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How to Negotiate with Prospective Investors

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Firstly, you need to identify some potential smart investors (by ‘smart’ I mean investors who bring more to the table than just cash i.e. access to a network of contacts, distribution etc). What is their preferred exit strategy?

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Can You Trust Any vc's Under 40?

Steve Blank

Each VC firm/partner has a different spin on what to weigh more.) Wouldn’t younger VCs with the incentive to climb the ranks internally be better champions of one’s startup and more likely to want to fuel growth, regardless of the exit strategy? I find the same still going on with a few firms and partners.&#

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Should You Share Equity with Consultants?

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Pricing Strategy. Exit Strategies. Strategy and Planning. Durkin , managing partner with the Boston -based law firm Lucash, Gesmer & Updegrove LLP. Chip Morse , cofounder and partner with Morse, Barnes-Brown & Pendleton P.C., FROM OUR PARTNERS. ); ); ); ADVERTISEMENT. Office and Operations.

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Will Work for Equity - Investing in Clients - Arizona Bay

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Pricing Strategy. Exit Strategies. Strategy and Planning. One of the ways vendors and partners--whose behind-the-scenes assistance often is crucial to a start-ups success--can get a piece of the action is to exchange services for equity. Graham is careful about whom he chooses to partner with. Legal Issues.

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How to Write a Business Plan

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Does each business partner own an equal portion of the business? Distribution. For product companies, a distribution plan is an important part of the complete business plan. Distribution is how you will get your product into the hands of your customers. Retail Distribution. Are you an LLC ? An S-corp ?

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10 Business Elements Required to Rise Above the Crowd

Startup Professionals Musings

Thus, it needs an advantage to rise above the crowd, such as a patent and trademarks, unique market positioning or support from industry partners. Product distribution or service delivery. Physical products often require access to existing distribution channels. This will lead to investor-return calculations and exit strategies.

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A Joint Venture Just Might Be Your Ticket to Rapid Growth

Up and Running

The credentials of your prospective partners. When it comes to your prospective joint venture partners, be sure to verify any information that they give you. The values of your prospective partners. Partners should have similar values and goals, otherwise they are traveling in two different directions. Your exit strategy.