Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 10, 2016

Or ask PlanetRx, an online service for prescriptions, before the Internet was pervasive. More than one smart entrepreneur has been caught in the lofty lifestyle of big money investors, viral growth, and movie star status. Never take your eye off the ball in business. Falling victim to a magical mania or bubble.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 25, 2023

Most modern investors still look for a business model that embodies a gross margin over 50%, and a net margin in the 20% range. A healthy business, ready to scale, has been doing this for a year or more, with an existing customer set generating a non-trivial and growing revenue stream.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 21, 2020

Most modern investors still look for a business model that embodies a gross margin over 50%, and a net margin in the 20% range. A healthy business, ready to scale, has been doing this for a year or more, with an existing customer set generating a non-trivial and growing revenue stream.

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Revenue Valuation Viral Retention 434

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 30, 2021

There is also more going on in every location, so this personal need and super sensitivity to the local community has spawned a new breed of Internet startups, called “hyperlocal.” The term first appeared at least ten years ago, but the model is now very common. Building content is costly and time-consuming. This is not just a fad.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 12, 2020

Or ask PlanetRx, an online service for prescriptions, before the Internet was pervasive. More than one smart entrepreneur has been caught in the lofty lifestyle of big money investors, viral growth, and movie star status. Never take your eye off the ball in business. Falling victim to a magical mania or bubble.

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Intellectual Property Startup Bankruptcy Viral 310

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 5, 2021

We see evidence in the news every day of these irresistible forces of change, like the pervasive global penetration of the Internet, the impact of terrorist activities even to peaceful countries, the power of social media in building business relationships, and the depletion and pollution of natural resources. Stakeholder power.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Monday, September 22, 2008 The three drivers of growth for your business model. The AARRR model (hence pirates, get it?) He also has a discussion of how your choice of business model determines which of these metric areas you want to focus on. Choose one.

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Steve Blank

MARCH 18, 2011

We’re now in the second Internet bubble. Rather they understood that a startup is a temporary organization designed to search for a repeatable and scalable business model. The Four Steps to the Epiphany , Business Model Generation and the Lean Startup movement have become the playbook for startups. Carpe Diem.

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Start Up Blog

JUNE 19, 2014

The internet is an infinite ever expanding place. That’s the promise of something going viral. That’s the promise of something going viral. That’s the promise of being shared on the Verge or Buzzfeed or Viral Nova. But here’s the truth about that piece of viral marketing. It expires quickly.

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Hearpreneur

APRIL 13, 2022

Moreover, I like inspiring myself with interesting online business models and Wikipedia is a great example of a user-generated content-based website. It led the way to a new kind of business model and changed the game. And he is not afraid to take bold bets on new technologies and business models.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 5, 2010

Many entrepreneurs work hard on the proof of concept (technical), but skip any proof of the business model (revenue flow). Proving the business model requires a different approach than proving the technical concept. So how do you go about proving the business model? If you are on the Internet, try one city.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2009

There was no viral social networking products back then like Twitter where people could easily discover your content. I set up my laptop, connected to the Internet, opened the compulsory 15 page PowerPoint deck and waited for my adoring fans. Consumer approach to software for business users. Page 4: Business Model.

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The Startup Magazine

JUNE 6, 2021

Since the internet is the dominant force in every industry, startups need to conquer many challenges to succeed these days. The competition is incredibly fierce – modern consumers demand more and more with each passing day, while business trends come and go so quickly that it’s hard to keep track. Choose the Right Business Model.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 14, 2013

Berger explains why people talk about certain produces and ideas more than others, why some stories have a greater tendency towards a viral effect and why some rumors are simply more infectious than others. CTRL ALT DELETE is the necessary process to reboot and re-build your business model. Photo: Rebecca Gulotta. __.

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abovethecrowd.com

OCTOBER 17, 2013

Awareness of the service was clearly spreading virally through word of mouth. Most importantly, I became convinced that Stitch Fix was one of those rare companies where the unique product advantage also contributes to a unique business model advantage. This is business model nirvana. https://stitchfix.com/gifts.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 18, 2013

Truly satisfied customers are a joy to every business person. A business model that works. Word of mouth advertising and viral marketing cost big bucks these days so budget for it. Some say the Internet is a metaphor for our brains. Reserve the same names on the leading social networks and blogs. Reign-in expenses.

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Start Up Blog

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Anyone under the age of 25, that is, born after the modern internet burst onto the scene, will tell you it’s MrBeast – aka Jimmy Donaldson. Donaldson creates incentives for viewers to be involved – to appear in videos and compete for exciting prizes, creating a brilliant viral loop growing both views and audience.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 10, 2014

Most modern investors still look for a business model that embodies a gross margin over 50 percent and a net margin in the 20 percent range. A healthy business, ready to scale, has been doing this for a year or more, with an existing customer set generating a non-trivial and growing revenue stream.

