Both Sides of the Table
NOVEMBER 3, 2009
In an era of “launch and learn&# is there a need for a business plan? I have seen really great product people espouse the death of the business plan. So, definition: when I talk about a business plan I’m not talking about a 40-page Word document outlining your market approach.
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APRIL 13, 2011
It’s interesting that the question is pitch deck’s being obsolete versus business plans being obsolete. So very few investors want Business Plans any more. If you are outside internet software we are not going to invest. And so you really have a log of software algorithmic stuff that is very, very difficult.”.
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OCTOBER 30, 2014
A receiver thin enough to be a sleeve on a phone and small enough in surface area requiring the right materials (they can transmit & receive with devices thinner than 5 millimeters), Precision tracking software so they can focus the sound beam to concentrate the sound wave exactly to your receiver and avoid inefficiencies of diffusion.
Both Sides of the Table
JULY 29, 2010
First advice – don’t respond to a VC website that says “submit your business plan here&# – if it’s read at all it will be read by an intern and likely be filtered before it reaches a decision maker. Minutes 18.30 – 26.30. Second – don’t send unsolicited emails to VCs.
Both Sides of the Table
JULY 21, 2014
Consumers buying through smart phones, travelers using the new, shared economy and businesses replacing old software with modern cloud-based solutions. In the software industry we’ve always had a term that’s a bit of an anachronism called “shelfware.” For what purpose are they using your software?
Both Sides of the Table
NOVEMBER 19, 2009
I spent nearly a decade building software for large companies and then advising companies on the same. He refined his business plan and he got commitments for $150-200k but needed some lead angels to commit first. When he re-approached me he had a much better plan and he had a prototype!
Both Sides of the Table
OCTOBER 19, 2009
Well … I have had many late nights and I really didn’t contemplate writing many blog postings this month because I spent November in this interesting venture capital / fund raising dance involving lots of late night sessions reviewing legal documents, rewriting business plans and preparing for pitches. Page 4: Business Model.
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