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Everybody Wants Their Pound of Flesh (Negotiating with Buyers)

Both Sides of the Table

Your IT Reviewer. They’ll push you on your uptime SLA, they’ll push for harsher penalties for non-compliance, they demand security reviews … heck – if you’re small enough they’ll push for “ source code deposits.” Procurement (or Biz Dev Team or M&A Department).

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9 Women Can’t Make a Baby in a Month

Both Sides of the Table

It’s not clear that there was big customer demand for some of these products yet entrepreneurs were egged on by VCs to “take the money&# and try and push the market. I recently read this anecdote in the press (withholding company name because I actually really love the concept). It seemed to be purely speculative.

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ConTraps Part III – Contract Traps Entrepreneurs Should Avoid At All Costs

InfoChachkie

Relinquish Press Release Capabilities. Although necessary, “stepping stone” approach of initially utilizing smaller VARs to enter new geographic markets can become problematic as your business grows, because large VARs often demand uncontested, broad, multi-country coverage. Allow the Other Side to Draft the Agreement.