Both Sides of the Table
SEPTEMBER 28, 2014
by Michael Woolf that is worth any startup founder reading to get a sense of perspective on the reality warp that is startup world during a frothy market such as 1997-1999, 2005-2007 or 2012-2014. (it is also the title of a fabulous book from Internet 1.0
Hunter Walker
JANUARY 15, 2016
By the end of 2004 I had brought on two co-founders: John Vars – who is now the Chief Product Office at TaskRabbit, and Steven Reading took over Sales and Revenue. Though I should point out was still doing client work for OneMatchFire until mid-2005 until the business could pay full salaries.
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This is going to be BIG.
APRIL 20, 2012
If you get people who can actually help you succeed, whatever dilution you take now because of a lower price will pale in compare to what you don't have to take in later rounds because of your progress--and moreover what you will get after a better eventual outcome. I think this is great advice. When I first saw del.icio.us, I didn't get it.
ConversionXL
AUGUST 30, 2018
At Samsung, user research led the company to redesign its televisions in 2005, doubling their market share in just two years. According to that same NNG research: Ecommerce sites can expect to double their sales. Sales representatives know that a happy customer is a potential referral that can generate a quick and lucrative commission.
www.paulgraham.com
APRIL 28, 2010
November 2005 Venture funding works like gears. Whatkind of anti-dilution protection do they want? For example, VCs generally write it into the deal thatin any sale, they get their investment back first. Want to start a startup? Apply for funding by March 3. Few startups get it quite right. Many are underfunded.
www.paulgraham.com
OCTOBER 23, 2010
March 2005 (This essay is derived from a talk at the Harvard ComputerSociety.) The woman in charge of sales was so tenacious that I used to feelsorry for potential customers on the phone with her. Stephen Hawkings editor told him that every equationhe included in his book would cut sales in half. At sales I was not very good.
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