Tips and Tricks for Entrepreneurs

Today's Question:   How do I win over an investor?

Other Daily Questions:

1. How many months can $100k last at a startup if you are willing to work leanly? How many engineers does one need?
2. Why is it a bad idea to go into business with a partner at 50/50?
3. How difficult is it to raise capital for a venture capital for an idea that came from your research?
4. How do startups pitch ideas?
5. What is the percentage share to give out to a co-founder coming in after the product was launched? I launched a tech company last year and required a co-funder who's expert in coding and online business though the business hasn't generated revenue.
6. What startups should have been successful but failed due to unfortunate circumstances?
7. When do I need pre-seed funding for my startup?
8. If I wanted to hire a team to build a site similar to Amazon, would 200,000 USD be enough to get me an MVP (minimum viable product)?
9. Why is it important for entrepreneurs to develop financial plans for their companies?
10. How do I monitor the work of my remote developers as a non-tech founder, to ensure quality job, and for the protection of the company secrets? countries?
11. How should I go about preparing a pitch proposing an app that helps individuals invest change and also allow them to pay their peers cross countries?
12. Do startups prefer angel investors or venture capitalists? What are the strengths and drawbacks that each brings to a business?
13. What is the best way to get funded in the product development stage of a startup?
14. What are some of the hidden traits experienced investors look for when investing in a startup company or idea?
15. What is today’s equivalent business opportunity compared to oil when John D. Rockefeller started his business?
16. How much percent of the startup company should I get if the idea is mine and I am ready to work on it but I can’t invest any money in it while the rest of the investors are investing as well as working?
17. Where can I find a co-founder as a teen?
18. What should one organization do if they are working hard to get new clients and not getting much success?
19.   I am looking for an investor for an innovative business idea. What are some references?
20. What steps did you take to raise sufficient capital to fund your startup?
21. What are the biggest financial planning challenges of startups?
22. I have an idea for an app. How do I go about trying to get it developed?
23. Why does an entrepreneur have a strong desire for independence?
24. What if I have an idea that could change or help a lot of people but I don’t know where to start or who to reach?
25. What are the similar characteristics of the entrepreneur and the innovator?
26. When should a company outsource for their startup?
27. How can we address the market opportunity and potential section in a business plan that wants to offer innovative products and solutions for making sustainable living easier and more fun?
28. Why is there a natural tendency for an entrepreneur to make the 20/80 versus 80/20 mistake?
29. Is an AI startup the best way to make it big with a low input investment?
30. What does a tech startup business plan contain?
31. Why in this generation entrepreneurs must learn digital marketing?
32. Entrepreneurs and startups are recommended to target a well defined niche market, at least to begin with. Have most successful companies done this or is it more of an ideal scenario, which might be hard to realise in practice?
33. What does it take to start a business when you're 20?
34. If you are an entrepreneur, why would you choose venture capital over applying for a loan in a bank?
35. What are some global grant programs for tech and innovative startups?
36. How do I validate a startup idea solution?
37. I’m 16 and I want to become an entrepreneur by 25 but I don’t know how to get there. How can I start working towards my goal? I don't have any ideas for a business or a company yet. What are some tips?
38. What are the major characteristics of a business opportunity?
39. Do I need to be a software engineer or an engineer to start an IT or engineering company, or is the knowledge of business and an MBA enough for it?
40. What entrepreneurs need to learn from this pandemic? When is the right time for an entrepreneur to pivot digital forms?
41. Where can we get some early feedback on an early version of a startup pitch deck?
42. What's a better idea for an electrical engineer to improve their chances of becoming a millionaire fast, a startup at Silicon Valley or start a business in a tri-state area in electrical engineering?
43. What is the best online community for entrepreneurs exploring ideas?
44. Is an entrepreneur born or learned?
45. What gives a biotech company a competitive advantage beyond its patents?
46. How can someone with intermediate tech skills start an online business quickly this year?
47. What do venture capitalists look for in startups to grant them seed funding?
48. I really want to start a tech startup and I know that it requires a lot of hard work. Would I be needing to get people to help me or is it possible to do it on my own?
49. Can I start a tech startup as a teenager (age 18) without any degree?
50. Which is better, a successful hacker or an entrepreneur? I have interest in both.Can I start a hacking company by being an entreprenuer and nothing less coding or about it?
51. How do you know if you have the right startup idea to launch a stable business?
52. I am 40 years old and work from 9 to 5. Am I too old to pursue beginning a start-up?
53. I'm 13 and the idea of starting a startup just seems too complicated to me. What can I do instead?
54. What are the different stages of a startup? How do I know at which stage my startup is?
55. I am 22 years old and currently working in a software company. I want to start my own software company, what should I do from today to start the software company?
56. Is being 30 years old too old to quit your job and start a business that will likely have no revenue for possibly a year?

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