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<\/a><\/p>\n3 key legal tips for securing angel financing<\/a><\/strong> \u2013 Securing angel investing can be a confusing process for the start-up owner. Scott Edward Walker, the founder and CEO of Walker Corporate Law Group, gives three legal tips to help you ensured you\u2019re not taken advantage of.<\/p>\n Can a single bottle of soda decimate your company? Absolutely.<\/a><\/strong> – Sometimes financial decisions that are seemingly rational on their face can be disastrous \u2013 and lead to major problems for a start-up. Serial entrepreneur Steve Blank describes an effect he has witnessed several times when a seemingly small perk is removed.<\/p>\n Three ways to avoid dog whistle marketing<\/a><\/strong> \u2013 It\u2019s hard to make an impression as a start-up \u2013but the reason no one\u2019s hearing you might be avoidable. Jim Nichols, senior partner at Catalyst:SF, gives a few ways to make your message stand out.<\/p>\n The start-up chronicles: Experiments with Twitter<\/a><\/strong> \u2013 Serial entrepreneur has never been a big fan of Twitter.\u00a0 So as he rolls out his latest venture, he hasn\u2019t been real optimistic about its traffic-generating prospects. But a little trial and error has shown him there might be promise after all. Here, he runs down what he did to gain followers \u2013 and how the results have been.<\/p>\n Your most important support staff<\/a> –\u00a0Good employees are important, but if your family isn\u2019t behind you in a start-up, it\u2019s going to be a much harder road. Frank Levinson, founder of Finisar tells of a particular Christmas that his family postponed opening gifts to help with some critical company functions. <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n