Both Sides of the Table

MAY 27, 2013

By spending more time educating your board on your business you get more valuable advice from them. Understanding where your VC partner sits in their respective fund and where their fund is in the cycle of its investment lifecycle will help you understand your VCs behavior. But asking your board will keep them engaged.

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Up and Running

MAY 10, 2012

Sulaiman Sanni and his partner Ben Lamson were both working for Meltwater Group, a large, well known Software as a Service company, Su as a social media consultant and Ben as a sales manager. “The way we differentiate ourselves is that we’re much more than a platform. Ben Lamson and Sulaiman Sanni, WeDidIt cofounders.

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David Teten

SEPTEMBER 5, 2014

We’re backed by Bessemer Venture Partners, Silver Lake Partners, and individual investors like Ron Conway, among others. Prabhdeep Singh: We become their learning partner and they become part of a special and vast community of professionals. Again, our value can really be differentiated in its scale and depth.

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crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

Find partners or investors. How do they currently meet your target market’s needs, and how will you differentiate your product or services? If you plan to seek funding, you should describe your advisory board here, as well. Find partners or investors. Business partners can come in many forms.

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Steve Blank

JULY 29, 2013

(However, in some industries such as life sciences, founders may be tenured professors who are not going to give up their faculty positions, so they often become the head of a startup’s scientific advisory board, but aren’t part of the founding team.). A couple of caveats about founders with “ideas.”

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 13, 2016

This is also the place to first mention patents and any other differentiators that put you ahead of competition. You need to identify pricing details, sales channels, strategic partners and a customized marketing plan consistent with your industry and target segment. How big and growing is the total market and your target segment?

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David Teten

JANUARY 13, 2015

That point of differentiation is a plus not a minus, because it means that he has access to networks you don’t. Jeanne Sullivan , co-founder, StarVest Partners, strongly recommends creating an advisory board, especially in the early days.

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