Differentiation Entrepreneur IP Revenue 
YoungUpstarts
NOVEMBER 20, 2019
I’ve been fortunate enough to be on both sides of the table, as an entrepreneur and a VC, and I’ve observed that most investors look for the same things I do when deciding whether to invest in a company. You may be able to generate revenue, but VCs want exponential growth. Like you, they’re looking for opportunity.
Both Sides of the Table
DECEMBER 27, 2011
” I mention journalists here because they perpetuate the myth that focusing on profits is ALWAYS the right answer and then I hear many entrepreneurs (and certainly many “normals”) repeating the same mantra. I have had this discussion with many a first-time entrepreneur. Simplifying: Revenue -. Operating Costs.
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Startup Lessons Learned
SEPTEMBER 15, 2008
So far, I have found "lean startup" works better with the entrepreneurs Ive talked to than "agile startup" or even "extreme startup.") The wise entrepreneur will take this advice seriously in order to distill his ideas down to their essence. What are the characteristics of a lean startup? No more, no less.
Both Sides of the Table
APRIL 25, 2011
A great recent example of this was a successful group of entrepreneurs who had created a company that will do $10-12 million in revenue at their system integration business (read: services business) in 2011 after having done $5 million or so in 2010 and $2-3 million in 2009. You own the IP you create.
YoungUpstarts
NOVEMBER 17, 2014
So, this blog entry aims to help make this exercise a little less daunting for entrepreneurs. Be specific about key differentiating functionality. It may be some unique IP, a change in the applicable laws, the prowess of your founding team, or recent changes in the market. And, the few good ones remain very memorable.
David Teten
JANUARY 28, 2019
For instance, Columbia has launched a variety of explicitly interdisciplinary centers in recent years, including the Zuckerman Mind Brain Behavior Institute , Columbia Data Science Institute ; the Brown Institute for Media Innovation ; or cross-school courses such as Columbia Business and Engineering’s Research to Revenue course.
The Next Web
OCTOBER 13, 2012
Virtually every major online venture that has done well has been replicated elsewhere in the world to cater to local markets, with copycats raking in revenues and leaving innovators fuming. The clones. If a business is online, there’s a copy (or several) of it. Can they be stopped? The other side of the story.
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