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LinkedIn's Series B Pitch to Greylock: Pitch Advice for Entrepreneurs

reidhoffman.org

You may happen to emphasize the right points that pique an investor’s interest, but you shouldn’t leave your financing up to chance. Second, understand the broader financing climate. There will be one to three issues that are potentially problematic for your financing — address them head on.

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24 Entrepreneur Explain How They Come Up With Their Business Name

Hearpreneur

So I was looking for a name that would include sustainability, impact, or social responsibility as well as investing and personal finance. In the end, it was a friend who was helping me brainstorm who came up with SustainFi (sustainable + finance.). I probably looked at 100 different options, and most of them were taken.

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10 Avoidable Mistakes Cause Entrepreneurs Much Pain

Startup Professionals Musings

It also forces you to pick a name for your company and put other intellectual property stakes in the ground. Company and product naming may also seem simple, but should be a key early effort, because mistakes can be very costly. It’s not that hard to change later to a C-Corp. You may recall the Chevy Nova, a compact car from GM.

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10 Startup Shortcuts That Will Be Back To Haunt You

Startup Professionals Musings

It also forces you to pick a name for your company and put other intellectual property stakes in the ground. Company and product naming may also seem simple, but should be a key early effort, because mistakes can be very costly. It’s not that hard to change later to a C-Corp. You may recall the Chevy Nova, a compact car from GM.

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The 3 Most Common Challenges Faced By New Entrepreneurs

YoungUpstarts

Finding Financing. Acquiring the amount of financing you need to adequately fund the business in the early years is one of the biggest problems that entrepreneurs encounter. Many new entrepreneurs seek financing from private banks that often aggressively seek out new business in the local community. In addition, the U.K.

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10 Startup Shortcuts That Will Be Back To Haunt You

Gust

It also forces you to pick a name for your company and put other intellectual property stakes in the ground. Company and product naming may also seem simple, but should be a key early effort, because mistakes can be very costly. It’s not that hard to change later to a C-Corp. You may recall the Chevy Nova, a compact car from GM.

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How to Take Your Business Global

Women Entrepreneurs Can

Find out government and private sources of financing are available. Financing can be a challenge, but many governments are interested in boosting exporting, so if you can show that you’re innovating then there may be funding available to help you. The decision to grow internationally means doing a lot of research first.

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