Lightspeed Venture Partners

NOVEMBER 12, 2012

He proposed funding the construction of 20 more prototypes in different models, hiring an engineer to think about manufacturing, putting the videos online to get it viral, and then seeing what happened. And his business is taking on a very crowded market that has been around for a long time. All entrepreneurs have passion.

Valuation 107

Valuation Post-Money Valuation Viral Algorithm 107

The Next Web

DECEMBER 30, 2012

How to identify and engage the first customers for your product, and how to gather, evaluate and use their feedback to make your product, marketing and business model far stronger. Startup Hiring : How to attract, hire and retain the best people.

Artificial Inteligence 156

Artificial Inteligence Founder Private Equity Ruby 156

betashop.com

OCTOBER 8, 2012

But, you can iterate and iterate on features, but you cannot iterate your way to a business model. I’ve seen too many businesses get stuck or fail because of their endless pursuit for the magic new feature that is going to help them gain traction. The most important hiring criteria for your executives is cultural fit.

Technical Review 108

Technical Review Technology Software Review Valuation 108