www.paulgraham.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

The market price is less than the inconvenience of signing an NDA. Microsofts originalplan was to make money selling programming languages, of all things.Their current business model didnt occur to them until IBM droppedit in their lap five years later. The best odds are in niche markets.

Startup 105

Startup Cofounder Software Stock 105

crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

Time and time again, experts in entrepreneurship and business (often with little to no operating experience of their own) offer formulaic advice on what startups must do to succeed. Entrepreneurs fall into the trap of spending months crafting plans that may not actually fit the market by the time they begin building their company.

Washington 48

Washington Incubator Cofounder Angel Investor 48

Seeing Both Sides

MARCH 2, 2011

Hunch-driven : they had deep domain knowledge and didn't need outside studies or market research to guide their prioritization. million in its series A financing and kept the burn rate at less than $100k per month to make he money last. Raising money, scaling the team. Modest burn : the company only raised $1.35 Monetization.

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API Valuation Lean Burn Rate 44