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7 Startup Proposals That May Raise Investor Red Flags

Startup Professionals Musings

You need a big differentiator in these arenas. Huge investments are also required to ramp up manufacturing, build a distribution network, and provide the support infrastructure. These are ones you need to bootstrap, crowdfund or pitch to friends and family. Products requiring changes to government regulations.

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Investors Consider These 7 Elements to Be High Risk

Startup Professionals Musings

You need a big differentiator in these arenas. Huge investments are also required to ramp up manufacturing, build a distribution network, and provide the support infrastructure. These are ones you need to bootstrap, crowdfund or pitch to friends and family. Products requiring changes to government regulations.

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7 Indications Your New Venture May Not Be Investable

Startup Professionals Musings

You need a big differentiator in these arenas. Huge investments are also required to ramp up manufacturing, build a distribution network, and provide the support infrastructure. These are ones you need to bootstrap, crowdfund or pitch to friends and family. Products requiring changes to government regulations.

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7 New Venture Scenarios That Rarely Attract Investors

Startup Professionals Musings

You need a big differentiator in these arenas. Huge investments are also required to ramp up manufacturing, build a distribution network, and provide the support infrastructure. These are ones you need to bootstrap, crowdfund or pitch to friends and family. Products requiring changes to government regulations.

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7 Startup Scenarios That May Be Judged Non-Fundable

Startup Professionals Musings

You need a big differentiator in these arenas. Huge investments are also required to ramp up manufacturing, build a distribution network, and provide the support infrastructure. These are ones you need to bootstrap, crowdfund or pitch to friends and family. Products requiring changes to government regulations.

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Random: Yo, Slingshot, Product Hunt, Yelp Competition, Taptalk

Hunter Walker

It means it’s easy enough to develop that eight hours or so is all it takes to build something that can then be distributed/accessed for free by lots of people. Last two years was “fast graph” -> app bootstrapping via “connect your FB account and autofollow all friends.” Taptalk (social photos app).

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The Impact of Community

Duct Tape Marketing

He is the co-founder of Boast.ai, where he leveraged the Community-Led Growth model to bootstrap the company. Lloyed explores the intricate art of harnessing the community’s strength as your ultimate acquisition channe l, brand differentiator, feedback source, retention lever, and catalyst for transformative change.