TechEmpower

JULY 31, 2023

When talking to startup founders or other innovators, we always ask questions to better understand their business as a core. channels (search, social, viral, new media), cost-efficient distribution We often reference Dave’s work when talking to innovators. Conclusion Startup metrics are an invaluable tool for founders and innovators.

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Metrics Startup Retention Acquisition 260

YoungUpstarts

JUNE 18, 2019

by Saumya Bhatnagar, CTO and Co-founder of InvolveSoft. It is necessary to involve the rest of the family members and distribute this workload amongst them, at the end of the day, even superwoman can use some help. Over the years, the rapid growth of startup networks is seen in almost every sector. Dealing With The Fear of Failure.

Technical Review 113

Technical Review Founder United States Cofounder 113

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 24, 2021

The Founder needs to remember that meetings up to this point have been primarily off-site, with staged demos, and managed personally by the CEO or a small team. That might start with the CEO giving the investor pitch to the whole organization, and distributing the current business plan document to everyone.

Technical Review 379

Technical Review Due Diligence Term Sheet Bankruptcy 379

View from Seed

JANUARY 31, 2024

Consequently, nearly every founder is attempting to weave an AI narrative into their ventures, regardless of its necessity or fit, which will likely lead to an unhealthy market environment and potentially drown out genuine opportunities. Is there a means of efficient distribution amidst the noise? How defensible are these businesses?

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Web Generative AI Houston Distribution 168

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

But it will be patiently deployed, waiting for a cohort of founders who aren’t artificially clinging to 2021 valuation metrics. For Upfront Ventures, across > 25 years of investing in any given fund 5–8 investments will return more than 80% of all distributions and it’s generally out of 30–40 investments. What is a VC To Do?

Technical Review 416

Technical Review Pre-Money Valuation San Francisco Valuation 416

View from Seed

APRIL 14, 2020

VCs are always founder focused no matter the market environment. But in a FOMO world, more investors are willing to take a chance on a founder that they don’t know, but seems to match some of the heuristics of other high quality founders. This gets really challenging if it remains difficult to meet in person or to travel.

Early Stage 374

Early Stage Software Review Technical Review Due Diligence 374

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 13, 2020

If you are a typical startup operation, consisting of an unpaid founder and co-founder, both working part-time, outsourcing is not likely the solution to your resource constraints. Startups are often distributed entities, so adding and managing freelancers, contractors, and outsourcing firms is not a big step.

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Intellectual Property Non-disclosure Agreement Software Review Technical Review 306

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 22, 2010

Other founders, “as a privately held company we don’t disclose our valuation.&# Me, “dude, I’m not a journalist. Investors own 25%, the founders own 75%. This states how the proceeds from a sale or dissolution of the company will be distributed. 4 * $4 million) and not $4 million. This is a shame.

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Valuation Liquidation Preference Pre-Money Valuation Term Sheet 405

YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

Things like negotiating distribution channels and partners and how to handle market expansions. Having advanced that curve on the Smart Parka’s design and the Kickstarter funding to help North Aware move to the manufacturing phase, he’s now learning about other issues critical to entrepreneurs.

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Founder Pakistan Software Developers Software Development 189

ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Still, COVID-19 helped tip the balance towards a globally distributed model. A globally distributed business model allows you to hire the best talent wherever in the world it is. Transitioning to and managing a globally distributed model isn’t plain sailing. Factors that are tipping the scales. Automate as much as possible.

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Distribution Global Agile Startup 145

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

For example, when you think about distribution channels, revenue streams, or the relationship with the customer, ask customers what they expect. All too often, founders fall in love with their products or technology, ignore negative feedback from customers, and spend years building a product based on a vision that no one else shares.

Angel Investor 359

Angel Investor Technical Review Incubator Business Model 359

YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 11, 2020

by Shaun Djie, Co-Founder & COO of Digix. The country has also been a strong supporter of distributed ledger technology and recently announced that their blockchain payments project, Project Ubin , is ready for mainstream commercial deployment.

Asia 290

Asia Technical Review Technology Singapore 290

The Startup Magazine

MARCH 29, 2024

As the founder of Smartvu Ltd., It may be distribution, advertising, cost, or other reasons. Across more than three decades, he has sharpened all the essential skills of online success, from the process by which new companies are created, to the ways new innovations are refined and worldwide relationships are forged.

