2008 Distribution Finance Incubator 
Steve Blank
MARCH 31, 2014
Cheered on by finance professors, Wall Street analysts, investors and hedge funds, companies have learned how to make metrics like Internal Rate of Return look great by one; outsourcing everything, two, getting assets off their balance sheet, and three only investing in things that pay off fast.
500hats.com
AUGUST 2, 2012
While a flood of new VCs came into existence during the late 90’s internet boom, many had difficulty raising new funds after the crashes of 2000-2001 and 2008 , and as a result significantly fewer fund managers exist now compared to a decade ago. In the past ten years there have been several dramatic changes in venture capital.
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ReadWriteStart
SEPTEMBER 30, 2011
First up, Joel Korpi from Austin, Texas, pitched Rockify , a platform for transforming video content into multiple device friendly formats, process payments and help content producers distribute and monetize content more widely. It is, however, too early for financing. From 2008 to 2010, Mitra was a columnist for Forbes.
aweissman.com
FEBRUARY 10, 2014
I remember back in 2008 watching Nate , Todd , Kortina , others, spin up web apps in seconds, letting their creative juices flow almost instantaneously from idea into live services (from thought into expression), some that worked and some that never saw widespread visibility. The same thing is happening in the consumer products space.
ReadWriteStart
MAY 26, 2011
Deborah has interest from Whole Foods and some other grocery stores to build such greenhouses near their distribution centers. Adam needs a crash course on financing and should go digest the 1M/1M curriculum module on that topic ASAP. From 2008 to 2010, Mitra was a columnist for Forbes.
ReadWriteStart
SEPTEMBER 30, 2010
He is looking to raise money now, but I must say, his financing strategy made me cringe. Distribution Channel for Product Companies. Then Amit Gurung pitched a business plan to create a distribution channel for product companies trying to cater to the rural base-of-the-pyramid (BPO) market in India. We have to work on that!
ReadWriteStart
OCTOBER 14, 2010
At today's roundtable we had some intensive discussions around market sizing and its impact on financing. So, please note the TAM Analysis is a vitally important aspect of building any financing strategy. Raymond has built a nice business through efficient distribution deals and will do about $250,000 in revenue this year.
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