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The Unwritten Secrets for Choosing a Startup Mentor

Every first-time entrepreneur, or even an experienced founder stepping into a new business area, needs a mentor. Nothing you have ever done raises so many questions, or has the potential to be so fulfilling, or so risky, as starting a new business for the first time. A mentor is a confidant who has been there […]
Martin Zwilling
Martin Zwilling , Founder and CEO , Startup Professionals
26 Aug 2012
Startup Strategies: The Strategic and Financial Significance of Intellectual Property

Is it common for startups to have a president? Why or why not?

Startups usually begin with one or two founders who play many roles. The lead founder is likely to wear the hats of Founder, Chairman, CEO, President, CFO, CRO and CMO, while a co-founder may well be CTO, Chief Product Officer, and Programming Team Lead. As the company grows and brings on more people, even in […]
David S. Rose
David S. Rose , Founder and CEO , GUST INC.
23 Aug 2012
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Sprint Like An Egyptian: A Tech Entrepreneurship Revolution in Alexandria

At the threshold of one of the most recognizable landmarks in human history — the sole survivor among the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, dating back nearly five thousand years — my entrepreneur host was engaged in heated debate with a rotating phalanx of functionaries.  As our group sweltered in the July heat on the outskirts of Cairo, […]
Antone Johnson
Antone Johnson , Founding Principal , Bottom Line Law Group
22 Aug 2012
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Adding Slides Does Not Enhance Your Investor Pitch

As a member of the local Angel group selection committee, I’ve seen a lot of startup presentations to investors, and I’ve never seen one that was too short – maybe short on content, but not short on pages! A perfect round number is ten slides, with the right content, that can be covered in ten […]
Martin Zwilling
Martin Zwilling , Founder and CEO , Startup Professionals
20 Aug 2012
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Do most angel investors make money?

The reality is that results in angel investing tend to bifurcate: “Professional” angel investors, who are investing calmly, steadily, relatively-rationally, over a long period of time and with a strong knowledge of both investment math and early stage realities, tend to not only make money, but do quite well: the average return for a comprehensive, […]
David S. Rose
David S. Rose , Founder and CEO , GUST INC.
16 Aug 2012
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