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This is the mysterious and dreaded duediligence process, which can kill the whole deal. Some entrepreneurs do very little to prepare for duediligence, assuming all the talking has already been done, and the business plan and results to-date tell the right story. My best advice is to stick to the middle ground.
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“Attached is a copy of my full business plan for your review.” The first page of the business plan better be an executive summary which gives the investor a taste of the financials, as well as opportunity, competition, and key executives. “I I don’t have a business plan, but the technology is disruptive.”
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Charlene Li, in her recent book “ Open Leadership ,” attempts to show leaders how to tap into the power of the socialtechnology revolution and use socialmedia to be “open” while still maintaining control. Employees can share best practices with customers on social network platforms and customers can help each other.
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