ConversionXL

MAY 1, 2017

One of the greatest threats to long-term success is when companies aren’t vigilant enough about responding to the changes in their market—whether it’s by failing to spot product or channel fatigue, acknowledge new competition, make needed updates to products or marketing adjustments in a timely fashion, or embrace new technology coming online.

Technical Review 127

Technical Review Algorithm Channel Analytics 127

Steve Blank

MARCH 31, 2014

Today’s workforce has radically different expectations, brands are losing their power, physical channels are being destroyed by virtual ones, market share is less important than market creation, and software is eating world. Companies horde cash and squeeze the most revenue and margin from the money they use.

Private Equity 325

Private Equity Metrics China Intellectual Property 325

ReadWriteStart

APRIL 1, 2011

The company has distribution through about 50 retailers in Chennai, and is looking for ways to market their product through online channels. Janardhan Swahar from Salem, India, presented Swayam Foods , a health food company that is focused on the Indian palette across snacks, quick-to-prepare items, etc. We discussed guerilla p.r.,

India 119

India Guerilla Entrepreneur New Zealand 119

Duct Tape Marketing

AUGUST 23, 2023

Marketing was like me, and we bootstrapped this business to 10 million in revenue through building this traction community where we're bringing our ICP, our audience together around their aspiration and their goals. I asked their chief revenue officer, how do you do attribution on this community? We were expecting twins.

Community 53

Community Kuwait Cofounder Bootstrapping 53

Steve Blank

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

I remind my students that I’m teaching them a methodology they can use the rest of their careers, not running an incubator. In fact, by the start of class they had ~$750K in revenue for 2011 – not quite Facebook but a nice small business. Unlike most of the other teams in the class, Krave was already up and running.

North America 120

North America Lean Customer Development Distribution 120

Steve Blank

AUGUST 5, 2010

Most of the social and mobile channels (YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, iPhone, Android) have emerged in just the past 3-5 years. But these VC’s aren’t Lean because they fund startups with web-based distribution models. Lean VC’s are expert in on-line distribution, Agile and Customer Development. Lean Angels.

Lean 258

Lean Internet Silicon Valley Venture Capital 258

www.readwriteweb.com

MARCH 7, 2011

Since most companies have little to no revenue, who else has already invested in the deal is heavily weighted to prove value. Dave argues that instead of providing connections you should let founders do 95% of the work and offer support with operational areas of expertise like design, data and distribution. social proof? on AngelList.

Technical Review 50

Technical Review Due Diligence Startup Angel Investor 50

ReadWriteStart

JUNE 9, 2011

In my experience, wealth managers often refer experts to their clients and Ankit could position his service through that channel. Lead Generation & Qualification With a Channel Partner. One of the members of the channel partner team was actually present in the room and shared his point of view as well.

Silicon Valley 113

Silicon Valley New Jersey Entrepreneur Massachusetts 113

ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

Distribution Channel for Product Companies. Then Amit Gurung pitched a business plan to create a distribution channel for product companies trying to cater to the rural base-of-the-pyramid (BPO) market in India. why not become a retailer of the same basket of products that he wants to distribute?

India 115

India Silicon Valley Incubator Bootstrapping 115

Steve Blank

MAY 16, 2016

In companies this would be product line extensions, more efficient supply chain, new distribution channels. This results not in innovation, but in Innovation Theater – lots of coffee cups, press releases, incubators and false hopes, but no real disruptive changes. In those case revenue will become an additional metric.

San Diego 142

San Diego Metrics Indonesia Silicon Valley 142

Bryce Dot VC

JANUARY 5, 2015

It is not an accelerator, incubator or any other type of ator. . My partner Tim bootstrapped his business to 9 figures in revenue without taking any outside investment. And revenue better still. . Tho we plan to have some in person time required, much of the program content and network is designed to be distributed and online.

San Francisco 40

San Francisco Cap Table Non-Compete Distribution 40

ReadWriteStart

DECEMBER 8, 2011

And to engage effectively with them, we need to reach them through all those various channels. Today's discussion was about how to generate additional distribution and acquire traffic. Suspects and prospects are everywhere in the vast realm of social media, watching, reading, commenting, engaging.

