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Outside capital: do or die?

A gigantic percentage of startup literature concerns how to raise capital.  But before you start on that PowerPoint, let’s ask this: do you really have to? Or is it still possible to bootstrap and build a company organically? Strategically, the advantage outside capital provides is obvious: you can go faster.  And since speed of iteration is often the […]
Bob Rice
Bob Rice , MANAGING PARTNER , Tangent Capital
23 Dec 2011
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Nuts & Bolts of Intellectual Property for New Startups

So you’ve chosen a name for your startup, product, or both. Having covered all the bases to ensure that your corporate name is available, the domain name can be acquired, and the name doesn’t infringe any existing trademarks (as we discussed here), now is a good time to look at the categories of intellectual property (IP) that are […]
Antone Johnson
Antone Johnson , Founding Principal , Bottom Line Law Group
22 Dec 2011
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There Is Only ONE Silicon Valley

Silicon Valley is a very special place – the nucleus of high-growth, high technology entrepreneurship in the US, indeed, in the world.  The Valley produces world-class entrepreneurs, angel investors, venture capitalists and successful high-tech companies – all growing and creating jobs on one relatively small peninsula.  The Valley has been a unique place for over […]
Bill Payne
Bill Payne , Angel Investor , Frontier Angel Fund
21 Dec 2011
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Start With a Strong Team. (Or Not at All)

Picture a meeting room with a lot of windows, early evening, early Spring, the Oregon landscape darkening outside. Twenty or so angel investors (me included)  sit on tables arranged like a big U, with a table in the middle for a projector, and a screen in front. An entrepreneur has just finished his pitch. He’s […]
Tim Berry
Tim Berry , Founder , Palo Alto Software
20 Dec 2011
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Red Flags To Avoid When Talking About Competitors

One of the most important questions you will be asked by potential investors is how your solution beats the competition’s, not just today, but over the three to five year life of their investment. There is no perfect answer to this question, but there are many wrong answers which will immediately jeopardize your credibility. The concept is […]
Martin Zwilling
Martin Zwilling , Founder and CEO , Startup Professionals
19 Dec 2011
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