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5 New Venture Deliverables Put Your Startup Ahead Of The Crowd

As a mentor to startups and new entrepreneurs, I continue to hear the refrain that business plans are no longer required for a new startup, since investors never read them anyway. People cite sources like this recent Inc.com article "5 Reasons Why You Don’t Need a Business Plan," or my own blog discussion on this subject, "Situations Where A Business Plan Does Not Add Value."

Let me be clear – business plans are never "required," they should never be written "just for investors," and if you sold your last startup for $800 million, most investors will not ask for a written plan for the next. On the other hand, if you are a first-time entrepreneur, the discipline of building a business plan will dramatically improve your success odds, and your odds of finding an investor.

Marty Zwilling

http://blog.startupprofessionals.com/2018/01/5-new-venture-deliverables-put-you.html

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