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Equity Investment Platform Preparation Best Practices

Startup Professionals Musings

If you are one of the thousands of entrepreneurs who need equity funding to get your startup going (no loans to repay), you are probably overwhelmed at the prospect of finding, contacting and pitching to the huge number of qualified angels and investment groups around the country. Register Internet and social media startup names.

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5 Risk Reduction Strategies For Your Next New Venture

Startup Professionals Musings

And we all know Facebook didn’t invent social media. Certainly I’m not recommending just one more Facebook, with a couple of features from Twitter, since social media has an unlimited potential for innovation. Market research can thus be based on real customers and a previously tested market.

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5 Keys To Reducing Startup Risk By Building On Trends

Startup Professionals Musings

And we all know Facebook didn’t invent social media. Certainly I’m not recommending just one more Facebook, with a couple of features from Twitter, since social media has an unlimited potential for innovation. Market research can thus be based on real customers and a previously tested market.

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A Startup That Imitates, With Innovation, Often Wins

Startup Professionals Musings

And we all know Facebook didn’t invent social media. Certainly I’m not recommending just one more Facebook, with a couple of features from Twitter, since social media has an unlimited potential for innovation. Market research can thus be based on real customers and a previously tested market.

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8 Myths Technologists Believe That Sink Businesses

Startup Professionals Musings

In fact, an entrepreneur friend of mine, who made millions on her marketing expertise, asserted recently that most inventors fail in business because they refuse to believe that any business expertise or experience is worth more than 5 percent in partner equity. Patents are not worth the effort, since big companies will win.

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Smart Entrepreneurs Don’t Need Disruptive Technology

Startup Professionals Musings

Certainly, I’m not recommending just one more Facebook, with a couple of features from Twitter, since social media has an unlimited potential for innovation. According to a recent Harvard Research study, first-time inventors spend at least a third more on their initial technology than later innovators.

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How To Reduce Startup Risk Using Existing Technology

Startup Professionals Musings

Certainly I’m not recommending just one more Facebook, with a couple of features from Twitter, since social media has an unlimited potential for innovation. Risk level has always been directly correlated to the number of unknowns, so eliminating even one variable will improve your odds: Eliminate one aspect of research and development.