Hippoland

OCTOBER 16, 2016

Growing a business is already quite hard, but a couple of things to consider: 1) Because you are not monetizing, if you are unable to fundraise, it becomes difficult to keep the boat afloat. In the beginning, this may not be a problem — you can bootstrap. But, you need to be growing FAST.

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Steve Blank

MAY 26, 2009

Verticals Are Different I began to realize that entrepreneurs (and their professors) act like every vertical market and industry has the same set of rules. So the first heuristic is: do not assume the startup rules are the same for all vertical markets. Just for discussion, the markets I chose were: Web 2.0,

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David Teten

JANUARY 21, 2021

With a portfolio that includes food, tech, and services, the fund is industry-agnostic and focused on the overlooked and underrepresented with high-margin business models. We identify great innovative companies with solid business models and help them determine the right growth path for their businesses.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 31, 2010

If you have a difficult question or problem that requires deep vertical knowledge, you can post it as a brainstorm on the site, along with a reward ranging from $1000 to $5000. The current business model for expert consultants is a brick and mortar industry with revenues of about 1/2 a Billion dollars per year.

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Hippoland

AUGUST 8, 2018

In other words, if you can get 1000 people to come to your website consistently for under $5, then this business model works for you. Or second time founders focus on lucrative verticals that pay more per eyeball or focus on ad formats that pay more (such as email newsletter sponsorships). Marketing first. Product second.

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Hippoland

AUGUST 8, 2018

In other words, if you can get 1000 people to come to your website consistently for under $5, then this business model works for you. Or second time founders focus on lucrative verticals that pay more per eyeball or focus on ad formats that pay more (such as email newsletter sponsorships). Marketing first. Product second.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 5, 2009

Chasing funding versus chasing customers and a repeatable and scalable business model, is one reason startups fail. Is there a profitable business model? The Traditional VC Pitch Entrepreneurs who pursue the traditional product development model don’t have customer data to answer these questions. Can it scale?”

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ReadWriteStart

AUGUST 11, 2011

On the topic of business models, Spencer proposed building traffic and then selling the company, which I pushed back on. We spent considerable time exploring ways to verticalize the app and creating an ad-supported business model instead, which would also broaden his exit options considerably.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 22, 2009

Getting Out of the Building Wasn’t Entertainment – Discovery and Validation Now that I was the master of the “facts” about customer needs in these specialized vertical markets , and with my team of vertical marketers , I thought I had achieved absolution and redemption. But there was one fatal flaw.

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Up and Running

MAY 13, 2015

.” If you are the chief cook and bottle washer, if you are the visionary, the business manager, the ops manager, the fulfillment delivery guy, if you’re all of that, if you’re doing everything yourself, chances are this is actually one of the biggest time drains in your business. We are bootstrapping.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

We bootstrapped this venture, so while there aren’t many perks, being able to go from a white board to a green golf course in 10 minutes is a bonus. This track brings together founders and funders and showcases exciting new companies, products, services, and business models across different verticals and industries.

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techcrunch.com

FEBRUARY 19, 2010

Especially since even Youtube is still struggling to try find a viable business model. The only option at the moment for smaller ideas is to go seed / angel funding, or try to bootstrap it. The cost of money is steep, and only works in certain verticals, of which software is NOT one. dasein Yeah, I agree.

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