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6 Lessons Most Entrepreneurs Only Learn On The Street

Startup Professionals Musings

In my role as a mentor to aspiring entrepreneurs, I find that most have the technical challenges well understood, but many are a bit short on some basic street smarts , or basic business realities. It starts with documenting and communicating a real purpose and mission in terms everyone can get excited about.

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10 Quotes You Should Never Use Around A Business Plan

Startup Professionals Musings

“Attached is a copy of my full business plan for your review.” I don’t have a business plan, but the technology is disruptive.” They only want a quick overview of the product, not detailed features and patent secrets. Don’t send investors documents and notes that would be rejected by any high-school teacher.

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10 Strategies For Attracting Investors That Will Fail

Startup Professionals Musings

“Attached is a copy of my full business plan for your review.” I don’t have a business plan, but the technology is disruptive.” They only want a quick overview of the product, not detailed features and patent secrets. Don’t send investors documents and notes that would be rejected by any high-school teacher.

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10 Entrepreneur Approaches That Turn Off Investors

Startup Professionals Musings

“Attached is a copy of my full business plan for your review.” I don’t have a business plan, but the technology is disruptive.” They only want a quick overview of the product, not detailed features and patent secrets. Don’t send investors documents and notes that would be rejected by any high-school teacher.

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10 Ways To Make A BAD First Impression On Investors

Startup Professionals Musings

“Attached is a copy of my full business plan for your review.” I don’t have a business plan, but the technology is disruptive.” They only want a quick overview of the product, not detailed features and patent secrets. Don’t send investors documents and notes that would be rejected by any high-school teacher.

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10 Investor Approaches To Avoid When You Need Funding

Startup Professionals Musings

“Attached is a copy of my full business plan for your review.” I don’t have a business plan, but the technology is disruptive.” They only want a quick overview of the product, not detailed features and patent secrets. Don’t send investors documents and notes that would be rejected by any high-school teacher.

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Language Weaver's Mark Tapling On Growth, Exits

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Language Weaver is backed by Palisades Ventures, the Tech Coast Angels, and The Athenaeum Fund. We've also had great advances in engaging the trust of the commercial community, with patented advances like automatic scoring of our algorithms, which predicts the quality of translations based on a one-through-five scale.