YoungUpstarts
NOVEMBER 27, 2018
Evaluate the marketing and monetization strategies set in place. These two requirements are possessing smart marketing and monetization strategies. It’s essential to dissect marketing and monetization strategies together. It’s also important to ask, “Is it a “first of its kind” asset that’s creating a new space or market?”
Both Sides of the Table
SEPTEMBER 23, 2010
Typical questions: What do you think of management? What is their market traction? So is the market really colluding? We discuss things like what the general prices in the market are but not in a price fixing way but in a general commentary way, like “I can’t believe that guy paid 40 pre! At what valuation?
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Both Sides of the Table
NOVEMBER 13, 2014
Thus began my marketing campaign. Operating experience (Helped run parts of CitySearch & UrbanSpoon, tons of product management experience, Board of Hatch Labs which helped spawn Tinder). In Kara’s case I got to see her work on deal structuring first hand having worked closely with her on her board at P.S. XO.
YoungUpstarts
MAY 14, 2018
Marks, founder and managing partner of High Rock Partners and author of “ Middle Market M & A: Handbook for Investment Banking and Business Consulting “ Conventional wisdom says that a company grows by reaching new customers, increasing its workforce, expanding marketing or launching new products or services.
YoungUpstarts
MAY 9, 2019
The investment banker or advisor you hire will help you market your company and find potential buyers. They will help you get the business ready for sale by creating marketing material, and then once ready, the process will begin. One thing to keep in mind: private equity firms may buy companies, but they invest in management teams.
VC Cafe
SEPTEMBER 6, 2011
Make sure your model is credible – “the market in China is 3 billion users and we will aim to achieve 1% market penetration in year one&# (yeah, right). Have an upfront proposition – how much money are you raising? How many angels have committed so far? Bottom up is better than top down projections (i.e.
Hunter Walker
MAY 18, 2015
These managers sit in our Privates bucket and are therefore expected to beat the public markets by at least 4.5%. We have a preference for strong local teams in certain geographic regions or those focused on underserved sectors and inefficient markets. We probably meet with twenty venture managers a year.
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