Feld Thoughts

JULY 22, 2011

His focus was to incubate an internal start-up which is built on state-of-the-art technology, novel business model and innovative products. Dot-to-Dot relies entirely on earned income and employs a unique cause-related marketing strategy designed to establish a successful position in the competitive children’s lit market.

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Feld Thoughts

AUGUST 25, 2015

Instead, the driver was the 1983 bull market. Put a willing and forgiving exit market following any investment period and you get spectacular returns. There are five key risks in any deal: Market, Product (a/k/a technology), Management, Business Model, and Capital. Taking all five at once is crazy.

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Feld Thoughts

MARCH 12, 2014

But a lot of people were funding marketplaces and other online “things” in this arena – well over $500 million of VC capital went into the home improvement market alone. In 2000, Michael and Rodney cut the business drastically, changed the business model to a lead-fee system, which they pioneered online.

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Feld Thoughts

OCTOBER 7, 2011

If you only track monthly users, you might assume that you are not attracting any new users and you need to change your marketing approach. However, what if it turns out that your marketing approach is just fine and you are bringing in lots of new users every month, but at the same time you are losing an equal number of existing users?

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Feld Thoughts

DECEMBER 4, 2012

In the past decade, we’ve shifted from a “tell me about it” approach (the business plan) to a “show me” approach (the Lean Startup). Rather than write long exhaustive documents, entrepreneurs can rapidly prototype their product and get immediate user and market feedback. Related articles. Looking for Help?

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