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Due Diligence, How to Get Funding

Investable Companies #1: Is Your Startup Investable?

Investable companies don’t occur by accident. In fact, the opposite may be true; many companies may accidentally become un-investable.

Which mistakes have you learned the most from as an entrepreneur and investor?

Following are six lessons I’ve learned from mistakes in previous ventures over time:

Product market fit is to the startup what location is to real estate.
A team of passionate, coachable “villagers” is required to to scale a startup.
Ideas are worthless without execution.
Seek balance in your valuation and terms, not perfection.
Select your co-founders carefully; make sure you are diverse in culture, background and experience and compatible in objective.
Keep thou Balance Sheet clean!

FundingSage goes into significant detail related to investable companies in their blog article entitled, Investable Companies: Is Your Startup Investable?

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Due Diligence, How to Get Funding

Investable Companies #2: Is Your Startup Investable?

Investable companies don’t occur by accident. In fact, the opposite may be true; many companies may accidentally become un-investable. This article is part #2 of a two part series that shares tips as to why startups may be investable enabling them to obtain funding from angel groups and VCs.