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Market Math - Startups and angels: Along the way to success

Tim Keane

And, of course, there are plenty of near real-time distribution statistics available if your capture system works. And, of course, there are plenty of near real-time distribution statistics available if your capture system works. John Mullins: Getting to Plan B: Breaking Through to a Better Business Model. Google Ads.

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Term-sheets and Valuations: Thinking about Negotiations - Startups.

Tim Keane

3]   However, if they are built bottom up, they demonstrate and make explicit a range of business model assumptions the entrepreneur is using to think about his business and its revenue model. .   And if they are built from the top down, they’re pretty much useless. [3]   I’ve never seen it in practice.

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Leaving a Trail - Startups and angels: Along the way to success

Tim Keane

 I looked at a medical product recently and asked the obvious questions about competition, distribution strategy, pricing, and so forth.  I looked at a medical product recently and asked the obvious questions about competition, distribution strategy, pricing, and so forth. Resources for startups. Google Ads.

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Technology versus market risk in angel investments - Startups and.

Tim Keane

  I talked to a company recently that had market risk in the educational business but also had a distribution agreement with a big player.   I talked to a company recently that had market risk in the educational business but also had a distribution agreement with a big player. Resources for startups.

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How To Change The World - Startups and angels: Along the way to.

Tim Keane

Distribution challenges? Distribution challenges? John Mullins: Getting to Plan B: Breaking Through to a Better Business Model. John Mullins: The New Business Road Test: What entrepreneurs and executives should do before writing a business plan (Financial Times Series).  Plan for how to get them.

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I Wish I'd Sold More - Startups and angels: Along the way to success

Tim Keane

" Distribution is everything. " Distribution is everything. John Mullins: Getting to Plan B: Breaking Through to a Better Business Model. John Mullins: The New Business Road Test: What entrepreneurs and executives should do before writing a business plan (Financial Times Series). Google Ads.

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Lessons Learned: A Successful VC Reflects on his Experience.

Tim Keane

As an example, we had an advanced manufacturing business that achieved excellent early results. However, the distribution channel we had planned to use lacked the sophistication ultimately required by the product design, and the manufacturers adoption cycle was insufficient. If it does not work, get out. If it does not work, get out.