View from Seed
NOVEMBER 18, 2020
Airbnb convinced travelers to part with 100% of their booking cost up front and then they pay out the required amount to hosts when the stay actually occurs. The straight cost of revenue line is only ~25% of revenue implying a 75% gross margin, assuming you were looking at this in a simplistic revenue / COGS / gross profit manner.
Startup Professionals Musings
DECEMBER 20, 2019
Crowd funding is setting new records worldwide, with $17 billion from North America alone, and VCs poured another $100 billion more into small growth companies last year. Cost of entry for a startup is at an all-time low. The investment thesis has shifted from “growth at all costs” to “growth with fundamentals.”
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YoungUpstarts
JULY 5, 2020
Doing business in Canada has been made even easier and flexible thanks to the North American Trade Agreement (NAFTA), which gives you unhindered access to the entire North American market. Low Cost of Doing Business. The cost of starting a business in Canada is 5% lower than what it will cost in the U.S.
Both Sides of the Table
MAY 23, 2012
Cloud computing and the open source movements have brought down the costs of starting a company by more than 90%. They need a combination of capital and experience to separate from the rest of the pack – the low cost of starting a business means it is even more vital to become the market leader more quickly.
YoungUpstarts
APRIL 21, 2013
Embracing the principle of genchi gembutsu – translated in English as “go and see for yourself” – Ries regaled how Toyota’s manager for Sienna minivan Yuji Yokoya went on a 53,000 mile trip around North America to understand firsthand what consumers wanted in a minivan.
Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook
JULY 12, 2012
The story of manufacturing in the United States over the last couple of decades is one marked by job loss due to globalization and offshoring production to low-cost labor countries. However, recent news around American manufacturing has been about companies deciding to bring production back to North America after years of producing in Asia.
YoungUpstarts
JULY 26, 2018
Bob Stojanovic (Head of EV Charging Infrastructure North America at ABB ) knows this very well. . ABB is a global company that has been selected by Electrify America to provide high-power electric vehicle charging stations across the country. With the new collaboration, SciVera users will have access to Material IQ.
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