ReadWriteStart

JUNE 29, 2020

One of the many challenges facing the world’s governments is the fact that no one really knows how this virus behaves. Thus, the world’s scientists, medical experts, and governments are in new territory, determining what works and what doesn’t work as each country moves through the peaks and troughs of this pandemic.

Bootstrapping 85

Bootstrapping Global Startup Hungary 85

Occam's Razor

MAY 2, 2017

Remember: All data in aggregate is crap, segment or suck. We are a better humanity thanks to the work of journalists, I hope the industry finds a sustainable business model. Government: California Department of Motor Vehicles. I love governments! Web Analytics Success Measurement For Government Websites.

Metrics 141

Metrics Acquisition eCommerce Analytics 141

Up and Running

MAY 1, 2014

If your business model (i.e., “how If you are raising money to start or grow your business, you need to include the details of what you need in the executive summary. For example, if you are producing a medical device, you will have milestones associated with clinical testing and government approval processes.

Business Plan 163

Business Plan Forecast Balance Sheet Distribution 163

View from Seed

OCTOBER 29, 2014

For public sector roles, such as government employees, teachers, and firefighters, DB pension funds are still the norm, and many public pension funds still invest in VC funds (though some of these are very large entities, making scale an issue, which I’ll discuss more below). Insurance Companies. What Are These Intermediaries?

LP 335

LP Private Equity Institutional Investors Venture Capital 335

Agile VC

OCTOBER 29, 2014

For public sector roles, such as government employees, teachers, and firefighters, DB pension funds are still the norm, and many public pension funds still invest in VC funds (though some of these are very large entities, making scale an issue, which I’ll discuss more below). Insurance Companies. What Are These Intermediaries?

Venture Capital 279

Venture Capital LP Private Equity Institutional Investors 279

Professor VC

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

I cant remember if the SEC was one of the government agencies that Rick Perry wants to get rid of (but neither can he ), but it seems like this is the exact type of investor that the SEC was set up to protect. My skeptical side assumes that the intermediaries are the only ones that will make money in aggregate on these deals.

SEC 54

SEC San Jose Angel Investor Accredited Investor 54

Agile VC

JUNE 12, 2012

But IMO it’ll take a “big bang” multi-party effort rather than an incremental innovation, so it’ll favor large organizations (big companies and/or governments) rather than startups. Government fiat. A couple conceivable scenarios that could bring us to the mobile payments promised land.

Mobile 250

Mobile Disintermediation SMS Government 250

betashop.com

OCTOBER 8, 2012

But, you can iterate and iterate on features, but you cannot iterate your way to a business model. I’ve seen too many businesses get stuck or fail because of their endless pursuit for the magic new feature that is going to help them gain traction. If you want to build a long term business, don’t give in to short term pressures.

Technical Review 108

Technical Review Technology Software Review Valuation 108

Up and Running

APRIL 27, 2016

As you refine your business model, you can quickly update your pitch without wasting a lot of time. It aggregates various U.S. Government datasets and makes them easy to search and use. You can get detailed instructions for creating your one-page pitch right here and you can also download a free pitch template here.

Business Plan 60

Business Plan Forecast Angel Investor Entrepreneur 60

Cracking the Code

OCTOBER 10, 2008

You validated our business model and added huge value to our efforts. However, as we know from the cable industry, subscription businesses can be very profitable over time. For a direct, enterprise sales business model, these thresholds are likely to be around $80,000-100,000 CMRR (approx. $1-1.2M Michael Kassing.

Software Review 48

Software Review North America Europe Metrics 48

VC Cafe

JANUARY 16, 2011

Spacecom is offering a wide range of Pan African satellite services, including: Cellular backhaul, Rural telephony, Broadband VSAT networks, e-government, e-learning, e- health, Direct To Home (DTH) Multi-channel platforms, DSNG, Video Distribution & Contribution. 4G/LTE and WiMax networks and provide full cell awareness. Amos Spacecom.

Mobile 103

Mobile Securities and Exchange Commission Flash IP 103

VC Cafe

JUNE 19, 2020

“As big businesses begin to measure their impact, they begin to show it is fundamental to their future business models.” Governments are expected to emerge from COVID with much greater debt and more social issues such as higher levels of unemployment and poverty. Sir Ronald Cohen. Cohen asks.

Venture Capital 174

Venture Capital Global South Africa 174

Hunter Walker

JUNE 21, 2017

Often what we recommend will be as basic as call your member of Congress, or donate to SwingLeft.org to raise money for the candidates who challenge Republican members of Congress, but in the aggregate it will add up. That’s also why the libertarian view that things would be better if government just got out of the way isn’t always true.

San Francisco 57

San Francisco Maryland Silicon Valley Government 57