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8 Keys To Starting A Venture With Minimal Equity Loss

Startup Professionals Musings

With one of the many new tools , and a dose of sweat equity, you can create a website for almost nothing -- and you are on your way to success with ecommerce, your latest invention or personal services. Here are the key principles I recommend as an advisor to many entrepreneurs: Start your business in your own home.

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8 Ways To Get Your Business Going Without Investors

Startup Professionals Musings

With one of the many new tools , and a dose of sweat equity, you can create a website for almost nothing -- and you are on your way to success with ecommerce, your latest invention or personal services. Here are the key principles I recommend as an advisor to many entrepreneurs: Start your business in your own home.

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Master of Customer Acquisition, Matt Coffin, On Startups …

Both Sides of the Table

o Early on they hired 3 people from ACT software at once (more team hiring) on staff and supplement it with Agency (in LA worked with First Communications – good). Lean startup: o It’s situational so some businesses are operationally/people intensive, high LTV (lifetime value) means you can spend more upfront.

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Piercing the Corporate Veil of Sweat Equity

grasshopperherder.com

Piercing the Corporate Veil – Sweat Equity Consulting. But much like becoming a co-founder, getting paid sweat equity is essentially becoming an investor in the company. If you did, why would you be consulting for sweat equity instead of investing as a VC or for yourself? GrasshopperHerder.com.

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Bootstrapping Is Much More Fun Than Investors

Startup Professionals Musings

With one of the new free tools and a dose of sweat equity, you can create a website for almost nothing -- and you are on your way to success with ecommerce, your latest invention or personal services. Here are the key principles I recommend as an advisor to many entrepreneurs: Start your business in your own home.

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6 Tips for Mothers on Starting a Business

Up and Running

own their own business —it’s actually the fastest growing segment of entrepreneurs, so if you’re a mom with dreams of being self-employed or starting your own business, you’re in good company. Consider writing a Lean Plan , or an abbreviated business plan to help you think through the most important considerations.

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11 Questions to Help Your Business Start Off on the Right Foot

Up and Running

So many entrepreneurs have great ideas, yet what they need is an actionable plan for getting to the next level. Answering these 11 questions will help your business start off on the right foot and give you a jumpstart on the business planning or Lean Planning process. That’s what these questions are for.