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The Authoritative Guide to Prorata Rights

Both Sides of the Table

Prorata rights are one of the most important rights of a private market technology investors and yet are seldom fully understood. Because companies are raising way more capital in private markets than they ever did in the past. Smart entrepreneurs have often used this competition / appetite to invest to their advantage.

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Why Your Marketing Campaign Sucks

Both Sides of the Table

Mostly it’s because your marketing campaigns suck. Or more directly – they are likely narcissistic resuscitations of your newest features or bragging points that nobody but your marketing team and your mom care about. Plus they run conferences with the top people (which is another form of POV marketing by the way).

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20 Best Free and Paid Tools for Startups in 2023

Tech.Co

But while competition remains fierce, the advancement and accessibility of smart solutions are making it easy than ever for startups to find their feet. Yet, with so many tools vying for the attention of business owners, navigating the over-saturated market can be overwhelming. From its 4.3-inch

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A Serial Entrepreneur’s Guide To Uncovering Awesome Startup Ideas

InfoChachkie

To help guide the students’ evaluation of the feasibility and merit of each idea, I require them to complete a one-page form, as specified in Entrepreneurship Is A Compulsion. market size, characteristics, just me? Competition – which competitors will prove to be the most formidable? Who Has This Problem? How Resolved? –

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8 Guiding Principles For Pursuing A Winning Venture

Startup Professionals Musings

Every entrepreneur has an idea for transforming a market with innovative new technology, or transforming society with a new process. Ideas have to be implemented well to change a market, or the world. Make your business model your competitive differentiation, like Fred Smith with Federal Express, or Ingvar Kamprad with IKEA.

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Be a Unicorn: The Ultimate Guide to Marketing Your Startup Like a Pro

Tech Zulu Event

Marketing your startup can be one of the most daunting tasks an entrepreneur faces on their journey to world domination. Marketing, however, is not always about what we as consumers need, but what we deeply desire. and magic is at the heart of the very best marketing. Just make it go away…. You need to be a unicorn.

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8 Ways To Increase Worker Buy-In And Customer Service

Startup Professionals Musings

Most businesses spend big money testing their brand logo, catchy marketing phrases, and demographics, but spend little time training and validating that their employees can and do deliver exceptional experiences to their customers. They have to out-behave and outperform your competition. Gregg Lederman, in his classic book, “ ENGAGED!:

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