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I-Corps @ NIH – Pivoting the Curriculum

Steve Blank

Next we teach Distribution Channels (how are you going to sell the product) and Customer Relationships (how do you Get/Keep/Grow customers) and Revenue Streams (what’s the Revenue Model strategy and pricing tactics.) (You get an introduction to reimbursement early here, while the details are described later in the “Revenue” lecture.).

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How to Onboard Remote Engineers: A Practical Guide from an Expert

ReadWriteStart

Communication synchronization is of the utmost importance when you’re working with distributed talent. Also, decide if your company needs any confidentiality or IP assignment agreements. If you require a very high degree of proficiency for certain positions, be sure to demand and vet for that skill before making a critical hire.

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Make The Most Of Your Next VC Pitch By Doing These 10 Things

YoungUpstarts

The market for our product was global, and we had unique advantages in terms of our product and how we distributed it to customers. VCs want to see that there’s a demand for your product and that you’re able to meet that demand. Ultimately, these advantages helped us secure the funding we needed. Prepare to prove your worth.

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The Economics of Automation & You

Start Up Blog

Company must then decide where to distribute cost savings – options include; Increase profit margins. Reinvest funds for growth (New Product / Distribution / Promotion / R &D). Monopoly markets and IP protected innovations being rare exceptions). Reduce prices and sell more. The new margin gets competed away.

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8 Applications You Should Hunt Down On Your Network

YoungUpstarts

For 71% it became more important over the past five years due to an increase in the time spent using applications, coupled with an increase in their workload and more demanding deadlines. In every case, this demand was a knee-jerk reaction from a user who just had their favorite “toy” taken away. (It File Sharing.

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Flexible VC, a New Model for Companies Targeting Profitability

David Teten

From RBI, Flexible VCs borrow the ability to reap meaningful returns without demanding founders build for an exit. Flexible VC creates early liquidity which can be either reinvested or distributed to LPs. Santa Clara University shares their demand dividend structure. . Flexible VC offers you this. Early liquidity.

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What Big Companies Look For When Buying Your Startup

The Startup Magazine

Yet, investors and analysts demand it. IP & Technology. It’s important that you know the value of your IP and position yourself for a good startup exit. If you have real IP, patents, and trademarks, your startup is going to be worth a lot more. Distribution & Customers. It’s risky too.