Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 27, 2016

Struggling entrepreneurs are often so happy to get a funding offer that they neglect the recommended reverse due diligence on the investors. Investor due diligence on a startup is not a mysterious black art, but is nothing more than a final integrity check on all aspects of your business model, team, product, customers, and plan.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 2, 2019

In fact, remote work is on the rise – especially in the form of virtual assistants – and it’s one of the primary reasons why more small businesses are opting to outsource work. Virtual assistants have different capabilities, and it’s up to you to conduct your due diligence to find the right individual to outsource your work.

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David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

However, in private markets, there is more room to optimize across all 11 steps of the investing process: firm management , marketing, fundraising , origination , manage relationships, due diligence, negotiation, monitoring, portfolio acceleration , reporting, and. Point Nine Capital uses Mention for media monitoring.

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crowdSPRING Blog

AUGUST 31, 2012

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! How Much Information Should you Give VCs for Due Diligence? Social Media Customer Service is a Failure – Frank Eliason, Citibank [link]. Apparently, very little.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 24, 2016

But there is no magic formula on how to bring these together a second time, but I did see some good insights on the parameters in a recent startup business parable, “ Endless Encores ,” by Ken Goldstein, who advises startups and has built corporations in technology, entertainment, media, and e-commerce.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 23, 2015

But there is no magic formula on how to bring these together a second time, but I did see some good insights on the parameters in a new startup business parable, “ Endless Encores ,” by Ken Goldstein, who advises startups and has built corporations in technology, entertainment, media, and e-commerce.

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David Teten

JANUARY 11, 2020

Many investors including me spend most of our day doing the same things people have always done in our job: in my case, due diligence, deal execution, etc. I’ve listed below my current social media toolkit. I typically publish essays in a major media venue, and then cross-post it on my blog. Tech stack. Crunchbase.

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venturedig.com

NOVEMBER 1, 2009

The business models within the social media realm are much different than traditional businesses. Reason : as soon as someone sits down to outline ways social networks can be monetized, another model emerges, and another model ceases. Display Ads: This is your bread and butter business model.

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ReadWriteStart

JUNE 1, 2020

Funding is not an indicator of success, irrespective of the impression that you might get from the news and media. Many businesses around us have grown without any funding. For these businesses, it is imperative to get funding from the start without which the company cannot be set up. Funding is just a stepping stone.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

Follow them on Twitter and/or other forms of social media, in order to find out about Q&A webinars they host or to contact them directly. Pitch it to someone with a startup or business related background, but who doesn’t have experience in your industry. Don’t describe a 100% theoretical business model.

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Feld Thoughts

AUGUST 25, 2015

As dollars flowed into the industry, cooperation was replaced by competition, to the detriment of deal flow, due diligence, ability to add value and, of course, returns. Many of the industry funds were wildly successful (in sectors such as media communications, health care, consumer, etc.), Taking all five at once is crazy.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

That is something to which I’ve had to work hard to adapt because being able to promote yourself and your brand across social media and countless other outlets is an absolute necessity in Austin and the U.S. don’t expect to be able to create a carbon copy of that business model. as a whole.

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David Teten

JANUARY 19, 2021

Tim O’Reilly, CEO, O’Reilly Media, argues , “Blitzscaling isn’t really a recipe for success but rather survivorship bias masquerading as a strategy.” Typical business stage. An already proven business model and its already valuable assets. Typical business model. Typically 1-3 months of due diligence.

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Up and Running

JULY 6, 2021

One of the biggest attractions to the dropshipping business model is its low capital intensity, as you don’t need to purchase inventory up-front. This means you can start a dropshipping business with relatively little investment at the start, other than to create your website and start marketing. Low startup costs and less risk.

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David Teten

DECEMBER 12, 2017

For both deal origination and due diligence, a host of companies aspire to be the “Bloomberg of private companies”. The goal is to intelligently structure the information collected and combine it with additional information scraped from the web and social media. How do VCs originate investments?

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Up and Running

MARCH 11, 2015

She is regularly invited to participate as a judge for business plan competitions, as well as speak on topics including entrepreneurship, angel investing, social media, and authentic self promotion. Needless to say, the webinar was absolutely packed with great tips on what it takes to pitch your business so that investors take notice.

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Version One Ventures

SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

Savvy entrepreneurs put in the time doing their due diligence on potential connections and then ask the strongest connector for the introduction. Interact with the investor through social media: follow them on Twitter , read their blog and make thoughtful comments.

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Steve Blank

DECEMBER 7, 2009

Our business model changed as we realized that to become a large company, we needed to automate more than just a few marketers. We had validated our new assumptions by a set of orders, and we had pivoted on our business model. Are These Your Slides? Truth be told, we were no longer the company in those stolen slides.

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genylabs.typepad.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Media Fragmentation and the Growth of Small Publishers » April 07, 2008. Before taking equity in a company I go through a VC-like investment and due diligence process. While Ive made at least my share of mistakes taking equity in lieu of pay, I continue to see this as a key part of my business model.

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Duct Tape Marketing

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Amanda Dixon found it difficult to find an M&A advisor who understood that landscape when she went to sell her own business. Since 2015, her company, Barney, has guided over 150 media, marketing & tech companies through acquisitions. John Jantsch (14:01): Well, that happened 10 years ago, social media, only agents.

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Austin Startup

AUGUST 20, 2017

Make your choices only after you’ve done some due diligence with other companies where they’ve served. Your business works as intended if you can attract customers that fit into the context of your operation. Do they perceive enough value to pay prices that create for you a profit margin that matches your business model?

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ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 30, 2011

I read more than most people, on average 2-3 business books per month. Before deciding to read a book, I do a ton of research, review reading and other due diligence. I don’t read cheesy business motivational books. The best social media book of 2011. Totally changed how I look at businesses.

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Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

MARCH 31, 2011

The business model is simple. To be successful however, you must take your time and conduct the necessary due diligence up-front when selecting a topic or niche. This initial step often makes or breaks people who attempt to make money from this business model. What are those methods?

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www.chubbybrain.com

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

For four years we have offered the synchronization service for no charge, predicated on the hypothesis that a business model would emerge to support the free service. We had the wrong business model. Dave Jones made a virtue of having no business model for APB. Author : Todd. Company : YouCastr.

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www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

Media Temple. Social Media Tracking/Marketing. analytics for social media and online. social media and email marketing. broken vc model. Business Culture. Business Model Canvas. Business plan. business symbiosis. Catch Media. Email Integration. Domains.Co. Text Editor.

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Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

JUNE 19, 2010

Because I have no employees, there’s a profit margin of about 70%, so it’s a really fantastic business model and gives me the freedom to travel and come back from my travel with more money than I left with. DOING DUE DILIGENCE. I own my own house. I have a house in Brisbane, Australia, and I own my car, etc.

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infochachkie.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

There is an inherent conflict in a consultant’s business model and the needs of a startup. The ultimate irony is that when we later sold the Company for a substantial amount of money, it was discovered during due diligence that the prestigiously inept firm (whose name rhymes with a type of pasta) screwed up a basic corporate filing.

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Up and Running

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

She’s a seasoned entrepreneur, a professional speaker and small business coach, and she develops audio video and written content to fulfill her mission to end small business failure. People have problems and you’ve got to manage that and figure out how much of that you’re willing to deal with in your business.

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Up and Running

MAY 28, 2015

You have visits that you assume from clicks through social media. Remember, for startup, as you go on in your business, you are constantly refining these numbers so the projections get more and more accurate. We’re doing it for a business purpose of management, so we’re not describing all this stuff for ourselves.

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