Funding Mentor Patents Social Network 
Startup Professionals Musings
SEPTEMBER 17, 2011
Every startup mentor has his favorite list of basic strategies to avoid pitfalls, and I’m no exception. I offer these pragmatic recommendations: Buffer your funding requirements. Consider both the money you need before funding, and the size of investor funding requests. Severe cash flow problems may not be recoverable.
Startup Professionals Musings
NOVEMBER 29, 2019
As a mentor to many aspiring entrepreneurs, I challenge them to think beyond what I call linear extensions to a current trend, such as another “easier-to-use” app for smartphones, a new dating site for pets, or another niche social network. The difference relates to how you expect to get funding.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
Startup Professionals Musings
APRIL 2, 2013
It’s always painful when a startup fails, but as a mentor to founders, I would hope that you can learn from these failings and not stumble on the same issues. Your funding request will likely go into the circular file. That’s probably the soft way of saying, we don’t have a patent or any “secret sauce” for a competitive advantage.
Startup Professionals Musings
FEBRUARY 24, 2012
It’s always painful when a startup fails, but as a mentor to founders I would hope that you can learn from these failings and not stumble on the same issues: “Business plans are for dummies.” Your funding request will likely go into the circular file. No need to risk my own funds. We’re funded, now we can relax.”
Startup Professionals Musings
NOVEMBER 22, 2012
Every startup mentor has his favorite list of basic strategies to avoid pitfalls, and I’m no exception. I offer these pragmatic recommendations: Buffer your funding requirements. Consider both the money you need before funding, and the size of investor funding requests. Severe cash flow problems may not be recoverable.
Startup Professionals Musings
SEPTEMBER 12, 2013
Every startup mentor has his favorite list of basic strategies to avoid pitfalls, and I’m no exception. I offer these pragmatic recommendations: Buffer your funding requirements. Consider both the money you need before funding, and the size of investor funding requests. Severe cash flow problems may not be recoverable.
Startup Professionals Musings
JANUARY 24, 2011
It’s always painful when a startup fails, but as a mentor to founders, I would hope that you can learn from these failings and not stumble on the same issues. Your funding request will likely go into the circular file. That’s probably the soft way of saying, we don’t have a patent or any “secret sauce” for a competitive advantage.
Expert insights. Personalized for you.
100 
Let's personalize your content