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I can’t give you “one unique” piece, like you ask. I can give you some that made me sit up and notice …

  • A line chart showing very fast — geometric, viral, hockey-stick — growth in subscriptions to a SaaS or website product.
  • A strong expression of commitment from a powerful distributor, with guaranteed minimum sales.
  • Substantial non-dilutive funding from a government agency funding research and development.
  • Strong evidence (patent along with real-world validation by some credible sources) of innovative technology that makes disruption of a big market a reasonable hope, and will offer barriers to entry.
  • An unusually strong group of co-founders with known successes already and a good match of skills to what’s needed.

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