Startup Professionals Musings
JANUARY 7, 2013
Based on the final report for 2012 from Thomson Reuters and the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA), it may appear that IPOs are back as a viable startup exit strategy. For the full year 2012, venture-backed initial public offerings raised $21.5 Identify the right people in the right venture firms.
David Teten
APRIL 1, 2021
Almost every private equity and venture capital investor now advertises that they have a platform to support their portfolio companies. The popularity of the model can be judged by the fact that the U.S. These folks are rare, expensive, and often have multiple side obligations (book deals, speaking engagements, etc.).
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Startup Professionals Musings
DECEMBER 2, 2022
I expect that should seem intuitive to all entrepreneurs, but every investor I know has many stories about startup funding requests with major business model elements missing. The most common failures are solutions looking for a problem, lack of a defined market, or an inadequate revenue model.
Startup Professionals Musings
OCTOBER 15, 2022
Finally I realized that venture capital and angel investors are actually humans, despite some views to the contrary. As with most business and personal interactions, first impressions tend to become lasting ones. A proven business model, ready to scale, is particularly attractive. Expert in your chosen domain.
Steve Blank
APRIL 16, 2013
For decades this revered business magazine described management techniques that were developed in and were for large corporations – offering more efficient and creative ways to execute existing business models. He called the combination “ The Lean Startup ” and wrote a great book with that name.
Startup Professionals Musings
JANUARY 13, 2020
Finally I realized that venture capital and angel investors are actually humans, despite some views to the contrary. As with most business and personal interactions, first impressions tend to become lasting ones. A proven business model, ready to scale, is particularly attractive. Expert in your chosen domain.
Steve Blank
APRIL 16, 2013
For decades this revered business magazine described management techniques that were developed in and were for large corporations – offering more efficient and creative ways to execute existing business models. He called the combination “ The Lean Startup ” and wrote a great book with that name.
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