Portugal 118

Portugal Entrepreneur Internet Advertising 118

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 2, 2023

Here is my perspective on the highest risk elements, from my years of working with investors and watching startups come and go: All the co-founders are first-time entrepreneurs. Huge investments are also required to ramp up manufacturing, build a distribution network, and provide the support infrastructure.

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New York City Silicon Valley Bootstrapping Technical Review 246

VC Cafe

MARCH 1, 2024

Most startups equate the process of fundraising to dating – founders have to typically kiss a lot of frogs until the find the right fit. What’s missing is the last mile — distribution, customer journey design, guardrails and workflow automation. The enterprise value of companies focused on precision therapies could reach $4.5

Artificial Inteligence 177

Artificial Inteligence Technical Review Software Review Generative AI 177

View from Seed

DECEMBER 4, 2019

The top quartile has distributed 2.03x (vs. 1.68) and the median fund now has distributed 1.27X (vs. The longer the portfolio maintains the same value without distributing back cash, the worse the fund’s ultimate IRR. Based on that metric, the top quartile fund has now distributed 2.03X after 12 years. 2 years ago).

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LP IRR Distribution Portfolio 256

Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

Jeff Katzenberg has a great track record – head of the studio at Paramount, chairman of Disney Studios, co-founder of DreamWorks and now chairman of NewTV. NewTV will depend on partners like telcos to distribute the content. Lean was designed to inform the founders’ vision while they operated frugally at speed. The result?

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Lean Burn Rate Startup IPO 335

The Startup Magazine

JULY 1, 2020

Here’s another from The Startup Magazine Founder Series. We interviewed entrepreneur Mr. Peter Agarwal, President/Owner of LED Phantom Distribution, a distributor of high quality LEDs, lighting, and lighting control products. Peter: We distribute commercial LED lighting for indoor and outdoor applications.

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Green Founder Distribution Business Model 179

Up and Running

OCTOBER 7, 2019

However, as a founder of a small business or startup, you’re juggling many things. KPIs Every Founder Should Track. For example, you may need to reassess the vertical distribution of your sales team to focus on industries with higher returns. “What gets measured gets done.” .

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Founder Retention Metrics Technical Review 71

Duct Tape Marketing

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast , I interview Nils De Moor, Co-founder and CTO at Woorank. After a brief passage through the academic world where he researched simulation of distributed systems, he decided to try his luck as an entrepreneur and cofounded Woorank as the CTO. Marketing Podcast with Nils De Moor.

Technical Cofounder 94

Technical Cofounder Cofounder Fractional CTO Belgium 94

ReadWriteStart

JULY 7, 2023

This difficulty is something that Jatin Mehta, one of the co-founders of SpeedyBrand, is aware of. Before being distributed through a variety of channels, the automatically generated content can undergo additional personalization via SpeedyBrand’s user-friendly dashboard and be edited.

Generative AI 127

Generative AI SEO Artificial Inteligence Forecast 127

YoungUpstarts

APRIL 30, 2020

Rosenstrauch, Founder and CEO of FUEL Partnerships. In our view, retailers must absorb the additional costs of the new distribution requirements if they want to be part of the future retail landscape. Rosenstrauch is the Founder and CEO of FUEL Partnerships. The marketing mix will adapt as well, both online and instore.

America 222

America New York City Technical Review Distribution 222

Hunter Walker

MARCH 27, 2017

Here’s a question I recommend founders ask Seed or Series A VCs during their fundraising: “What’s a risk you’re more comfortable with than the average VC?” Here are two: We’re more comfortable with certain types of founder risk (first time, non-traditional) than some funds. Technical risk.

Founder 48

Founder Technical Review Cofounder Distribution 48

Steve Blank

OCTOBER 15, 2020

The new technologies and capabilities that will be central to military advantage in the future – artificial intelligence, machine learning, autonomous systems, distributed networking, advanced manufacturing, and commercial space, etc. Disruptive Technology. The DOD admits they have a problem. That’s no longer the correct model.

Technical Review 361

Technical Review Artificial Inteligence Technology United States 361

Steve Blank

APRIL 3, 2018

It does mean that success in building a company that scales depends on finding product/market fit, enough customers, enough financing, enough great employees, distribution channels, etc. These are entrepreneurial skills you need to rapidly acquire or find a co-founder who already has them. Lessons Learned.

