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10 Ways For Entrepreneurs To Meet Cash Flow Peaks

Startup Professionals Musings

According to a classic Gompers and Lerner study, the challenge is very real, with a majority of new ventures that don't attract investors failing within the first three years. My first advice for new entrepreneurs is to pick a domain, such as online web sites and smart phone apps, that doesn’t have the sky-high up-front development costs.

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10 Entrepreneur Alternatives To Investor Funding

Startup Professionals Musings

According to a Gompers and Lerner study, the challenge is very real, with a majority of new ventures that don''t attract investors failing within the first three years. My first advice for new entrepreneurs is to pick a domain that doesn’t have the sky-high up-front development costs, like online web sites and smart phone apps.

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10 Strategies To Cover New Product Development Costs

Startup Professionals Musings

According to my experience and a classic Gompers and Lerner study, the challenge is very real, with a majority of new ventures that don't attract investors failing within the first three years. The hottest new way of funding startups is to use online sites, like Kickstarter , to request donations, pre-order, get a reward, or even give equity.

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10 Ways for Startups to Survive the Valley of Death

Startup Professionals Musings

According to a Gompers and Lerner study, the challenge is very real, with 90% of new ventures that don't attract investors failing within the first three years. My first advice for new entrepreneurs is to pick a domain that doesn’t have the sky-high up-front development costs, like online web sites and smart phone apps.

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Interview with Nikhil Jain, Clean Green Guy

socalTECH

We spoke with Nikhil, to hear why he thinks the site is important for green technology companies and investors, as well as how the effort is related to his own incubation firm, Artilient Labs. What is the site all about? The web site caters only to people in the green space. We notice you're also head of Artilient Labs.

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CoFoundersLab Matches Entrepreneurs Scientifically

Tech Zulu Event

Together they envisioned a Match.com type of site for entrepreneurs to find each other and make things happen. The online site looks at personality assessments, compatibility, industry, distance, and roles. It provides tools like the Equity Calculator and curates and vets vendors that service startups.

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Interview with Sam Rogoway, Near Networks

socalTECH

There was a recent study which showed that adding a video makes it 53 times more likely that you'll have a Google first page search result. At TripUp, we had lots of user generated reviews and hotels, and we were the first to add user general video to a travel community site. Finally, what's the next big goal for the company?