Up and Running

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

Where in your area will you find land or a building with the right zoning, size, facilities, and access for bringing in raw materials, attracting customers, and/or shipping out finished beer for distribution? How wide do you want to grow production and distribution, or do you want to focus on selling over your own bar?

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Gust

JANUARY 4, 2012

Most investors will assume that if the business plan is solid and a large market opportunity exists, there will be vigorous competition from other players. In the mean time, best wishes for a safe, happy and healthy 2012. We’ll explore these challenges in more detail in the coming weeks.

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David Teten

JULY 12, 2013

These conferences are not only a great way to raise your startup’s profile, they also serve as valuable networking opportunities within the tech/VC community. For example, Mo.com interviews entrepreneurs from all industries to learn about small business experience and strategies. Previously published on Forbes. Photo source: [link].

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Lightspeed Venture Partners

DECEMBER 14, 2012

It’s been over 10 years since Napster came on the scene to disrupt traditional music business models, sparking a wave of debate on the right mix of “free” vs “paid” content going forward with digital that has yet to be fully settled. In the shift to digital music, several models emerged, with the jury still out on the clear winner.

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Haystack

DECEMBER 17, 2019

As a little tradition on this blog, I’ve singled out companies starting in 2012 with Stripe ; there was Snap back in 2013; Slack in 2014 (after prematurely saying there wasn’t one); took a break in 2015-16, as I wasn’t inspired to select one then; in 2017 it was Coinbase ; and last year, 2018, it was Airtable. It can save time.

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Cap Table Finance Database Software 113

Agile VC

JUNE 12, 2012

June 12, 2012. But in 2012 it turns out I still pay for all my offline and online purchases with a credit card or cash, and not my infinitely smarter mobile phone. They are fully fungible for hard currency through Safaricom’s network of retail partners for either the sender or recipient of an M-Pesa mobile payment.

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Andrew Payne

FEBRUARY 4, 2013

Specialized, proprietary cable TV distribution is gradually giving way to big, fast, cheap IP pipes. The Mess That is Television (2012). The problem isn’t technology; it’s the business model. .” (One of the clearest strategy articulations I’ve heard in a long time.). What’s taking so long?!?

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Up and Running

MAY 15, 2019

These products will be distributed to remote yet extremely viable areas, where the market is appreciative of readily-available, good-quality brew. With this money, they plan to expand its distribution to selected metro areas within the state of Oregon. Initial plans are to produce three main lines of beer. Martin Cove Brewing Company.

Oregon 24

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Andrew Payne

FEBRUARY 4, 2013

Specialized, proprietary cable TV distribution is gradually giving way to big, fast, cheap IP pipes. The Mess That is Television (2012). The problem isn’t technology; it’s the business model. .” (One of the clearest strategy articulations I’ve heard in a long time.). What’s taking so long?!?

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IP Distribution Business Model Advertising 55

www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

Startups for startups – the top B2B tools used by Startups – Includes the list of top 50 startup vendors in 2012 by Vendorstack , a reviews and Q&A platform on enterprise vendors for startups and mid-market companies. Tools for Hackathons – added Dec 2012. Social networking. Wireframes. Mockingbird.

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pandodaily.com

JULY 18, 2012

by Sarah Lacy on February 26, 2012. But it’s possible that as the secret sauce of new media swings farther from disruptive technology and business models to a focus on curated and quality content, it’s the older entrepreneurs who are in the pole position. link] February 27th, 2012 | Category: Entrepreneurship [.].

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aweissman.com

APRIL 19, 2012

Apr 19, 2012. Information does not want to be free; instead it wants to be distributed friction free. At the same time, over the past few years we have seen the transformation of how media is produced and distributed. Which is not to suggest that in the networked media economy the role of a "MediaCo" is any less important.

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Tim Keane

JANUARY 12, 2010

3]   However, if they are built bottom up, they demonstrate and make explicit a range of business model assumptions the entrepreneur is using to think about his business and its revenue model. .   And if they are built from the top down, they’re pretty much useless. [3]   I’ve never seen it in practice.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 22, 2017

Corner Piece Productions doesn’t have its own website currently, but here’s the site for West of Her, which picked up five Best Narrative Feature awards over our festival tour this summer, along with rave review from critics across the country, and is set for wide video on demand distribution this year. Image Credit: Janet Wu.

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Tim Keane

OCTOBER 4, 2010

And, of course, there are plenty of near real-time distribution statistics available if your capture system works. And, of course, there are plenty of near real-time distribution statistics available if your capture system works. October 2012. John Mullins: Getting to Plan B: Breaking Through to a Better Business Model.

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Tim Keane

MARCH 4, 2011

 I looked at a medical product recently and asked the obvious questions about competition, distribution strategy, pricing, and so forth.  I looked at a medical product recently and asked the obvious questions about competition, distribution strategy, pricing, and so forth. October 2012.  Make it a great one. 

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Tim Keane

OCTOBER 3, 2012

Long term thinking -- for entrepreneurs » October 03, 2012.   I talked to a company recently that had market risk in the educational business but also had a distribution agreement with a big player. October 2012. John Mullins: Getting to Plan B: Breaking Through to a Better Business Model.

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Seeing Both Sides

AUGUST 3, 2012

Facebook and Google would be obvious choices for this, but so much has been written about each of them and they represent such special business models, I worried that it would be both hard for entrepreneurs to relate and hard for me to develop new insights. In 2012, analysts forecast the company will achieve nearly $1.5

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Tim Keane

DECEMBER 30, 2009

Distribution challenges? Distribution challenges? October 2012. John Mullins: Getting to Plan B: Breaking Through to a Better Business Model. John Mullins: The New Business Road Test: What entrepreneurs and executives should do before writing a business plan (Financial Times Series). Learn the market.

Wisconsin 60

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Tim Keane

SEPTEMBER 13, 2006

" Distribution is everything. " Distribution is everything. October 2012. John Mullins: Getting to Plan B: Breaking Through to a Better Business Model. John Mullins: The New Business Road Test: What entrepreneurs and executives should do before writing a business plan (Financial Times Series).

Wisconsin 60

Wisconsin Angel Investor Bootstrapping Distribution 60

maplebutter.com

JANUARY 8, 2013

Written By Dan Martell on February 2nd, 2012 | Category: Hiring LeanStartup Marketing Metrics Startup Life | 6 Comments. How to stay lean and iterate quickly while you’re building a two sided marketplace, especially when “network effect” and “critical mass” are the two main focuses? Why do I do it?

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Professor VC

JUNE 20, 2011

had mixed emotions when I read the the press release on the recent funding of iControl Networks. I took a look back at our original financial model we presented to VCs in 2004. But of course, the model had us requiring only $10M equity to breakeven and to achieve $185M in revenues in 2008 (the magic Year 5 in all business plans).

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Tim Keane

APRIL 24, 2006

As an example, we had an advanced manufacturing business that achieved excellent early results. However, the distribution channel we had planned to use lacked the sophistication ultimately required by the product design, and the manufacturers adoption cycle was insufficient. October 2012. If it does not work, get out.

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