A Tragedy: The story of a failed startup

In my post last week, Why do Startups Die?, I started a theme that I think will prove to be…

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50 Ways to Mess Up Your Startup – Part 7 (#47-#50 )

Welcome back to Part 7 of “50 Ways to Mess Up Your Startup” to help you avoid them!  This post…

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50 Ways to Mess Up Your Startup – Part 6 (#42-#46 )

Welcome back to Part 6 of “50 Ways to Mess Up Your Startup” so you can avoid them!  This post…

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M&A Contract Tip – Don’t forget to protect your domains and brands!

Often the startup experience ends with the sale of the company.  Sometimes this is “early” in development, sometimes it is…

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How to get preferred stock in your own startup

Last week, I wrote that entrepreneurs should assume that 90% of VC-backed startups are a total loss for the entrepreneur.…

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