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7 Ways To Preclude The Most Common Investor Rejection

Startup Professionals Musings

Obviously this definition is generic, so my first recommendation is that you take the lead in defining traction metrics for your startup, and then selling your results convincingly to investors. Signed contracts with big name customers, like IBM, AT&T, or Wal-Mart, is a strong indication of traction.

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6 Ways To Improve Your Odds Of New Business Success

Startup Professionals Musings

I recommend a trial run with an experiment or MVP (minimum viable product), at full price and cost, before the big bang launch, risking your investment money and a major time commitment. With my software background at IBM, I’m well aware that technical early adopters value more and more features, and are able to deal with complexity.

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How Much Traction is Enough for Investors?

Startup Professionals Musings

Obviously this definition is generic, so my first recommendation is that you take the lead in defining traction metrics for your startup, and then selling your results convincingly to investors. Signed contracts with big name customers, like IBM, AT&T, or Wal-Mart, is a strong indication of traction.

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Investors Expect Ten Essentials in a Business Plan

Startup Professionals Musings

In fact, a business plan is needed more by you than investors, as the blueprint for your company, team communication, and progress metrics. Competing with IBM, Microsoft, and other large companies should never be minimized. Describe your market penetration strategy, sales channels, pricing, and strategic partnerships.

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These 10 Key Elements Make a Business Plan Fundable

Startup Professionals Musings

In fact, a business plan is needed more by you than investors, as the blueprint for your company, team communication, and progress metrics. Competing with IBM, Microsoft, and other large companies should never be minimized. Describe your market penetration strategy, sales channels, pricing, and strategic partnerships.

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Ten Tips for an Investment-Grade Business Plan

Startup Professionals Musings

In fact, a business plan is needed more by you than investors, as the blueprint for your company, team communication, and progress metrics. Competing with IBM, Microsoft, and other large companies should never be minimized. Describe your market penetration strategy, sales channels, pricing, and strategic partnerships.

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Open Source Business Model

SoCal CTO

One of his companies - Gluecode - was sold to IBM for a pretty good price. Technology Advisor Technology Roles in Startups Pricing Customer Acquisition Sunk Costs and More -. There are quite a few other Software Development Companies in Southern California working on open source and/or freemium business models.