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You're reading from StartupPro: How to set up and grow a tech business Practical guidance on how to turn your passion, idea, and technical skills into a successful business

Product type Paperback

Published in Dec 2014

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ISBN-13 9781783001422

Length 238 pages

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Business Management

Author (1):

Martin C Zwilling

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Table of Contents (15) Chapters

StartupPro: How to set up and grow a tech business

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Preface

1. Do You Have What It Takes to be an Entrepreneur?

2. Does Your Dream Idea Have the Potential to be a Business? FREE CHAPTER

3. When, Where, and How Do You Formalize a Technical Business?

4. Does a Technical Entrepreneur Really Need a Business Plan?

5. When and How Do You Find Funding for a Technical Business?

6. After the Funding, How Do You Survive the Execution Risks?

7. Are You Ready for All the Leadership and Team Challenges?

8. Do You Understand How Social Media is Changing the Business Landscape?

9. If You Build It, Will They Find You, and Will They Use It?

10. Can You Build the Relationships Needed to Succeed in Business?

Crowdfunding basics for technical entrepreneurs

The new hot topic for technical entrepreneurs in the last couple of years is crowdfunding, or appealing to average people for help with your startup on the Internet. This is anticipated by many entrepreneurs to be the hot new source of cash, which will replace all the alternatives outlined earlier, especially the slow and mysterious process of current Angel and venture capital investors.

The challenge is that crowdfunding means something different to everyone, and I too have been confused by the different ways the term gets used. So, I have set out here to outline and offer some practical advice on the many different models currently used with the term crowdfunding and crowdsourcing.

The latest equity version of the crowdfunding model was passed into law in early 2012 via the JOBS Act (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jumpstart_Our_Business_Startups_Act), and still has no scheduled date for availability in the USA, which is waiting for the rules...