Hunter Walker

MAY 4, 2014

My answers are actually bland, largely because I had a pretty good handle on what the initial 12 months would bring and a great partner in Satya Patel. Second, we did an investment where we actually decided to own more than 10% because of the nature of the business model. New VCs are vulnerable to fashionable verticals.

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The Startup Magazine

JUNE 1, 2023

And they probably never will be unless business model viability is reassessed across the board. We didn’t have to change our business model entirely, we just realized what was working and what wasn’t and moved on from there. they still aren’t profitable.

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David Teten

AUGUST 19, 2019

I’ve been a traditional equity VC for 8 years, and I’m now researching new business models in venture capital. Since 2017 we’ve managed $3 million in revenue-based financing, which helps cash-strapped technology companies grow. Alternative Capital. “ You qualify if you have $5k+ MRR. Bigfoot Capital.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 10, 2009

Reply One difference between VCs and Entrepreneurs « Lightspeed Venture Partners Blog , on April 20, 2009 at 7:06 am Said: [.] Too often, CEOs and small business managers suffer from analysis paralysis. to see if they need to make a Pivot to find a better model. Great startups have a tempo of 10x a large [.]

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 24, 2009

The Founder’s New Insight Smart founders are never satisfied with simply executing their current business model, they are constantly observing, orienting and deciding whether their current business model can be made better. It’s a natural part of learning about your customers and business model.)

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View from Seed

JANUARY 11, 2018

For several months now, my partners and I have spent a lot of time talking about why we’re investing in the Everyday Economy. We dove deep into how this investment thesis extends to major verticals of consumer spending like entertainment , clothing , and home. Impact First, Business Models Second. Alignable ).

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 30, 2013

Some investors seem to focus wholly on the strengths of the management team, or a sustainable competitive advantage, and in reality these are the core attributes for every funding equation. Of course, relevancy doesn’t work if you don’t have a winning business model.

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Steve Blank

AUGUST 31, 2009

After 20 years of working in startups, I decided to take a step back and look at the product development model I had been following and see why it usually failed to provide useful guidance in activities outside the building – sales, marketing and business development. It’s a big idea.) before you ship.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 14, 2019

New building materials, construction equipment, and innovative project management made construction more efficient – unlocking technologies that lead to higher skyscrapers, undersea tunnels, longer bridges, and mega projects that changed the face of the Earth.

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View from Seed

MARCH 29, 2018

For many years, NextView has looked at many health-related businesses but invested in relatively few. We wanted to learn more about the nuanced industry market forces before applying the same hands-on investing model we do with tech startups in other verticals. I should make clear that we are not life science investors.

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Growthink Blog

FEBRUARY 27, 2010

Get The Answers I am very excited to share with you the opportunity to meet the Managing Director of Growthink's new media and entertainment practice, Mr. Lee Muhl. Lee, quite simply, has forgotten WAY more about the entertainment business than most of will ever know (see his biography below). in History from UCLA.

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View from Seed

MARCH 15, 2018

My partners and I have been very public and transparent over the past six months about our thematic investing approach — what we call the Everyday Economy. Often, these startups tend to fall in areas like home , food , apparel , transportation — but fitting squarely within a specific vertical isn’t a requirement. .

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 28, 2012

Some investors seem to focus wholly on the strengths of your management team, or your sustainable competitive advantage, and in reality these are the core attributes for every funding equation. Of course, relevancy doesn’t work if you don’t have a winning business model.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 7, 2013

Hong Kong-based Lots of Buttons beat out 19 other impressive (mostly Asia-based) startups with a business model that revolves around buttons. In fact the e-commerce site aims to be the world’s largest online crafts store, seeking to expand to other craft verticals pending profitability or an angel investment.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 17, 2016

Some investors seem to focus wholly on the strengths of the management team, or a sustainable competitive advantage, and in reality these are the core attributes for every funding equation. Of course, relevancy doesn’t work if you don’t have a winning business model.

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

Each VC firm/partner has a different spin on what to weigh more.) It may just be that the message of building companies that have predictable revenue and profit models hasn’t percolated through the VC business model. I find the same still going on with a few firms and partners.&#

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Austin Startup

DECEMBER 3, 2019

“I am very excited about this year’s incoming class,” said Amos Schwartzfarb, Techstars Austin Managing Director. Boutiq (Austin, TX) Rena Pacheco-Theard, CEO Boutiq uses data science to buy and manage luxury vacation rentals. Techstars funds all types of startups, working across all verticals, applying all types of business models.

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www.informationarbitrage.com

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

Home About Press IA Capital Partners Archives After 17 years in M&A, Derivatives and Trading, Im spending my time with young entrepreneurs in and around financial technology and digital media. I am a business person, not a technologist. A full-time business partner is definitely not required at this point in the company's life.

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mashable.com

OCTOBER 27, 2010

Contact Us Submit News Contact Us Write for Us Spark of Genius Series Mashable | The Social Media Guide Business Mashable on Facebook Join Us! Have appropriate expectations, listen to the professionals in your employ and don’t micro-manage a design or development project. Events Manager at Mashable (New York, Sr.

