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5 Steps To Get You From Your First Idea To A Business

Startup Professionals Musings

That’s why I caution my aspiring entrepreneur clients against proclaiming to investors that they are a great “idea” person. Then, he'll need to patent it and create a plan to show opportunity, competition, and financial projections. Build your own personal brand image through blogging, industry forums, and networking.

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Interview: Venture Capitalists On Pitching

socalTECH

For this morning's interview, we thought we'd try something different, and put together a virtual panel of venture capitalists to give us a few tips on pitching your company. Let's start, and why don't you tell us what you are looking for in a pitch? What I'm looking for in companies when pitching, is, first and foremost--the founders.

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Attorney and Startup Business Advisor – Aaron Shechet

SoCal CTO

Sometimes we draft business plans and coach the entrepreneurs on their pitch, and sometimes we even help develop a business model. It also helps if there is a reason that other people can’t compete with you, either because of some trade secret or patent. We occasionally get involved with very early stage startups.

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