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5 Steps To Finding The Best Investor For Your Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

Enjoy a sports event together, or find common non-profit causes to participate in. Personal funds imply the most commitment, and offshore funding is most suspect. Invite the investor to dinner or fun-related activity. As with any relationship, it doesn’t pay to close in a heated rush. Conduct a routine credit and background check.

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SCribe Newsletter October 2008

Technology Council

Check out the feature articles and the upcoming event schedule. Offshore Outsourcing is Dying…Long Live Hybrid Nearshore. The October SCribe Newsletter has arrived. 4 Rules For Email Design In [.]

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5 Keys To Vetting Investors Before You Accept Funding

Startup Professionals Musings

Enjoy a sports event together, or find common non-profit causes to participate in. Personal funds imply the most commitment, and offshore funding is most suspect. Invite the investor to dinner or fun-related activity. As with any relationship, it doesn’t pay to close in a heated rush. Conduct a routine credit and background check.

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Finding Developers is Tough Again

SoCal CTO

See Networking Events in Los Angeles and Southern California. Their list is fairly similar to Here’s what we hear in roughly the order of preference: Direct referral LinkedIn (both Job Postings and Searching for Talent) Dice.com Recruiters Developer Groups Craigslist Of course, there are lots of firms that you can offshore your work.

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How Gigmor Is Looking To Connect Musicians With Gigs, with David Baird

socalTECH

Along the way, we've also attracted almost 1,000 talent seekers, from event planners, to venue managers, to talent managers. We're fortunate that we've been able to kickstart the marketplace, by having so musicians and bands already in place. We did not start from scratch on that side, either.

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Size Up Your Investors Before Accepting Their Money

Startup Professionals Musings

Enjoy a sports event together, or find common non-profit causes to participate in. Personal funds imply the most commitment, and offshore funding is most suspect. Invite the investor to dinner or fun-related activity. As with any relationship, it doesn’t pay to close in a heated rush. Conduct a routine credit and background check.

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5 Ways To Check Your Investor Intent Before Signing

Startup Professionals Musings

Enjoy a sports event together, or find common non-profit causes to participate in. Personal funds imply the most commitment, and offshore funding is most suspect. Invite the investor to dinner or fun-related activity. As with any relationship, it doesn’t pay to close in a heated rush. Conduct a routine credit and background check.