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6 Steps To Move From Inspiration To Business Reality

Startup Professionals Musings

I recommend a ten-slide pitch to start, reviewed by friends and advisors, to be expanded to a ten-to-twenty-page business plan with opportunity sizing, cost and price details, competitors, marketing and sales strategy, financial projections, and resources required.

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Interview with Patrick O'Neill, olloclip

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To learn a bit more, we sat down with Patrick O'Neill , the founder of olloclip (www.olloclip.com), the developer of a popular iPhone accessory, a lens which fits directly on your iPhone. You can slide it onto the corner of your iPhone, or you can flip it over, and it you get a wide angle lens. Unscrew that, and you get a macro lens.

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NDA Stealth Mode and Sharing Your Startup Concept

SoCal CTO

One of the readers asked my opinion around sharing your startup concept: My first question has always been - how do you protect your idea while shopping around for feedback, partners, developers, etc.? Someone Stole My Startup Idea – Part 2: They Raised Money With My Slides?! Lots of thoughts here. False Confidence.

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10 Answers That Make Your Startup Plan Investable

Startup Professionals Musings

Entrepreneurs who are looking to attract investors need to develop and pitch a plan -- preferably written -- that answers every potential investor question about your startup before it is asked. This is also the place to first mention patents and any other differentiators that put you ahead of competition.

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NDA Stealth Mode and Sharing Your Startup Concept

SoCal CTO

One of the readers asked my opinion around sharing your startup concept: My first question has always been - how do you protect your idea while shopping around for feedback, partners, developers, etc.? Someone Stole My Startup Idea – Part 2: They Raised Money With My Slides?! Lots of thoughts here. False Confidence.

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Retro: My Favorite Blog Post on Raising VC

Both Sides of the Table

I started by trying to think I could explain my concept without having to patronize everybody with artificial PowerPoint slides. This approach generally works well with customers because I find it much easier to build rapport when we talk like humans than when we all stare at the PowerPoint slides being projected on the wall.

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Why Has LA Suddenly Gotten So Much Attention from VCs and Entrepreneurs?

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If you want the full SlideShare deck with many slides not in either post it’s in this link –> The LA Tech Market. The patents Overture held became known in small circles as Google’s ’361 problem as outlined here. And here is your moment of zen … the full deck with many additional slides.