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Every Online User Platform Needs Revenue To Survive

Startup Professionals Musings

You might sell one of two of your widgets for $1 million each, entering profitability immediately, but then die because you can’t grow sales at that price. A very common mistake of early-stage startups is to request a small investment to get started. The challenge is not to undermine growth by a blind focus on profits.

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How To Set A Balance Of User Growth Vs Profitability

Startup Professionals Musings

You might sell one of two of your widgets for $1 million each, entering profitability immediately, but then die because you can’t grow sales at that price. A very common mistake of early stage startups is to request a small investment to get started. The challenge is not to undermine growth by a blind focus on profits.

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Beginner’s Guide To Set Up A Free Website On WordPress

YoungUpstarts

The basic package is free of charge and is suitable for most websites and blogs, particularly in the early stages of development. Most themes allow you to add widgets to the sidebars or footers. Widgets range from visible site statistics to newsletter sign-up forms. You can always upgrade to a paid package later.

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Growth Without Profits Isn’t A Sustainable Business

Startup Professionals Musings

You might sell one of two of your widgets for $1 million each, entering profitability immediately, but then die because you can’t grow sales at that price. A very common mistake of early stage startups is to request a small investment to get started. The challenge is not to undermine growth by a blind focus on profits.

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4 Ways To Make Profits Part Of Your Growth Strategy

Startup Professionals Musings

You might sell one of two of your widgets for $1 million each, entering profitability immediately, but then die because you can’t grow sales at that price. A very common mistake of early stage startups is to request a small investment to get started. The challenge is not to undermine growth by a blind focus on profits.

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Driving Your Startup to Profitability is Job One

Startup Professionals Musings

You might sell one of two of your widgets for $1M each, entering profitability immediately, but then die because you can’t grow sales at that price. A very common mistake of early stage startups is to request a small investment to get started. It actually is still only marginally profitable, with revenue only from advertising.

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Introducing BigDoor’s New Cost Per Quest Ad Format

Feld Thoughts

I love watching our portfolio companies iterate on their products, especially when they are in the early days. Initial efforts often provide nothing more than learnings, but turning those learnings into an improved product offering is a huge part of what being an early stage company is all about.

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