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Cracking the Code

DECEMBER 2, 2006

"If you would ask me what part of the market is most underserved by technology companies today, Id tell you its small and medium sized business. Today, VARs are the key to the SMB segment and their business model is collapsing, opening new opportunities for them and for technology providers. Posted by Philippe Botteri.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

In addition to entrepreneurship, she has a background in chemical engineering, supply chain management, biomedical engineering research, microbiology research, and new product development for U.S. This will require new partners, new skill sets, and new business model innovation. and Indian companies.

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Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 14, 2022

Bob is the Founder and Chairman of the Board of Acceleration Partners, a global partner marketing agency. In this episode, I talk with the Founder and Chairman of Acceleration Partners, Bob Glazer, about why diversifying your marketing strategy with other channels — like partnerships — is the way of the future.

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Hearpreneur

AUGUST 10, 2022

Zoom has successfully managed to systematize the entire process, which has enabled individuals to boost their utilization of online meetings in order to continue their occupations from home even in the face of a pandemic. They have a really cool business model where they summarize non-fiction books into 15-minute read or listen.

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Cracking the Code

NOVEMBER 13, 2008

was OK a few months ago, the hurdle is now higher and should be close to CAC>1 – Keep only reps making quota and cut marketing activities with lower ROI Customer Lifetime Value (CLTV) >0 – Adjust operations, RD and GA to make your business model profitable 3. Rethink vertical segmentation: Healthcare? Post a Comment.

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Up and Running

APRIL 30, 2013

These people typically complement the management team in some meaningful way. Time spent advising is a great opportunity for the founder and advisor to audition each other as potential partners. A good management team will select advisors from all three types and focus on what the startup needs most. Future board members.

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David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

But in business, you want a lot of partners. 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.

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The Next Web

OCTOBER 2, 2013

That’s why the free business model is so popular in China. Jenny Lee, a partner at venture capital firm GGV Capital which has a presence in both the US and China, also observes that in the US, the willingness to pay for an app is pretty high — especially for a utility tool, which is what CooTek’s TouchPal X Keyboard essentially is.

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Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 7, 2022

17:51] What kind of challenge does white labeling add to the pure optimization model? [20:05] 20:05] Why wouldn’t you use a resource plan with your white label partners to some degree? [20:52] Sometimes you might be using white label or outsource partners. [16:00] Everyone in the organization should be tracking their time.

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David Teten

JANUARY 21, 2021

(co-written with Jamie Finney, Founding Partner at Greater Colorado Venture Fund. With a portfolio that includes food, tech, and services, the fund is industry-agnostic and focused on the overlooked and underrepresented with high-margin business models. His work on VC and small communities can be found at greatercolorado.vc/blog.

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Duct Tape Marketing

OCTOBER 24, 2018

Transcript of Building Accountable Leadership to Transform Your Business written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. This transcript is sponsored by our transcript partner – Rev – Get $10 off your first order. It’s the model of leadership has evolved, you know? Back to Podcast. Transcript.

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Up and Running

MAY 13, 2015

I had the pleasure of co-hosting a free Bplans webinar with Lara Galloway, a business coach and time management expert. In the webinar, Lara offered some excellent time management tips and productivity hacks. Lara is an author, speaker, business coach, and the host of the popular Mom Biz Solutions Show podcast.

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Reid Hoffman

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Needless to say, this isn’t a business model that works in the pandemic world. Frequently, however, you need to pivot your business model and find new ways to make money. Business model evolution is the rule, not the exception. Not all pivots are created equal. Some pivots are just easier to pull off.

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abovethecrowd.com

APRIL 17, 2013

eBay recently launched an aggressive campaign attacking Amazon’s rate table on a vertical-by-vertical basis ( those percentages can be found here ). This is one of my favorite marketplace business model “tweaks.” Last November, Zynga and Facebook together renegotiated their previous long-term business agreement.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 5, 2009

Chasing funding versus chasing customers and a repeatable and scalable business model, is one reason startups fail. Is there a profitable business model? The Traditional VC Pitch Entrepreneurs who pursue the traditional product development model don’t have customer data to answer these questions. Can it scale?”

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Steve Blank

JUNE 22, 2009

Hewlett’s partner Dave Packard wanted to get into the computer business.) For the first 25 years HP’s business model was static. Of course HP did ship new products and innovate, but their center of innovation was sustaining innovation , around the core of their existing business.

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Steve Blank

JULY 13, 2009

Our “Hollywood meets Silicon Valley” story played great in Silicon Valley, they ate it up in Hollywood, and the business press tripped over themselves to talk to us. The positive effect of the tidal wave of press was as a door opener for us to raise money from corporate partners. We all know how that ends up.

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pandodaily.com

JULY 18, 2012

But it’s possible that as the secret sauce of new media swings farther from disruptive technology and business models to a focus on curated and quality content, it’s the older entrepreneurs who are in the pole position. I have enough sense at 46 to have 2 business partners that are in their 60s and one of them is our CEO.

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