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The Ultimate Guide for Starting and Running a Business at Home

Up and Running

Identify any technology needs you may have (and whether or not you’re equipped to meet them) such as: High-speed internet with a reliable connection. Not only is it necessary due to the coronavirus, but it could potentially give you a strategic long-term advantage against current competitors and help you avoid massive overhead.

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How to Raise Startup Funding from Unlikely Angel Investors

Up and Running

Angels invest in one out of every forty deals they review (2.5%) versus the one out of 400 by VC’s (0.25%). They are professionals with full-time jobs, who often don’t have time for due diligence (and may not even know how to do it) and often make decisions through trusted referrals or based on gut feelings (more on gut feelings later).

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How to Write a Business Plan for a Cannabis Company

Up and Running

The global market for CBD oils is expanding due to their medical efficacy. A number of cannabis tech companies have also begun to take advantage of the opportunity in the marketplace. The problem is that they sell extremely similar products, and customers in the area are becoming more adventurous and seeking variety.

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How Private Equity and Venture Capital Investors Are Eating Their Own Dogfood

David Teten

VCs tout themselves as frontier technology investors, but most are using the same infrastructure tools they have used for the past 20+ years: Excel and recent college grads searching Google. According to Knowledge.VC , under 5% of US VCs have a full-time team member focused on technology. . But we’re doing it slowly.

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[Interview] Benjamin Yee of EMERGE App

YoungUpstarts

A self-professed digital nomad and the founder of a software startup that provides order, purchase and inventory management, Benjamin has found an enviable match for his wanderlust with a business that allows him to work online, anywhere and anytime. His software is used by over 1,000 users in 40 countries spread over 5 continents.

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Want to Work for a Startup? 10 Questions to Ask Your Interviewer

mashable.com

Proceed — if at all — with extreme due diligence and caution. Whats your exit strategy? Before accepting an offer with a startup, ask what their exit strategy is, and make sure youre on board. is the largest independent online news site dedicated to covering digital culture, social media and technology.

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The 10 Questions I Didn’t Expect to Be Asked by Investors

Up and Running

I was expecting to be asked about my team, market segments, financial projections, go-to market strategy, exit strategy, etc. 4 : Can you tell me a story about a customer using your product? The best pitches are the ones that open with a story about how your product or service is helping your customer.