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10 Job Titles Never Found in an Investable Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

If your business is managing contracts and patents, it makes sense, but the CLO for most startups is LegalZoom on the Internet. They should get their satisfaction from building their business, rather than building their title. Also known as General Counsel, this position is an expensive one to fill and maintain. Chief Security Officer.

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10 Incentives For Entrepreneurs To Bootstrap Their Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

Based on the Startup Environment Index from the Kauffman Foundation and LegalZoom a while back, personal money, or bootstrapping, continues to be the primary startup funding source. People who give you money like to talk about their great investment, and competitors see you coming. Sometimes survival requires staying under the radar.

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10 Reasons for a Startup to Skip Outside Investors

Startup Professionals Musings

Based on the latest Startup Environment Index from the Kauffman Foundation and LegalZoom, personal money, or bootstrapping, continued to be the primary startup funding in 2012. People who give you money like to talk about their great investment, and competitors see you coming. Sometimes survival requires staying under the radar.

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