The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 11, 2023

One needs to evaluate their go-to-market strategy, distribution channels, scalability, execution team, and so on at this time. This suggests the firm should have a list of paying customers, consistent sales cycles, a clear value proposition, and a developing revenue pipeline in the ideal situation.

Seed Stage 124

Seed Stage Technical Review Early Stage Due Diligence 124

Steve Blank

MARCH 31, 2014

Today’s workforce has radically different expectations, brands are losing their power, physical channels are being destroyed by virtual ones, market share is less important than market creation, and software is eating world. For example, Coke added snack foods, which could be distributed through its existing distribution channels.

Private Equity 325

Private Equity Metrics China Intellectual Property 325

ConversionXL

MAY 1, 2017

One of the greatest threats to long-term success is when companies aren’t vigilant enough about responding to the changes in their market—whether it’s by failing to spot product or channel fatigue, acknowledge new competition, make needed updates to products or marketing adjustments in a timely fashion, or embrace new technology coming online.

Technical Review 127

Technical Review Algorithm Channel Analytics 127

Steve Blank

MAY 29, 2019

The easy part is, “Let’s have an incubator.” Distribution channels, brand loyalty, etc. A third is incubators and makers’ spaces. What does it take to get from that demo into your engineering group, to be delivered as a product into your existing sales channel?

Incubator 331

Incubator Lean Programming Government 331

ReadWriteStart

APRIL 1, 2011

The company has distribution through about 50 retailers in Chennai, and is looking for ways to market their product through online channels. Janardhan Swahar from Salem, India, presented Swayam Foods , a health food company that is focused on the Indian palette across snacks, quick-to-prepare items, etc. We discussed guerilla p.r.,

India 119

India Guerilla Entrepreneur New Zealand 119

ReadWriteStart

DECEMBER 29, 2010

The incubators and co-working spaces are on par with what we have. The last thing you want when you launch is to tailor to several languages, cultural differences, distribution channels and small blogs and other media. To my surprise, the ideas and technology behind that startups were not superior to the ones we have in Finland.

Silicon Valley 156

Silicon Valley Finland Sweat Equity Entrepreneur 156

The Startup Magazine

MAY 30, 2019

A new kind of company, built to leverage new technologies, new media channels, new working practices and new consumer markets, Crowdify is agile, adaptive, responsive and forward thinking — but also grounded and focused on product and brand strategy and return on marketing investment.

Marketing 76

Marketing Agile Social Network Valuation 76

Steve Blank

OCTOBER 3, 2014

At week six they were trying to figure out their distribution channel ( here ) after another pivot. When I teach in universities I’m not running an incubator. The Customer Development process, this relentless drive to turn hypotheses into facts is what makes this learning so rapid.

Lean 272

Lean Silicon Valley Customer Development Incubator 272

Steve Blank

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

I remind my students that I’m teaching them a methodology they can use the rest of their careers, not running an incubator. Their sales had given them some real data on three potential distribution channels: direct to consumer, brick and mortar retail, retailers. If you can’t see the slides click here.

North America 120

North America Lean Customer Development Distribution 120

Reid Hoffman

JULY 15, 2020

For example, one of Saam’s areas of focus is security; with everyone working remotely, the security and integrity of distributed channels of communication is more important than ever. The pandemic has accelerated progress in some obvious areas. Soundcloud | iTunes | Spotify | Google | Stitcher.

Cofounder 52

Cofounder Incubator Security Portfolio 52

The Next Web

JANUARY 26, 2014

He mentors young startups at Singapore Management University and True Incube Thailand , a 500 Startups Partner. If a big corporation is pushing a new product, you might expect them to take out TV ads, online ads, maybe hire a PR agency and set up big distribution partnerships. Why does it work? Why does it work?

Thailand 167

Thailand Social Network PPC Singapore 167

Duct Tape Marketing

AUGUST 23, 2023

One passed the other was born four months or so early and spend that time in the incubator and we relied, my wife and I relied on this community called Fish's mom's group to bring us some sanity in terms of hope and how other people who were in that situation dealt with it. We were expecting twins. So that is the third thing.

Community 54

Community Kuwait Cofounder Bootstrapping 54

Steve Blank

JULY 13, 2021

Business plans presume that building a startup is a series of predictable steps requiring execution of a plan which assumes a series of known facts: known customers, known features, known pricing, known distribution channel. As a serial entrepreneur turned educator, this didn’t make sense to me.

