Both Sides of the Table
MARCH 25, 2016
Lately I’ve been having to say things I thought I’d never have to remind people, like, “getting to positive gross margin in several territories is a very low bar to claim success” or “profitable excluding marketing costs” is not actually a real thing. Market Size. MakeSpace provides physical storage.
crowdSPRING Blog
APRIL 23, 2018
They can’t rely on existing markets or customer awareness to help generate interest. This means that products in this category need to launch with a robust marketing plan. While it’s true that you sometimes need to spend money to make money, the amount of money you need to spend is where things get murkier.
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cdixon.org
SEPTEMBER 17, 2011
Very, very few markets have room for only one player. Quite early on, you will be able to differentiate yourself – and having competitors help you grow the market can actually be a good thing. But it’s probably wise to be more secretive in some vertical markets: [link]. [link] Kristian Dupont. I agree completely.
Mike Michalowicz
MARCH 24, 2013
Good businesses are birthed from good ideas – innovative ways to solve a problem in the market, whether that’s providing refreshing drinks for thirsty travelers along Route 56, cleaning yards for busy two-income families or Smart Phone Demystification Services for empty-nesters. 6 Social Marketing. Kids are social media mavens.
techcrunch.com
OCTOBER 23, 2010
Not everybody can, especially if they need to run with the idea to get to market. Pitching to investors before building is a waste of time especially if they do not understand the timing to enter the market. By now it is useless except bragging rights as traction and market disruption have been lost.
www.businessinsider.com
SEPTEMBER 6, 2012
Google Ventures has made more than 100 seed investments, Maris said, including some past and present Y Combinator companies, and is making one to two new ones a week. Parse, one of the most-anticipated startups in Silicon Valley these days , went through Y Combinator last year and raised seed money from Google Ventures , for example.
pandodaily.com
NOVEMBER 29, 2012
Add to this regular angels becoming “super angels” — a much-mocked phrase for when someone goes from investing their own money to investing institutional funds. Essentially they became micro-VCs, still investing at the seed level but with much greater resources behind them. A name like 500 Startups says it all.
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