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Should Startups Focus on Profitability or Not?

Both Sides of the Table

It could be an eCommerce website or “flash sale” where they are booking revenue from customers but then having to pay out a high percentage of the sale to the clothing manufacturer. Many eCommerce companies are in fact, middle men. They both raised angel / seed money of $1.5

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The Top 3 Financial Perks of Launching a Startup Company During College

The Startup Magazine

You should never ignore the opportunity for money off of the things you need to get set up. Moreover, some of these discounted products could be a good source for an ecommerce venture if you think out of the box. If money is your worry, then it’s time to be proactive. Financial Opportunities Soley for Students .

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Traction vs. Product

Rob Go

5M in ecommerce revenue or marketplace GMV used to be interesting, but now it’s more like $10M. Instead, what I often see is that the minute seed money is in the bank, founders try to staff up very quickly. This strategy can also fail because the goal line might move. $1M

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Diversification – The Alternative to Market Timing

Rob Go

At a simple level, this might just seem like sector diversification (eg: not too much ecommerce, not too much ad tech, etc). Although I appreciate and agree that there are major signaling risks of taking seed money from a large firm, there are also benefits. But I tend to think about it a little differently.