Technical Review 334

Technical Review Entrepreneur Artificial Inteligence Cofounder 334

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

Here is my perspective on the highest risk elements, from my years of working with investors and watching startups come and go: All the co-founders are first-time entrepreneurs. Huge investments are also required to ramp up manufacturing, build a distribution network, and provide the support infrastructure.

New York City 315

New York City Silicon Valley Startup Bootstrapping 315

ReadWriteStart

JUNE 25, 2020

Here are ten entrepreneur podcasts every founder should listen to. Ask for podcast recommendations from your colleagues, and keep an ear out for exciting new podcasts as they start getting distributed. The post 10 Entrepreneur Podcasts Every Founder Should Listen To appeared first on ReadWrite.

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Founder Entrepreneur Silicon Valley Hosting 212

The Startup Magazine

OCTOBER 30, 2022

This will prepare you for the scaling-up phase where you will only need to distribute the formulated guidelines among your new workers and monitor compliance. Most of these questions are determined by the fact that purchasing separate desktop and laptop equipment for every startup founder and employee may be a costly endeavour.

Technical Review 138

Technical Review Technology Software Review Startup 138

Version One Ventures

OCTOBER 3, 2019

While any profits earned by a mutual insurance company benefit policyholders (either through distributions or reduced future premiums), any profits generated by a stock insurance company are distributed to the investors without necessarily benefiting the policyholders.

Semantic 102

Semantic Software Review Stock Technical Review 102

This is going to be BIG.

JANUARY 18, 2024

Some of these folks are founders and CEOs, but not at high-growth tech startups. On the other hand, they could be the opposite—much more focused on near-term cash distributions than long-term equity appreciation. Role When I was a lowly Analyst at Union Square Ventures, I had so many ideas for the founders we worked with.

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.Net Cap Table Startup Technical Review 88

ReadWriteStart

DECEMBER 16, 2020

To be fair, many businesses had distributed teams even before COVID-19 blindsided us. In fact, according to Founders Forum’s survey of 400+ startup owners, 94% of the respondents were already working from home before the pandemic. In distributed teams, employee engagement is critical. Image Credit: pixaby.

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Technical Review Startup Belgium Software Review 200

Version One Ventures

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

They took an innovative approach to distribution. Top Hat adopted a bottoms-up approach to distribution, as covered in the Globe and Mail article: Sales took off after Top Hat ignored advice and flipped its sales strategy. Ultimately, success comes down to the persistence and hustle of the founders. They hustle.

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Vertical Technical Review Cofounder Sales Cycle 132

The Startup Magazine

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

This is the first piece of paper that a founder sees from a venture capital firm when they are communicating their interest in investing in the company. The corporate governance section defines the power distribution between the founders and the investors. Understand VC Term Sheets.

Venture Capital 144

Venture Capital Technical Review Software Review Security 144

Feld Thoughts

JUNE 9, 2021

Matt was the co-founder/CEO of Return Path. The founders of each company talked and, in between efforts to decimate the other, agreed it might be worth merging to survive. It’s a follow-up to his previous book, Startup CEO: A Field Guide to Scaling Up Your Business. I’ve been working with Matt since 2000.

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Fractional CTO Cofounder Startup Lead Investor 195

The Startup Magazine

JUNE 26, 2023

“We take an active role with a consultative and collaborative approach to educating, helping, and providing value by understanding the needs of hospitals, surgeons, and patients,” said IML President and Co-Founder John Mooney.

Leadership 123

Leadership Technical Review Global Cofounder 123

The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 11, 2023

At the pre-seed stage, when the creator has a concept, the founder’s background, educational qualifications, domain experience, previous ventures, market size, and the complimentary talents brought by the cofounders are some of the most critical variables to consider before investing in a startup.

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Seed Stage Technical Review Early Stage Due Diligence 126

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 30, 2014

In the most recent episode, I interviewed Joe Perez , Founder of Tastemade. We discussed several topics, but focused primarily on his background as a product manager, as well as the evolution of the production, distribution, and monetization of online video. If you don’t know Joe, you should.

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Management Founder Product RSS 292