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5 Due Diligence Tips Before You Invest In A Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

Here are some common sense tips: Get financial statements and verify. Ask for references, and call or visit previous “successes” of the company to verify experience and satisfaction. Unfortunately, in the startup and investment business, we are trained to rely on networking, connections, and professional integrity for many decisions.

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6 Tips For Entrepreneurs To Lock In On The Right Road

Startup Professionals Musings

Universities and the marketplace are spawning tools like Brainly , which is a learning network or massively multi-player question and answer tool. It may include financial gain, but more likely the lasting satisfaction and happiness will result from your legacy of change in technology, or your impact on the social ecology of the world.

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You Need Customer Loyalty, Not Just Satisfaction

Startup Professionals Musings

You hear a lot of talk these days about the importance of customer satisfaction, but customer loyalty is the real win. I think these tough economic times and social networks have re-awakened consumers to the fact that there is more to a business transaction than price. Not too long ago, everybody thought customer loyalty was dead.

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5 Recommendations Before Funding An Appealing Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

Here are some common sense tips: Get financial statements and verify. Ask for references, and call or visit previous “successes” of the company to verify experience and satisfaction. Unfortunately, in the startup and investment business, we are trained to rely on networking, connections, and professional integrity for many decisions.

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Startups Weekly: Upfront Ventures bets on a bus service

TechCrunch LA

Remember, you can send me tips, suggestions and feedback to kate.clark@techcrunch.com or on Twitter @KateClarkTweets. Landline , the operator of a bus network in the Midwest, is one of the latest companies to raise venture capital. HappyOrNot nabs $25M for its customer satisfaction terminals . Startup Spotlight: Landline.

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5 Tips For Startups To Win With Social Media

Startup Professionals Musings

Many soon find that what you do in a personal context doesn’t necessarily translate to your business, and measuring business value is quite different from measuring personal satisfaction. Top social networks are Facebook (1.2 billion users). LinkedIn (300 million), Twitter (288 million) and Pinterest (70 million).

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10 Keys To A Credible and Trusted Internet Web Domain

Startup Professionals Musings

Publish a regular blog, contribute to relevant social networks, and highlight several videos, podcasts, or eBooks of you and your technology. Follow-up for customer satisfaction. Use the tips outlined above during the first three months to get in the game, and count on much more time and money if you intend to stand above the rest.

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