Remove 2001 Remove Demand Remove Differentiation Remove PR
article thumbnail

8 Questions to Help Decide if You Should be Raising Money Now

Both Sides of the Table

For many businesses you should keep your costs low & your capital raises low until you discover whether you are really on to a big idea where there is market demand. I think many entrepreneurs under-estimate the benefit that capital early helps in being able to produce product and differentiate yourself in a nascent marketplace.

article thumbnail

37 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Businesses

Hearpreneur

When I decided to create full time creative business, I couldn’t find online marketers or PR services who understand the creative process, this meant I was doing everything in the business from online presence, to markets and exhibits which resulted in burnout. In 2001, I came home to find my apartment on fire. 16) Bring Change.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

How to Develop Your Fund Raising Strategy

Both Sides of the Table

I raised money as an entrepreneur, like you, in 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003 and 2005 for two different companies. Well if the “why buy anything” is testing whether you’re even compatible with a VC, the “why buy me” has got to be extreme differentiation. So make sure you have a solid PR strategy.

Developer 366
article thumbnail

Episode 1: Business Loans, Website Tips, and the Apple Watch – The Bcast

Up and Running

John: PR wants some event calendar. That is unlikely, but eventually especially the younger users are going to demand that. Someone actually answering a phone, answering questions because that’s really going to help differentiate you. That’s some 2001 stuff right there. The marketing team wants this video.

SBA 60
article thumbnail

What Jonah @Peretti, CEO of BuzzFeed, Sees in the Future of Digital Media

Both Sides of the Table

Around 2001 Jonah was studying at MIT Media Lab and began running experiments in viral stories in an era before smart phones (2007) and before social networks took off (2004–2007) and before YouTube (2005). I asked Jonah in my interview how he became this viral guru. He sees the same situation playing out today in online media.

Media 210