The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 6, 2021

The pre-pandemic economy was characterized by a mysterious, decades-long decline in business formation. Although the media has been full of inspiring stories about start-ups in Silicon Valley, the reality is that the rate at which Americans have been starting companies has been in decline for a long time. Develop a Business Model.

Limited Liability Company 167

Limited Liability Company Silicon Valley Business Model Stock Options 167

SoCal CTO

JUNE 9, 2010

Kathy Sierra at Business of Software 2009 - Business of Software Blog , May 4, 2010 "In the old days, getting customers was easy. Now, thanks to social media, you don't have to outspend. He’d wasted a year of his life and had a pile of stock options that weren’t very interesting. You could just outspend.

Fractional CTO 248

Fractional CTO Startup Venture Capital Cofounder 248

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 19, 2011

Business model: o They bought a lot of ad inventory (banner ads/advertising) driving people to signup forms, converting (fill out form) and sold leads, o Initial strategy was first comparison shopping and then monitoring and upselling on more savings. Later they became big business in Financial services lead-gen.

Acquisition 304

Acquisition Warrant Customer Term Sheet 304

VC Cafe

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Let’s start with a short definition: [the creator economy] is defined as the class of businesses built by over 50 million independent content creators, curators, and community builders including social media influencers, bloggers, and videographers, plus the software and finance tools designed to help them with growth and monetization.

Startup 207

Startup Social Media Venture Capital Audio 207

infochachkie.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

There is an inherent conflict in a consultant’s business model and the needs of a startup. With each change in staffing, I was forced to reacquaint the latest Junior Lawyer with our business, re-explain the current legal issues we were in the midst of addressing, etc. Yet, it does nothing to help you execute your business model.

Equity 40

Equity Silicon Valley Cofounder PR 40

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

JULY 7, 2016

Social Media makes group-games viral. Even something as simple as Pinterest turning on advertisements makes it possible to build a business optimizing those advertisements. Not for the stock options — you won’t be doling out 1% of the company to anyone by then. Where → Why here?

San Francisco 170

San Francisco Startup Framework Azure 170

Up and Running

JUNE 19, 2015

This week, we hear from Alex Blumberg from Gimlet Media and the Startup Podcast in our new Bcast Bytes segment. Peter and Jonathan talked to Levi King from Creditera about why your business credit matters, and we share a few of our favorite subscription services. Learn more about Gimlet Media. Only have time for a Bcast Byte?

Cloud 60

Cloud Small Business Silicon Valley Media 60