Startup Professionals Musings
OCTOBER 19, 2015
I usually envision a 50-50 ownership split for their efforts, but every engineer believes the technology side deserves the majority share. If you consider yourself a technologist, you probably believe and may be propagating one of the following myths: The first priority for funding should be to develop the technology.
Startup Professionals Musings
JANUARY 24, 2015
Professional investors and advisors, on the other hand, usually refuse to sign these agreements today due to the risk of litigation and administrative workload, and will walk away. Disclosures relative to patents. Potential investors don’t need this data, except perhaps as part of a final due diligence after agreement on terms.
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Startup Professionals Musings
JUNE 26, 2015
Skip the fuzzy marketing terms, such as "easier to use," "lower cost" and "disruptive technology." " 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.
Startup Professionals Musings
JANUARY 19, 2015
Or they get sidetracked by a technical glitch due to poor preparation. Equally bad is a full tutorial on your new disruptive technology. Investors are more interested in your solution and your business, rather than your technology. According to Gartner, the opportunity is 100 million by 2015, with 12% compounded growth.”
Startup Professionals Musings
JULY 30, 2013
Or they get sidetracked by a technical glitch due to poor preparation. Equally bad is an extended pitch on your new disruptive technology. Investors are more interested in your solution and your business, rather than your technology. According to Gartner, the opportunity is 100 million by 2015, with 12% compounded growth.”
Startup Professionals Musings
JUNE 22, 2012
Or they get sidetracked by a technical glitch due to poor preparation. Equally bad is an extended pitch on your new disruptive technology. Investors are more interested in your solution and your business, rather than your technology. According to Gartner, the opportunity is 100 million by 2015, with 12% compounded growth.”
Startup Professionals Musings
SEPTEMBER 28, 2015
Too many entrepreneurs look for that one magic bullet -- an exciting new technology, perhaps, or their own determination to make the world a better place -- to override any shortcomings in their startup model. Marty Zwilling First published on Entrepreneur.com on 9/18/2015. Sustainable competitive advantage.
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