Before Launching a Startup Hello, this is Hall T. Martin with the Startup Funding Espresso — your daily shot of startup funding and investing. Startups appear to be straightforward to launch and run. But there are many aspects of running a startup that are not obvious. Here are some key points to consider before launching a startup: The key to success is not just to know how to run a business. It’s about knowing your customer and what they really want. It’s about knowing what people will pay for something. It takes time to build a startup and grow a user base. Most first-time founders are off by an order of magnitude on what it takes to grow a business. To overcome this, consider what you plan to do to grow your business. Now multiply by 10, and that’s what you will actually have to do. Investors fund growing businesses. There’s no trick or secret to raising funding. You must first build a growing business. The startup will require the founder to be all in. To be successful, one’s entire energy level will go into it every day. Finally, it can be hard to predict outcomes from any one thing. You have to try it to know how well it will work. You will have to try many things to find out what works. Consider these points before launching a startup. Thank you for joining us for the Startup Funding Espresso where we help startups and investors connect for funding. Let’s go startup something today. _______________________________________________________ For more episodes from Investor Connect, please visit the site at: http://investorconnect.org Check out our other podcasts here: https://investorconnect.org/ For Investors check out: https://tencapital.group/investor-landing/ For Startups check out: https://tencapital.group/company-landing/ For eGuides check out: https://tencapital.group/education/ For upcoming Events, check out https://tencapital.group/events/ For Feedback please contact info@tencapital.group Please follow, share, and leave a review. Music courtesy of Bensound.

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