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Reader Feedback

Boris Blinderman on "Good Entrepreneurs Spend More Time Listening": I love the way you write. Straight to the point. Exactly what I need. A step by step thought process. Very good.

Kathleen Keith on "Entrepreneurs are Survivors, Never Victims": Powerful and certainly actionable stuff we need to keep top of mind.

Maria Sipka on "Ten Tips for Keeping Your Job at a Startup": This is brilliant! I wish I had of read this 3 years ago and shared it with every person who worked with us.

Startup Professionals Expertise StartupPro: How to set up and grow a tech business

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Get StartupPro insights on these topics and many more:

• Do you have what it takes?
• Does your dream have potential?
• How do you formalize a business?
• Do you need a business plan?
• When and how to find funding?
• How to survive execution risks?
• Leadership and team challenges
• How to utilize social media
• Marketing to real customers
• How to build relationships
• Finding the right partners
• To patent or not to patent
• The value of a good website
• Pricing the product correctly
• Mergers, acquisitions, and IPO

This volume is practical guidance for Technical Entrepreneurs on how to turn your passion, idea, and technical skills into a successful business.

Startup Professionals Expertise Do YOU Have What It TAKES To Be An Entrepreneur?

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Topics covered include the following:

• Entrepreneur self-assessment
• How to enhance your abilities
• Alternative entrepreneur paths
• Finding the right opportunity
• How to incorporate a business
• Business plan basics
• Financial considerations
• Preparing for an investor
• Angel investors versus VCs
• When and how to file patents
• Finding the right people
• Good leadership and bad
• Select and advisory board
• Capitalizing on Gen-Y
• Internet marketing secrets
• How to use social media
• Business models to avoid
• Networking like a butterfly

This volume is your all-in-one guide to starting and operating great organizations – ones that are fun and fulfilling for you, and survive the passing fads in business theory.

Startup Professionals Expertise Attracting An Angel

How to Get Money From Business Angels
and Why Most Entrepreneurs Don't

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Table of Contents:

Chapter 1: Finding Your Angel
Chapter 2: Planning Your Business
Chapter 3: Preparing to Meet Your Angel
Chapter 4: Getting Angel Funding
Chapter 5: Final Thoughts


Topics covered include the following:

• Proposition - Is the idea a big winner?
• Potential - Are revenues big enough?
• People - Is the team right for the job?
• Plan - Can the idea become a company?
• Profit - Can the company make money?
• Price - Is the investment attractive?
• Participation - Can we work together?
• Partnership - Can we exit successfully?

This volume takes the reader inside the Angel investing process, providing tips and insights that will give you an understanding of how your startup will be judged for potential Angel funding.

More Reader Feedback...

Jamie Glass on "An Advisory Board is a Startup’s Best Investment": Thank you for all your great advice. You are a very valuable advisor to all entrepreneurs!

James K. Jenkins on "Entrepreneurs are Survivors, Never Victims": Glass is half full! I love the anti-victim conclusion in this article. Very awesome.

M.J. Plebon on "Ten Slides Make a Killer Investor Presentation": Great article. Very concise and clear.

Kavita on "Gen-Y is Maturing into Real Entrepreneurs": I belong to Gen Y and I couldn’t agree more with you.

mycents on "Entrepreneurs Must Take Control of Their Time": I wanted to say a quick thank you for all of your fantastic articles. This is my first start up and I have really enjoyed reading though your articless and listening to your experience.

Julie on "Don’t Be Too Busy for Social Media Marketing": This article does a nice job of making the case for all of us to get engaged in the social media marketing initiatives... I'm going to work on it!

Cameron Chell on "Six Tips to a Sustainable Competitive Advantage": Great article and you are totally correct - it's not easy!

Pamela Meyer on "Ten Tips for Collaborative Startup Success": Thanks for such a clear articulation of these core principles. You make it sound so simple!