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6 Steps To Raising Venture Capital – Hint: Preparation Matters More Than Your Pitch

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The steps outlined below represent an ideal approach to raising capital from sophisticated investors. Step 4: Reconnaissance Mission, Under Promise – An effective technique for acquiring investment capital is to initially not ask for money. Such follow-up are akin to a train whistle. Stay Limber. Share and Enjoy.

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Startup Sales Lessons From TLC’s “Say Yes To The Dress”

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In some instances, a well-meaning champion does not have the social and political capital to close the sale. Sales Training With Benefits. • Facebook • Twitter • Delicious • LinkedIn • StumbleUpon • Add to favorites • Email • RSS. Share and Enjoy.

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The Best VC Meetings are Debates not Sales

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In our internal sales training sessions I would always teach our young sales execs that this seemingly good meeting was probably not as good as they thought. If your presentation requires an explanation of RSS vs. ATOM always best to say, “let me quickly state how RSS and ATOM are different.

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What the Past Can Tell Us About the Future of Social Networking

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asymmetry, real-time, curated RSS / link-sharing]. reinvented, with more people online and trained. It was mostly timing. So this combination of following people you found interesting who share links drove a sort of “news exchange&# that mimicked many of the features of RSS readers except that it was curated by other people!

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63 Los Angeles Entrepreneurs To Be Proud Of

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Subscribe to RSS. Subscribe to RSS. Shivani Siroya is the CEO and Founder of InVenture , which helps to expand small businesses around the world by providing access to growth capital and business tracking tools via the Internet and mobile technology. Subscribe to RSS. Our Best Interviews Via Email: Monthly. Idea Mensch.