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Why The Bank Won’t Finance Your Business Plan
Over the years I’ve received hundreds of emails from entrepreneurs complaining about banks not lending them money on their business plans. I just got another one this morning, and when I searched this...
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10 Good Reasons Not to Seek Investors For Your Startup
Sure, maybe you need the money. Maybe that’s what your business plan says. But seriously: Do you really want to have investors involved in your dream startup? I’ve said it before: bootstrapping is...
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Long-Term Successes Don't Leave Out Investors
For an investor in a startup, return on investment is as simple as writing a check now and depositing some related money later. And since startups are risky, you’d expect to hit big when you win...
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True Stories: One Good and One Bad Answer to Investor Q&A
We talk about the slides, and what they cover, but some of the more important moments in business pitches I’ve seen are not about slides, or plans, but rather about the people themselves, and how they...
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You Can Take Your IRR and Shove It
In pitches and presentations everywhere, bright young entrepreneur tells cynical skeptical investors, usually with great pride and flourish, about their fabulous IRR for their great new startup. I get...
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What Kickstarter Means to You — Maybe
I’ve had several visits to Kickstarter.com in the last week. First because some friends of mine are looking to launch a project there. Second, because I’m getting so interested in crowdfunding. Third,...
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3 Essential Truths About Startups and Investment
Today I’m answering, with this post, a lot of similar questions I get often in email, where somebody is asking me how to get connected to or hooked up with or recommended properly for angel investment....
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Do You Have What Investors Want?
What do investors want? I’ve read more than 100 business plans in the last two months. Entrepreneurs are overwhelmingly predictable on this point. Investors want disruptive. Investors want game...
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Don’t Give Away Ownership As If it Were Just Credit. Please.
Please, entrepreneurs, this is important. Please don’t give away ownership in your startup, ever, except to partners who offer permanent help and value to the business, and will be there forever....
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Q&A: How Do I Finance My Company Without Losing Control?
Question: I need $250,000 to get my business started, but from what I see on the web, I’m going to have to give away the business, practically, to get that money from investors. And I don’t want to...
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