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What is the Right Burn Rate at a Startup Company?

Both Sides of the Table

by Michael Woolf that is worth any startup founder reading to get a sense of perspective on the reality warp that is startup world during a frothy market such as 1997-1999, 2005-2007 or 2012-2014. We’re going to start aggressively spend money on marketing our product. (it is also the title of a fabulous book from Internet 1.0

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Many Startups Stumble on International Cultures

Startup Professionals Musings

The international opportunity is large, as I related in an earlier article , but there are some major challenges as well. Our own subsidiary, of a major technology company, started to repair and service competitive products in order to maintain our own technical staff and service capabilities. Proceed with caution.

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Startup Weekend LA | An Insiders Story of a Startup on Steroids

Tech Zulu Event

From visualization to conception, and actually taking the product to market, a company usually takes about 1-2 years to create. The team needed would consist of at least 1 non-technical business person (me) and 2 or more technical people—designer and developer. We were all in such a high for winning the competition!!!

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International Cultures are Key Business Challenges

Startup Professionals Musings

The opportunity is large, as I related in an earlier article , but there are some major challenges as well. As a follow-on to that article, here are a few examples from my personal experience: You need to translate/localize your products. We retained legal council in Milan and were advised that we would loose if the case went to trial.

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Roping in the Legal Eagles

InfoChachkie

free weekly Infochachkie articles! Like most mature markets, the legal profession is highly segmented with respect to the services provided and markets served. Your lawyer is a trusted advisor, but in the end, you run your business, your lawyer does not. If you haven’t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for.