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Monthly Archive for: "July, 2011"
By Ian Stevenson
In Investment, Startup Management
Posted 26th July 2011

Five success factors for taking investment from a customer.

I was involved in a conversation the other day with a company that had taken investment from a customer, and given them a seat on the board.  They had very clear views on the ingredients that [...]

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By Ian Stevenson
In Friday Link, Investment
Posted 22nd July 2011

Friday Link: Angel Investors and Ordinary Shares

Sandy Finlayson at MBM has posted a great piece on preference shares, and why companies that take investment from Angels on under the EIS scheme (which is extremely tax beneficial for the Angels) [...]

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By Ian Stevenson
In Opinion
Posted 20th July 2011

Opinion: Serve your customers or they will leave you.

My recent experience with Sage lead me to reflect on the importance of making sure business models and pricing reflect customer needs and expectations, as well as those of the business…

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By Ian Stevenson
In Opinion
Posted 15th July 2011

Opinion: The rise and fall of Google+

Does the world really need another opinion on Google+? I doubt it, but I’m sharing mine anyway! The initial headlines had Google+ down as a “facebook killer”, but already the lustre has worn off [...]

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By Ian Stevenson
In Bitesize
Posted 13th July 2011

BiteSize: Seedsummit Standard Term Sheet & NDA

I stumbled across this link from SeedSummit the other day – they have produced standard term sheets for seed deals, including an EIS compatible version.  While many investors will not [...]

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By Ian Stevenson
In Marketing, Sales, Startup Management
Posted 12th July 2011

Shhhhh… Don’t tell anyone…

One of the best tools for attracting new customers is a reference from an existing one, but what if the fact you are working together is confidential?  Entrepreneurs are often people who find [...]

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By Ian Stevenson
In Startup Management
Posted 5th July 2011

Do the problems ever end?

Startup teams often feel like they are bouncing straight from one problem, difficulty, crisis or challenge to the next.  There is often an illusion that the “end of all these [...]

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By Ian Stevenson
In Friday Link, Investment
Posted 1st July 2011

Friday Link: VentureBeat – Anatomy of a Fundable Startup

I love this article on VentureBeat – The Anatomy of a Fundable Startup and there’t lots of other great content on the blog.

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  • A Win in Paris – thanks to EIE in Scotland
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  • GDPR & Marketing: Consent and Legitimate Interest
  • Starting a Presentation
  • TechCrunch – Cyan Forensics and the Scottish Pavilion
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  • TechCrunch – Cyan Forensics and the Scottish Pavilion 8th December 2016

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