Lean 433

Lean Agile Business Model Business Plan 433

ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

Distribution Channel for Product Companies. Then Amit Gurung pitched a business plan to create a distribution channel for product companies trying to cater to the rural base-of-the-pyramid (BPO) market in India. why not become a retailer of the same basket of products that he wants to distribute?

India 115

India Silicon Valley Incubator Bootstrapping 115

ReadWriteStart

JUNE 9, 2011

In my experience, wealth managers often refer experts to their clients and Ankit could position his service through that channel. Lead Generation & Qualification With a Channel Partner. One of the members of the channel partner team was actually present in the room and shared his point of view as well.

Silicon Valley 113

Silicon Valley New Jersey Entrepreneur Massachusetts 113

Steve Blank

AUGUST 5, 2010

Most of the social and mobile channels (YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, iPhone, Android) have emerged in just the past 3-5 years. But these VC’s aren’t Lean because they fund startups with web-based distribution models. Lean VC’s are expert in on-line distribution, Agile and Customer Development. Lean Angels.

Lean 258

Lean Internet Silicon Valley Venture Capital 258

www.readwriteweb.com

MARCH 7, 2011

Dave argues that instead of providing connections you should let founders do 95% of the work and offer support with operational areas of expertise like design, data and distribution. Think of individuals like McClure, Paul Graham and George Zachary as market analysts. startupcto

Technical Review 50

Technical Review Due Diligence Startup Angel Investor 50

Steve Blank

JANUARY 17, 2016

These topics were the focus of interviews with the latest guests on Entrepreneurs are Everywhere , my radio show on SiriusXM Channel 111 (airing weekly Thursdays at 1 pm Pacific, 4 pm Eastern.) Looking to create their accelerator/incubator, Wayne and seven other founders rented a Silicon Valley house together one summer.

Silicon Valley 120

Silicon Valley North Carolina Cofounder Entrepreneur 120

Bryce Dot VC

FEBRUARY 12, 2015

slack channel and have received nearly 250 applications. is not a back up school for your failed attempt to get into some other incubator, accelerator or a grander catapult to launch you into the world or traditional VC funding. terms that were most important to us and to founders: cash distributions and contingent equity conversion.

San Francisco 40

San Francisco Distribution Equity Delaware 40

Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 11, 2017

We offer 3 turn-key products: Branded content: Marketers are given the opportunity to hire influencers solely to shoot or act as talent in branded content that will be used on their brand’s owned and operated channels. May 2014 – InstaElite gets accepted to Ryerson University’s DMZ incubator (#1 in North America).

Software 49

Software Marketing Entrepreneur North America 49

Up and Running

DECEMBER 20, 2017

On top of all of that, banks still refuse to work with businesses that grow or distribute marijuana because it is still illegal under federal law. As the legal use of marijuana continues to grow across the U.S., the price of weed will continue to go down, leaving those with grow-ops and dispensaries with fewer profits as time goes on.

Las Vegas 144

Las Vegas District of Columbia Colorado North America 144

Steve Blank

MAY 16, 2016

In companies this would be product line extensions, more efficient supply chain, new distribution channels. This results not in innovation, but in Innovation Theater – lots of coffee cups, press releases, incubators and false hopes, but no real disruptive changes.

San Diego 142

San Diego Metrics Indonesia Silicon Valley 142

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 11, 2011

GoTo.com went on to ink huge distribution deals with Microsoft, AOL & Yahoo! Secondly, they had an owned & operated (O&O) website – Google.com – and Overture had shut down GoTo.com at the request of their very profitable and large distribution partners. The Wedding Channel. Overture was sold to Yahoo!

Product 350

Product Tuvalu Dilution Incubator 350

Bryce Dot VC

JANUARY 5, 2015

It is not an accelerator, incubator or any other type of ator. . There is no specific participant profile, as we’d like to see where there is demand for this type of thing, but we think those that who leverage the scale and distribution of the internet are going to be more interesting to us than food trucks or brick and mortar businesses. .

San Francisco 40

San Francisco Cap Table Non-Compete Distribution 40

ReadWriteStart

DECEMBER 8, 2011

And to engage effectively with them, we need to reach them through all those various channels. Today's discussion was about how to generate additional distribution and acquire traffic. Suspects and prospects are everywhere in the vast realm of social media, watching, reading, commenting, engaging.

