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5 Things You Should Never Say When Fundraising

Up and Running

The vast majority of fundraising negotiations with investors are done behind closed doors, especially for a company that has yet to receive its first institutional round of financing. Almost any attorney can break through a non disclosure agreement, so it doesn’t protect your ideas at the end of the day anyway.

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Crowd-Funding Success Usually Brings New Challenges

Startup Professionals Musings

The administration of legal conditions, signatures, disclosures, and distributions is a nightmare. In my opinion, that’s why micro-finance has rarely worked, even for loans. In all cases, to keep non-professionals attention, the content of the offer online, or pitch presented, is very limited.

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Is Crowd-Funding the Answer When Investors Decline?

Startup Professionals Musings

The administration of legal conditions, signatures, disclosures, and distributions is a nightmare. In my opinion, that’s why micro-finance has rarely worked, even for loans. In all cases, to keep non-professionals attention, the content of the offer online, or pitch presented, is very limited.

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Don’t Count on Crowd-Funding to Save Your Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

The administration of legal conditions, signatures, disclosures, and distributions is a nightmare. In my opinion, that’s why micro-finance has rarely worked, even for loans. In all cases, to keep non-professionals attention, the content of the offer online, or pitch presented, is very limited.

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Crowd-Funding Success Usually Brings New Challenges

Gust

The administration of legal conditions, signatures, disclosures, and distributions is a nightmare. In my opinion, that’s why micro-finance has rarely worked, even for loans. In all cases, to keep non-professionals attention, the content of the offer online, or pitch presented, is very limited.

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Crowd-Funding is a Bad Approach for Startups

Startup Professionals Musings

The administration of legal conditions, signatures, disclosures, and distributions is a nightmare. In my opinion, that’s why micro-finance has rarely worked, even for loans. In all cases, to keep non-professionals attention, the content of the offer online, or pitch presented, is very limited.

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Do It Right The First Time, Part II: Visit the Doctor or House Call?

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Advisory board agreements. Small-dollar-amount, routine commercial agreements. Confidentiality or non-disclosure agreements (NDAs). Strategic partnership or distribution agreements. Employment handbooks and policies. Website terms of use and privacy policies. Office and equipment leases.