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Hi It really depends on the type of startup, but very generally speaking, you would need: 1. A One Pager and/or Pitch Deck (presentation). 2. To perfect your pitching skills (online). 3. An MVP (Minimal Viable Product) or at least a POC (proof of concept) to show some data/numbers. As for actu...

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Video marketing - make a video talking about a typical problem your niche faces and post it on youtube. Choose the key words carefully. Make sure your phone # is in the video title. Forum marketing - find forums which your target market is gathering on. Answer their questions. Develop a reputati...

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DO NOT hire a BD person. First, a startup with <$10m/yr revenue almost surely has nothing to offer another company that is interesting to them for BD. Not enough attention, not enough users, not enough revenue-sharing, etc.. BD only works when BOTH sides move the needle on something important ...

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We used this article last year, to value a startup I was working with and it worked out quite well. The investors own valuation was within 10%. http://business.tutsplus.com/tutorials/how-to-calculate-the-value-of-your-early-stage-startup--cms-65 Best of luck.

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There are a lot of different platforms to try and raise capital. You can try and borrow money from a traditional bank, or if you are in the US, the small business administration (SBA) has many programs to loan funds to small businesses. Other startups try to raise money by issuing debt or equ...

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To calculate percentage ownership, take the number of shares you were offered, divide it by the total number of fully diluted shares outstanding. How to allocate share in a start-up: 1. Determine the Founder Equity 2. Vesting Schedules 3. Divide the Equity

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Puedes desarrollar una unidad de negocio o crear un producto externo. Algo como hace Microsoft (Microsoft teams, outlook, etc) o como hace Alibaba que es un holding empresarial (aliexpress, alipay, etc). En cuanto acciones,si es algo que se crea de la misma empresa. No todos los que trabajen en e...

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First of all, you have to figure out what type of investors usually invest in such startups. What I mean by that, is what is the profile you sould be looking for. Then you should earn their trust and respect (there are many ways to earn such qualities). Finally, you state clearly what your compan...

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The one and only thing you should do to validate your idea is... Pre-sell the solution. TAKE MONEY. Real actual money. The only way to tell if something is viable is to take money from people who will buy it. Don't be fooled by people who say you can't do this. Apple does this all the time. T...

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I have to say that from the hundreds of startups I have work with in one or other way, I have never seen someone "hire" a lead generation solution. Most of the work on the early days is done "manually" or "by hand" and the grow is all worth to mouth (or some inventive growth hacking technique wi...

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