Steve Blank

JANUARY 17, 2023

Three types of organizations – Incubators, Accelerators and Venture Studios – have emerged to reduce the risk of early-stage startup failure by helping teams find product/market fit and raise initial capital. They do the most to de-risk the early stages of a startup. He also wasn’t sure his idea was great.

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VC Cafe

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Venture capital is down 36% globally QoQ and a lot of startups face an uncertain future. The nature of venture capital cycles. Venture capital is cyclical in nature, meaning that there are ups and downs in the market. Venture capital is cyclical in nature, meaning that there are ups and downs in the market.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 13, 2022

get the attention of the market they choose. Having a great idea in the wrong place won’t get you the funding you need, the experienced domain experts you want, or the pilot market results you need for survival. Today, Silicon Valley is the consumer and enterprise software capital of the world. The list goes on and on.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 30, 2022

They don’t realize that these are still rare, require a large risk, and may not be the best way to keep up with change in the market. As an alternative, I usually recommend more incremental innovation , derived from recognized market changes, done on a regular basis, without the big-bang expectation.

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VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Taking stock of the venture capital market in 2023, it’s clear to see that we’re in a transition point. What’s going on in Venture of Q1 2023 According to the latest Preqin report, Q4 2022 was one of the worst quarters in terms of venture capital fundraising in 9 years.

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Growthink Blog

DECEMBER 6, 2021

announced today that it has opened a new London office for its surging consulting and capital markets practices in the UK, Europe, and the Middle East. The post Growthink Opens London Office Amidst Capital Markets Surge appeared first on Growthink. Growthink Inc.

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View from Seed

APRIL 14, 2020

For the last several years, the early stage investing market was driven largely by the F ear O f M issing O ut, AKA FOMO. VCs are always founder focused no matter the market environment. In a FOMO world, seed and series A investors are more likely to extend beyond the bounds of their stated strategy to get access to companies.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 29, 2022

You may think that passion and hard work are all you need, but I believe we all have unique strengths , and you need to recognize yours, and capitalize on them above all else, in order to get the advantage you need to win in business. If you need venture capital, maybe you need to spend more time in Silicon Valley or Boston.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 1, 2022

Build positive psychological capital to sustain your business. In any business, you need hope, confidence, resilience, and optimism to weather the daily challenges of customers, market changes, and competitors. Today is the age of the entrepreneur, with the cost of entry at an all-time low, and the global market at an all-time high.

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The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 11, 2023

It is necessary to cover the early stages of product development, thorough market research, and other processes during the initial step. Seed capital is a component of the initial investments made in young businesses. Thus the initial investment round is frequently raised since the capital permits firms to live and thrive.

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Growthink Blog

JANUARY 31, 2023

The Portugal-based dental surgery group gains a foothold in the UK by acquiring two dental clinics in London Growthink Capital is pleased to announce it acted as Swiss Dental Services (SDS)’ investment banking advisor on an acquisition financing – via SME Capital, a London-based alternative capital provider – to expand in the UK market.

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The Startup Magazine

MARCH 8, 2024

By strategically leveraging debt, businesses can access the capital needed to invest in new opportunities, expand operations, and increase profitability. This process involve researching the market, analyzing industry trends, and evaluating the competitive landscape to pinpoint areas where your business can thrive.

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View from Seed

JANUARY 13, 2021

But in the grand scheme of things, 10 years is a blip, and one that had a continuous bull market in tech. It turns out capital is not a weapon, especially in the early stages of building a business, and even experienced founders who can raise huge sums often realize this and right-size their asks. There are a few reasons.

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The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Real estate has long been considered a sound investment, and has become even more popular in recent years as historical data has shown the market’s relatively low volatility. On the other side of the spectrum, the idea of finding a unicorn has attracted many investors toward the much riskier venture capital and emerging technologies.

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

Reading the NY Times article “ Jeffrey Katzenberg Raises $1 Billion for Short-Form Video Venture, ” I realized it was time for a new startup heuristic: the amount of customer discovery and product-market fit you need to find is inversely proportional to the amount and availability of risk capital. ” Fire, Ready, Aim.

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ReadWriteStart

APRIL 5, 2023

The last few months have been an unprecedented time for entrepreneurs and startup founders on the market. Figures provided by Crunchbase show venture capital funding dropped by 33% in Q3 2022 compared to Q2 and almost 53% down from the same time in 2021. The days of lavish seed funding rounds are over — for now, at least.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 11, 2023

For decades, efforts to satisfy customers have been built around demographics – capitalizing on race, ethnicity, gender, income, and other attributes. Even businesses with highly specialized market segments will find it more effective and simpler to focus on who customers are as people, rather than the “what” of their demographic attributes.

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VC Cafe

AUGUST 11, 2022

When I first met Eze from Remagine Ventures, it was clear that he shares our company’s vision, understands the market, and cares about our journey as founders. When capital is commoditised, and every VC fund might look the same to a founder, market forces encourage players to differentiate. ” “Do VCs add value?

