Startup Professionals Musings
FEBRUARY 10, 2023
Struggling entrepreneurs are often so happy to get a funding offer that they neglect the recommended reverse due diligence on the investors. Investor due diligence on a startup is not a mysterious black art, but is nothing more than a final integrity check on all aspects of your business model, team, product, customers, and plan.
Startup Professionals Musings
JANUARY 18, 2016
What they don’t realize is that about half the investment deals fail to close at this stage, including mergers and acquisitions , during the due-diligence process. The same is true of Dragon’s Den and Shark Tank investments you see on TV. Undisclosed skill gaps or agendas can stall your investment.
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Startup Professionals Musings
MAY 11, 2020
Struggling entrepreneurs are often so happy to get a funding offer that they neglect the recommended reverse due diligence on the investors. Investor due diligence on a startup is not a mysterious black art, but is nothing more than a final integrity check on all aspects of your business model, team, product, customers, and plan.
Startup Professionals Musings
SEPTEMBER 10, 2014
Struggling entrepreneurs are often so happy to get a funding offer that they neglect the recommended reverse due diligence on the investors. Investor due diligence on a startup is not a mysterious black art, but is nothing more than a final integrity check on all aspects of your business model, team, product, customers, and plan.
Startup Professionals Musings
MARCH 27, 2016
Struggling entrepreneurs are often so happy to get a funding offer that they neglect the recommended reverse due diligence on the investors. Investor due diligence on a startup is not a mysterious black art, but is nothing more than a final integrity check on all aspects of your business model, team, product, customers, and plan.
Startup Professionals Musings
NOVEMBER 21, 2016
Others, like Guy Kawasaki , have irreverently called some of these “entrepreneur lies,” but I prefer to think of them as innocent enhancements or omissions that can kill your deal. It takes a huge upfront investment to attract users, before advertisers are interested. The average valuation for Angel investments is about $2.5
Both Sides of the Table
OCTOBER 25, 2009
Either you’re not a good leader and he shouldn’t be investing at all, or he has no clue what it takes to build a startup.&#. He also had experience in setting up tech development centers in India. I personally ruled out Pakistan due to the perception that our staff would feel less safe there. type comment.
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