SoCal CTO
NOVEMBER 5, 2009
Holocognics would break it down even further and discuss why, for instance, SEO works in one industry and not another – both in the sense of why a certain business has a higher chance of succeeding in showing up higher in a search, but also why SEO in a certain business has a higher “acquisition” rate (to use the Startup Metrics term).
Gust
SEPTEMBER 5, 2012
Turn the question on its head: How could it make sense to lend money to a brand new, seed-stage company with no revenue, no products, and no collateral? (You Convertible equity strikes me largely as a solution in search of a problem. In that sense it’s more like a warrant or option with a zero exercise price.).
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Steve Blank
JUNE 11, 2013
Sigh… What I should have been hearing is the search for the business model, specifically the progress on product/market fit, but I hear the fund raising story first at least 90% of the time. Just as a reminder, a startup is a temporary organization designed to search for a repeatable and scalable business model. What’s a Startup?
Steve Blank
JUNE 11, 2013
Sigh… What I should have been hearing is the search for the business model, specifically the progress on product/market fit, but I hear the fund raising story first at least 90% of the time. Just as a reminder, a startup is a temporary organization designed to search for a repeatable and scalable business model. What’s a Startup?
maplebutter.com
JANUARY 8, 2013
Search for: Videos. I would focus on one product and set a goal to generate $1M in yearly revenue from it. Outsourcing is something a big company, with a known customer / problem (that has revenue & traction) does to save cost. I have a proposal written up including full cost and revenue projections. Maple Butter.
mashable.com
NOVEMBER 3, 2010
He goes on to add, “Having revenue is even better, though not applicable to every startup … Passion, skill, vision and maturity really matter.&# If you’re lucky enough to score a meeting with Gordon, make the most of it — and don’t forget to talk revenue potential. Just don’t call Feld on the phone.
VC Cafe
JULY 5, 2010
A s venture funds struggle to raise money in Israel, seed capital, one of the earliest and riskiest stages of investment, is becoming harder and harder to secure. VC Cafe: There has been a drastic rise in the number of funds offering seed (or super seed) capital in recent months, especially in the valley.
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