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Will Work for Equity - Investing in Clients - Arizona Bay

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Leadership & Managing | Tuesdays. LEADERSHIP & MANAGING. Leadership. Leadership and Managing >. Why Arizona Bay started taking stock from its customers instead of cash. Jumpstart was one of Grahams first clients; it signed on shortly after he founded Arizona Bay, in 2000. Start-up | Mondays. Business Taxes.

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Who are the Major Revenue-Based Investing VCs?

David Teten

So you’re interested in raising capital from a Revenue-Based Investor VC. A new wave of Revenue-Based Investors (“RBI”) are emerging. For background, see Revenue-Based Investing: A New Option for Founders who Care About Control. Rational burn profile, up to 50% of revenue at close, scaling down. Bigfoot Capital.

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Rewiring Organizations For A Successful Digital Transformation

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[12:22] Would you look at the value derived by digital technologies differently than by producing customer value or revenue? [14:23] 17:50] Is there a correlation between leadership inside of an industry by how digital it is? [19:02] 16:32] Are there organizations that are significantly behind in this rewiring ? [17:50] Yeah, yeah.

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The Coming Chip Wars

Steve Blank

In May 2020 TSMC announced it was going to build a $12 billion foundry in Arizona to make some of its most advanced chips. The lack of an effective American response to these events has shown Chinese leadership the unwillingness of America to forcefully engage in Asian affairs. This will embolden China’s next move.

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30 Entrepreneurs Explain What They Love About Being An Entrepreneur

Hearpreneur

Thanks to Heather Vickery, Success and Leadership Coach ! #6- As consumers look to brands for leadership and alignment in shared values it becomes important to create a product or service that also solves a problem. Without the constraints of a corporation, I can seek and seize opportunity whenever and where ever.

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6 Steps To Creating A Customer Service Plan For Your Startup

YoungUpstarts

If the sales team is selling prospects on the idea of over-the-top customer service, but the CS team is struggling to handle the volume increase, the company leadership needs to address this. In 2016, Answer 1 will achieve record revenues while also being awarded the Top Companies to Work For in Arizona award.

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Five Ways You’re Not Going To Get An Investor For Your Startup

Duct Tape Marketing

Revenue from 100 customers = Y. Connected (social media, rolodex, leadership roles). Carey School of Business at Arizona State University. Knowing how much it costs to acquire a customer is debatably the most important variable in an investor’s equation. than investors can use this equation: Cost of getting 100 customers = X.