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Thursday, February 27, 2014
Looking For Investors? Here's How to Value Your Startup
Posted By: George Deeb - 2/27/2014One of the questions I get, more often than not, is what is the appropriate valuation of my business. This is typically in conjunction with ...
Wednesday, February 26, 2014
The Top 5 Considerations When Raising Venture Capital
Posted By: George Deeb - 2/26/2014Of all the inquiries I get at Red Rocket, fund raising is by far the biggest need of those startups. And, the problem is, not all startups ...
Tuesday, February 25, 2014
A Tribute to Ralph Bahna . . . My Uncle & Mentor
Posted By: George Deeb - 2/25/2014The world of entrepreneurs lost one of their greats today, my uncle and mentor, Ralph Bahna, who passed away this morning. For those of you...
The New Reality of Venture Capital
Posted By: George Deeb - 2/25/2014Below is a really great guest post by Joe Dwyer (@joedwy ), a Managing Director at Founder Equity Fund, a Chicago-based seed stage ventur...
Friday, February 21, 2014
How to Think About Startup Models & Strategies
Posted By: George Deeb - 2/21/2014The below is a really great guest post by Guy Turner ( @guyhturner ), a Managing Director at Hyde Park Venture Partners , a Chicago-based v...
Thursday, February 20, 2014
[VIDEO] How to Drive Sales & Traction
Posted By: George Deeb - 2/20/2014Earlier this week, I shared the SlideShare presentation of my lesson on "How to Drive Sales & Traction" to the 2014 Class at ...
Wednesday, February 19, 2014
13 Startup Red Flags to Avoid
Posted By: George Deeb - 2/19/2014The reality is that most startups fail. In the last few years, I've consulted or mentored more than 500 startups. Here is a summary of t...
Entrepreneurial Lessons from Mount Everest
Posted By: George Deeb - 2/19/2014I have always been intrigued by the various styles and personalities of people that would put their lives at risk, in trying to summit Mou...
[SLIDESHARE] How to Drive Sales & Traction
Posted By: George Deeb - 2/19/2014Here is my recent presentation on driving sales and traction to the 2014 class of entrepreneurs at Founder Institute in Chicago. Lots of go...
Wednesday, February 12, 2014
The 6 Must-Have Skills for a Startup CEO
Posted By: George Deeb - 2/12/2014Chief Executive Officer? Chief Visionary? Chief Cheerleader? Chief Salesman? Chief Funding Officer? Chief Communications Officer? Chie...
Thursday, February 6, 2014
What the Game of Scrabble Can Teach You About Business
Posted By: George Deeb - 2/06/2014What does the game of Scrabble have to do with startups? Not much, other than being a game board sitting on the shelf in the break room. How...
Wednesday, February 5, 2014
To Profitably Grow Revenues, Drive These Key Metrics
Posted By: George Deeb - 2/05/2014Many startup CEOs think “if we build it (a sales team), they will come (customers/profits/success)”. Which is largely true, especially if y...
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