The Startup Magazine

JULY 15, 2023

Smart software is revolutionizing the way security firms operate, changing everything from shift scheduling to camera monitoring. Make it so that they don’t need to combine services – something that could dilute your brand and offering. It means that companies can offer city-wide or regional services at lower costs and higher margins.

Security 148

Security Artificial Inteligence Differentiation Dilution 148

This is going to be BIG.

NOVEMBER 28, 2021

A lot of smaller startups are complaining that it’s super difficult to recruit talent right now, but few are differentiating their offering. How about paying into childcare costs, adoption, or IVF too? Take a little more dilution, raise a little more money, and spend on the most ignored personal goal in the market.

Hiring 192

Hiring Early Stage Marketing Term Sheet 192

Austin Startup

MARCH 26, 2019

You just spent a few thousand dollars on advertising and your paid customer acquisition cost (CAC) numbers tested well relative to your best guess for customer lifetime value (LTV). All else being equal, the incremental cost of acquiring the next customer will always be higher than the last. What happens at 3X?

Technical Review 49

Technical Review Software Review China Acquisition 49

The Next Web

SEPTEMBER 15, 2013

Although the API was treated as a new product within Netflix, it was still operating under the company’s larger business objectives. It is more likely to come with increased costs and risks that will weigh down your returns, dilute your resources for the larger opportunity, and distract you from the real prize.

API 135

API Audience Dividend Programming 135

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 17, 2011

For many businesses you should keep your costs low & your capital raises low until you discover whether you are really on to a big idea where there is market demand. If you are able to raise money from credible sources at a reasonable dilution percentage then I personally favor getting the round done now and building your business.

Pre-Money Valuation 303

Pre-Money Valuation Dilution Valuation PR 303

Reid Hoffman

AUGUST 17, 2021

But the key is to ensure your product has a strong differentiator, which is exactly how Ramaswamy and his Neeva co-founders positioned the search engine company when it launched last year. If they are taking on problems that the other company is really, really, really good at, then they better have a strong differentiating thing.

Cofounder 69

Cofounder Differentiation Search Advertising 69

Reid Hoffman

AUGUST 17, 2021

But the key is to ensure your product has a strong differentiator, which is exactly how Ramaswamy and his Neeva co-founders positioned the search engine company when it launched last year. If they are taking on problems that the other company is really, really, really good at, then they better have a strong differentiating thing.

Cofounder 69

Cofounder Differentiation Search Advertising 69

Rob Go

NOVEMBER 13, 2013

But if that same VC is operating out of a $400M fund, those exits are HALF as meaningful. Instead, those funds try to invest in companies that can be “bigger”, but at the early stage, it’s hard to differentiate companies that could be $400M exits vs. $1B exits. ” It ends up being a pretty compelling argument.

Dilution 61

Dilution Seed Stage Early Stage Cofounder 61