Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 13, 2012

Many people seem to use the social network advertising model for revenue, but forget it assumes at least 100M users and $50M investment. Rest assured that potential investors will ask for names, and place some calls. This is how you will make money, who pays you, and gross margins. There are two problems with this assertion.

Business Plan 283

Business Plan Sweat Equity Exit Strategy Intellectual Property 283

VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

STANLEY FISCHER NAMED WORLD’S TOP BANK GOVERNOR FOR 2010. Euromoney magazine, a leading international banking, finance and capital markets news publication, named Bank of Israel Governor Stanley Fischer the world’s best bank governor for 2010 for his leadership of Israel’s economy in the wake of the global financial crisis.

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Duct Tape Marketing

OCTOBER 1, 2019

Transcript of Creating a Brand Name That Sticks written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. He is a brand strategist speaker, founder of Sticky Branding and the author of Brand New Name: A Proven, Step-by-Step Process to Create an Unforgettable Brand Name. You know my brand name is Duct Tape Marketing.

Naming 46

Naming Connecticut United States Small Business 46

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 13, 2011

Many people seem to use the social network advertising model for revenue, but forget it assumes at least 100M users and $50M investment. Rest assured that potential investors will ask for names, and place some calls. This is how you will make money, who pays you, and gross margins. There are two problems with this assertion.

Business Plan 290

Business Plan Sweat Equity Exit Strategy Intellectual Property 290

Steve Blank

MARCH 18, 2011

Tech IPOs were a receding memory, and mergers and acquisitions became the only path to liquidity for startups. This next wave of web startups; Social Networks and Mobile Applications, now reached 100’s of millions of customers. For a specific startup this list is probably a few hundred names. Wide Adoption.

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Internet IPO Silicon Valley Agile 334

YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 13, 2012

Some of these businesses are still with us, including Google and the social media behemoth Facebook. Others, like Def Jam, have been transformed through mergers and acquisitions. The first name they came up with for the new magazine was Facts.

Intellectual Property 127

Intellectual Property New York City Pennsylvania Cofounder 127

Gust

AUGUST 5, 2012

Many people seem to use the social network advertising model for revenue, but forget it assumes at least 100M users and $50M investment. Rest assured that potential investors will ask for names, and place some calls. This is how you will make money, who pays you, and gross margins. There are two problems with this assertion.

Business Plan 182

Business Plan Sweat Equity Exit Strategy Intellectual Property 182

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 22, 2010

Many people seem to use the social network advertising model for revenue, but forget it requires at least 100M users and $50M investment. Rest assured that potential investors will ask for names, and place some calls. This is how you will make money, who pays you, and gross margins. There are two problems with this assertion.

Business Plan 186

Business Plan Exit Strategy Sweat Equity Intellectual Property 186

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 31, 2011

Every one of these events (with names changed) has happened to companies I’ve worked at or closely with. Imagine how Flurry felt when Steve Jobs called them out by name. before the really profitable years of social networking and when many in the industry were despondent. If anything it’s the tame version.

Entrepreneur 384

Entrepreneur Startup Salary Egypt 384

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 22, 2011

Every one of these events (with names changed) has happened to companies I’ve worked at or closely with. Imagine how Flurry felt when Steve Jobs called them out by name. before the really profitable years of social networking and when many in the industry were despondent. If anything it’s the tame version.

Entrepreneur 176

Entrepreneur Startup Salary Egypt 176

ConversionXL

APRIL 24, 2019

Social networks have their own switching costs. Intangible assets constitute patents and trademarks,” writes Alex Graham , “but also hard-earned competitive advantages, such as brand names and culture.”. When geography is the determining factor, efficient scale relies on mergers and acquisitions.

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Non-Compete United States Networking Acquisition 122