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13 Red Flags To Avoid In Your Investor Funding Pitch

Startup Professionals Musings

Target market sizing higher than $10 billion. It’s true that investors like large markets, preferably in the billion dollar range and growing, but sizing a startup market greater than the GNP of many countries is just not credible. Sales projections are less than one percent market penetration. Skip the hype.

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Interview with Sherry Gunther, Masher Media

socalTECH

We spoke with Sherry Gunther, CEO and founder of the firm, earlier this week to get a better look at the company and the dynamics behind the virtual world market nowadays--as well as why Sherry decided to make the jump from the world of entertainment media to online. Sherry Gunther: That's been the advantage of a maturing market space.

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How to Develop Your Fund Raising Strategy

Both Sides of the Table

I’ve raised in boom markets and when everybody thought the Internet was a fraud. These include building products, recruiting, managing your finances, marketing, selling, getting feedback from customers and … fund raising. You’re meeting people who can give you market insights and information. REAL information.

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