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After you have successfully attracted angels or venture capital with your business case, your million dollar product idea, and you have a signed termsheet, there is still one more hurdle to overcome before investors write the check. This is the dreaded “duediligence” process. Product or service readiness. Waste no time.
After you have successfully attracted angels or venture capital with your business case, your million dollar product idea, and you have a signed termsheet, there is still one more hurdle to overcome before investors write the check. This is the dreaded “duediligence” process. Product or service readiness. Waste no time.
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