Growthink Blog

DECEMBER 27, 2017

Detail prior accomplishments, including funding rounds, product launches, milestones reached, and partnerships secured, among others. Get Growthink's Proven Venture Capital Business Plan Template Here Industry Analysis Goal of the industry analysis section: Prove that there is a real market for your product or service.

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Venture Capital Business Plan Technical Review Private Placement 129

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 19, 2010

Yesterday I wrote a post about the " Urgency Addiction ” and how many people start important tasks late and then motivate with a huge wave of productivity and inspiration driven by deadlines and commitments to others. “A study by Microsoft showed just how lethal interruptions are to productivity.

Product 301

Product Investment Bankers Email Mobile 301

OnlyOnce

JANUARY 10, 2024

Even if a person started their careers out as an investment banker or a management consultant, or some other specialized field, they should still be able to bring all three competencies to bear to help further the goals of their team – to optimize the company’s place in the ecosystem. So, strategy is king in the CBDO world.

Developer 71

Developer Investment Bankers Reputation Search 71

ReadWriteStart

JULY 18, 2011

Money man and pundit Paul Kedrosky also spoke at the International Startup Festival and offered humorous, blunt advice about how to get what you want from investors and investment bankers. Kedrosky: "In the 90's I was an analyst through all this [tech investment and IPO] madness. You in this room are the inventory.

Investment Bankers 153

Investment Bankers Technical Review Cofounder Due Diligence 153

Up and Running

AUGUST 21, 2013

By incorporating an expert into our design process early on, we got the benefit of announcing our new company/product on his blog. Get them invested early so they will say ‘yes’ when you ask them to mention it later.”. Do you have a great story about how you did it?

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Investment Bankers Customer Networking Software Engineering 69

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 14, 2010

For example, you ask a group of prisoners what they think of the penal system, you ask college students what they think about the drinking age or you ask a group of your existing customers what they think about your product rather than people who cancelled their subscription. With no numbers as proof points few people will buy your products.

Investment Bankers 415

Investment Bankers Mobile Software Review Japan 415

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 23, 2017

This combinatorial model works because it’s diversified, can best withstand bear markets, benefits from technological synergies, and it’s the mix of products and services clients value. However each component will change dramatically. Whilst not leading to massive headcount reduction, it will require a change in skill sets and attitudes. .

Technical Review 154

Technical Review Artificial Inteligence Software Review IPO 154

David Teten

APRIL 1, 2021

Nick Kim , Crosscut’s Head of Platform, in his presentation at the 4th Annual VC Platform Summit, shared their Platform development methodology, which he viewed as an exercise in product development. Platform as a Product. For example, recruiting writ large is useful at all stages of development. 1: It Takes a Village. VCplatform.com.

Private Equity 78

Private Equity Venture Capital Portfolio Equity 78

Hearpreneur

AUGUST 11, 2021

Micro-influencers can recommend your services and products to your target customers, given you’ve thoroughly vetted and chosen relatable micro-influencers to your niche. People, not products, will be the next problem for any entrepreneur. It will, in my opinion, only grow insignificance. Thanks to Jonathan Saeidian, Brenton Way ! #6-

Entrepreneur 126

Entrepreneur Technical Review Social Media Bootstrapping 126

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

We back very early stage companies and work alongside executive teams as their build their teams, launch their products, announce their companies and raise their first downstream capital rounds. That used to be called A-round investing. The biggest change for us in early-stage investing is that we now need to commit earlier.

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Pre-Money Valuation Valuation Venture Capital Early Stage 471

Mucker Lab

AUGUST 27, 2014

After stints as a technology investment banker, a dot-com entrepreneur, and a product manager in Silicon Valley, I moved to Los Angeles in 2006. For the last couple of years, I’ve been investing in startups as a partner at Mucker, while spending a lot of time in the Valley working with potential co-investors and partners.

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Los Angeles Southern California Silicon Valley Technical Review 138

Hearpreneur

MAY 26, 2017

We actually treat it as if it were a software product, in that we’re always releasing a new and improved version. A constantly changing curriculum: in the world of tech, things change VERY quickly. Therefore, it’s important that we’re always updating our curriculum. What is your favorite business quotation? Daniel Pink. What inspires you?

