Steve Blank

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

There are two reasons to raise money: You have a killer idea that is only partially validated, that you think can get to $50M+ of revenue in 5 years with 80%+ gross margins (if margins are lower, you need a lot more revenue)and you need money to get to product-market fit, or. Not all startups need outside investment to grow.

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Hippoland

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

Etc… At the pre-seed stage, a big way to stand out is if you have a V3 statement (as opposed to a V1 statement). Those who didn’t have a product or much of a product used a concierge model of sorts ala Lean Startup philosophy to start running their business. You want your revenue to be higher than your costs.

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Hippoland

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

Etc… At the pre-seed stage, a big way to stand out is if you have a V3 statement (as opposed to a V1 statement). Those who didn’t have a product or much of a product used a concierge model of sorts ala Lean Startup philosophy to start running their business. You want your revenue to be higher than your costs.

Seed Stage 48

Seed Stage Business Model B2B Email 48

Agile VC

JANUARY 27, 2012

As a result of a convergence of many factors (lean startup methodology, broadband & smartphone penetration, social web, cloud computing, etc), breakout startups are clearly getting scale faster than they used to. Multi-billion dollar valuations for late stage startups like Dropbox, et al. Filed under Uncategorized. Read More ».

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