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6 Funding Resources For Ideas Needing More Validation

Startup Professionals Musings

But to prevent confusion with basic R&D, these costs should never be called out the major category in your use of funds statement to investors. Fortunately, in many attractive business domains, including mobile software, Internet apps and ecommerce, the cost of product development is at an all-time low.

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NDA Stealth Mode and Sharing Your Startup Concept

SoCal CTO

One of the readers asked my opinion around sharing your startup concept: My first question has always been - how do you protect your idea while shopping around for feedback, partners, developers, etc.? Especially if the idea could be whipped-up by a few 24-year olds in a few weeks? "We are doing something in mobile advertising."

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NDA Stealth Mode and Sharing Your Startup Concept

SoCal CTO

One of the readers asked my opinion around sharing your startup concept: My first question has always been - how do you protect your idea while shopping around for feedback, partners, developers, etc.? Especially if the idea could be whipped-up by a few 24-year olds in a few weeks? "We are doing something in mobile advertising."

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Ubuntu Edge, Startups, Crowdfunding, and More | Chat with Kate Drane Hardware Category Lead of IndieGoGo

Tech Zulu Event

Kate Drane, hardware category lead at IndieGoGo joins us and talks about IndieGoGo and crowdfunding. How I got involved with IndieGoGo in the first place was I have a small business called the “Can Band”, which is a mobile beer canning service for breweries. Or see if your idea is the next greatest trend people want.

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7 Guidelines For Funding New Research & Development

Startup Professionals Musings

As an advisor to new business owners, and an occasional angel investor, I see new business proposals daily, many seeking investors to fund early research and development (R&D) of a new product idea. But to prevent confusion with basic R&D, these costs should never be called out as a major category in your use of funds to investors.

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Q&A with Appboy’s Co-Founder Mark Ghermezian

Tech Zulu Event

Using his connections, he was able to raise funding from his family and other investors to co-found Appboy , a customer relationship management platform for mobile app developers and marketers. The ability to build off of an idea and creating a product, service or brand is an awesome feeling. What got you started? About Appboy.

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This Week in VC with Jim Armstrong of Clearstone

Both Sides of the Table

It was especially fun for me because we got the chance to talk about the VC industry and how entrepreneurs should think about the VC industry in addition to discussing deals. Palm (acquired by HP ) – In our interview we talked about how transformational mobile computing is and why it’s different than web computing (e.g.