The Best Investment is From Your Customers
If crowd funding is not a fit for your company, you can attempt to seed your company by solving a real problem for a paying customer.
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Top Five Lessons from Startup School
When you have a big vision, and work diligently toward it, you will attract the right resources.
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How Much Are You Worth to Twitter
With 500 million registered users, we could extrapolate an average revenue per user (ARPU) of $.63 ($316.9/500).
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This is Why Your Company is Going to Fail
About 50 percent of all startups will not make it to year five and approximately 67 percent won’t make it to year 10, according to historical data gathered by the Bureau of Labor Statistics over the past 18 years. The good news is I’ve documented why the average company fails.
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Investing Against Patent Trolls
Whether or not it is wise to invest time and money to apply for a patent, trademark or copyright on your startup’s core intellectual property (IP) assets depends on the nature of the IP itself, your industry and its competitive dynamicsand the contribution IP is expected to make towards your startup’s ultimate success.
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It’s a Personality Bias
I don’t believe that there is a gender bias, but rather a personality bias in the startup community. The startup world favors individuals who are focused on winning and are willing to go to any lengths to succeed. Unfortunately, women are typically raised in a manner that doesn’t develop these personality traits.
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Silicon Valley Investors’ Advice to Young Startups
As the IPO market is beginning to firm up, many entrepreneurs wonder if an IPO is the right path for their company.
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Top 3 Mistakes Entrepreneurs Make When Issuing Equity
Don’t make these common mistakes!
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Build Your A-Team
When you first set out to execute your brilliant idea, you may feel that you have all of the answers. You are able to make decisions quickly and move at lightning speed. However, you will learn that you will go further by collaborating with and building an A-Team.
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The Two Steps to Building a Billion Dollar Brand
Why do some brands achieve astronomical success while comparable brands fade into oblivion? The answer lies in the consumers’ hearts