Both Sides of the Table
MARCH 25, 2016
Lately I’ve been having to say things I thought I’d never have to remind people, like, “getting to positive gross margin in several territories is a very low bar to claim success” or “profitable excluding marketing costs” is not actually a real thing. Market Size. MakeSpace provides physical storage.
Version One Ventures
APRIL 30, 2013
To increase your chances of venture capital financing, you’ll need to lower the risks as much as possible, such as: Bootstrapping as long as you can to get a working prototype into the market. Many VCs have a background in software and are less familiar and comfortable with bringing hardware projects to market. Related articles.
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Both Sides of the Table
DECEMBER 27, 2011
As I like to say, “If you’re really on to an enormous idea then other people in the market are going to spot that and want to compete with you. If you have a market lead then raising capital and making investments now will help you as others enter the market. They both raised angel / seed money of $1.5
cdixon.org
SEPTEMBER 17, 2011
Very, very few markets have room for only one player. Quite early on, you will be able to differentiate yourself – and having competitors help you grow the market can actually be a good thing. But it’s probably wise to be more secretive in some vertical markets: [link]. [link] Kristian Dupont. link] Nivi.
Both Sides of the Table
JANUARY 20, 2011
This is extra frustrating in an era in which all you read about is how frothy the VC / funding market is these days. Obviously the diagnosis can have many route causes: Sometimes it’s a question of a market that is less sexy than the current VC fad. You might be positioning your market or the opportunity wrong.
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