Business Planning Articles
Congratulations to SMS Alumni graduating from the NASDAQ Milestone Maker Program!
Congratulations to TWO members of our Fundraising Sprint Program who are graduating from the NASDAQ Milestone Makers Cohort #2 on Tuesday, April 11! The NASDAQ Entrepreneur Center empowers entrepreneurs to redefine what success means for their business and why. During...
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Cut your startup fundraising time in HALF……
David Chang is one of the most active Angel Investors in the U.S. with over 40 investments in his portfolio. He has 6 successful exits including PayPal and Trip Advisor. In this video clip, David and I discuss how you can cut the amount of time you spend fundraising...
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The Stress of Raising Money for Your Startup
If you think about it, raising money for a business is pretty straight forward. All a CEO has to do is: identify potential investors create a pitch deck schedule a meeting negotiate terms navigate due diligence close the deal Simple, right? Nothing to it. But we all...
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Networks: The Secret Ingredient in Entrepreneurial Success
It's scary enough to jump off a cliff, but why would anyone attempt to also assemble an aircraft on the way down? In essence, that's the question that LinkedIn founder, Reid Hoffman, put to an audience at the recent Global Entrepreneurship Summit. Here's what Reid...
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The Cost of Not Raising “SmartMoney”
I've been fortunate in my career to have been involved with many very successful businesses. Businesses that became acquired or went public and generated huge returns to investors. But, I had one experience that...well...didn't turn out so well. Actually, that's an...
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The Secret Recipe for Raising Smart Money
I'd like to share two secrets I've learned from my 25 years and over a billion dollars in deals completed. First, it always takes longer than the entrepreneur thinks, especially when raising that first, second, or third round of capital for the startup company. It...
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Are You Making These Common Sweat Equity Mistakes
Over the years I've seen many founders make mistakes when it comes to sweat equity. I'd like to cover the common ones and, hopefully, help you to avoid them. As you likely know, it takes a lot of energy to actually get a startup off the ground. Founders start with an...
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