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What’s the Difference Between a Small Business Venture and a Startup?

Up and Running

When I hear the word ‘startup’, my mind immediately begins playing a reel of a bunch of twenty-something year old web developers, huddled together in a retro office somewhere in the SF Bay Area. Difference #3 – planning for the ‘end’ or the exit strategy. The exit is what gives them a return.”

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How to Land Funding From Angel Investors

Up and Running

Use web search. Serious angel investors almost always have serious web footprints. Search for them on the web and find out about their background, writing, speaking, and especially their industry experience and past successes. . Research your prospects thoroughly. Maybe the investment filter process is a good thing.

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14 Entrepreneurs Share Their Views on Writing a Business Plan or Not

Hearpreneur

9- Yes, to mitigate risk and have an exit strategy Photo Credit: Cyble Rizwan Business plans are also useful for sharing your vision with partners, employees, or potential collaborators, ensuring everyone is on the same page. Thanks to David Walsh, SEO Web Logistics ! #12- Thanks Stephanie Venn Watson, Fatty15 ! #9-

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7 Must-Haves for Web Startups

YoungUpstarts

So you’re taking your idea to the internet, and creating a web startup. Here are seven must-haves to help you successfully get your web startup off the ground: 1. Here are seven must-haves to help you successfully get your web startup off the ground: 1. You can’t launch a web startup from a WordPress template.

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10 Preparation Steps to Win an Angel Investment

Startup Professionals Musings

In today’s world, if you don’t have a web site up and running, you will not be perceived as a real company. Investors routinely go to candidate web sites to get a feel for the tone and scope of the company, as well as its maturity and offerings. Get your Internet domain name and website. Finalize your financial model.

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Top Ten Action Items For Angel Funding Success

Startup Professionals Musings

In today’s world, if you don’t have a web site up and running, you will not be perceived as a real company. Investors routinely go to candidate web sites to get a feel for the tone and scope of the company, as well as its maturity and offerings. Get your Internet domain name and website. Finalize your financial model.

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5 Things I Look when Investing in a Startup

Gust

Respect for the exit. I don’t care that much about the specifics of the exit strategy, because things change too fast and exits are 3-5 years in the future. I don’t want to hear “we don’t care about an exit strategy because we want to do this forever.” A great market story. Closeness. but one or the other.