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Not Digitally Transforming? You’re Dying. Here Are Six Reasons To Do It Now.

YoungUpstarts

As Trinity Mirror and Ipsos Connect found in a study, almost half of consumers have a general distrust of brand and 69 percent specifically distrust their advertising. REASON 6: Digitally Driven Companies Have Higher Valuations. Lastly, and perhaps most importantly, digitally driven companies have consistently higher valuations.

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Is the Lean Startup Dead?

Steve Blank

Startups with huge burn rates – building leases, staff, PR and advertising – ran out of money. What matters to investors now is to drive startup valuations into unicorn territory (valued at $1 billion or more) via rapid growth – usually users, revenue, engagements but almost never profits. Then one day it was over.

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How to Acquire a Startup Funding Loan

The Startup Magazine

Bank provides two types of finances, namely, working capital and funding. However, funding involves the usual process of sharing the valuation details and business plan along with the project reports, which then determines the sanctioning of the loan. The pitch should be firmly put across your potential for growth.

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5 Privacy Tips For Startups

YoungUpstarts

Privacy issues that come to light in the course of the due diligence process for an acquisition can also threaten their valuation. Look for companies that follow industry codes of conduct such as the Network Advertising Initiative’s rules for interest-based advertising or cross-app advertising. Say what you do.

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How to Get Sponsorship for Your Business, Book or Podcast

ConversionXL

But it’s not as simple as reaching out to a company you want to collaborate with and putting their name on your website in exchange for cash. If your audience isn’t interested in a sponsor’s product or service, then putting their name to your offer won’t deliver the ROI they’re looking for, ruining any chance of a long-term partnership.

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Why do marketplaces make great businesses?

Austin Startup

In fact, many are now household names?—?just In recent years we’ve seen mega-rounds of investment and sky-high valuations. billion Series D round giving the company a valuation of about $14 billion!* This includes the cost of a domain name, a logo, some development work. Marketplaces are big business!

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This Week in Venture Capital – Episode 2

Both Sides of the Table

I think the best solution for the social networking era is “in-stream&# advertising. Finally, I HATE the name. Golden rule of branding for me: 1) name your company or product your URL and 2) don’t paint yourself into a corner. &# Tweet&# = corner. Sounds like somebody didn’t do their homework on this name.