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The Company Milestones Angel Investors Care About

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The most important principle of startup fundraising that every entrepreneur needs to know is: raise enough capital to achieve a set of milestones that will allow the company to attract the next round of investment. Product Development. Market Validation. Founding Team, Key Hires, Advisory Board.

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How To Allocate Friends & Family Startup Capital

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You may have gotten through your FFF round without a business plan, but in order to attract seed investors you will need a comprehensive plan complete with extensive market research and a detailed financial model. A fair amount of your FFF funding will likely go towards product development. Market Validation.

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Crazy! 189 Answers To The Top Startup Questions On Your Mind

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Written By Dan Martell on February 2nd, 2012 | Category: Hiring LeanStartup Marketing Metrics Startup Life | 6 Comments. Take the market and break it down into smaller chunks. Near shoring development with your team (ex: your team is based in Canada / India) is cool, but not outsourcing. Product, product, product!