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Revenue Entrepreneur Valuation Viral 246

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 13, 2015

The power of the internet has not only transformed the way that people interact with the world around them, but it has also completely changed the way that people today buy and sell goods and services. However, what I didn’t realize is that there are so many more ways of using the Internet to our advantage besides just trading stocks online.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 3, 2013

We see evidence in the news every day of these irresistible forces of change, like the pervasive global penetration of the Internet, the impact of terrorist activities even to peaceful countries, the power of social media in building business relationships, and the depletion and pollution of natural resources. Stakeholder power.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 29, 2012

Truly satisfied customers are a joy to every business person. A business model that works. Word of mouth advertising and viral marketing cost big bucks these days so budget for it. Some say the Internet is a metaphor for our brains. Reserve the same names on the leading social networks and blogs. Reign-in expenses.

Sweat Equity 256

Sweat Equity Intellectual Property Entrepreneur Viral 256

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 26, 2016

Most modern investors still look for a business model that embodies a gross margin over 50%, and a net margin in the 20% range. A healthy business, ready to scale, has been doing this for a year or more, with an existing customer set generating a non-trivial and growing revenue stream.

Revenue 145

Revenue Valuation Startup Viral 145

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 9, 2015

Or ask PlanetRx, an online service for prescriptions, before the Internet was pervasive. More than one smart entrepreneur has been caught in the lofty lifestyle of big money investors, viral growth, and movie star status. Never take your eye off the ball in business. Falling victim to a magical mania or bubble.

Intellectual Property 120

Intellectual Property Startup Bankruptcy Viral 120

Reid Hoffman

MARCH 19, 2019

What makes this tricky is that markets evolve, and an innovative technology or business model can transform a normal market into a Glengarry Glen Ross market. Amazon saw that the internet would change retail. Thanks to the internet and other globalizing technologies, the entire world has entered the Networked Age.

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Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 23, 2013

In the Udemy course, Alistair and Ben expand these basics into a description of how to create empathy, stickiness, virality, revenue, and scale. It''s a good measurement because it captures both satisfaction and virality. We often tell founders that a business plan is nonsense. It''s that the business model is complex.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 20, 2013

There is also more going on in every location, so this personal need and super sensitivity to the local community has spawned a new breed of Internet startups, called “hyperlocal.” The term first appeared at least five years ago, but the model is now very common. This is not just a fad.

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Finder Curation Seattle Community 210

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 12, 2010

Truly satisfied customers are a joy to every business person. A business model that works. Word of mouth advertising and viral marketing cost big bucks these days so budget for it. Some say the Internet is a metaphor for our brains. Reserve the same names on the leading social networks and blogs. Reign-in expenses.

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reidhoffman.org

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

the consumer internet landscape in 2004 vs. today. In 2004, the consumer internet was just beginning to rebound. In 2004, investors regained interest in the consumer internet again. We are the leader in the professional domain with viral growth. The general rule is one business model drives the business.

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Cracking the Code

NOVEMBER 13, 2008

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. internet. (6). Small and medium businesses. (2). How the use of internet is transform. Popular Media: the key to viral marketing. Cracking The Code. Thursday, November 13, 2008. CornerstoneOnDemand.

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Software Review Technical Review Valuation Portfolio 48

Steve Blank

APRIL 20, 2021

Note that if you’re familiar with the business model canvas, Steps 1-4 below are equivalent to a visual map of the choices a founder makes as they develop a business model canvas. For software products, the channels are typically through the mobile app stores or directly over the Internet.

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Cracking the Code

DECEMBER 2, 2006

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. Small and Medium businesses have been the holy grail of High tech and software companies for quite some time now, but the quest is far from ending. "If internet. (6). Small and medium businesses. (2).

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Startup Lessons Learned

DECEMBER 14, 2009

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Monday, December 14, 2009 Business ecology and the four customer currencies Lately, I’ve been rethinking the concept of “business model&# for startups, in favor of something I call “business ecology.&# Constructing a working business model is a form of ecosystem design.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MARCH 29, 2023

In a recent episode, they talked with Kevin Perry about how he goes viral on every single platform. These companies, the, this business model has been in effect for, since the beginning of the internet. So they basically, they create designs to make sure that their business model works.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2012

By the end of 2011 the Internet population was estimated at 2.3 billion, with 275 million in North America alone (source: Internet World Stats) and an astounding global penetration of 33% of the world’s population. Internet usage a decade ago was less than 1 hour per day and was restricted to narrowband communications.

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Venture Capital Technical Review LP Mobile 347

ReadWriteStart

JANUARY 27, 2011

Persistent is breaking out of the mold of labor arbitrage, and looking at new and exciting business models. My friend Tony Scott did an outstanding interview with Anand Deshpande , their CEO recently in which Anand discussed his vision for where he wants to take the OPD business. SOCO Games.

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The Next Web

AUGUST 19, 2013

There is logic behind your thinking of how to determine which CAC is right for your business model. Thanks to the power of the Internet, you can build channels that are selling to many people without the need to communicate with them individually. Well, then you’ve got to go viral. Well, then you’ve got to go viral.

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Belarus Viral Channel Startup 137

crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 30, 2012

In a number of ways, but most importantly in considering how a business can and should leverage the new domain, the new platforms, and the new outlets. The best thing about our new media paradigm, is that anyone or any business can get their message out to the world via the Internet.

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Small Business Public Relations Social Media New York 88