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A Venture Capital History Perspective From Jack Tankersley

Feld Thoughts

There are five key risks in any deal: Market, Product (a/k/a technology), Management, Business Model, and Capital. Most losses happen when you combine Market and Product risk – take one, not both, and take it with a proven entrepreneur. Taking all five at once is crazy. The fatal flaw of the 80’s was fear”. Some worked; some did not.

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3 Ways to Grow Your Startup

The Startup Magazine

Use social media to link with influencers in your niche, sponsor them and watch them put your product in front of the eyeballs of millions of their followers, gaining your company further brand awareness. #2 2 License Your Product. You can either arrange an LBO of their business, or a mutual partnership that can benefit both firms.

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Twitter Link Roundup #330 – Terrific Reads for Small Business, Entrepreneurs, Marketers, and Designers!

crowdSPRING Blog

5 Most Successful Products Ever and What Small Businesses Can Learn From Them | @crowdspring Blog [link] #SmallBusiness #productdesign #productdevelopment #Marketing pic.twitter.com/NWBsdFroI5. The problem was billions of dollars of debt incurred by a private equity firm extracting capital via an LBO. Bad product or bad execution?

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Planning for a Harvest - Startups and angels: Along the way to success

Tim Keane

After the idea/product/service is built, and the market mapped, the company begins to grow. Whether this sale is going to be an LBO or a Private Equity transaction, or a sale to a strategic buyer, the process of selling to the buyer is critical, and overlooked. Can they take our product to a new group of customers?

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