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Startup Professionals Musings
MAY 14, 2023
As a mentor to many entrepreneurs and startups, here are my best recommendations for keeping the burn rate low, planning ahead and maintaining credibility with investors: Manage cash flow personally every day. Waiting until you have something to sell before bringing on a sales and operations staff. Social media is not rocket science.
Startup Professionals Musings
SEPTEMBER 17, 2011
Every startup mentor has his favorite list of basic strategies to avoid pitfalls, and I’m no exception. Barter services and use equity to get things done for minimum cash. Reserve the same names on the leading social networks and blogs. Make marketing and sales a priority. Create intellectual property.
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Startup Professionals Musings
AUGUST 19, 2020
As a mentor to many entrepreneurs and startups, here are my best recommendations for keeping the burn rate low, planning ahead and maintaining credibility with investors: Manage cash flow personally every day. Waiting until you have something to sell before bringing on a sales and operations staff. Social media is not rocket science.
Both Sides of the Table
MARCH 2, 2011
It’s apropos because there is so much noise these days with email, Twitter, Facebook, blogs, web shows, etc. I was thinking back to a few previous “insider baseball&# blog debates that raged for several weeks: AngelGate (aka Bin38 secret cabal), convertible debt vs. equity, bubble vs. not, and now the AngelList discussion.
Startup Professionals Musings
SEPTEMBER 29, 2018
As a mentor to many entrepreneurs and startups, here are my best recommendations for keeping the burn rate low, planning ahead and maintaining credibility with investors: Manage cash flow personally every day. Waiting until you have something to sell before bringing on a sales and operations staff. Social media is not rocket science.
Startup Professionals Musings
SEPTEMBER 14, 2016
As a mentor to many entrepreneurs and startups, here are my best recommendations for keeping the burn rate low, planning ahead and maintaining credibility with investors: Manage cash flow personally every day. Waiting until you have something to sell before bringing on a sales and operations staff. Social media is not rocket science.
Tech Coast Venture Network
APRIL 22, 2010
Often, this also involves a HELOC (Home Equity Line of Credit) if you’re a home owner with equity. Once you have some skin in the game, if you personally can’t get to some level of revenues in the business, or at a minimum, pre-sales or letters of intent, then on to round two – asking family and friends for help.
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