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The Authoritative Guide to Prorata Rights

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New investors sometimes want early investors to put in money to “prove” they have confidence in the new price. In part this is because conventional wisdom for angels was that it didn’t make sense to write a $1 million+ check in later rounds to follow your prorata. Thus begins the dance.

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Balance Minimal Product Viability With Maximum Utility: Maximize Your Startup’s Value Proposition – MVP²

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Although this approach was common in the UK, it ran counter to the then current Conventional Wisdom in the US music industry. free weekly Infochachkie articles! Although this approach was common in the UK, it ran counter to the then current Conventional Wisdom in the US music industry. Double Your A-Sides.

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Entrepreneurs Should Go For The Quick Buck – Then Stop - Initial Business Models Can Be Enticing But Limiting In The Long Run

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If you haven’t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly Infochachkie articles! However, in the long run, entrepreneurs always benefit from delivering Maximum Utility for a fair price. Perhaps in part due to its dominant market share, WebEx adopted telecom-style pricing, which effectively penalized their users.

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US Economic Risks (Sept 2010): Impact on Investors & Entrepreneurs

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Otherwise, grab a cup ‘o coffee … Clicking on any graph below will take you to that article. Sounds obvious now, but as I wrote the original piece the DJIA had already come roaring back from 6,600 to 9,865 so it was certainly against conventional wisdom. We took $2.3

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Putting “Trade” Back Into Tradeshows

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If you haven’t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly Infochachkie articles! As noted in Conventional Wisdom Isn’t , in many instances, bigger is not better. Pricing should be positioned as a show special and you should give your prospect an easy out if your solution does not satisfy their needs.

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Why The ‘Fail Fast’ Mantra Needs to Fail

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If you’re interested in that topic I cover it in the article linked previously. I made a diversion in the article that I shouldn’t have taken. Why fail fast is wrong, irresponsible, unethical and heartless : I’ve read all of the fail fast, fail cheap articles. Fail fast on your own dime.&#.

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How to Develop Your Fund Raising Strategy

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So winning means they’re paying the highest price. Conventional wisdom says that you can only build big businesses in Silicon Valley so as a VC you need to be there. But many VCs outside of Silicon Valley are afraid to raise against this conventional wisdom so they say, “yeah, I’m in the Valley all the time.

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