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5 Steps To Finding The Best Investor For Your Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

Do research on investor visibility via Google and social media. Personal funds imply the most commitment, and offshore funding is most suspect. Another approach is to ask the investor for references, where their involvement has made a real difference, leading to success.

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Welcome To The New Wave Of Opportunities And Startups

Startup Professionals Musings

Outsourcing and manufacturing “offshore” have become the norm. Scaling is done first by customer alliances through social media, and later by distributed joint ventures and coopetition. Large corporations no longer create jobs in their home location. Entrepreneurs growing companies create more value and more jobs.

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5 Keys To Vetting Investors Before You Accept Funding

Startup Professionals Musings

Do research on investor visibility via Google and social media. Personal funds imply the most commitment, and offshore funding is most suspect. Another approach is to ask the investor for references, where their involvement has made a real difference, leading to success.

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SCribe Newsletter October 2008

Technology Council

Offshore Outsourcing is Dying…Long Live Hybrid Nearshore. Here are quick links to the feature articles in this issue: Magnify360 Wins VentureNet Best Of Show 5 Mistakes To Avoid When Building Your Startup “Out Of The Box” PR Tactics. 4 Rules For Email Design In [.]

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New Entrepreneurs Are Rebuilding Our Business Engine

Startup Professionals Musings

Outsourcing and manufacturing “offshore” have become the norm. Scaling is done first by customer alliances through social media, and later by distributed joint ventures and coopetition. Large corporations no longer create jobs in their home location. Entrepreneurs growing companies create more value and more jobs.

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Size Up Your Investors Before Accepting Their Money

Startup Professionals Musings

Do research on investor visibility via Google and social media. Personal funds imply the most commitment, and offshore funding is most suspect. Another approach is to ask the investor for references, where their involvement has made a real difference, leading to success.

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5 Ways To Check Your Investor Intent Before Signing

Startup Professionals Musings

Do research on investor visibility via Google and social media. Personal funds imply the most commitment, and offshore funding is most suspect. Another approach is to ask the investor for references, where their involvement has made a real difference, leading to success.