Both Sides of the Table
DECEMBER 27, 2011
Internet scale. If you had huge customer growth but just didn’t focus on revenue that’s a different story. And when you’re looking at even earlier-stage companies (as VCs do) you might be even more focused on customer growth than revenue growth. They both raised angel / seed money of $1.5
Up and Running
APRIL 18, 2014
And we did, until the internet came on the scene a couple of years later and left us holding our floppy disks in our hands. With my third business, I didn’t even try to be original—I purchased a custom framing franchise and piggybacked to success on someone else’s name. My next venture didn’t fare much better. David’s advice.
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Version One Ventures
APRIL 30, 2013
While my portfolio is primarily centered around consumer internet as well as enterprise SaaS startups, I typically talk to two to three hardware startups each week. However, there’s a challenge when your investors are also your customers. Here’s the advice I give these teams who are navigating the tough world of hardware financing.
Version One Ventures
DECEMBER 14, 2016
At the same time, seed money is still abundant due to the proliferation of micro VC over the past few years. Every 10-15 years, a major cycle reshapes the computing landscape: PC (1981), Internet (1994), Mobile (2007). They make their products cheaper and easier to use in order to appeal to more customers.
Both Sides of the Table
JUNE 17, 2017
I want to understand how many units the company is selling, whether this is increasing over time and how well they’re doing at retaining the customers that they do acquire. Do 20% of the customers make 80% of the revenue or do the top 3 customers represent 80% of the revenue. They both raised angel / seed money of $1.5
Up and Running
MAY 12, 2015
They ended up with a nice pitch, and approximately $300K in seed money.”. See Also When Ice.com—a Top 500 Internet Retailer—Uses Mentors, You Should Too. Ask your intended customers for feedback. Josh says, “I usually advise entrepreneurs to test their concept by getting feedback directly from their intended customers.
pandodaily.com
NOVEMBER 29, 2012
If you are raising a seed round now, there are a few things you can do to protect yourself. There are still the same debates on whether or not you should take seed money from VCs. Pandora begs Congress to lower Internet music licensing rates. Syria shuts down Internet in attempt to quell uprising. By Sarah Lacy.
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