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The Startup Magazine

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Many companies need venture capital funding, including startups. The process of getting venture capital funding may be difficult, but it pays off in a cash infusion for your business which may be able to make the difference between failure and success. What is Venture Capital Funding? What is Venture Capital Funding?

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VC Adventure

JUNE 14, 2022

Companies looking to raise money turn to venture capital for a variety of reasons. Top among them is generally access to capital, but often on the list is the hope that raising capital from experienced (and well-networked) investors will have other positive impacts on their business.

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VC Cafe

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

That’s on average the time venture capital investors spend on a pre-seed pitch deck, according to the latest Dropbox/Docsend funding research report. Market size Team Traction Competition – be honest and knowledgeable about your competitive landscape Business model/ financials The Ask – how much are you raising?

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Lightspeed Venture Partners

AUGUST 25, 2021

The post Question: When Might the Venture-Capital Market Fall Back to Earth? appeared first on Lightspeed Venture Partners.

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The Startup Magazine

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Social Media Marketing. Social media marketing is an excellent platform for nonprofits to run fundraising campaigns. Nonprofits can create catchy advertising campaigns that capitalize on TikTok trends. The best CRM tools can also help nonprofit organizations raise more money through some interesting features.

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VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

It’s not just the competition against the incumbents and the large tech platforms that founders has to worry about, but most importantly is the company’s performance and product market fit. The benchmarks are based on the US market. Hope you find this helpful.

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The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Discover the key factors shaping market dynamics and opening up growth opportunities in drug development. The race toward a successful COVID-19 vaccine is reshaping the comprehensive approach employed in identifying and advance treatments in the healthcare market. The new model emphasized business structure and capitalization.

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The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 9, 2022

As part of our Founder interview series , The Startup Magazine caught up with Salo Sterental, Co-Founder of the SoStereo, a marketing firm that enables brands and artists alike to unlock the marketing power of music. Salo: We help brands unlock the marketing power of music. TSM: Music is an important tool in marketing strategy.

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This is going to be BIG.

NOVEMBER 3, 2014

The fact is, it''s just not cool to criticize the investing side of the venture capital market. This is done in the public markets all the time. But in the private markets, we''ve got "Yay, founders! Venture Capital & Technology' They seemed annoyed that I said anything in the first place. doesn''t much matter.

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View from Seed

APRIL 2, 2024

But market forces continued to drive these industries to evolve in similar ways. Standing out with things like content, terms, speed, events, etc is harder and harder, even amid the most recent market correction. In retrospect, this was to be expected as any competitive market matures.

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The Startup Magazine

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

In addition, you may want to invest or trade as part of your entrepreneurial journey or to build additional funding for future capital needs. With the market being steadier and shareholders watching price activity all day long, stock markets around the globe have become far more important than it ever was. Which has a US$ 30.1

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VC Cafe

JULY 21, 2022

The global games and services market is forecast to reach $188 billion in 2022, a 1.2% Private financing market continued to see strong deal activity with $3.6B The M&A market for gaming is expected to continue to heat up in the second half of 2022. in total financings in Q2, surpassing Q1 total through 169 deals.

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Berkonomics

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Since this number is budgeted and pre-authorized, managers tend to focus upon other things such as sales, marketing and product development issues. There is an art to efficient management of a process, whether that is the process of bringing a product to market from R&D to production or developing a new product’s launch program.

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Version One Ventures

MARCH 29, 2024

Series A , led by GGV Capital U.S., PLGTM brings together GTM and Growth leaders from the top product-led companies – it’s a great event for anyone in marketing, sales, success and growth at a product-led company. Jam announced their $8.9M with participation from Figma Ventures and founders of leading engineering-driven companies.

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Austin Startup

MAY 14, 2021

An Innovative Mexican Company Revolutionizing the Way the Visually Impaired Navigate the World Recently Platform Capital (“Platform”), a leading growth markets investor, announced it had led a $1.3 As part of Platform Capital’s investment, Dr. Akintoye Akindele, Chairman of Platform Capital, joins the Board of STRAP.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 10, 2023

Before a business plan has any validity, some work is required to validate that your technology works, a real market exists, and your assumptions for cost and price are reasonable. Market research techniques for trying to predict the market’s response to a new venture can be costly and are often unreliable.

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NZ Entrepreneur

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

With the pandemic, climate crisis, global economic shifts and rapidly changing consumer markets, it is clear that many businesses of today will no longer be relevant tomorrow. Addressing real world problems, they thrive in uncertainty, generating new jobs and new revenue streams in new markets. Our world is changing, and fast.

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The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 3, 2021

The manufacturing industry is one of the most vital industries that require huge business capital. To stay competitive in the market, satisfy clients, and offer quality services, manufacturing companies often need to offer long-term payment plans. About Manufacturing Invoice Factoring.

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Growthink Blog

DECEMBER 27, 2017

Are you looking to raise venture capital ? Business planning and raising venture capital go hand-in-hand. A business plan is required for attracting venture capital. And the desire to raise capital (whether from an individual “angel” investor or a venture capital firm) is often the key motivator in the business planning process.

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