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5 Keys To A Viable Spending Rate And Cash Management

Startup Professionals Musings

Be a miser with contract services and facilities. Getting a sales contract before manufacturing inventory. For example, a software development startup raising $250,000 from angel investors better be able to operate on $25,000 per month. Think of these alternatives as paying interest on a loan, and manage them wisely.

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5 Ways To Conserve Investor Cash And Ensure Survival

Startup Professionals Musings

Be a miser with contract services and facilities. Getting a sales contract before manufacturing inventory. For example, a software development startup raising $250,000 from angel investors better be able to operate on $25,000 per month. Think of these alternatives as paying interest on a loan, and manage them wisely.

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10 Common Startup Mistakes That Are Rarely Admitted

Startup Professionals Musings

These things outside your control do happen, but based on my years of experience as a startup advisor and angel investor, I still see too many strategies leading to failure that are inside the entrepreneur decision realm. Patents and trademarks are very valuable in attracting investors for scaling, as well as future premium buyouts.

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10 Popular Business Strategies That Most Often Fail

Startup Professionals Musings

These things outside your control do happen, but based on my years of experience as a startup advisor and angel investor, I still see too many strategies leading to failure that are inside the entrepreneur decision realm. Patents and trademarks are very valuable in attracting investors for scaling, as well as future premium buyouts.

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5 Keys To Minimizing The Burn Rate For Your Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

Be a miser with contract services and facilities. Getting a sales contract before manufacturing inventory. For example, a software development startup raising $250,000 from angel investors better be able to operate on $25,000 per month. Think of these alternatives as paying interest on a loan, and manage them wisely.

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5 Steps To Maximizing Your Startup Cash Flow Runway

Startup Professionals Musings

Be a miser with contract services and facilities. Getting a sales contract before manufacturing inventory. For example, a software development startup raising $250,000 from angel investors better be able to operate on $25,000 per month. Think of these alternatives as paying interest on a loan, and manage them wisely.

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8 Key Rules for Starting a Business on a Shoestring

Startup Professionals Musings

Here are some of the key new rules I have learned by starting my own company, investing as an angel in other startups and mentoring many more new entrepreneurs over the last few years: Do incorporate a company, but keep it simple. Trademarks, copyrights and even patents can be completed online by anyone through the U.S.

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