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10 Strategies To Cover New Product Development Costs

Startup Professionals Musings

The “valley of death” is a common term in the startup world, referring to the difficulty of covering the negative cash flow in the early stages of a startup, before their new product or service is bringing in revenue from real customers. Consider licensing your product or intellectual property, and “white labeling.”

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How To Launch A Profitable Custom Software Development Startup

The Startup Magazine

There are several effective steps to launch a profitable custom software development startup. In today’s innovative digital ecosystem, you can establish a powerful software development company, even if you do not have a previous technical background. Hire A Team Of Software Developers. Install Productive Development Tools.

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Tax and accounting treatment for website development costs

The Startup Magazine

Not sure how to account or tax the website development costs? New product development business concept on device screen. Before you can start determining the tax treatment for your website development costs, you need to determine what you use your website for. Planning on building or updating the website for your company?

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10 Keys To Surviving Startup Cash Flow Requirements

Startup Professionals Musings

The “valley of death” is a common term in the startup world, referring to the difficulty of covering the negative cash flow in the early stages of a startup, before their new product or service is bringing in revenue from real customers. Consider licensing your product or intellectual property, and “white labeling.”

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5 Keys To A Viable Spending Rate And Cash Management

Startup Professionals Musings

Deferred payments start with stretching the payables period but, more importantly, include giving employee equity in lieu of a higher salaries and negotiating vendor deferred payments out of future revenues. For example, a software development startup raising $250,000 from angel investors better be able to operate on $25,000 per month.

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Significance of Strategic Operations Management in the Electronics Industry

The Startup Magazine

The giants in electronic industries have updated themselves in almost every aspect, be it operations, supply chain, repair and maintenance, or consumer-based research and development. Similarly, new product development with advanced features and specs is based largely on new research, making the old surveys redundant and useless.

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10 Financing Alternatives For Your Next New Venture

Startup Professionals Musings

The “valley of death” is a common term in the startup world, referring to the difficulty of covering the negative cash flow in the early stages of a startup, before their new product or service is bringing in revenue from real customers. Consider licensing your product or intellectual property, and “white labeling.”

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