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Seed Stage Funding 101: What it Is & How it Works

The Startup Magazine

The term “seed financing” refers to the stage of funding that comes from first equity. This suggests the firm should have a list of paying customers, consistent sales cycles, a clear value proposition, and a developing revenue pipeline in the ideal situation. The earliest investors in a business are usually syndication.

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Where Do I Find Capital For My Startup?

YoungUpstarts

SYNDICATES : Syndicates are single-purpose investment funds. Syndicates are comprised of a leader, which is usually an experienced and influential angel investor, along with a number of other investors, or backers, which may not have the same connections or influence as the leader.

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How to Create a Marketing Playbook for Consistent Campaigns

ConversionXL

Stacked Marketer turned a free newsletter into a six-figure revenue generator by staying actionable, convenient, and entertaining. A marketing playbook is a reference guide that outlines how a business will manage its marketing on a particular channel or campaign. Consistency is equally critical for startups. Marketing strategy.

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The Difference Between Apple & Facebook ? AGILEVC

Agile VC

Outside of gaming, there haven’t been any big new businesses (what we’d refer to as ISVs for past platform eras) for these two platforms yet. Both companies generate direct revenue from their platform in the form of a revenue share / platform tax (typically 30%) on software and digital goods sold through the respective platforms.

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How to Navigate & Attract New Leads in The Dark Funnel

ConversionXL

The dark funnel refers to the different places where buyers engage and make decisions that marketing teams can’t attribute. The parts of digital marketing we can track— email marketing , paid social, content syndication—are the tip of the iceberg. via Revenue Champions]. via Revenue Champions]. What is the dark funnel?

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Cliff Notes S-1: Kayak ? AGILEVC

Agile VC

How They Make Money: Majority of Kayak’s revenue actually comes from advertising on their site (55%), not lead generation or referral fees to travel suppliers as you might think (more on this below). Financial Snapshot: 2010 Revenue: $170 million. Revenue growth: 51% YoY (2010), 1% YoY (2009), 131% YoY (2008).

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Startup Strategy Roundtable: Niche Marketplace Businesses Can Be Interesting

ReadWriteStart

Well, 1M/1M is focused on helping businesses generate $1M in annual revenue, whatever be the nature of the business. But our goal is to make sure that these businesses are sustainable, have customers, revenues, and profits. We do not and will not have any particular focus on non profits that are dependent upon funding from charities.

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