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10 Entrepreneur Alternatives to Executive Isolation

One of the toughest things about running a startup is the feeling of loneliness and isolation. You are on your own and nobody supports you because it’s hard for them to see what you see and feel the excitement that you feel at the critical stages. This is especially true if you run your startup […]
Martin Zwilling
Martin Zwilling , Founder and CEO , Startup Professionals
10 Mar 2013
Valuation. You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.

Why Sweat Equity Often Stinks

Somebody asked for standard boilerplate for sweat equity via the ask-me page on my website. I am looking for a contract template which states an agreement for services in exchange for equity. I was hoping that you would have a template that you can share. That’s not going to happen. Fundamental sweat equity is beautiful, blisteringly clear, […]
Tim Berry
Tim Berry , Founder , Palo Alto Software
6 Mar 2013
Startup Strategies: The Strategic and Financial Significance of Intellectual Property

10 Entrepreneurial Lessons From the ‘Gang of Four’

Every startup, as well as mature business, needs to learn as much as possible from Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google, who have set the standards for fast growth and success in today’s business world. These companies, designated the “gang of four” by Eric Schmidt a couple of years ago, are clearly driving a consumer and […]
Martin Zwilling
Martin Zwilling , Founder and CEO , Startup Professionals
3 Mar 2013
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Raising Your Hand as Due Diligence Lead for Angel Groups

Through Rob Wiltbank’s ground-breaking study in 2007, angels in groups learned that collective due diligence on new deals really pays off.  The 538 angels included in this study enjoyed 2.6X returns over the life of their investments.  However, for deals on which collective due diligence totally less than 20 hours, returns were only 1.1X.  But, […]
Bill Payne
Bill Payne , Angel Investor , Frontier Angel Fund
27 Feb 2013
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Big Obvious Failure is Better Than Long Slow Lack of Success

Steve Blank has a good post today called Failure and Redemption, which he introduces with this: We give abundant advice to founders about how to make startups succeed yet we offer few models about dealing with failure. So here’s mine. Steve’s experience was Rocket Science Games, which raised $35 million and a cover story in Wired Magazine before […]
Tim Berry
Tim Berry , Founder , Palo Alto Software
26 Feb 2013
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