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Retro: My Favorite Blog Post on Raising VC

Both Sides of the Table

There was no viral social networking products back then like Twitter where people could easily discover your content. Distributed version control model – first in the industry like ours and we are filing patents. I hadn’t thought about the fact that he would become aware of my link. Page 3: Competition.

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10 Entrepreneur Milestones That Make Funding Easy

Startup Professionals Musings

Here are some tips which will signal traction and fundability to investors, as well as to your team: Document your business plan. File a provisional patent, register a trademark, and reserve your company domain names. It’s hard to build a business without a plan, just like it’s hard to build a house without a blueprint.

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Interview with Milo Sindell, Knowledge Genie

socalTECH

It's a very linear process, and allows them to capture knowledge and link to centralized resources that relate to a topic, including documents, pictures, files, video. You could create a business process design Genie, and announce it through public relations or social networking efforts, and direct them to a login page.

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10 Keys to Startup Traction That Investors Look For

Startup Professionals Musings

Here are some tips which will signal traction and fundability to investors, as well as to your team: Document your business plan. File a provisional patent, register a trademark, and reserve your company domain names. It’s hard to build a business without a plan, just like it’s hard to build a house without a blueprint.

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These 10 Steps Will Make Your Startup Fundable

Startup Professionals Musings

Here are some tips which will signal traction and fundability to investors, as well as to your team: Document your business plan. File a provisional patent, register a trademark, and reserve your company domain names. It’s hard to build a business without a plan, just like it’s hard to build a house without a blueprint.

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Ten Tips for Business Traction to Attract Investors

Startup Professionals Musings

Here are some tips which will signal traction to investors, as well as your team: Document your business plan. File a provisional patent, register a trademark, and reserve your company domain names. Talk and time are cheap, but they need to understand that investors judge past results as a good indicator of future expectations.

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The Master Checklist of EVERYTHING You Need to Start a Business

Jason Nazar

If you are inventing or creating a product, understand patents and register for one at the USPTO. Ensure your business name is available on a wide variety of social networking websites in order to develop consistent branding ( KnowEm ). Create and manage your social media presence. Recommended. Choose a tax year.