OnlyOnce

MARCH 14, 2011

We all knew if the feature or function that the client was asking for was within the realm of the possible. • We were very, very focused on creating customers and revenue —We were a startup. If we drove revenue above costs, we got to take home a salary.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 12, 2013

Many entrepreneurs I know don’t realize that the language they learned in the corporate world, or even their recent MBA class, won’t get them ahead in the startup world today. Even if you have heard some of the new terms, but can’t explain how, when, and why they are relevant to your startup, you may be in jeopardy. Startup pivot.

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Hippoland

OCTOBER 9, 2016

I just passed my 2 year mark at 500 Startups. If you’re still in the early stages of your entrepreneur-education/journey, you may even think you need to protect your idea and not share it with anyone. This is one of my favorite startup presentations of all time by Mike Cassidy on going fast. And convey this in your pitch.

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Berkonomics

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

If the business is not a startup, expect to supply income statements for the past several years as well, to emphasize trends in revenue and costs. Know your numbers And you should “know your numbers and be able to defend them” during early meetings with candidate investors.

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Up and Running

JANUARY 30, 2014

Accelerators focus on early-stage startups, while incubators are geared toward later-stage startups. One good source for finding an accelerator was AngelList, a platform for startups. In general, you should expect to show an MVP (minimum viable product), a video, and perhaps some traction for your product.

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NZ Entrepreneur

AUGUST 12, 2020

This article is the third of a three-part series by Baldwins Intellectual Property that focuses on the importance of intellectual property for startup companies. This includes new methods, products, expressions of ideas, trade secrets, brands and logos. Startups tend to be organic and often have a culture of informality.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 1, 2009

The guy who replaced him invented the idea of the modern corporation. Understanding the future of entrepreneurship may depend on understanding the contribution each of them made in the past. But the spirit of Billy Durant would rise again. This time in what would become Silicon Valley. Billy Durant - Founder General Motors More in the next posts.

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Growthink Blog

MAY 10, 2012

You see, equity capital is raised in stages or rounds. The five main stages include the following: 1. Early Stage Investment (Series A & B) 4. Later Stage Investment (Series C, D, and so on) 5. Series B is the round that follows series A in early stage financing. Pre-Seed Funding 2. Seed Funding 3.

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View from Seed

JULY 26, 2022

AD: I once heard someone say, “if you want the best personal development seminar on the planet, start a business” and that is one of the best summaries of what I find so intriguing and fulfilling about being a founder. There are both hard and soft skills that coincide with each of these areas and it’s a whirlwind to keep pace.

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K9 Ventures

OCTOBER 10, 2017

If it doesn’t have the product fully baked yet? Well, enter the Pre-Seed round, where the startup raises closer to $500K. Unless every aspect of product development is covered by founders who are only receiving equity, there are other parts of building a product that will require hiring highly qualified people.

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The Equity Kicker

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

Different investors place different weights on the three elements but as a rule earlier stage investors place more emphasis on the team and later stage investors place more emphasis on the market. Some very early stage investors go as far as to say that for them team is everything.

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Berkonomics

MARCH 21, 2019

If the business is not a startup, expect to supply income statements for the past several years as well, to emphasize trends in revenue and costs. And you should “know your numbers and be able to defend them” during early meetings with candidate investors. Projections for your future.

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VC Cafe

APRIL 9, 2010

The combination of companies looking for capital and investors looking for liquidity put a strain on early stage start ups but seemed to have played favourably for growth equity investments and later stage companies. Some of the deals that drew VC Cafe’s attention are: $10 million C round raised by Wix.

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Startup Lessons Learned

FEBRUARY 20, 2009

The sooner you pass your work on to a later stage, the sooner you can find out how they will receive it. Luckily, I now have the benefit of a forthcoming book, The Principles of Product Development Flow. Labels: five whys root cause analysis , product development 11comments: Peter Severin said. Expo SF (May.

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Startup Lessons Learned

DECEMBER 6, 2008

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Saturday, December 6, 2008 The four kinds of work, and how to get them done: part three Those startups that manage to build a product people want have to deal with the consequences of that success. And still being a startup means continuing to innovate as well as keep the lights on. Expo SF (May.

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Seeing Both Sides

JANUARY 13, 2015

We pride ourselves on being lifecycle investors, which means we invest very early on (typically at the seed or Series A stage) and then stick with a company through exit. Some VCs prefer investing at the earliest stages and then cycle off the board of directors. But I guess that is what makes the startup game so fun.'

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techcrunch.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Problem was, I seemed to suck at the whole startup thing. Rather, I didn’t have anyone around me familiar enough with startups to tell me that I was doing it all wrong. So for this first post, here’s the best advice I can give you: join an awesome founding team and get your product out the door ASAP. You just can’t do it all.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JUNE 12, 2009

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Friday, June 12, 2009 Lean Startup Workshop scholarship program I havent had much time to write lately, and so havent been able to share much about the Lean Startup Workshop series I have been producing with OReilly in their Master Class division. The Lean Startup Intensive is tomorrow at Web 2.0.

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Steve Blank

MAY 9, 2017

I’ve spent my life in innovation, eight startups in 21 years, and the last 15 years in academia teaching it. the wave of semiconductor startups in the 1960’s/70’s, the emergence of Venture Capital as a professional industry, the personal computer revolution in 1980’s, the rise of the Internet in the 1990’s and finally.

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