Miami 48

Miami Software Review Technical Review Investment Bankers 48

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 19, 2018

For example, if you have a proven product, real revenue, a big potential market, and are ready to scale up the business, every investor will be interested. For investors, this is the idea stage , where you may have a great idea, but no plan, product, or customers, and probably no success record in this business domain. Congratulations!

Angel Investor 184

Angel Investor Intellectual Property Investment Bankers Private Equity 184

Berkonomics

DECEMBER 20, 2018

So here goes: How would I find companies willing to license my intellectual property or to invest in a royalty stream from licenses? Investment banker? They will be more willing to pay a royalty fee if your product gets them to market earlier or is protected by patent to create a barrier to their competition.

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IP Intellectual Property Investment Bankers Product 54

Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 14, 2018

When a startup achieves product/market fit, it can be forced to grow extremely rapidly. The customers are buying the product just as fast as you can make it—or usage is growing just as fast as you can add more servers. Investment bankers are staking out your house.” HYPERGROWTH : Success can be its own form of crisis.

Investment Bankers 135

Investment Bankers Silicon Valley Government Lean 135

Berkonomics

DECEMBER 20, 2018

So here goes: How would I find companies willing to license my intellectual property or to invest in a royalty stream from licenses? Investment banker? They will be more willing to pay a royalty fee if your product gets them to market earlier or is protected by patent to create a barrier to their competition.

IP 48

IP Intellectual Property Investment Bankers Product 48

Steve Blank

OCTOBER 29, 2015

Before founding Startup Grind, Derek Andersen spent four years in product management at Electronic Arts working on games like The Godfather, Burnout, The Sims 3, and Mirror’s Edge. It was the wrong product and people didn’t want it. …. … I’m not getting paid like an investment banker. You need to do XYZ more.”

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Las Vegas Entrepreneur Cofounder Nevada 120

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 4, 2014

For example, if you have a proven product, real revenue, a big potential market, and are ready to scale up the business, every investor will be interested. For investors, this is the idea stage , where you may have a great idea, but no plan, product, or customers, and probably no success record in this business domain. Congratulations!

Angel Investor 232

Angel Investor Intellectual Property Investment Bankers Private Equity 232

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 4, 2013

Expensive new IT systems, consultants, and investment bankers are usually required. In any case, an entrepreneur in one who likes to build new products or services, and works ON their company, while a public business executive works IN the company. Increasing government regulations.

IPO 224

IPO Founder Exit Strategy Investment Bankers 224

Rob Go

JANUARY 18, 2012

Nick Beim (Gilt, The Ladders, JBoss) was a consultant and investment banker. A non-operator may not be well equipped to advise you on how to build a product, but she may be very well equipped to advise you on how to build your product TEAM or how to MEASURE your product progress based on what she has seen across many companies.

Operations 50

Operations Technical Review Investment Bankers Cofounder 50

Hearpreneur

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

As the founder of SoapStandle, Jimmy has developed and patented a product that is bringing the focus back to bar soap, promoting its benefits on health and the environment. I turned my attention away from the investment world and focused on building SoapStandle from an idea to a viable product to a legitimate company. .

Developer 55

Developer Product Investment Bankers Entrepreneur 55

YoungUpstarts

MAY 31, 2017

Flexciton utilizes machine learning to chart data from machine production and develop applications from it to optimize energy consumption. With a Nigerian family background, he became aware of the enormous cost of hair care products and extensions for black women when he heard his sister complaining about it.

Artificial Inteligence 133

Artificial Inteligence United Kingdom Investment Bankers Cofounder 133

YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

Of course, you can always find a niche for your startup by launching a new or innovative product. The results of a study conducted by International and CB Insights in 2015 revealed that global investments in fintech companies was $19.1B – venture capitalists sunk about $13.8B into the Fintech sector.

Investment Bankers 113

Investment Bankers Marketing Startup Institutional Investors 113

Hearpreneur

JANUARY 21, 2017

And making sales early on when a product is not nearly what it will be one day is especially hard. My team and I have created Happster, the first product created to take employee happiness to new heights through positive psychology. 6 – Investment Banker. Thanks to Jason Bond, Jason Bond Picks ! #6

Entrepreneur 48

Entrepreneur Investment Bankers PR Social Media 48

Women Entrepreneurs Can

JUNE 10, 2021

If you specialize in a subject, you can more often than not even make a career out of it – think a Statistician or a Investment Banker. Every business needs to market itself and it’s services/ products effectively, to eventually be able to sell those services/ products and make money. The Business of Law.

