Startup Professionals Musings
MARCH 20, 2020
Every entrepreneur thinks he can relax a bit after his business model is proven, funding is in place, and revenues are scaling as projected up that hockey-stick curve. Marketing costs and time go up, and the growth curve flattens. This S-Curve, with no correction, can quickly lead to disaster.
Startup Professionals Musings
SEPTEMBER 11, 2021
Traction is evidence that your product or service has started that “hockey- stick” adoption rate which implies a large market, a valid business model, and sustainable growth. A graph that shows a hockey-stick “up and to the right” curve with at least three data points per key indicator is a great visual assist.
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Startup Professionals Musings
DECEMBER 17, 2022
Every entrepreneur thinks he can relax a bit after his business model is proven, funding is in place, and revenues are scaling as projected up that hockey-stick curve. Marketing costs and time go up, and the growth curve flattens. This S-Curve, with no correction, can quickly lead to disaster.
Startup Professionals Musings
FEBRUARY 26, 2013
Traction is evidence that your product or service has started that “hockey- stick” adoption rate which implies a large market, a valid business model, and sustainable growth. A graph that shows a hockey-stick “up and to the right” curve with at least three data points per key indicator is a great visual assist.
Startup Professionals Musings
SEPTEMBER 26, 2014
Every entrepreneur thinks he can relax a bit after his business model is proven, funding is in place, and revenues are scaling as projected up that hockey-stick curve. Marketing costs and time go up, and the growth curve flattens. This S-Curve, with no correction, can quickly lead to disaster.
Startup Professionals Musings
MARCH 3, 2018
Every entrepreneur thinks he can relax a bit after his business model is proven, funding is in place, and revenues are scaling as projected up that hockey-stick curve. Marketing costs and time go up, and the growth curve flattens. This S-Curve, with no correction, can quickly lead to disaster.
thebarefootvc
DECEMBER 16, 2011
Mobile advertising became more targeted and user friendly by adapting to the small screen — but advertisers are slow to adopt , with much upside still to come. Discovery, in contrast to search, took center stage as Pinterest displayed hockey stick growth (and raised VC money near a $200M valuation in late 2011).
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