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How DogVacay Literally Saved my Thanksgiving

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Their business model was to help young companies accelerate their launch by helping assemble a team, do initial marketing, provide seed capital and help them raise financing. He turned to Mike Jones at Science who was newly set up as an accelerator of sorts or a venture studio.

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Announcing a Deal I’ve Wanted to Talk About for a Year

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He had an idea for a startup that would help consumers better book service jobs and would take on Service Magic, which he believed had a business model that could be disrupted. When Ethan was considering leaving Google we talked about it. The company was called Red Beacon. I acted as the occasional mentor, advisor and coach to Ethan.

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The Perils of Founder Fighting

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It either needed to get more aggressive in pricing, pivot to a new business or business model or raise more capital (and take the dilution) in order to have more time to figure things out. That worked for two years but then the tensions began. The company hadn’t performed well financially and need to make changes.

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How to Decrease the Odds That Your Startup Fails

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In the early days of every business the incumbents tend not to respond because you’re too small and insignificant. As they see you grow the become intrigued and probably analyze your business model and potential. If you start to hit your success stride they will respond. If you’re not successful then who cares.

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Why Startups Need a Well Articulated Strategy (And How to Think About Yours)

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I recommend you read Fred Wilson’s recent blog post about the need for a well articulated business strategy before pushing a particular business model. He then brought her to board meetings so nobody could accuse him of not having a business model. Business Model. Startup Advice'

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The Case for In-Stream Advertising

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Rejecting new business models for pushing boundaries does not encourage innovation. I have a vested interest – not just due to an investment in Ad.ly but also because I care deeply about innovation and the evolution of the Internet. If the market rejects in-stream then the market wins. I’m fine with that.

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Master of Customer Acquisition, Matt Coffin, On Startups …

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Business model: o They bought a lot of ad inventory (banner ads/advertising) driving people to signup forms, converting (fill out form) and sold leads, o Initial strategy was first comparison shopping and then monitoring and upselling on more savings. He typed lowermybills.com was not registered and available so he bought it.