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ConTraps Part II – Contract Traps Entrepreneurs Should Avoid At All Costs

InfoChachkie

This series describes how entrepreneurs can craft company-changing agreements with BDCs, while avoiding Kiss of Death contract provisions. Entrepreneurs should never agree to the following provisions when negotiating with a BDC, no matter how lucrative the potential relationship. Relinquish Press Release Capabilities.

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ConTraps Part II – Contract Traps Entrepreneurs Should Avoid At All Costs

InfoChachkie

This series describes how entrepreneurs can craft company-changing agreements with BDCs, while avoiding Kiss of Death contract provisions. Entrepreneurs should never agree to the following provisions when negotiating with a BDC, no matter how lucrative the potential relationship. Relinquish Press Release Capabilities.

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Here’s How You Get A VC To Pull Out Their Checkbook

InfoChachkie

Most sophisticated investors ignore them, focusing their attention on an entrepreneur's pitch and presentation materials, financial forecast and executive summary. As noted in Entrepreneurs Shouldn't Pitch Their Ideas To Venture Capitalists , most sophisticated investors place their bets on people rather than opportunities.

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NDA Stealth Mode and Sharing Your Startup Concept

SoCal CTO

You’ll refine your sales and investor pitch. What we are talking about is a spectrum of how you restrict early communications around your business: Who you will talk to including the public / press / etc. I also will point out that in the The 15 Mistakes of First Time Entrepreneurs : 9.

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NDA Stealth Mode and Sharing Your Startup Concept

SoCal CTO

You’ll refine your sales and investor pitch. What we are talking about is a spectrum of how you restrict early communications around your business: Who you will talk to including the public / press / etc. I also will point out that in the The 15 Mistakes of First Time Entrepreneurs : 9.

Startup 198
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Join The Unicorn Club Of Billion-Dollar Companies

Startup Professionals Musings

What every entrepreneur is asking me these days, is “How do I get to be a unicorn?” Yet there are a common set of driving factors that every entrepreneur should know, including the following: Extraordinary marketplace traction. It helps to have a following of loyal advocates in the mainstream press.

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How Great, Operationally-Focused CFO’s Can Transform Your Business

Both Sides of the Table

It freed up Ophir to grow out our sales organization, to work more closely with agencies, to innovate on product and to raise capital. This happens because many CEOs are passionate, market-driven people who are constantly trying to launch new products, win contracts, get press, hire staff and woo VCs. They can help you with pricing.