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8 Keys To Starting A Venture With Minimal Equity Loss

Startup Professionals Musings

Most new teams are geographically dispersed these days anyway, so paying rent for an office should be differed to later stages when revenue is plentiful. Use multiple social-media channels, blogging, email and voicemail to build the same image and responsiveness as larger competitors. Favor profitability over revenue and user growth.

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7 Ways To Preclude The Most Common Investor Rejection

Startup Professionals Musings

Traction is evidence that your product or service has started that “hockey- stick” adoption rate which implies a large market, a valid business model, and sustainable growth. A graph that shows a hockey-stick “up and to the right” curve with at least three data points per key indicator is a great visual assist.

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Why The Haters are Wrong About Growth Hacking

Both Sides of the Table

“Growth hacking perpetuates this myth that you can magically achieve hockey-stick growth by using short-term “hacks.” “ I have always encouraged teams to think about growth as daily blocking-and-tackling rather than a dark art. they’ll flock to your channel with marketing budgets and tech prowess.

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10 Tips To Ensure That Your New Venture Is Investable

Startup Professionals Musings

Simply stated, it means that your business has the potential to multiply revenue with minimal incremental cost. Focus on marketing and indirect channels to get the message out quickly. Investors will tell you that they love to put money into startups that are scalable, and ready to become the next unicorn.

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8 Ways To Get Your Business Going Without Investors

Startup Professionals Musings

Most new teams are geographically dispersed these days anyway, so paying rent for an office should be differed to later stages when revenue is plentiful. Use multiple social-media channels, blogging, email and voicemail to build the same image and responsiveness as larger competitors. Favor profitability over revenue and user growth.

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6 Reasons Startups Should Skip the Big-Bang Launch

Startup Professionals Musings

Big-bang hard launches make sense for large enterprises like Apple or Microsoft, who are building on existing revenue streams and have the resources for lavish events, Superbowl ads and large inventory buildups. Small real revenue today is better than large later projections. Partners and distribution channels will take you seriously.

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10 Keys To Enabling Your Startup For Unicorn Growth

Startup Professionals Musings

Simply stated, it means that your business has the potential to multiply revenue with minimal incremental cost. Focus on marketing and indirect channels to get the message out quickly. Investors will tell you that they love to put money into startups that are scalable, and ready to become the next unicorn.