Intellectual Property 52

Intellectual Property Investment Bankers Bankruptcy Operations 52

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 30, 2012

Expensive new IT systems, consultants, and investment bankers are usually required. In any case, an entrepreneur in one who likes to build new products or services, and works ON their company, while a public business executive works IN the company. Increasing government regulations.

Exit Strategy 239

Exit Strategy IPO Investment Bankers Entrepreneur 239

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 13, 2016

For example, if you have a proven product, real revenue, a big potential market, and are ready to scale up the business, every investor will be interested. For investors, this is the idea stage , where you may have a great idea, but no plan, product, or customers, and probably no success record in this business domain. Congratulations!

Matching 120

Matching Angel Investor Intellectual Property Investment Bankers 120

YoungUpstarts

MAY 9, 2019

You speak to trusted friends and personal advisors about how you should go about doing this (perhaps your lawyer or accountant), and before you know it, you stumble upon an important player in the private equity game: the investment banker. This role is also sometimes referred to in the industry as the advisor.

Private Equity 113

Private Equity Equity Investment Bankers Government 113

Reid Hoffman

MARCH 23, 2021

Blitzscaling compresses this learning process, making it more challenging, but also more potentially productive. For example, if you haven’t achieved product-market fit, instrumenting every aspect of customer acquisition is overkill. Just track metrics that help you improve the product. Dropbox’s cohorts were increasing.

Venture Capital 46

Venture Capital Metrics Investment Bankers Framework 46

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 5, 2012

For instance, if your company is only a few weeks old and you have zero customers and your product offering is still in design, don’t expect someone to hand over $10 million to fund your efforts. If your startup is at the wrong stage for the investor you are approaching, fishing for money is a waste of time for both of you.

Investment Bankers 241

Investment Bankers Venture Capital Startup Initial Public Offering 241

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 5, 2011

Expensive new IT systems, consultants, and investment bankers are usually required. In any case, an entrepreneur in one who likes to build new products or services, and works ON their company, while a public business executive works IN the company. Increasing government regulations.

Exit Strategy 235

Exit Strategy IPO Investment Bankers Entrepreneur 235

Start Up Blog

MARCH 31, 2012

The truth about investment bankers. The general populous has been tricked into thinking that investment bankers (yes the type that hang out in wall street and ruin economies) are mathematicians and brilliant statisticians who work out innovative ways to generate more money than existed before they arrived.

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Investment Bankers Algorithm Sales Salary 88

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 12, 2016

Kensho can potentially replace all of those market strategists on Wall Street, and it can offer advice and crunch data, which should also make many investment bankers nervous as well. In 2010 Credibly was founded. Ripple Labs. The Ripple Protocol was created by Ripple Labs.

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San Francisco Investment Bankers Algorithm Mobile 100

The Equity Kicker

MARCH 7, 2016

middle-size companies, meaning they have product that they’re selling, maybe even internationally. This sort of tallies with my experience and what I’ve heard lots of investment bankers say over the years, which is that companies get acquired for up to around $100m without having to show that they are sustainable in the long term.

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Acquisition Intellectual Property Investment Bankers Valuation 60

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 13, 2010

For instance, if your company is only a few weeks old and you have zero customers and your product offering is still in design, don’t expect someone to hand over $10 million to fund your efforts. If your startup is at the wrong stage for the investor you are approaching, the courting is a waste of time for both of you.

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Investment Bankers Venture Capital Startup Initial Public Offering 231

Growthink Blog

JULY 11, 2011

David Allen, author of the productivity best seller " Getting Things Done ," has developed an almost cult-like following for his ideas, structures, and best practices around to-do list management, prioritization, and metrics and schematics that define what an effective work day should be. So, does this mean that planning is worthless?

Investment Bankers 89

Investment Bankers Affiliate Forecast Campaign 89

Gust

NOVEMBER 22, 2011

For instance, if your company is only a few weeks old and you have zero customers and your product offering is still in design, don’t expect someone to hand over $10 million to fund your efforts. If your startup is at the wrong stage for the investor you are approaching, fishing for money is a waste of time for both of you.

Venture Capital 171

Venture Capital Investment Bankers Angel Investor Initial Public Offering 171