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Building a First Class Executive Team Requires Objective Focus and Sometimes Tough Decisions
Beyond the investment opportunity, venture capitalists evaluate the start-up company’s executive team when making their decision to invest in an early stage company. This is the first thing they cons… more →
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Building a First Class Executive Team Requires Objective Focus and Sometimes Tough Decisions
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rochtel wrote 5 days ago: Beyond the investment opportunity, venture capitalists evaluate the start-up company’s executive tea … more →
Entrepreneurs, Do Not be in a Hurry to Get Venture Funding, You will not like the Results
rochtel wrote 1 week ago: All entrepreneurs I have met are in a hurry to secure venture funding for their start-up companies. … more →
Military Contractors Looking to Move Their Products or Technologies into the Commercial Markets have a Lot to Learn
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rochtel wrote 3 weeks ago: I have worked with many traditional military contractors that see the commercial markets as a panace … more →
Entrepreneurs, Putting a Stake in the Ground Early will Help Move your Start-up Company Forward
rochtel wrote 1 month ago: If certain items are not defined early in the development of your start-up company, things will tend … more →
Entrepreneurs, Make the Tough Decisions Necessary to Move your Start-up Company Forward
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rochtel wrote 1 month ago: Start-up companies by their nature are very volatile. As such, things change rapidly and need to in … more →
Venture Capitalists Consider Four Characteristics to Determine Whether a CEO can Lead their Start-up Company to Success
rochtel wrote 1 month ago: It is said that venture capitalists invest in the entrepreneurial team. This is the case for all st … more →
Entrepreneurs, What is Your Start-up Company’s “Value-Added” Proposition?
rochtel wrote 1 month ago: Simple questions from venture capitalists can be the most difficult to answer for entrepreneurs. Why … more →
Entrepreneurs, Self-Education the Key to Securing Funding
rochtel wrote 2 months ago: First time entrepreneurs often want to begin day one by writing their business plan and talking to p … more →
Entrepreneurs, Use General Technology and Market Trends to Define the Future for Your Start-up Company
rochtel wrote 2 months ago: The stock market always looks to the future. This should also be true for first time entrepreneurs. … more →
Entrepreneurs, A Breath of Markets Approach Will Lead You to the Right Conclusions
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rochtel wrote 2 months ago: Having a business “idea” or “concept” does not necessarily provide the entrepreneur with much direct … more →
Three Things Entrepreneurs Absolutely Need to Know Before They Talk To Their First Venture Capitalist Investor
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rochtel wrote 2 months ago: Being an entrepreneur is not a guessing game. Like any successful endeavors in life, starting a bus … more →
Six Things Venture Capital Investors Never Want to Hear from Entrepreneurs
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rochtel wrote 3 months ago: Venture capitalists by their very nature are risk adverse and a very skittish bunch. They do not li … more →
Entrepreneurs, No Matter Where You Start with Your Business “Concept” or “Idea”, Your Final Product Offering Will Often Be Quite Different
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rochtel wrote 3 months ago: Many times entrepreneurs start with a business “concept” or “idea” with little or no real knowledge … more →
A Unique go to Market Strategy Can Differentiate your Start-up Company’s Product Offering and Provide Long-Term Success in the Market
rochtel wrote 3 months ago: Entrepreneurs often forget or don’t realize that a unique go to market strategy may be all they need … more →
A Go To Market Strategy, and Associated Product Line Objectives and Tactics are Often Missing from a Start-up Company’s Business Plan
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rochtel wrote 3 months ago: I have read and reviewed many business plans developed by first time entrepreneurs. While all of the … more →
Entrepreneurs, “The Audacity of Hope” is Not a Path Forward for Securing Funding and Ultimate Success
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rochtel wrote 4 months ago: Most entrepreneurs engage in the development of a start-up company to fulfill their hopes and dreams … more →
Entrepreneurs, Don’t Ignore the “800 Pound Gorillas”
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rochtel wrote 4 months ago: Many times, first time entrepreneurs are enamored by their start-up company’s technology, product or … more →
A Successful Start-up Company uses its Business Plan to Provide it with Flexibility and Adaptability
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rochtel wrote 4 months ago: Today, many entrepreneurs fail to see the real value of a business plan. More often than not, their … more →
Entrepreneurs, When Developing Your Business Plan - Sweat the Details
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rochtel wrote 4 months ago: Most business plans, developed by first time entrepreneurs, are light on substance. That is, they g … more →
