Startup Professionals Musings
JANUARY 24, 2021
This is the mysterious and dreaded due diligence process, which can kill the whole deal. Some entrepreneurs do very little to prepare for due diligence, assuming all the talking has already been done, and the business plan and results to-date tell the right story. My best advice is to stick to the middle ground.
Startup Professionals Musings
OCTOBER 6, 2023
This is the mysterious and dreaded due diligence process, which can kill the whole deal. Some entrepreneurs do very little to prepare for due diligence, assuming all the talking has already been done, and the business plan and results to-date tell the right story. My best advice is to stick to the middle ground.
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Both Sides of the Table
APRIL 3, 2014
Most technology startups seem to be funded by product people or business people. Specifically what is often not in the DNA of founders are sales skills. The result is a lack of knowledge of the process and of sales people themselves. I boil it down to this: sales people are sales people. Here are mine.
Startup Professionals Musings
APRIL 18, 2021
If your startup is great enough to get a term sheet from angel investors or a venture capitalist, the next step for the investor is to complete the dreaded due diligence process. Some startups do nothing to prepare for the due diligence process, assuming the people and business plan documents will speak for themselves.
The Startup Magazine
DECEMBER 19, 2024
Source Leverage Advanced Technologies Harnessing advanced technologies can transform how startups operate and compete. These systems apply complex algorithms to parse sales data, forecast demand trends, and manage stock levels efficiently. Take, for example, businesses in the fashion industry.
Startup Professionals Musings
JANUARY 6, 2021
New entrepreneurs, especially technical ones, are excited by early adopters, and tend to focus on their feedback, which will always suggest more product features and options. Your focus for momentum could be sales, profitability, or number of customers, but trying to keep all possible parameters growing is simply not practical.
Startup Professionals Musings
MARCH 6, 2021
A closer analysis often indicates the cause to be a lack of diligence in handling common business finances. If you fail to pay a cash obligation when it is due, the business is technically insolvent. Not producing and reviewing financial reports regularly. Prepare it, update it regularly, and use it. Marty Zwilling.
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