Greece 116

Greece Entrepreneur India Silicon Valley 116

Austin Startup

MARCH 7, 2021

UT Austin is home to the Austin Technology Incubator (ATI), the longest-standing technology incubator in the country, which has had an economic impact of over $3 billion in Texas with a focus on deep tech such as healthcare, sustainability, and clean energy. Texas dominates every top ten list.

Texas 90

Texas San Antonio Houston Dallas 90

www.readwriteweb.com

OCTOBER 18, 2010

Raymond has built a nice business through efficient distribution deals and will do about $250,000 in revenue this year. In addition, we are offering entrepreneurs access to investors and customers through our recently launched our 1M/1M Incubation Radar series. Raymond is wondering why he cannot attract financing.

Marketing 52

Marketing Bootstrapping Incubator Angel Investor 52

www.readwriteweb.com

OCTOBER 18, 2010

Raymond has built a nice business through efficient distribution deals and will do about $250,000 in revenue this year. In addition, we are offering entrepreneurs access to investors and customers through our recently launched our 1M/1M Incubation Radar series. Raymond is wondering why he cannot attract financing.

Marketing 52

Marketing Bootstrapping Incubator Angel Investor 52

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

Hoffman should know, as an icon in the Silicon Valley, having educated and trained hundreds of startup founders as the CEO of “ Founders Space ,” designated by Inc.com as one of the top ten incubators and accelerators in the world. Users can be advertisers, consumers, sellers, or passengers. Establish exclusivity as a high barrier to entry.

Silicon Valley 136

Silicon Valley Differentiation Angel Investor Incubator 136

Up and Running

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

Even if you know nothing about formal market research practices, you can do your own research by getting out to learn more about your customers, distribution channels, and about how to start a farm. If you are already interested in a particular product, learn more about your local market. Buying your own land.

Colorado 60

Colorado Southern California Business Plan Oregon 60

The Next Web

FEBRUARY 6, 2014

There’s an initial high that comes with the launch of a startup’s first product, but it’s quickly followed by the challenge of building more units, finding new distribution channels and coming up with a second product. Resources like TechShop , 3D printing and incubators, have greatly simplified the process.

Early Stage 133

Early Stage Startup Cofounder Incubator 133

Steve Blank

DECEMBER 8, 2015

For example, Google’s acquisition of Nest (which had customers, revenue and a distribution channel) allowed it to enter the connected home market immediately. Acquiring a growth-stage private startup can provide a faster ROI at lower risk than the acquisition of an early- stage startup.

Silicon Valley 120

Silicon Valley Acquisition Boston Early Stage 120

maplebutter.com

JANUARY 8, 2013

I just launched a small online retail business last week, and feel a bit lost about marketing ideas and how to get the most out of social media channels. Typically it goes one lead: $200K+, couple medium pro’s: $50-$100K, then strategic guys at $25K (sometimes $10K for ultra strategic / domain expertise / distribution / etc).

Technical Review 44

Technical Review Startup Cofounder Software Review 44

Life Beyond Code

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

Thus, I have come to the conclusion that if I could help a million entrepreneurs globally reach $1 million in revenue (and beyond), that would be the foundation of a robust, distributed, and sustainable economic value creation that would add up to a trillion dollars in global GDP. a distributed, democratic model of capitalism.

Programming 116

Programming Silicon Valley Bootstrapping Technical Review 116

Reid Hoffman

AUGUST 6, 2020

The term “early-stage” covers a lot of territory in venture investing, from incubating a brand-new idea, to investing in a Series A. Every company is going to get more distributed, more flexible, more global, and more digital-first. I think another opportunity now is the huge channel shift underway. Take B2B companies.

Technical Review 69

Technical Review Seed Stage Software Review Early Stage 69

techcrunch.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Sean and Shawn from Napster met in an IRC channel. Height has a pretty tight, normal distribution. Fortunately, there are a number of examples of successful founding teams that met outside of school. Chad and Steve from YouTube met while working at PayPal. Cisco was a husband and wife team. Ideas are important.

Cofounder 66

Cofounder Founder Silicon Valley Technical Cofounder 66

The Next Web

AUGUST 14, 2013

But we had a solid product, strong weekly revenue growth (10% week over week), and two distribution/marketing channels that were already paying dividends. Using Incubators/Accelerators to Bridge the Gap. Incubators like Y Combinator are certainly a viable route to take to help you move from bootstrapped startup to seed round.

Founder 142

Founder Incubator Cofounder Accredited Investor 142