What makes a startup sexy and successful? 5 points.

It would take me at least 10 hours to answer this question, but there are 5 things that seem to be absolutely essential:1. a good startup is a completely new project or a good adaptation of an old idea.This is what I mean. If you invented yahoo you would be really happy to see so [...]

Invest In Me! Grabbing The VC’s Attention

by Jeff Turk 
If you are an entrepreneur in pursue of VC funding, here are a few insightful tips to get them looking in your direction:

Utilize College Professors: Speaking from personal experience, this is the quickest way to get on the horn with a VC. Get networked in through a university professor. More often than not, they will [...]

First mover effect is vital for startups. Do you want to know why?

Those of you who study economics probably know the concept of first mover effect. It basically means that a company that is willing to internationalize is likely to succeed on condition that it is the first one to move to a given market.
Something similar takes when launching startups. In this case you have three stages:
1. [...]

How can you convince Venture Capitalists to give you money to launch a startup?

That’s not easy, but it’s still possible. There are few things to keep in mind:
1) Show them the size of the market opportunity, and how you plan to capture a significant part of it.
2) Identify the current and likely competition, along with your best estimate of the current market share for each, and show them [...]

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