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MAY 19, 2010

Greycroft is an early-stage VC. But truthfully both Dana and I are more aligned with the lean startup principles and believe you only go FAT when you’ve really proved out your product / market fit. When the show has been processed it will be available here (estimated 8pm PDT). It seems to be geared on a “Monopoly” style game.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

BonitaSoft has offices in France, the U.S. Clearly Define Your Business Model While this may sound like a trivial task, young startups often have an exciting and innovative product, but no real plan for monetizing it. from France. and China, and recently recorded their 1,000,000th download of Bonita Open Solution.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

No doubt early-stage companies can be started on a shoestring by low-paid entrepreneurs, but when financing a scalable, sustainable product, a free application server won’t make much of a difference. For example, my company decided early on to hire a UI designer, which has helped tremendously with our product development.

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OCTOBER 5, 2012

Naming can be one of the most difficult challenges in the early stages of a startup. It’s based largely on my personal experience naming several tech products as well as the themes I’ve noticed in great startup names. Productivity Lists. Global Syndication Partners. Mashable France. Mobile Lists. Contact Us.

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MARCH 24, 2011

Lack of Any Market Validation It’s no exaggeration that most applicants have not found a single person willing to pay money for this product. One-Sided Competitive “Analysis&# Most competitive analysis charts look like the one at left, with your product winning every category. That means we were in your shoes!

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OCTOBER 11, 2011

Not to mention, early-stage startups usually only employ a few people focused on product and development. If your startup is in that boat, it’s really not a matter of figuring out how to pitch your company — instead, you may want to consider improving your product before hitting the pavement. Livestream.

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