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DECEMBER 8, 2015

For example, the risk of SaaS or subscription-based companies is that (1) they tend to consume cash to grow since your customer acquisition costs are recovered over time, not up front, and (2) companies may need to push hard on scaling before they really know how robust their customer LTV will be over time.

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MAY 28, 2020

alternative seafood), action from large incumbents (pivots or acquisitions), and other types of technology-driven innovations. This enables restaurants to benefit from Toast’s online ordering and payments platform even if they do not use Toast’s POS hardware.

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MARCH 3, 2015

Some startups are in stealth mode and maybe branding and beautiful design is important. It may turn out that Facebook is the most expensive user acquisition channel for you, but you won’t know that until you test other things. NVV: How do you not get stuck just testing and looking at data over and over?

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JANUARY 24, 2018

Pierre Valade, Co-Founder of Sunrise & Mobile Designer at Microsoft. Some of our portfolio companies will rely on great design to create loyal usage like Sunrise Calendar. As VP of Product at Artsy, Fatma oversees the product organization responsible for product strategy, design, and development of its web and mobile platforms.

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OCTOBER 22, 2015

I don’t mean growth hacking for user acquisition, although that’s certainly part of this. We’ll need your contributions and your knowledge around categories like Product & Design , Marketing & Growth , Hiring & Talent , Fundraising , and more. And we’ll certainly add our knowledge and that of our immediate network’s.

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AUGUST 30, 2016

Acquisitions are happening more and more, while companies like PillPack, Actifio, CarGurus, OnShape, Acquia, Applause, and others continue to march forward. Looking at the pillar companies and those on deck locally, you’ll note a diversity of sector.

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JANUARY 11, 2023

The goal is for our accelerator teams to take advantage of NextView’s national reach and the programming for both events will be designed to do just that. . Our structured sessions will focus on fundraising, product, customer acquisition, as well as other important pre-seed topics.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2019

they can range from customer acquisition, product engagement/stickiness, or business model. Force yourself and the team to design and ship small. Here are two ways to think small: Experimentation Design. Post-PMF: Key milestones the business needs to hit (e.g. growth/revenue target) to get to the next stage/financing round.

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APRIL 23, 2015

Additionally, if you’re talking to VCs, it’s implied that you’re thinking big and thinking about a large acquisition or IPO, as well as generating hundreds of millions in revenue. Their business models are, in many cases, focused on outlier exits within the portfolio. Accidental VC'

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