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Praying to the God of Valuation

Both Sides of the Table

In those years I learned to properly build product, price products, sell products and serve customers. If they are private we still have fig leaves that cover us because some rounds might raise debt vs. equity or might fund with terms like multiple liquidation preferences or full-ratchets or convertible notes with caps.

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6 Keys To Reducing Team Pain From Market Uncertainty

Startup Professionals Musings

Anxiety will be ratcheted up when team members see constantly changing or non-specific targets, or no guidance on how to achieve their goals. Your challenge is to resolve these challenges more quickly and more effectively for your customers. You will be the role model, and people will follow your lead.

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The Truth About Convertible Debt at Startups and The Hidden Terms You Didn’t Understand

Both Sides of the Table

Because convertible debt deals often have both a ‘full ratchet’ and often have ‘multiple liquidation preferences’ “ Yup. What the entrepreneurs were really saying is, “I don’t want to take a lower valuation now, while I don’t have customers or a full team. That’s right.

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5 Tips For Stress-Free Business Travel

YoungUpstarts

There’s the need to pitch investors, build partnerships with suppliers, meet with prospects, and maintain healthy relationships with customers. You always feel as if you’re going to forget something, which puts you on high alert and ratchets up your stress level. “If In many cases, this means business travel. Keep a Bag Packed.

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[Singapore] Shopify Partners SingTel To Grow Presence In Singapore

YoungUpstarts

The e-commerce space in Singapore has been ratcheted up by another notch as online shopping platform Shopify partners telecommunications provider SingTel to make available its services to businesses in the country. Perhaps coincidentally, it was a service that existing SingTel customers were looking for.

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28 Entrepreneurs Share Their Tips and Tricks of Staying Motivated

Hearpreneur

After many years of giving up when things went south in the business, or blaming industry shifts, the one thing that has helped me boost my motivation as an entrepreneur, is to take a break from the routine sometimes and talk to some of your past customers. Thanks to Tara Sundaram, Chennai Dream Homes® ! Thanks to Nate Nead, SEO.co ! #14-

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Abandoned Cart Email Offers: What We Learned from 1,000 Ecommerce Brands

ConversionXL

Many customers will return and complete their purchase without the incentive of an offer. Some customers need only a reminder, not a discount. If you send a reminder email without an offer as your first cart abandonment email, you save your discounts for customers who need the incentive. That purchase intent decreases over time.

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