10 Mistakes That Entrepreneurs Make That Can Kill Their Business by Jonathan Coury

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10 Mistakes That Entrepreneurs Make That

Can Kill Their Business

Jonathan A. CouryHool Coury Law

Wednesday, February 24, 2016

JONATHAN COURY@jcoury74

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10 MISTAKES THAT ENTREPRENEURS MAKE THAT CAN KILL THEIR BUSINESS

MISTAKE # 10

Shooting Too Low!

10 MISTAKES THAT ENTREPRENEURS MAKE THAT CAN KILL THEIR BUSINESS

MISTAKE # 9

Funding from “Friends and Family”

10 MISTAKES THAT ENTREPRENEURS MAKE THAT CAN KILL THEIR BUSINESS

MISTAKE # 8

Founder as CEO

10 MISTAKES THAT ENTREPRENEURS MAKE THAT CAN KILL THEIR BUSINESS

MISTAKE # 7

Focusing Too Much on the Technology

vs.

10 MISTAKES THAT ENTREPRENEURS MAKE THAT CAN KILL THEIR BUSINESS

MISTAKE # 6

Trusting People Who Promise Too Much!

10 MISTAKES THAT ENTREPRENEURS MAKE THAT CAN KILL THEIR BUSINESS

MISTAKE # 5

Not Thinking Long Term

10 MISTAKES THAT ENTREPRENEURS MAKE THAT CAN KILL THEIR BUSINESS

MISTAKE # 4

Promising Too Much To Investors

10 MISTAKES THAT ENTREPRENEURS MAKE THAT CAN KILL THEIR BUSINESS

MISTAKE # 3

Failing to Recognize Intellectual Property

10 MISTAKES THAT ENTREPRENEURS MAKE THAT CAN KILL THEIR BUSINESS

MISTAKE # 2

Failing to Protect Intellectual Property

10 MISTAKES THAT ENTREPRENEURS MAKE THAT CAN KILL THEIR BUSINESS

MISTAKE # 1

Not Focusing on the Exit at Inception

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