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Nobody Gets Consumer in Boston

Rob Go

Network effect businesses. Care.com is a classic network effects business. The more and better the caregivers in the network, but more valuable it is for consumers. Care just went public, is an $80M+ revenue business, and has a multi-hundred million dollar market cap (not a vapor private valuation). eCommerce.

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Startup Fairy Tales and Other Tall Tales That Venture Capitalists Tell

Growthink Blog

Through connections, or through a chance meeting at a networking or social event, an angel investor hears the entrepreneur's story, likes them and their technology, and on the spot, writes a check to provide the company with its first outside financing. There are a lot of dark, hard days.