Greece 116

Greece Entrepreneur India Silicon Valley 116

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 11, 2011

I thing I’ve learned over the years is that technology purists hate advertising even when it is that revenue stream that truthfully drives much of our industry. GoTo.com went on to ink huge distribution deals with Microsoft, AOL & Yahoo! The Wedding Channel. Immediately thereafter Amazon became a large business.

Product 350

Product Tuvalu Dilution Incubator 350

www.readwriteweb.com

OCTOBER 18, 2010

These are areas that may be gaps in the portfolio of large companies, and are perfect for M&A deals in three to five years after building enough validation and $10-$20 million in revenue. Raymond has built a nice business through efficient distribution deals and will do about $250,000 in revenue this year.

Marketing 52

Marketing Bootstrapping Incubator Angel Investor 52

www.readwriteweb.com

OCTOBER 18, 2010

These are areas that may be gaps in the portfolio of large companies, and are perfect for M&A deals in three to five years after building enough validation and $10-$20 million in revenue. Raymond has built a nice business through efficient distribution deals and will do about $250,000 in revenue this year.

Marketing 52

Marketing Bootstrapping Incubator Angel Investor 52

Steve Blank

DECEMBER 8, 2015

For example, Google’s acquisition of Nest (which had customers, revenue and a distribution channel) allowed it to enter the connected home market immediately. What is the timeline to a ROI for Innovation Outpost? Again, the participation of the senior executives in these decisions is critical.

Silicon Valley 120

Silicon Valley Acquisition Boston Early Stage 120

maplebutter.com

JANUARY 8, 2013

I would focus on one product and set a goal to generate $1M in yearly revenue from it. Outsourcing is something a big company, with a known customer / problem (that has revenue & traction) does to save cost. I have a proposal written up including full cost and revenue projections. Once you’ve done that – then. 5% I believe.

Technical Review 44

Technical Review Startup Cofounder Software Review 44

Life Beyond Code

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

One Million by One Million is a global initiative that aims to nurture a million entrepreneurs reach a million dollars each in annual revenue and beyond by 2020, thereby creating a trillion dollars in global GDP and ten million jobs. a distributed, democratic model of capitalism. 1M/1M Program has a bold mission.

Programming 116

Programming Silicon Valley Bootstrapping Technical Review 116

Reid Hoffman

AUGUST 6, 2020

The term “early-stage” covers a lot of territory in venture investing, from incubating a brand-new idea, to investing in a Series A. But for us, revenue is not a hard prerequisite because some of our bets are based on our conviction around technology or platforms that might take a little more time to build out and get going.”.

Technical Review 69

Technical Review Seed Stage Software Review Early Stage 69

The Next Web

AUGUST 14, 2013

When we went out to raise money, we raised with only a couple thousand dollars in monthly recurring revenue. But we had a solid product, strong weekly revenue growth (10% week over week), and two distribution/marketing channels that were already paying dividends. Using Incubators/Accelerators to Bridge the Gap.

Founder 142

Founder Incubator Cofounder Accredited Investor 142

techcrunch.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Sean and Shawn from Napster met in an IRC channel. Expand ONLY when you have generated enough revenue to keep you alive 2 years from today. Height has a pretty tight, normal distribution. Fortunately, there are a number of examples of successful founding teams that met outside of school. Cisco was a husband and wife team.

Cofounder 66

Cofounder Founder Silicon Valley Technical Cofounder 66

ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 6, 2011

Sramana Mitra is the founder of the One Million by One Million (1M/1M) initiative, an educational, business development and incubation program that aims to help one million entrepreneurs globally to reach $1 million in revenue and beyond. a distributed, democratic model of capitalism. This is where numerous ventures fail.

Silicon Valley 118

Silicon Valley India San Francisco Entrepreneur 118

www.quora.com

JANUARY 16, 2011

Find Questions, Topics and People Add Question Add Question Team Configuration 500 Startups Guerilla Marketing Organizations Entrepreneurship Startup Founders & Entrepreneurs Startups Startup Incubators and Seed Programs Seedcamp Y Combinator TechStars Lean Startups What is the perfect startup team? They are many more examples.

Technical Review 51

Technical Review Startup CTO Hire Cofounder 51