Funding and Building your Business

Startups get funded in bunches, and in a downturn, the strong survive and the weak get sold for cheap or shuttered.

"My advantage is my attitude. All of my competitors are complaining about the market and waiting for it to turn around. In the meantime, there are still opportunities out there, and I will be the only one pursuing them. If you think the market is dead then soon your business will be dead."

"I’m sure that we will hear about several capital-raising success stories from this year’s winners, as we have in all of the past years’ Pitching Across America competitions!"

What Do They Have To Lose? What About You?

The modern business press have glorified leaders and leadership.

And he has already taken the business to the next stage.

My recommendation to all of you entrepreneurs out there is to get off the negative sentiment treadmill, step up, and lead.

Startups that hold patents make more desirable acquisition targets than those that don’t.

In no uncertain terms he outlines a bleak immediate future, and gives advice to his startups.

When working with companies in the development of their strategic plan it is essential to create a comprehensive competitive analysis.