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Introduction to Growth Hacking for Startups

VC Cafe

1) It all starts from the Growth Hacking Funnel - in the early stages, startups should not just focus on top/bottom line metric like unique users and revenue. They should understand the different states of the user (Acquisition, Activation, Retention, Revenue) and focus on moving users from one state to the next. like/+1/follow?

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Can You Really Build a Great Tech Firm Outside Silicon Valley?

Both Sides of the Table

In Silicon Valley you have mega venture capital funds who have a history of giving $20 million to early-stage technology companies hoping to swing for the fences and become the next Google, Facebook or Twitter. We tend to do more $2-3 million “A&# rounds and we look for companies that have an early monetization strategy.