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How Lemming VCs Cause Venture Recessions

Mucker Lab

The expected lull between “seed” and “harvest”. First, realize that the venture business has cycles of 7–10 years simply based on the fact that almost all venture funds have a legal lifetime of the same duration. Vertical integration of different funding risks. Consequently, entrepreneurs need not feel so lost in the woods.

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Let's Fire Our Customers

Steve Blank

The Founder’s New Insight Smart founders are never satisfied with simply executing their current business model, they are constantly observing, orienting and deciding whether their current business model can be made better. It’s a natural part of learning about your customers and business model.)

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SXSW Pitch Finalist: AVA Byte

Austin Startup

The patent-pending AVA Byte knows exactly what you’re growing and will adapt the light and water schedule to nurture the harvest. 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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SXSW Pitch Finalist: AVA Byte

Austin Startup

The patent-pending AVA Byte knows exactly what you’re growing and will adapt the light and water schedule to nurture the harvest. This track brings together founders and funders and showcases exciting new companies, products, services, and business models across different verticals and industries.

Green 62
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VCs eating our own dog food: Using technology and analytics to make better investments

David Teten

I’ve also experimented with using services which are marketplaces between LPs and GPs: CEPRES , DiligenceVault , FundVeil , Harvest Exchange , and Palico. Lean Case provides standard business models & metrics, so you can apply a standard approach to business planning, modeling, and profitability tracking.

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SXSW Pitch Finalist: MolyWorks

Austin Startup

Decades if not centuries are required for Mother Nature to build the ecosystems we are aggressively harvesting. 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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15 Entrepreneurs Share What Makes Their Business Unique

Hearpreneur

1 – Business Model. Our business is unique because our business model addresses 2 major shifts in the fashion industry today: 1) the rise of fast fashion and its affect on major more traditional fashion companies like Gap, J. Photo Credit: Stefanie Tacata. crew, Aeropostale, etc.