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In a Strong Wind Even Turkeys Can Fly

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The things that always differentiated Accenture? There seem to be a lot of market entrants in every category where it becomes hard to differentiate them all from each other. It’s why as an investor I look for talented teams with long-term vision, a unique point-of-view, differentiated IP and a desire to build something enduring.

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Beware The Consultant

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For instance, if a consultant proposes to help you with public relations, pay them a commission equivalent to the greater of a flat fee per story placed or a percentage of revenue generated from the PR coverage. Such positions include: PR, Sales, Product Development, Lead Generation, Strategic Planning, Fund Raising, etc. Consultant.

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Time is the Enemy of All Deals

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I’ve offered to fund an early stage company where I promised cash in bank in less than 30 days. If it’s a biz deal you might care about IP protection, revenue share, investment commitments to joint marketing – whatever. But I sometime see people get bogged down in PR releases, cancelation clauses, minimum guarantees, whatever.