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Setting Startup Employee Expectations
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Setting Startup Employee Expectations
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Alexander Muse
Dec 15
Never Outsource Sales
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Never Outsource Sales
Chapter Thirteen Excerpt: Startup Muse available from Amazon
Alexander Muse
Dec 14
Build One Startup at a Time
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Build One Startup at a Time
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Alexander Muse
Dec 13
Don’t Generate Revenue Too Quickly
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Don’t Generate Revenue Too Quickly
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Alexander Muse
Dec 12
Creating Investor Urgency
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Creating Investor Urgency
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Alexander Muse
Dec 11
How to Divide Stock Among Founders
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How to Divide Stock Among Founders
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Alexander Muse
Dec 10
The Real Reason You Can’t Raise Venture Capital
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The Real Reason You Can’t Raise Venture Capital
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Alexander Muse
Dec 9
The Real Reason an Investor is Not Investing in Your Startup
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The Real Reason an Investor is Not Investing in Your Startup
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Alexander Muse
Dec 8
How to Determine if an Investor is Interested
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How to Determine if an Investor is Interested
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Alexander Muse
Dec 7
How to Roll Your Own Investor Referrals
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How to Roll Your Own Investor Referrals
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Alexander Muse
Dec 6
How to Market Your Startup to Investors
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How to Market Your Startup to Investors
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Alexander Muse
Dec 3
CHAPTER THREE: KNOW YOUR INVESTOR BEFORE ACCEPTING A DIME
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CHAPTER THREE: KNOW YOUR INVESTOR BEFORE ACCEPTING A DIME
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Alexander Muse
Nov 30
CHAPTER TWO: MOST SUCCESSFUL STARTUPS RAISE OUTSIDE CAPITAL
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CHAPTER TWO: MOST SUCCESSFUL STARTUPS RAISE OUTSIDE CAPITAL
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Alexander Muse
Nov 29
CHAPTER ONE: MOST ENTREPRENEURS SHOULD NOT RAISE CAPITAL
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CHAPTER ONE: MOST ENTREPRENEURS SHOULD NOT RAISE CAPITAL
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Alexander Muse
Nov 28
WeWork’s Massive Pivot
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WeWork’s Massive Pivot
Evidently $18 Billion in Leases Was Just Too Much…
Alexander Muse
Nov 9
How to Divide Stock Among Founders Without Ruining Your Startup Company
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How to Divide Stock Among Founders Without Ruining Your Startup Company
Most startups guarantee their failure moments after their birth by making one or both of these mistakes. The most common mistake…
Alexander Muse
Oct 30
Get Out of Your Team’s Way
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Get Out of Your Team’s Way
Hire the best and let them execute on your vision.
Alexander Muse
Oct 25
How to Roll Your Own Investor Referrals
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How to Roll Your Own Investor Referrals
Originally published in Forbes Oct 24, 2018.
Alexander Muse
Oct 24
Venture Capital Fashion Statements
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Venture Capital Fashion Statements
Do the clothes an investor wears correlate with their success?
Alexander Muse
Oct 13
Are Startups Really Bought and not Sold?
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Are Startups Really Bought and not Sold?
Originally published in Forbes with the title, “Why You Should Start Selling Your Startup Now”.
Alexander Muse
Oct 2
The Dark Side of Entrepreneurship
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The Dark Side of Entrepreneurship
Most successful founders struggle with depression
Alexander Muse
Sep 28
Open Source Advisory Model for Startups
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Open Source Advisory Model for Startups
Over the course of my entrepreneurial career I can’t tell you how many people selflessly gave me the benefit of their experience and…
Alexander Muse
Sep 26
Founders: Keep Your Investors in the Loop
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Founders: Keep Your Investors in the Loop
Most founders (including me) seem to forget about their investors as soon as their check clears the bank — at least until they’re raising…
Alexander Muse
Sep 24
Keeping Potential Investors Informed
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Keeping Potential Investors Informed
The Why, What, When, and How of Startup Investor Marketing
Alexander Muse
Sep 23
Before Accepting a Dime from an Investor Do Your Own Due Diligence
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Before Accepting a Dime from an Investor Do Your Own Due Diligence
The Best Advice Dixon Doll Ever Gave Me
Alexander Muse
Sep 18
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