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7 Keys To A Compelling Investor Executive Summary

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" Investors want to buy into an entrepreneur with a startup that can provide evidence of an ability to double customer productivity, at half the cost, with patented technology. Include your sustainable competitive advantage. Marty Zwilling First published on Entrepreneur.com on 6/17/2015.

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Prepare Your Startup Now for International Markets

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The middle and above-middle class population of China will grow from 172 million in 2010 to 314 million in 2015. At present, no world patents or international patent process exists, so you need to apply in every relevant country. Not every international market matters, but some are larger than life. Marty Zwilling.

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Entrepreneurs Need to Think Global From Day One

Startup Professionals Musings

The middle and above-middle class population of China will grow from 172 million in 2010 to 314 million in 2015. At present, no world patents or international patent process exists, so you need to apply in every relevant country. Not every international market matters, but some are larger than life. Marty Zwilling.

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8 Key Rules for Starting a Business on a Shoestring

Startup Professionals Musings

The bad news is that many are already doing it, with competition growing, so the longer you wait, the less chance you have of getting there first. In a new startup, there is tremendous competitive value in registering intellectual property early, but you don’t need to contract these tasks to expensive experts any longer.

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Entrepreneurs Should Rollout Local, But Plan Global

Startup Professionals Musings

The middle and above-middle class population of China will grow from 172 million in 2010 to 314 million by 2015. At present, no world patents or international patent process exists, so you need to apply in every relevant country. Not every international market matters, but some are larger than life. Marty Zwilling.

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10 Funding Quotes Every Entrepreneur Should Skip

Startup Professionals Musings

Gartner says our market will be $50 billion in 2015.” It always amazes me how an entrepreneur can define his market opportunity so broadly, then assess his competition so narrowly in the next breath. Or worse yet, the entrepreneur is so arrogant that he hasn’t even used Google to figure out he has competition just down the street.

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8 Common Elevator Pitch Blunders, and How to Fix Them

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For example, “I have patented a new LCD with double the intensity at half the cost, already proven locally, and I just need resources to scale for this market.” Your second sentence should acknowledge competition, but highlight your added value. Your second sentence should acknowledge competition, but highlight your added value.