Startup Professionals Musings
FEBRUARY 10, 2023
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. Personal funds imply the most commitment, and offshore funding is most suspect.
Startup Professionals Musings
JUNE 12, 2022
They have become a by-product of innovation rather than the cause of it: Conglomerates grew from industrialization, not innovation. Many countries have learned to make products cheaper and better. Outsourcing and manufacturing “offshore” have become the norm. Existing technologies have been “commoditized” globally.
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Startup Professionals Musings
MAY 11, 2020
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. Personal funds imply the most commitment, and offshore funding is most suspect.
Startup Professionals Musings
SEPTEMBER 9, 2019
They have become a by-product of innovation rather than the cause of it: Conglomerates grew from industrialization, not innovation. Many countries have learned to make products cheaper and better. Outsourcing and manufacturing “offshore” have become the norm. Existing technologies have been “commoditized” globally.
Startup Professionals Musings
SEPTEMBER 10, 2014
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. Personal funds imply the most commitment, and offshore funding is most suspect.
Both Sides of the Table
MAY 13, 2013
Usually the location of the engineers matters great so having offshore engineering makes acquihires unlikely. I know I’m supposed believe in acquihires to bury my investments that aren’t working. Let’s assume an early-stage company around for 2 years with limited traction. Acquihires and Venture Capital.
Startup Professionals Musings
FEBRUARY 22, 2015
They have become a by-product of innovation rather than the cause of it: Conglomerates grew from industrialization, not innovation. Many countries have learned to make products cheaper and better. Outsourcing and manufacturing “offshore” have become the norm. Existing technologies have been “commoditized” globally.
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