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7 Indications Your New Venture May Not Be Investable

Startup Professionals Musings

On the Internet, I am wary of one more search engine provider, clones of existing social-media sites, and yet another new dating site. You need a big differentiator in these arenas. Things such as driver-less cars and new medicines are far more than a technology challenge. Products requiring changes to government regulations.

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7 Startup Proposals That May Raise Investor Red Flags

Startup Professionals Musings

On the Internet, I am wary of one more search engine provider, clones of existing social-media sites, and yet another new dating site. You need a big differentiator in these arenas. Things such as driver-less cars and new medicines are far more than a technology challenge. Products requiring changes to government regulations.

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7 New Venture Scenarios That Rarely Attract Investors

Startup Professionals Musings

On the Internet, I am wary of one more search engine provider, clones of existing social-media sites, and yet another new dating site. You need a big differentiator in these arenas. Things such as driver-less cars and new medicines are far more than a technology challenge. Products requiring changes to government regulations.

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Investors Consider These 7 Elements to Be High Risk

Startup Professionals Musings

On the Internet, I am wary of one more search engine provider, clones of existing social-media sites, and yet another new dating site. You need a big differentiator in these arenas. Things such as driver-less cars and new medicines are far more than a technology challenge. Products requiring changes to government regulations.

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15 Inspirational TV Shows For New Entrepreneurs

YoungUpstarts

Tech Stars is a documentary tv programme about start up tech companies who spend three months in a New York City business incubator. Silicon Valley. Silicon Valley is a comedy series which follows the lives of a computer programmer and his geeky friends as they try to take advantage of the high tech gold rush.

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7 Startup Scenarios That May Be Judged Non-Fundable

Startup Professionals Musings

On the Internet, I am wary of one more search engine provider, clones of existing social-media sites, and yet another new dating site. You need a big differentiator in these arenas. Things such as driver-less cars and new medicines are far more than a technology challenge. Products requiring changes to government regulations.

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Future of Commerce and Retail Hot Takes With Web Smith

Hunter Walker

HW: DNVBs – can they be started from anywhere or do you think we’ll see the majority out of Silicon Valley, or NYC and LA? WS: I believe that retail startups are best started outside of SV, NYC, and LA but I completely understand the appeal of building in those cities.