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8 Tips For Getting Your Startup Right The First Time

Startup Professionals Musings

Angel groups, accelerators, and incubators are pervasive. While these tips, and many others from experts like David Rose, may seem like common sense, it has been my experience as a startup advisor that perhaps two thirds of the startups I see are built initially on creaky foundations. Measuring progress with big data and analytics.

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7 Tips To Raise Your Entrepreneur Instincts In School

Startup Professionals Musings

Get involved in startup-business incubator activities with peers at school. Most universities have formal incubator and business development organizations that focus on coaching, grant writing and technology licensing. Don’t forget business writing and communication.

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10 Tips For A New Venture To Survive The Early Years

Startup Professionals Musings

Join a startup incubator. A startup incubator is a company, university, or other organization which provides resources for equity to nurture young companies, helping them to survive and grow during the startup period when they are most vulnerable. Nevertheless, it’s an option that doesn’t cost you equity.

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6 Tips For Entrepreneurs To Lock In On The Right Road

Startup Professionals Musings

The challenge is to find these just-in-time, including community and university startup incubators, accelerators, and advisors. Potential resources available to entrepreneurs are enormous, but often under-utilized. Entrepreneurs should be monitoring online curator platforms and blogs.

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8 Tips for Making Real VC Connections

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This is sort of a repeat of my last tip, but such an important one that it bears calling out on its own. Consider Incubators. Incubators aren’t for everyone; if you’re an experienced serial entrepreneur, for example, this is not going to be your path. But for new entrepreneurs, a good incubator program can be a great option.

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7 Tips For Aspiring Entrepreneurs Who Stay In School

Startup Professionals Musings

Get involved in startup-business incubator activities with peers at school. Most universities have formal incubator and business development organizations that focus on coaching, grant writing and technology licensing. Don’t forget business writing and communication.

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8 New Business Keys To Success For Real Entrepreneurs

Startup Professionals Musings

Angel groups, accelerators, and incubators are pervasive. While these tips, and many others from experts like David Rose, may seem like common sense, it has been my experience as a startup advisor that perhaps two thirds of the startups I see are built initially on creaky foundations. Measuring progress with big data and analytics.