ReadWriteStart
JANUARY 13, 2024
In a progressively saturated market, these startups need to reevaluate their strategies and wisely distribute resources to remain competitive and sustainable amidst the demands of investors and well-established competitors.
Both Sides of the Table
NOVEMBER 14, 2017
You start out with vision, you must adapt and have intellectual honesty once you stare at your data and know where your true sources of differentiation and value are. and we were met with weak demand, slow growth and high costs. what your product & engineering thought they cared about and you adapt your offering.
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YoungUpstarts
APRIL 19, 2012
When not approached carefully, growth can destroy value as it outstrips a company’s managerial capacity, processes, quality, and financial controls, or substantially dilutes customer value propositions. Growth can dilute a business’s culture and customer value proposition and put the business in a different competitive space.
Both Sides of the Table
FEBRUARY 17, 2011
For many businesses you should keep your costs low & your capital raises low until you discover whether you are really on to a big idea where there is market demand. If you are able to raise money from credible sources at a reasonable dilution percentage then I personally favor getting the round done now and building your business.
Startup Company Lawyer
MARCH 14, 2010
To differentiate it from typical “Series A&# preferred stock, which comes with certain expectations with regard to rights. If new investors get better rights in a future equity financings (such as registration rights, price-based anti-dilution, redemption rights, etc.), Anti-dilution protection. Future rights. Board seat.
Both Sides of the Table
APRIL 25, 2011
Service as a bridge to a product business - One of the best ways for young startups to finance their business without any dilution is what I call “customer financing,&# which is mostly only possible in businesses that target businesses rather than consumers. In a down market IP can become a huge differentiator.
Lightspeed Venture Partners
OCTOBER 22, 2012
The founders have more demand than they know what to do with, and want to raise $55k for 5% equity in the company to buy a second truck. They have more demand than they can fulfill already. The founders focused too much on dilution and on Barbara’s clever ideas on a dimension (marketing) that was not critical to the business.
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