ReadWriteStart
OCTOBER 28, 2010
Do More Faster: TechStars Lessons to Accelerate Your Startup is the new book by David Cohen , founder and CEO of TechStars, and Brad Feld , managing director of Foundry Group. Common areas to address are decisions around capitalization, executive hiring and firing, share issuance (dilution), and acquisitions.
Up and Running
SEPTEMBER 6, 2018
This article is part of our Business Planning Guide —a curated list of our articles that will help you with the planning process! You need specific dates, management responsibilities, budgets, and milestones. Diluted priorities. What are the most common mistakes when writing a business plan ? Then you can follow up.
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Version One Ventures
MARCH 13, 2013
Products that are critical to the daily workflow, like business management software and collaboration tools, tend to have the lowest churn rates. Frank & Oak has created monthly-curated product releases that create an important monthly rhythm. The toothbrush test is valid for SaaS products as well.
99u.com
DECEMBER 22, 2012
Let’s take a look at how to engage, incentivize, and manage your Advisors. Advisors can become a burden – in both expense and time wasted - unless they are managed wisely. Teams must select Advisors for the right reasons, engage them properly, and then manage and utilize them - purposefully and consistently - over time.
YoungUpstarts
MAY 2, 2018
Don’t let your talents be diluted, either, by canned sales presentations that are packed full of data and product features. Your enthusiasm and expressiveness come from your beliefs. When you unleash your enthusiasm and expressiveness, you muster commitment and courage in others. Don’t underestimate your talents. Details derail sales.
K9 Ventures
MARCH 20, 2017
You could either go with the highest offer on valuation that gives you the lowest dilution, or you can choose the partner who you’re going to be working with. VCs know that brand matters when it comes to winning deals and so they make a concerted effort to manage that brand. Be sure to do some off-list references.
Up and Running
NOVEMBER 5, 2018
This article is part of our Business Startup Guide —a curated list of our articles that will get you up and running in no time! Customers are wary of brand new businesses with makeshift logistics, and you can’t figure out how to manage startup costs until you calculate them accurately. . What will it cost to start that business?
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