reidhoffman.org

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

You may happen to emphasize the right points that pique an investor’s interest, but you shouldn’t leave your financing up to chance. Second, understand the broader financing climate. Then, spend the rest of the pitch backing up those claims and increasing investors’ confidence in your investment thesis.

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Steve Blank

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

Btw, the definition of each startup financing stage has changed in the last decade. The rest that makes up a company is called its business model. You’ve built detailed analytics tracking into your product and you should be seeing organic and viral growth; and can provide Daily/Weekly/Monthly Active Users, 30d/90d/120d retention.

Cofounder 429

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mashable.com

JUNE 11, 2013

Young founders tend to complicate things too much, from structuring partnership agreements, financing, leases, etc. Some entrepreneurs think it’s a luxury to have accounting, finance, or other support functions, but it’s important not to be afraid of spending resources early on for administrative efficiency.

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