Differentiation Entrepreneur Product Development Valuation 
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. As an immigrant founder, I didn’t have the industry connections that entrepreneurs often rely on to be successful.
Startup Lessons Learned
SEPTEMBER 22, 2008
You get increasing growth by optimizing the viral loop , and you get revenue as a side-effect, assuming you have even the most anemic monetization scheme baked into your product. The spread between your LTV and blended CPA determines either your profitability or your rate of growth, and a high valuation depends on balancing these two factors.
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Both Sides of the Table
FEBRUARY 17, 2011
When times are really good for fund raising many teams delay to maximize their valuation. This conversation seems to come up very frequently these days both with portfolio companies and with entrepreneurs just looking for mentorship. I like to tell entrepreneurs that the “fairway&# of fund raising is 25-33% per round.
The Startup Magazine
SEPTEMBER 12, 2019
Realistically, VCs expect 90% of their ventures to fail, but entrepreneurs expect 100% of their ventures to succeed. Focus on Product Development First. We prioritized validation from our customers by listening carefully to what our customers wanted and focusing on early-stage product development.
The Equity Kicker
JANUARY 10, 2020
Now, we love a great entrepreneur and team as much as anybody else, of course, but over the years we have realised that a great team working on an idea that isn’t convincing is not a recipe for success. We have a studio team – developers, designers etc. We have been crucial in getting the product to market. It’s just horrible.
www.readwriteweb.com
OCTOBER 18, 2010
By definition, the capital investment needs to be relatively low such that the investors and the entrepreneurs all make a healthy return on investment. He should then bootstrap his product development by using the consulting fees. I started doing my free Online Strategy Roundtables for entrepreneurs in the fall of 2008.
www.readwriteweb.com
OCTOBER 18, 2010
By definition, the capital investment needs to be relatively low such that the investors and the entrepreneurs all make a healthy return on investment. He should then bootstrap his product development by using the consulting fees. I started doing my free Online Strategy Roundtables for entrepreneurs in the fall of 2008.
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