Both Sides of the Table
FEBRUARY 6, 2013
it’s the most expensive dilution you’ll ever face. Without strong PMs you build crappy products that nobody needs or that real people can’t use. Don’t hire a homogenous team. Don’t hire “relationship management” sales people too early. You need a diverse set of skills to succeed.
YoungUpstarts
MAY 6, 2019
Product development. Now that you have a refined product idea and a team that can turn this idea into reality, the product development stage will start. Initial product development usually consists of prototyping and MVP. Prototyping usually means the initial working draft of the product idea.
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Up and Running
JULY 2, 2014
We had personally invested $70,000 of our own money at this point, and we were hoping to raise at least another $250,000 to help us hire a team, launch our company, and begin to build our product. of our company in exchange for the $300K, and my business partner and I each diluted from 50% ownership down to 33.3%
Mike Michalowicz
OCTOBER 1, 2022
Business check point: Are you diversifying your offering, or diluting your company’s impact? Sometimes the more offerings you provide, the more risk for brand dilution, which ends up weakening your business. Not only can your products be less impactful, but the cost or resources to provide them may not result in sustainable profit. .
David Teten
AUGUST 19, 2019
In addition, I’ve noted a few multi-product lending firms, e.g., Kapitus and United Capital Source , which provide RBI as one of many structural options to companies seeking capital. . We have a special program if you are pre-seed and need product development. Alternative Capital. “ You qualify if you have $5k+ MRR.
Both Sides of the Table
FEBRUARY 17, 2011
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. How much dilution am I going to have to take now? So if you can take 27% dilution for $1.5 25% dilution). But this is the exception, not the rule.
Startup Lessons Learned
JULY 5, 2010
Brant and Patrick undertook a difficult challenge: to provide a generally accessible introduction to Customer Development, without diluting its impact or dumbing-down its principles. On the minus side, that has made it a wee bit hard to understand. I think theyve succeeded. The Entrepreneur’s Guide is an easy read.
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