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How Gigmor Is Looking To Connect Musicians With Gigs, with David Baird

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We grew to about 50,000 musicians and bands using our music matching service, where we match people based on a proprietary formula for musical compatibility. I can't imagine starting a service, like Airbnb, Uber, and other now famous marketplaces, and starting with zero users on either the supply or demand side.

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Entrepreneurs Due Diligence on Investors Is Smart

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Of course, you need to listen for biases, but local angel group leaders can quickly tell you who the bad angels and good angels are, and what kind of terms they typically demand. Conduct a routine credit and criminal check, using commercial services like HireRight. Be wary of individuals or funds sourced from offshore.

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Five Easy Steps to Investor Reverse Due Diligence

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Of course, you need to listen for biases, but local angel group leaders can quickly tell you who the bad angels and good angels are, and what kind of terms they typically demand. Conduct a routine credit and criminal check, using commercial services like HireRight. Be wary of individuals or funds sourced from offshore.

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Interview Eric Sikola, ExpenseBay

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Eric Sikola is CEO of ExpenseBay (www.expensebay.com), a Los Angeles-based, online, software-as-a-service startup which has created an online application which uses Web 2.0 I just really felt market demanded this and it's a productivity tool that could be used by an entire organization or individual. How big is the firm now?

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7 Reasons To Think Globally While Still New And Local

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with demands for new products and services. An international brand will command higher prices and additional customer demand. As you begin to saturate the demand in domestic markets, let your brand take you international at low cost. And aging populations in Europe and Japan will join the retiring baby boomers in the U.S.

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Welcome To The New Wave Of Opportunities And Startups

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Outsourcing and manufacturing “offshore” have become the norm. Customers today demand products and services personalized or tailored to local needs with embedded quality of life services. Large corporations no longer create jobs in their home location. Entrepreneurs growing companies create more value and more jobs.

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