Although I have more than 25 years of experience working with business, entrepreneurial and technical personnel, I continue to experience unfamiliar acronyms.  As a result, I decided to create a quick reference list summarizing acronyms utilized in the startup and entrepreneurial community.

Assessing the competitive environment allows you to determine if your idea is truly unique.

Pitches are presentations created in order to help entrepreneurs communicate with investors to raise money to fund their venture.

One of the most important decisions an entrepreneur must make is the selection of advisory board members for their startup.

More than 200 million women entrepreneurs across the globe are operating new businesses. We’ve provided insight into Women Accelerators supporting women entrepreneurship in the United States by developing a listing of startup accelerators that focus on the female entrepreneur and their companies.

Entrepreneurs have numerous options for obtaining funding to explore and validate their startup concept.

David S. Rose, the CEO of Gust and Founder of the New York Angels defines Due Diligence in his book, Angel Investing – The Gust GUIDE TO Making Money and Having Fun Investing in Startups. The careful investigation into a company prior to making an investment.

An efficient board of advisors is not accidental; they require planning. Here are twelve suggestions for creating highly efficient advisory boards.

Advisory Board compensation is an important consideration. How much is right? Does this change over time? Is there a vesting period?

Avoid the purgatory of being non-fundable. Find out the investor’s view and structure of their balance sheet in an “investor friendly” manner before submitting an executive summary to startup investors.