reidhoffman.org

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

But with so many investors still licking their wounds from the dot-com bust, many focused on proven business models, such as advertising or e-commerce. As a result, we knew that our pitch would need to steer into investors’ biggest concern: the lack of revenue. We are the leader in the professional domain with viral growth.

Entrepreneur 111

Entrepreneur Viral Revenue Networking 111

mashable.com

NOVEMBER 2, 2011

What is your viral coefficient? Look for Your Lead Investor. First you’ll want to find a lead investor — someone many other investors will recognize and respect. This list of top angel investors is a good start. Advertising. viral video. Focus on traction. Friendster. Google Maps.

Social Media 80

Social Media Startup Angel Investor RSS 80

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 10, 2012

This is a variation on the first mover argument, implying a paradigm shift that gives you a tremendous lead. Investors will suspect you have a technology looking for a solution. Only our team can make this work.” “We plan to offer it for free, and live off advertising revenue.” This advantage is not sustainable.

Viral 226

Viral Advertising Lead Investor Revenue 226

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 29, 2010

This is a variation on the first mover argument, implying a paradigm shift that gives you a tremendous lead. Investors will suspect you have a technology looking for a solution. Only our team can make this work.” “We plan to offer it for free, and live off advertising revenue.” This advantage is not sustainable.

Viral 223

Viral Advertising Lead Investor Revenue 223

Gust

DECEMBER 19, 2011

This is a variation on the first mover argument, implying a paradigm shift that gives you a tremendous lead. Investors will suspect you have a technology looking for a solution. Only our team can make this work.” “We plan to offer it for free, and live off advertising revenue.” This advantage is not sustainable.

Viral 98

Viral Advertising Lead Investor Revenue 98

Reid Hoffman

JANUARY 26, 2021

This is one of the reasons why the best practice for a startup is to raise investment rounds from different lead investors rather than simply doing internal rounds, even if an internal round requires less work. This is why advertising is a really good business model. Or when should a board member be fired?

Startup 36

Startup Equity Early Stage Green 36