ReadWriteStart
JUNE 1, 2020
Reasons for funding. ? Scale up your operations. One of the most prominent reasons for funding is to scale up your operations, for expansion and achieve economies of scale. Now you may want to scale up your operations or expand your presence. The third reason is to fund your short term operational expenses or working capital.
Both Sides of the Table
SEPTEMBER 28, 2014
If you have a very low gross margin (10-30%) it can be very hard to build a large, scalable business because you need to make a lot of sales to cover your operating costs. In startup world low GM almost always equals death which is why many Internet retailers have failed or are failing (many operated at 35% gross margins).
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Both Sides of the Table
JUNE 22, 2011
New investors hate down rounds. I’m looking for ones that understand that in order to build huge, meaningful companies they’ll need to likely build through these boom years and some lean ones. If you are interested the Vimeo is here. Many good companies will not get funded. Get funded now, if you can.&#.
Reid Hoffman
JUNE 8, 2021
And all of the other smart and operational decisions that have enabled Airbnb to weather the storm and go on to have one of the most successful public market debuts. We can either try to step forward and be progressive and really try to lean forward, or we can get dragged in the future. And I also think about regulation.
Reid Hoffman
JUNE 8, 2021
And all of the other smart and operational decisions that have enabled Airbnb to weather the storm and go on to have one of the most successful public market debuts. We can either try to step forward and be progressive and really try to lean forward, or we can get dragged in the future. And I also think about regulation.
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