{"id":287,"date":"2020-12-05T08:07:55","date_gmt":"2020-12-05T08:07:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ugi.ee\/punased-lipud-mis-peletavad-investori-idu-juurest\/"},"modified":"2021-02-18T21:05:32","modified_gmt":"2021-02-18T21:05:32","slug":"red-flags-for-startup-investors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ugi.ee\/en\/red-flags-for-startup-investors\/","title":{"rendered":"Red flags for startup investors"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><strong><span lang=\"EN-GB\">In the early stage, it pays off to invest in any credible startup with a competent team. Provided of course that there are no red flags, as the experts say.<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<p>\u201cThe most important thing for an investor is to make sure that there are no red flags and that the team has got the competencies and specific skills to make it,\u201d says Siim Teller, co-founder and CEO of Lemonade Stand, an early-stage risk investment company.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aripaev.ee\/uudised\/2020\/12\/02\/punased-lipud-mis-peletavad-investori-idu-juurest\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more from \u00c4rip\u00e4ev<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the early stage, it pays off to invest in any credible startup with a competent team. 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