Feld Thoughts
SEPTEMBER 16, 2011
They also haven’t launched a product, so there is no corresponding “cost of goods sold” – the direct cost of delivering their product. This results in a gross margin of $0, where gross margin is revenue – cost of goods sold. Once these were up Dick launched several AdWords campaigns to test customer interest.
Feld Thoughts
NOVEMBER 18, 2013
Convertible debt financings have become an increasingly attractive approach for seed rounds because it delays the valuation discussion, costs less from a legal standpoint, and is an easier financial instrument to “keep raising more small amounts of money” on. Soundbites from potential customers are encouraging.
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Feld Thoughts
OCTOBER 15, 2014
I could spend that time on Facebook, but at the cost of not writing. During this period, I helped Hewlett-Packard save on the order of ten million dollars a year on customer support costs, roughly a 100x return on my salary. For my second novel, I hired someone to research Amazon’s top reviewers for me.
Feld Thoughts
OCTOBER 30, 2013
Though the notion of a “lean startup” that uses both Agile and Customer Development approaches is ostensibly strongly customer focused, the purpose of these methodologies is for the company to find an maximize its market, not specifically to optimize the user experience.
Feld Thoughts
MAY 22, 2019
” This quickly evolved through “are there any ways around this” to land at “deal with the reality of increased cost, research, and compliance.” Would they pass on the tariff to the customer? While some BigCos appear to be eating the cost of the tariff, this seems to be the exception. ” Fun.
Feld Thoughts
AUGUST 27, 2020
Rather than showing some flexibility, they are telling their customer (the tenant) who literally cannot use the physical space they are renting, “sorry – not my problem.” .” In a moment where landlords could generate enormous goodwill, especially with smaller companies, I believe they are doing the opposite.
Feld Thoughts
JANUARY 29, 2015
The opportunity cost for the big company is tiny while the opportunity cost, and often the direct costs, for the small company is enormous. In these cases, the large company puts up no money, but people engage to work with the small company. In hindsight this is a clear imbalance.
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