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5 Keys To A Viable Spending Rate And Cash Management

Startup Professionals Musings

Of course, their answer is that the second intends to get to market faster, but every engine has limits regardless the fuel applied. Be a miser with contract services and facilities. Getting a sales contract before manufacturing inventory. It doesn’t take a financial genius to recognize that you need to keep your burn rate low.

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ConTraps Part III – Contract Traps Entrepreneurs Should Avoid At All Costs

InfoChachkie

This series describes how entrepreneurs can craft company-changing agreements with BDCs, while avoiding Kiss of Death contract provisions. A more complicated negotiating point involves IP that is created in the course of the parties’ collaboration. Get The Cheese With Your Neck Intact. Do Not Execute an Ambiguous Statement of Work.

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5 Ways To Conserve Investor Cash And Ensure Survival

Startup Professionals Musings

Of course, their answer is that the second intends to get to market faster, but every engine has limits regardless the fuel applied. Be a miser with contract services and facilities. Getting a sales contract before manufacturing inventory. It doesn’t take a financial genius to recognize that you need to keep your burn rate low.

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In 15 Years From Now Half of US Universities May Be in Bankruptcy. My Surprise Discussion with @ClayChristensen

Both Sides of the Table

Today’s higher education is responding by making more courses online and available to people outside of physical boundaries. But while universities are developing online content they are not fundamentally disrupting leaning because the method of delivery is not a new business model.

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6 Marketing Accelerators For Boosting Business Growth

Startup Professionals Musings

For example, many investors I know tell me they look for business plans that allocate the largest portion of a requested investment to marketing, but most often see the top “ use of funds ” to be further product or service development. Of course, you can’t possibly brand yourself if you don’t know who you really are.

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Product Management for Startups in Los Angeles – Steve Gilison

SoCal CTO

Steve Gilison worked as a market researcher and product manager at a startup where my company, TechEmpower , did the software / web development. Of course, I immediately gave him the whole spiel on Visible Networking and Steve was totally game to make our networking visible. My focus has been marketing strategy and product development.

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5 Keys To Minimizing The Burn Rate For Your Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

Of course, their answer is that the second intends to get to market faster, but every engine has limits regardless the fuel applied. Be a miser with contract services and facilities. Getting a sales contract before manufacturing inventory. It doesn’t take a financial genius to recognize that you need to keep your burn rate low.

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