Category: Funding
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Top 5 Ways to Get That Big Meeting
“Watch this, Stefan.” John then picked up the phone and called a CEO of a Fortune 50 company, whom he did not know. When the CEO’s administrator answered, John said, “I’ll be in Paris next week and about 5 minutes from your office. I’d be happy to stop by and speak to [the CEO] for…
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Are You Raising Capital For Your Company? Who’s Your Lead Investor?
I felt like a little kid waiting for that letter from Santa. I kept checking the mailbox. A few days earlier I completed the legal terms and amount from my first investor for my newest company, the Shift Group. My investor told me he was sending the check and our contract in the mail. More…
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Entrepreneurs Solving World’s Challenges
The room was filled with a tension so thick that movement came in quakes. Ten companies were ready to stand: 13 modules complete, six weeks in the making, self-vetted and prepared with only five minutes to present. About 80 investors, lawyers and guests had come to listen to the final ten showcase their businesses at…
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Why Making Assumptions is Good!
Tonight working late. Wife came in to say good night. I asked her to sit down and go over The Plan. She rolled her eyes and said, “Stefan it is 1AM, do we really need to do this now?” Five minutes later she was saying, “Wow, that is really cool. You’ve made it so tangible and…
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Quick Guide To Knowing Your Crucial Numbers
Vince Lombardi was considered by many to be one of the best NFL head coaches of all time. The Super Bowl trophy is named after him. And whether you like American football or not, many of his strategies and principles are applied in business today. For example, Lombardi was famous for going into the locker…
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How to Leverage Your Company Vision
Last week we managed to raise a large chunk of money for my new company, the Shift Group. Contrary to what many investors and funding experts may say, our company still doesn’t have a MVP (minimal viable product) nor did we get the money from friends and family (typically where the money comes from at…
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8 Steps to Achieving Critical Mass
Early last month my wife and I were enjoying our walk around the park just steps from our new home here in Brooklyn. At one point we stopped and could not help but worry about the local geese, swans and various species of birds that were standing on the frozen pond covered in snow that…