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7 Goodwill Factors Will Raise Your Business Valuation

Startup Professionals Musings

Here is my list of key goodwill elements that investors consider, and how you can optimize them in your favor: Your image, reputation, and depth of experience. Quality of your technical and business teams. Proprietary technology with a high barrier to entry. You need to do the same now.

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The Case for Optimism and Risk at Startups

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The press around the raise & company was fantastic and the promise of their technology – wireless charging that works as easily as WiFi – would positively affect many of our lives. uBeam’s tech does work and I have safely seen it demo’d in the real life many times. Working on it. And being ambitious.

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Third-Party Risk Management: What It Is And Why You Need It

YoungUpstarts

There’s the risk that the vendor won’t come through, that supply chains will be compromised, or that the vendor will damage your reputation, fail to comply with regulations, be affected by a natural disaster, or get hacked. Designate an employee to steward each aspect of the relationship. Benefits of a Strong Vendor Risk Management Strategy.

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10 Ways Successful Entrepreneurs Beat the Odds

Startup Professionals Musings

The Google team stayed tight as they developed the technology, first working out of Larry Page’s dorm room at Stanford, then a garage Minimize status differences and insist on courtesy and mutual respect. CEOs who talk, and really listen, to everyone in the organization gain the highest reputation. Their perception is the only reality.

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10 Strategies To Make You A Lucky Winner In Business

Startup Professionals Musings

The Google team stayed tight as they developed the technology, first working out of Larry Page’s dorm room at Stanford, then a garage. CEOs who talk, and really listen, to everyone in the organization gain the highest reputation. When it’s time for due diligence, we will talk to your team. What do you think they will say?

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How Legal Tech Companies Are Re-Shaping the Legal World

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Legal tech includes software and other tools that help attorneys and their support staff to provide legal services to clients. Many new applications empower reputable firms to improve their efficiency and adapt to mobile working environments. Here’s how legal tech companies are re-shaping the legal world. Firms go global.

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I Would Only Fund an Entrepreneur with High Integrity

Both Sides of the Table

We were super excited by their offering – they had patented technology in a field that we believe will continue to grow massively. During the final pre-term sheet due diligence we discovered that the CEO had had a felony arrest for a significant crime that he hadn’t disclosed to us.