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  2. Posts tagged: primer

Tools for Business

Nov

17

2008

Tools for Business provides local, state, federal and best-of-the-web information and resources to help businesses grow. Some highlights include: * Business Formation and Start-up Kit * Payroll calculator * Business planning tools and information * Business assessment tools for growing businesses * Business funding options * Sustainable green business practices * Free and low-cost online ...
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Economic Development

economic development · primer

How to Start a Startup

Oct

7

2008

You need three things to create a successful startup: to start with good people, to make something customers actually want, and to spend as little money as possible. Most startups that fail do it because they fail at one of these. A startup that does all three will probably succeed.
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General Primers

primer · starting out · startups

Ten Tips to Appeal to Angel Investors

Sep

4

2008

1. You should understand that private equity is a class of investment, and that most early stage entrepreneurs are better suited for investment from private investors (“angels”), than from professional venture capital partnerships. 2. You should create a business plan that emphasizes your sustainable competitive advantage. 3. You should accept the fact that having “a ...
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Fundraising

primer · tips

Paul Graham, Founding Partner Y Combinator — Essays of Interest to Entrepreneurs

Sep

4

2008

Paul Graham made his fortune selling his ecommerce platform Viaweb to Yahoo for $49 million in 1998. More recently, he has become something of a 21st century messiah for tech company founders. His numerous essays about tech startup strategy, along with his work as a founding partner of Y Combinator, have allowed him to influence ...
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General Primers

primer · y combinator

The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Raising Private Equity

Sep

4

2008

A comprehensive presentation of many aspects of raising money from preparing for it, generating investor interest, and validating the business, to terms sheets and valuation.
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Fundraising

primer

Angel Group Financing – A Guide For Entrepreneurs

Sep

4

2008

Written by veteran angel group investor and VentureDeal CEO Don Jones, this guide is designed to help entrepreneurs understand the world of angel investing groups and how to obtain funding for their technology startup company.
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Fundraising

angel · group · primer

Venture Capital – Knowing the Rules – The Fundraising Process

Sep

4

2008

Talk is cheap. If you’re looking for investors to fund your startup, you’d better have something to throw into the pot. Don’t expect others to put up cash if you don’t have enough confidence in your business to chip in as much as you reasonably can, say venture capitalists. You got to have skin in ...
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General Primers

fundraising · primer

Y Combinator Startup School 2007 Notes

Aug

26

2008

A series of presentations on many aspects of starting a company and its challenges.
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General Primers

primer · startup

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