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All The Questions You Wanted Answered about Bird Scooters and Their Recent $300 Million Funding

Both Sides of the Table

Until recently it was headquartered 2 blocks from our offices in Santa Monica so we literally saw it emerge under our feet and we proudly invested in the last 3 rounds of financing. How could Bird really be worth the reported $2 billion valuation that I read about in this press? Forget the valuation?—?I There is nothing viral!

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30 Entrepreneurs Explain the 2023 Trends They See in Their Industry

Hearpreneur

Consumers are becoming increasingly health-conscious and seeking to understand their options for treatments and healthcare products. For example, a startup SaaS company can use a specialized app to create a good product management process and keep track of the project's progress. Thanks to Sean Stevens, Immerse Education ! #5-

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5 Considerations For Driving Growth In A New Business

Startup Professionals Musings

Should they focus on increasing revenues and profitability, or entice more and more users with “free” services, to increase their valuation. The concept of free goods and services to get you hooked, financed by deep pockets, or advertising, seems marginally ethical to many. Most are still confused about the right priority.

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5 Strategies For Balancing Revenue Versus User Growth

Startup Professionals Musings

Should they focus on increasing revenues and profitability, or entice more and more users with “free” services, to increase their valuation. The concept of free goods and services to get you hooked, financed by deep pockets, or advertising, seems marginally ethical to many. Most are still confused about the right priority.

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How to Raise Money – It’s a Journey Not An Event

Steve Blank

Every year I teach classrooms full of students who leave class understanding the basics of how to search for product/market fit—and thinking their next goal is to “get funded.”. You (think) you have product-market fit with real customers and real revenue and need money to grow and expand. That’s a mistake. Step 5: Series, C, D….

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LinkedIn's Series B Pitch to Greylock: Pitch Advice for Entrepreneurs

reidhoffman.org

Friendster’s valuation set the tone for the entire social networking space. You may happen to emphasize the right points that pique an investor’s interest, but you shouldn’t leave your financing up to chance. Second, understand the broader financing climate. We are the leader in the professional domain with viral growth.

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Cracking The Code: Popular Media: the key to viral marketing

Cracking the Code

Popular Media: the key to viral marketing. Popular Media is a hosted, web-based technology platform that enables customers to quickly create, optimize, and scale viral marketing programs - and it seems to work pretty well. S&M productivity (CAC ratio) for the SaaS 13 Index. SaaS 13 Index Valuation. Yahoo Finance.