco and Microsoft and focus your limited time and resources on perfecting your customer value proposition, not on devising an ideal company name. When selecting your company and product names, consider the following: Uniquely Familiar. infoChachkie. Intuitive URL.

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LinkedIn's Series B Pitch to Greylock: Pitch Advice for Entrepreneurs

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We return to the three revenue models from the beginning of the pitch, introducing the product names for the first time: an ads product called InLeads, a job listings product called Opportunities, and a subscriptions product called Network Plus. Put another way, the ideal financing partner is a financing cofounder.