Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 27, 2011

” I mention journalists here because they perpetuate the myth that focusing on profits is ALWAYS the right answer and then I hear many entrepreneurs (and certainly many “normals”) repeating the same mantra. Have easy access to capital by investors who are committed to building businesses at Interent scale.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 17, 2017

In emerging markets and the developing world, access to banking, capital, and financial resources is fare more difficult than here in the U.S., due to a less developed financial system, lack of credit tracking, and oftentimes and informal economy. It really goes into two categories, around capacity and affordability.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 9, 2016

Good entrepreneurs are all about managing change, but too many forget that they have to change themselves as their dream evolves from a startup to a scalable business. When the plan is all in your head, and elements are undefined, it’s important to monitor every step of the progress, in order to make quick corrections.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 31, 2018

You look forward to the day when your business becomes self-sustaining, and settles into a long-term growth curve, ensuring financial success. Instant global communication now makes it easy to reach new markets without rethinking your entire product strategy. Expand your product line, staying close to the core.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 15, 2010

By Akira Hirai The thought of preparing a business plan for the first time can be very intimidating. The task becomes much easier if you think of your plan in terms of four essential cornerstones that serve as the foundation of all business plans: Opportunity, Solution, Execution, and Outcomes. How will you make money?

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 19, 2021

New entrepreneurs often seem to confuse viability with fundability. In my experience, here are the most common issues that cause funding requests for potentially viable businesses to be rejected, in priority order: Inadequate business plan. Investors bet on the team, more than the business plan. Don’t take this shortcut.

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SoCal Delicious

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

Home About Press IA Capital Partners Archives After 17 years in M&A, Derivatives and Trading, Im spending my time with young entrepreneurs in and around financial technology and digital media. So why do inexperienced (as entrepreneurs), ultra-skilled CTOs fall into the trap of engaging a business partner too early?

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 2, 2013

New entrepreneurs often seem to confuse viability with fundability. In my experience, here are the most common issues that cause funding requests for potentially viable businesses to be rejected, in priority order: Inadequate business plan. Investors bet on the team, more than the business plan. Inexperienced team.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 1, 2012

New entrepreneurs often seem to confuse viability with fundability. In my experience, here are the most common issues that cause funding requests for potentially viable businesses to be rejected, in priority order: Inadequate business plan. Investors bet on the team, more than the business plan. Inexperienced team.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 11, 2011

New entrepreneurs often seem to confuse viability with fundability. In my experience, here are the most common issues that cause funding requests for viable businesses to be rejected, in priority order: Inadequate business plan. Other entrepreneurs skip just some of the elements in Ten Keys to an Investment-Grade Business Plan.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 23, 2010

New entrepreneurs often seem to confuse viability with fundability. In my experience, here are the most common issues that cause funding requests for viable businesses to be rejected, in priority order: Inadequate business plan. Other entrepreneurs skip just some of the elements in Ten Keys to an Investment Grade Business Plan.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 30, 2010

My advice to entrepreneurs was and is “ when the hors d’oeuvres tray is being passed take two ” (e.g. So I agreed to offer my current thinking on the economy and what it portends for the VC industry & fund raising for entrepreneurs. raise money now to weather any storms). We took $2.3

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