Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 7, 2015

Investors are business experts, while the entrepreneur is more likely the product expert. In every case, the relevant pitch needs to start by highlighting a real customer problem, then outlining a new solution, with all the features and disruptive technology. How the solution and business model work to fund the business.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 13, 2016

As a startup advisor and investor, I recommend a pitch deck with about 10 slides backed up with a written business plan of approximately 20 pages, both containing quantified answers to the following key questions. What is the business problem you are solving? How does your business model make money?

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Hunter Walker

MARCH 8, 2014

At a more mature technology company you’re protecting and extending your business model. As you prove yourself you’ll be tapped to lead new teams, launch new offices and everything else which goes into scaling a successful business.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 13, 2012

Many entrepreneurs scare away potential investors by claiming that their technology represents “truly disruptive technology.” Explain the business model. Many people seem to use the social network advertising model for revenue, but forget it assumes at least 100M users and $50M investment. Exit strategy.

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Steve Blank

MARCH 18, 2011

VC’s worked with entrepreneurs to build profitable and scalable businesses, with increasing revenue and consistent profitability – quarter after quarter. The reward for doing so was a liquidity event via an Initial Public Offering. Filed under: Technology , Venture Capital. You have to deliver.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 13, 2011

Many entrepreneurs scare away potential investors by claiming that their technology represents “truly disruptive technology.” Explain the business model. Many people seem to use the social network advertising model for revenue, but forget it assumes at least 100M users and $50M investment. Exit strategy.

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Gust

AUGUST 5, 2012

Many entrepreneurs scare away potential investors by claiming that their technology represents “truly disruptive technology.” Explain the business model. Many people seem to use the social network advertising model for revenue, but forget it assumes at least 100M users and $50M investment. Exit strategy.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 22, 2010

Many entrepreneurs scare away potential investors by claiming that their technology represents “truly disruptive technology.” Explain the business model. Many people seem to use the social network advertising model for revenue, but forget it requires at least 100M users and $50M investment. Exit strategy.

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David Teten

AUGUST 21, 2019

But you also can’t run the company forever, since investors need a liquidity event. Focus on lower-risk business models; no requirement for a ‘swing for the fences’ model. Borchers points out: “Only 50% of our investment activity involves technology-based businesses.

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Berkonomics

AUGUST 27, 2015

Keepers are financed differently than Flippers, which are started with a plan to be acquired in a few years, once the value of the technology or business model is demonstrable. They also tend to have invested more of their own money in their businesses. What does all of this say about market levels and public attitudes?

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Steve Blank

JULY 2, 2009

As Peter began to speak extemporaneously our mouths slowly fell open as he described the video game market, its size, its demographics, the state of the technology, and the state of games. You’re in a “ hits-based &# entertainment business like movies or music rather than a product business like traditional high-tech. -

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 3, 2013

He talked about how for centuries education had “no technological core” (meaning it was bound by physical locations) and thus disruption was very difficult. But while universities are developing online content they are not fundamentally disrupting leaning because the method of delivery is not a new business model.

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www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

Updated Business tools for Startups. Every startup faces multiple choices and decisions when it comes to technology. Ad Serving Technology. Technology & Marketing Law Blog. In other words they are entrepreneurs that help others like them succeed in their new business. Preloaders.net. Virtual Post Mail.

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