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TechEmpower
AUGUST 21, 2023
Most innovators don’t have a technical background, so it’s hard to evaluate the truth of the situation. And unless they have a tech background, they can’t look under the hood themselves. The answer is to engage a trusted outside source for a Technical Review – a deep-dive assessment that provides a C-suite perspective.
Startup Professionals Musings
MAY 25, 2022
You need to do the due diligence to make that decision before you sign away your equity. As a former startup investor, I was often involved with due diligence on founders, and I felt that founders should do the same on co-founders, as well as investors. Don’t ignore any big red flags.
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Startup Professionals Musings
JANUARY 8, 2023
Outsourcing is defined as contracting the work to another company, usually located in a developing country, like India, China, or Eastern Europe. If your software or your manufacturing process is your “secret sauce,” you need to keep the work in-house. Don’t count on contracts and non-disclosure agreements to save you.
Startup Professionals Musings
NOVEMBER 7, 2021
But people are still begging for more technology or laws, often to protect them from themselves. In this scam, you are offered a very attractive term sheet due to close in 90 days or so, with a deposit required to hold your position while due diligence is being conducted. Professional investors don’t work this way.
Startup Professionals Musings
OCTOBER 6, 2023
This is the mysterious and dreaded due diligence process, which can kill the whole deal. Some entrepreneurs do very little to prepare for due diligence, assuming all the talking has already been done, and the business plan and results to-date tell the right story. My best advice is to stick to the middle ground.
Startup Professionals Musings
JANUARY 17, 2015
This is the mysterious and dreaded due diligence process, which can kill the whole deal. Some entrepreneurs do very little to prepare for due diligence, assuming all the talking has already been done, and the business plan and results to-date tell the right story. My best advice is to stick to the middle ground.
Startup Professionals Musings
JULY 26, 2013
If your startup is great enough to get a term sheet from angel investors or a venture capitalist, the next step for the investor is to complete the dreaded due diligence process. Some startups do nothing to prepare for the due diligence process, assuming the people and business plan documents will speak for themselves.
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