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How to Decrease the Odds That Your Startup Fails

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Most of this advice boils down to an argument in favor of basic planning before starting a company or raising money. In many ways the fact that it has become so cheap to start a company and relatively cheap to raise angel/seed money that we as an industry have gotten lazy on basic planning. Incumbent Strengths & Weaknesses.

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How to Start a Startup

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Because so little money is involved, raising seedcapital is comparatively easy-- at least in the sense of getting aquick yes or no. Usually you get seed money from individual rich people called"angels." the seed stage, investors dont expect you to have an elaboratebusiness plan. This is calledseed capital.

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From Nothing To Something. How To Get There.

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For both companies, the initial traction enabled raising seed money to get them to a traditional VC investment.) would love your thoughts on our startup (well its well started) imorial.com [link] Be a social media star: a menu board of 5 competences « flowing motion [.] link] benjamin goldhammer awesoem article.

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Get Off My Lawn! Crazy Kids and Their Sex, Drugs and Startup Advice!

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A founder will raise one party round worth of seed money and they''ll go teach a class on how to raise venture capital. Yet, you''re out there like you''ve got it all figured out--you and your PR startegy webinar on how to get covered in Techcrunch while your competitor is getting interviewed on ABC News. Growth hacking?

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