Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 30, 2022

They need a large infusion from venture capitalists, private equity, bank loans, or mezzanine financing. Growth is more than simply repackaging existing products, and adding bells and whistles or slick incentives. Hire more help than helpers. Switch your attention from product development to sales.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 1, 2019

They need a large infusion from venture capitalists, private equity, bank loans, or mezzanine financing. Growth is more than simply repackaging existing products, and adding bells and whistles or slick incentives. Hire more help than helpers. Switch your attention from product development to sales.

Mezzanine 244

Mezzanine Private Equity Startup Bandwidth 244

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

They need a large infusion from venture capitalists, private equity, bank loans, or mezzanine financing. Growth is more than simply repackaging existing products, and adding bells and whistles or slick incentives. Hire more help than helpers. Switch your attention from product development to sales.

Mezzanine 141

Mezzanine Private Equity Startup Bandwidth 141

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 3, 2013

They need a large infusion from venture capitalists, private equity, bank loans, or mezzanine financing. Growth is more than simply repackaging existing products, and adding bells and whistles or slick incentives. Hire more help than helpers. Switch your attention from product development to sales.

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Mezzanine Private Equity Bandwidth Metrics 240

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 4, 2015

They need a large infusion from venture capitalists, private equity, bank loans, or mezzanine financing. Growth is more than simply repackaging existing products, and adding bells and whistles or slick incentives. Hire more help than helpers. Switch your attention from product development to sales.

Mezzanine 120

Mezzanine Private Equity Startup Bandwidth 120

Seeing Both Sides

JANUARY 13, 2015

People: founder-run and trying to recruit amazing technical talent (the product development team is a huge priority at this stage) and integrate a few senior managers to help prepare the company for scale - which leads to cultural clashes and communication challenges. The first version of the go to market team is hired (i.e.,

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Mezzanine IPO Finance Business Model 20