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Recruiting Should Be Your #1 Priority From Day 1

YoungUpstarts

Think of it as an elevator pitch for recruiting. Not sales, product development, or fundraising. Your internal team creates your external results, such as new products and increased revenues. As Elon Musk says, “A company is just a bunch of people who come together to create a product or service”.

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6 Keys To Successfully Addressing Investor Questions

Startup Professionals Musings

That means they normally only invest in startups with a working product that has already been sold to at least one customer for full price (beta tests, giveaways and best friends don’t count). They are willing to cover marketing, inventory and scaling, but not product development. Make your focus and priorities clear.

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The Correct Answers to 'How Will You Use My Money?'

Startup Professionals Musings

That means they normally only invest in startups with a working product that has already been sold to at least one customer for full price (beta tests, giveaways and best friends don’t count). They are willing to cover marketing, inventory and scaling, but not product development. Make your focus and priorities clear.

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6 Tips On Positioning Your Needs For Investor Funding

Startup Professionals Musings

That means they normally only invest in startups with a working product that has already been sold to at least one customer for full price (beta tests, giveaways and best friends don’t count). They are willing to cover marketing, inventory and scaling, but not product development. Make your focus and priorities clear.

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6 Guidelines For Proper Responses To Investor Queries

Startup Professionals Musings

That means they normally only invest in startups with a working product that has already been sold to at least one customer for full price (beta tests, giveaways and best friends don’t count). They are willing to cover marketing, inventory and scaling, but not product development. Make your focus and priorities clear.

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6 Principles For Proper Use Of Funds From Investors

Startup Professionals Musings

That means they normally only invest in startups with a working product that has already been sold to at least one customer for full price (beta tests, giveaways and best friends don’t count). They are willing to cover marketing, inventory and scaling, but not product development. Make your focus and priorities clear.

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How Mastering CEO-Speak Can Help Lead To Innovation Implementation

YoungUpstarts

Show how your project aligns within your company’s current business imperatives, but don’t throw around hyperbolic and unrealistic metrics about revenue projections and market share. Your elevator pitch should be one to two minutes long, focusing on topline elements and not an avalanche of executional details and analytics.