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Founder Interview – Ola Sars of Music-Tech Leader, Soundtrack Your Brand

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We combine expert curation and world-class tech to give businesses an all-in-one solution for streaming music in their establishments, all while ensuring artists and music rights holders are properly compensated. When we first launched, we were shocked at how far behind the background music space was from the consumer streaming space.

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Beware The Consultant

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Beware The Consultant John Greathouse – Posted in: Cash Flow Management , Launching Venture , Strategic Planning. There is an inherent conflict in a consultant’s business model and the needs of a startup. If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed , follow me on Twitter , connect with me on Quora.

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34 Educational Resources for Aspiring Entrepreneurs

Up and Running

When you’re ready to launch a startup, the name of the game is research. You need to tap every resource you can to learn the ins and outs of business. From securing funding to marketing your business, there’s a lot to consider. This list is broken into categories and is meant to be a one-stop-shop for aspiring entrepreneurs.

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A Rake Too Far: Optimal Platform Pricing Strategy

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With each hand, a small percentage of the pot is scraped off by the dealer, which in essence becomes the “revenue” for the casino. While casinos use the term “rake,” a plethora of interesting word choices exist which all describe the same thing – keeping a little bit of the revenue for the company that is running the service.

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LinkedIn's Series B Pitch to Greylock: Pitch Advice for Entrepreneurs

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we had no revenue. In a single year, the classic general partner in a venture firm is exposed to around 5,000 pitches; decides to look more closely at 600 to 800 of them; and ends up doing between 0 and 2 deals. As a result, we knew that our pitch would need to steer into investors’ biggest concern: the lack of revenue.

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Business ecology and the four customer currencies

Startup Lessons Learned

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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How to Write a Business Plan

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If your business model (i.e., “how If you are raising money to start or grow your business, you need to include the details of what you need in the executive summary. Remember, your goal is to keep your business plan as short as possible, so too much detail here could easily make your plan much too long.