Startup Professionals Musings
DECEMBER 2, 2022
There are dozens of sources to help you construct your business model, and a good example is a classic book by venture capital investor Elizabeth Edwards, simply named “ Startup ,” which is really designed as a handbook for launching a company for less. Distribution. How do you distribute your product or service?
Both Sides of the Table
OCTOBER 19, 2009
On December 3rd Brad Feld wrote a one paragraph blog post titled “ Raising Venture Capital &# in which he linked to my blog. There was no viral social networking products back then like Twitter where people could easily discover your content. Thus is venture capital. Thus begins the venture capital dance.
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Haystack
FEBRUARY 1, 2019
market by launching in connection with Facebook viral invites? This all represents a huge market for engagement minutes as audio as a medium, while not inherently viral, is likely more accessible to more people in terms of literacy and in many cases faster and more efficient than reading (though not in all cases). Remember Stitcher?
Both Sides of the Table
MAY 19, 2010
Our guest this week on #TWiVC was Dana Settle , partner at Greycroft Partners , a venture capital firm with offices in New York and Los Angeles. Current round: $20mm in Series C by Accel Partners (Jim Breyer, board member at Wal-Mart, Dell, and FaceBook), KPCB, and DAG Ventures. Total raised: $29.5mm.
Steve Blank
NOVEMBER 16, 2009
Business Model Affects Metrics and Exit Criteria Web-based Business Model Exit Criteria In a web-business model you’re looking for traffic, users, conversion, virality, etc – not revenue. Even startups that are dominated by technical risk have the customer validation risk of finding positive ROI distribution in a large market.
Both Sides of the Table
FEBRUARY 7, 2011
He grew up in Connecticut attended Yale undergrad and worked for IBM after graduation doing M&A, strategy and venture capital. Meebo gained traction because there’s was viral component when users wanted to tell their friend. Background: Seth grew Meebo from 0 to 170 million uniques in five years. Series A round.
ReadWriteStart
APRIL 4, 2023
A campaign should only be used if your product has a “viral” quality to it. Founders should consider other fundraising possibilities, such as traditional venture capital or angel investment, as well as non-dilutive funding sources such as grants or loans. The crowdfunding act itself becomes a marketing strategy.
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