Steve Blank
SEPTEMBER 5, 2018
It’s the antithesis of the Lean Startup. Startups with huge burn rates – building leases, staff, PR and advertising – ran out of money. The Rise of the Lean Startup. The idea of the Lean Startup was built on top of the rubble of the 2000 Dot-Com crash. But NewTV doesn’t plan on testing these hypotheses.
Steve Blank
APRIL 5, 2017
I reminded her that all the Lean tools she learned in class–Customer Discovery, business model and value proposition canvases– contained her answer. Founders ask me all the time whether they should hire a PR agency. Hiring a PR agency too early is a sign that the CEO is treating this as someone else’s problem.
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Both Sides of the Table
JUNE 22, 2011
In addition to FOMO it is partly driven by massive increase in valuations for earlier-stage companies who raised money at bit seed prices but who still have product risk. million pre-money valuation is now raising $1 million at a $12 million valuation the next investor has nowhere to go but up (or sit out the investment).
Austin Startup
SEPTEMBER 10, 2017
TL;DR: Using a “tiered” valuation cap structure in a convertible note or SAFE can provide flexibility that bridges the gap between (i) what founders expect their company to be worth in the near future, and (ii) what investors are comfortable accepting now. Did you get a “good” valuation? What a valuation cap isn’t.
Startup Lessons Learned
SEPTEMBER 22, 2008
The law of large numbers (of customers) says you cant help but make at least some money - your valuation is determined by how well you monetize the tidal wave of growth. In this model, you take some fraction of the lifetime value of each customer and plow that back into paid acquisition through SEM, banner ads, PR, affiliates, etc.
ConversionXL
AUGUST 11, 2021
A sponsorship strategy should cover five areas: Assets Audience data Asset valuation Activations Market identification. Asset valuation. PR Week does this in a Twitter poll. Lean on your professional networks too. It ensures you’re targeting the right companies with an offer that makes sense for both parties.
crowdSPRING Blog
MARCH 30, 2012
Lean Marketing Tips: Hyperlocal Marketing Channels – [link]. Billion Valuation, Multiple VCs Say – [link]. What Every Start-up Should Know about PR – [link]. Lean Marketing Tips: Hyperlocal Marketing Channels – [link]. 4 Code-Free Steps to Launch Your Business Website – [link].
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