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Startup Accelerators: Bundled and Unbundled

Austin Startup

Employers who are honest will tell you it’s mostly one thing: curation; various filters (admissions, testing, etc.) Pragmatically, accelerators offer entrepreneurs a curated bundle of resources (a network of entrepreneurs and advisors, faster access to investors, education, some initial money, etc.) It depends on whom you ask.

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Excerpt from "Do More Faster" - Avoid Co-Founder Conflict by Dharmesh Shah

ReadWriteStart

Contributors include dozens of TechStars mentors and founder alumni, including Dharmesh Shah the founder and CEO of HubSpot and the curator of the OnStartups blog and community. Common areas to address are decisions around capitalization, executive hiring and firing, share issuance (dilution), and acquisitions.

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8 Common Business Plan Mistakes

Up and Running

This article is part of our Business Planning Guide —a curated list of our articles that will help you with the planning process! Diluted priorities. What are the most common mistakes when writing a business plan ? Here is my list of the ones to make sure you avoid. They can be used to start a business , or just run a business better.

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Does your product pass the toothbrush test?

Version One Ventures

Frank & Oak has created monthly-curated product releases that create an important monthly rhythm. My own rule of thumb is that customers should have a reason to visit a commerce site at least once per month. Monthly subscription services like Julep have a natural touch point every time they send out their new products.

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Finding (And Keeping) The Right Advisors For Your Business

99u.com

Assuming no dilution (which is not a good assumption), this means you need to sell for $200 million. If tenths of a percent of options for an advisor causes too much dilution, then youve failed anyway. Browse Fresh Work Curated by Industry. 0.01% is where it gets interesting, 0.05% is where youre talking turkey. » Joblist.

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Animate The Vision

YoungUpstarts

Don’t let your talents be diluted, either, by canned sales presentations that are packed full of data and product features. Your enthusiasm and expressiveness come from your beliefs. When you unleash your enthusiasm and expressiveness, you muster commitment and courage in others. Don’t underestimate your talents. Details derail sales.

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How to reference check your prospective investor

K9 Ventures

You could either go with the highest offer on valuation that gives you the lowest dilution, or you can choose the partner who you’re going to be working with. A good tell here is if they give you a curated list or ask you to choose who you would like to speak to. Be sure to do some off-list references.

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