Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 1, 2021

Those at the other extreme don’t look up from the grindstone long enough to notice whether all their work is producing sweat equity or just sweat. Starting a business may be fun, but it’s not easy. Truly satisfied customers are a joy to every business person. A business model that works.

Sweat Equity 400

Sweat Equity Intellectual Property Startup Viral 400

Up and Running

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

And when Jeff Bezos started Amazon in 1994, many people had never even heard of something called the internet. True, your business aspirations may be on a more modest scale than these world-famous brands. Much has changed since Edison’s day, but sweat equity is still the most effective kind of startup capital.

Sweat Equity 93

Sweat Equity Startup Lean Italy 93

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 19, 2011

Business model: o They bought a lot of ad inventory (banner ads/advertising) driving people to signup forms, converting (fill out form) and sold leads, o Initial strategy was first comparison shopping and then monitoring and upselling on more savings. Later they became big business in Financial services lead-gen.

Acquisition 304

Acquisition Warrant Customer Term Sheet 304

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 18, 2013

Those at the other extreme don’t look up from the grindstone long enough to notice whether all their work is producing sweat equity or just sweat. Starting a business may be fun, but it’s not easy. Truly satisfied customers are a joy to every business person. A business model that works.

Sweat Equity 251

Sweat Equity Intellectual Property Startup Viral 251

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 29, 2012

Those at the other extreme don’t look up from the grindstone long enough to notice whether all their work is producing sweat equity or just sweat. Starting a business may be fun, but it’s not easy. Truly satisfied customers are a joy to every business person. A business model that works.

Sweat Equity 256

Sweat Equity Intellectual Property Entrepreneur Viral 256

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 12, 2010

Those at the other extreme don’t look up from the grindstone long enough to notice whether all their work is producing sweat equity or just sweat. Starting a business may be fun, but it’s not easy. Truly satisfied customers are a joy to every business person. A business model that works.

Sweat Equity 222

Sweat Equity Intellectual Property Viral Salary 222

philipsmith.typepad.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

It usually takes one bad experience for people to understand that working for sweat equity is a bit 'stinky' - fool me once, shame on you, but fool me twice, shame on me. That's why it makes sense to get some combination of cash/deferred cash and equity, if you can. New Business Models. Fundraising.

Silicon Valley 40

Silicon Valley Equity Technical Review Recapitalization 40