Demand Differentiation Dilution Sales 
Both Sides of the Table
NOVEMBER 14, 2017
You start out with vision, you must adapt and have intellectual honesty once you stare at your data and know where your true sources of differentiation and value are. and we were met with weak demand, slow growth and high costs. what your product & engineering thought they cared about and you adapt your offering.
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.
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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.
Startup Company Lawyer
MARCH 14, 2010
To differentiate it from typical “Series A&# preferred stock, which comes with certain expectations with regard to rights. If new investors get better rights in a future equity financings (such as registration rights, price-based anti-dilution, redemption rights, etc.), Anti-dilution protection. Co-sale rights.
Both Sides of the Table
FEBRUARY 17, 2011
A year ago I blogged about one of my most common mantras that applies to sales, biz dev & fund raising alike: “ Time is the Enemy of all Deals.&#. 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.
Ben's Blog
MAY 24, 2021
Second, by better matching supply and demand, direct listings have generally mitigated the magnitude of IPO Pops, thus engendering better overall price discovery. Among the findings are: SPAC dilution amounts to roughly 50% of the cash ultimately delivered to the companies brought public. Time Period IPO Pop* 1980-1989 6.1%
Both Sides of the Table
APRIL 25, 2011
Early in a services business there is usually no profits as the company reinvests in hiring people to grow, but by $20 million in sales the company should at least be pulling in 10% profits (if not more) depending on how much is reinvested. You end up needing to add staff and take on more risk without knowing what your future demand will be.
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