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Ten Tips for Business Traction to Attract Investors

Startup Professionals Musings

Forcing yourself to write down a plan is actually the only way to make sure you actually have a plan. A CEO who has “been there and done that” is traction, especially if teamed with a financial lead (CIO) and a product lead (CTO). It doesn’t prove your business model of pricing, distribution, and support.

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Interview with Dipanshu Sharma, Kadonk

socalTECH

We found that software wasn't being bought by the team members and product leaders who needed it, but was being bought by CIOs in large corporations. Everyone wants to read a PDF, but few want to write or change them. There was a disconnect between the product and the sales process. A good comparison of the software is to a PDF reader.

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