Steve Blank

APRIL 26, 2022

For existing investors, sometimes it was a “pay-to-play” i.e. if you don’t participate in the new financing you lose. On one hand the same venture capital industry that gave us Apple, Intel, Tesla, and SpaceX, also thinks addicting teens is a viable business model (Juul) or destroying democracy (Facebook) is a great investment.

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Cram Down Founder Venture Capital Recapitalization 417

Tim Keane

JANUARY 12, 2010

3]   However, if they are built bottom up, they demonstrate and make explicit a range of business model assumptions the entrepreneur is using to think about his business and its revenue model. .   And if they are built from the top down, they’re pretty much useless. [3]

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Term Sheet Valuation Dividend Liquidation Preference 68

Start Up Blog

OCTOBER 19, 2010

I’ve never been a fan of the so called ‘Free’ business mode l, and often a bigger fan of the so called ‘pay to play’ business model. While catching up with Mick Liubinskas of Pollenizer fame I heard a much better way to describe what all business models on the web should do.

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Pay to Play Business Model Advertising Web 76

This is going to be BIG.

APRIL 12, 2010

Six companies and twenty angels were able to connect up without the friction and artificial scarcity created by the “pay to play” model and it was all made possible by the good folks at Joyent , Cooley , and Winter Wyman. The business models were equally diverse. Hopefully, it’s a trend!

Venture Capital 84

Venture Capital Angel Investor Pay to Play Hosting 84

Steve Blank

MARCH 22, 2016

We had to back-end our way into, figuring out, where is the business (model) in that? There’s almost $2 billion spent in North America on paying to play basketball. You could sell ads or you could sell the data.

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Entrepreneur North America Cofounder Silicon Valley 120

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 14, 2016

So inside rounds get delayed and when there are non-participants you often find “recaps” or “structure” or “pay-to-play” provisions. Just as with the late 90s there is no new “business model” that defies the laws of gravity. Call it high-stakes chicken.

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Valuation Down Round Startup Later Stage 150

Duct Tape Marketing

JANUARY 30, 2025

The Financial Reality: While franchising offers a lower-risk business model, profitability depends on location, operations, and marketing innovation. Data-Driven Decision Making: Leveraging customer insights and executive feedback can significantly improve success rates in franchising. We have this inventory of thousands.

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Private Equity Bankruptcy Naming Equity 77