Don't trust that start-up!

Our CFO, Mike, wrote a piece on our blog that caused quite a stir in the start-up community. The basic premise was that doing business with start-ups is inherently risky for a variety of reasons.

While the risks remain, there are a few indicators that can assuage customers' concerns and help you close more deals. What are they? Read on.

You can read the full piece here - cpl.im/st_trust.

Transcript

1. DON’T TRUST THAT STARTUP
2. Mike Sternad Now at Compile CFO - Hyperion, Perfigo www.linkedin.com/in/msternad
3. Different ways to fund a start-up CREDIT CARDS FOUNDERS FRIENDS & FAMILY VENTURE CAPITALISTS ANGELS
4. Regardless of your start-up’s pedigree, customers always ask the same things
5. How long have you been around and who else has bought your product?
6. Will you be able to scale your service to meet my needs?
7. What happens if you sell yourself or go out of business?
8. Will you “pivot” away from my needs?
9. It all boils down to one question
10. Can I trust you?
11. So how do you give your customers the warm fuzzies?
12. 3 simple ways
13. Your company breaks even on its cash flows
14. Customer’s data stays with the customer
15. The infrastructure is scalable
16. That’s all it takes
17. compile.com @compileinc full post : cpl.im/st_trust