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7 Steps To Greater Satisfaction As A New Entrepreneur

Startup Professionals Musings

If you are a technologist, and business just isn’t your thing, then find a partner you trust who can complement your technical skills with a passion for business. A breadth of understanding of common business principles , such as management, personnel and finance, is more important than a depth of knowledge in any specific area.

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Startups in stealth mode need one piece of advice - Discussion

news.ycombinator.com

Hacker News new | comments | ask | jobs | submit login Startups in stealth mode need one piece of advice. I work for a stealth startup. The idea is just a very small part of the reason why we are in stealth. If we are not in stealth mode, it will just draw unwanted attention. niyazpk 215 days ago | link.

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What Entrepreneurs Should do about Price Fixing

Both Sides of the Table

Asked to respond to the topic, “What collusion happens with AngelList, if any&# I wrote the following: “Um, let’s not be naive here and not think that a “form of collusion&# doesn’t happen on virtually any financing round. Typical questions: What do you think of management? Investors talk to each other.

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boldstart in 2017, enterprise tech in 2018

BeyondVC

2017 was another year of growing, learning, investing and partnering with amazing founders. We were first check leads in 8 founding teams including Wallaroo Labs , MState (fka hyperfab ), blockdaemon , and 5 in stealth. Our partners include IBM and one unannounced Fortune 50. 2017 Recap.

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The Entrepreneur’s Guide To 4 Categories Of Business Meetings

YoungUpstarts

This is of course assuming you are prepared to go out of ‘stealth mode’ – don’t laugh. Depending on the complexity of the idea, most entrepreneurs will do some sort of research that will include meeting with people who are either in the field, potential customers, partners etc. Develop Partnerships.

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Why you shouldn’t keep your startup idea secret

cdixon.org

Great tips, fully inline with “Four Steps to the Epiphany” Also reminds me of Dharmesh’s “Stealth Mode, Schmealth Mode” — [link]. Another benefit of talking freely, is that you may also find potential partners or future employees–other key components beyond investment money. link] Stan James.

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10 Secrets of Successful Crowdfunding - From Scott Steinberg

ReadWriteStart

RWW: How do you know whether crowdfunding is a better approach for your startup than seeking traditional forms of financing? SS: You have to be strategic because there’s no stealth mode. If you’re selling a revolutionary inventory management system - well, that’s a hell of a lot drier. It comes down to a sales pitch.

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