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It’s Morning in Venture Capital

Both Sides of the Table

There are obvious reasons the industry has had less-than-desirable returns, including: massive over-funding of the sector, huge increases in inexperienced venture capitalists that took a decade to peter out, and the massive correction in the value of the public stock markets that closed many exit opportunities for half a decade.

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Should Startups Focus on Profitability or Not?

Both Sides of the Table

The most obvious way to explain this is with sales people. If you hire 6 sales reps in January at $120,000 / year salary then you’ve taken on an extra $60,000 per month in costs yet these sales people might not close new business for 4-6 months. I always remind this to journalists who ask me about public stocks.

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What’s Really Going on in the VC Industry? What Does it Mean for Startups?

Both Sides of the Table

But VC is an “illiquid asset&# so funds didn’t disappear quickly - In 2000/01 the stock market quickly adjusted punishing investors in the NASDAQ and in individual public technology stocks. What accelerated this was the collapse of the public stock markets. But in bad economies many angels get burned.

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5 Ways To Make Sure Your Online Store Is Holiday-Ready In 2014

YoungUpstarts

So we know as well as you do that claiming customers’ attention and business in the holiday season, when big box retailers and online retail giants are flooding them with advertisements and deals, is especially challenging. Make sure the offer fits into a “gift-giving” price range to maximize sales. Freshen up your website.

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Top 29 Startup Posts May 2010

SoCal CTO

He’d wasted a year of his life and had a pile of stock options that weren’t very interesting. Facebook is about to try to dominate display ads the way Google dominates text ads - Chris Dixon , May 15, 2010 It is customary to divide online advertising into two categories: direct response and brand advertising. Tesla is not.

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How to Increase Sales Online – The Checklist

ConversionXL

What if there was a method – a process – that you could apply to (pretty much) any website to increase sales? So the way to use it is you take your website, compare it to any item on the list, make improvements, and your online sales will increase. Increasing sales online: the checklist. Wouldn’t that be swell?

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Retail 4.0 – Tips If Your Retail Business Is Struggling

YoungUpstarts

This will help your customer be more loyal and consider buying again from you in the future along with your brand gaining free advertising. This can influence what products you decide to stock in the future or what part of your inventory you may decide to let go for future seasons. Another advantage of Retail 4.0 Try to use Retail 4.0