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Every Online User Platform Needs Revenue To Survive

Startup Professionals Musings

You might sell one of two of your widgets for $1 million each, entering profitability immediately, but then die because you can’t grow sales at that price. Yet it took almost six years to become profitable, with revenue only from advertising. The challenge is not to undermine growth by a blind focus on profits.

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How To Set A Balance Of User Growth Vs Profitability

Startup Professionals Musings

You might sell one of two of your widgets for $1 million each, entering profitability immediately, but then die because you can’t grow sales at that price. Yet it took almost six years to become profitable, with revenue only from advertising. The challenge is not to undermine growth by a blind focus on profits.

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Interview with John Mudge, iBN Sports

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We started with a small, high school, Rancho Santa Margarita Catholic High School, and broadcast their football games, the whole season, in 2006. We've also got the partnership with Google/YouTube, the partnership with Yahoo Rivals, and we also partner with USA Today and Gannett on their digital properties.

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This Week in VC – Scott Painter, CEO of Zag & TrueCar

Both Sides of the Table

Rumored to have turned down acquisition offers from Yahoo and Facebook. Company plans to use the capital to build out sales and marketing and r&d. -a Danish VOIP technology company founded in 2006 by entrepreneur Tanveer Sharif. Spread through word-of-mouth as the company has no sales team, all engineers.

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Growth Without Profits Isn’t A Sustainable Business

Startup Professionals Musings

You might sell one of two of your widgets for $1 million each, entering profitability immediately, but then die because you can’t grow sales at that price. Yet it took almost six years to become profitable, with revenue only from advertising. The challenge is not to undermine growth by a blind focus on profits.

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4 Ways To Make Profits Part Of Your Growth Strategy

Startup Professionals Musings

You might sell one of two of your widgets for $1 million each, entering profitability immediately, but then die because you can’t grow sales at that price. Yet it took almost six years to become profitable, with revenue only from advertising. The challenge is not to undermine growth by a blind focus on profits.

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Driving Your Startup to Profitability is Job One

Startup Professionals Musings

You might sell one of two of your widgets for $1M each, entering profitability immediately, but then die because you can’t grow sales at that price. It actually is still only marginally profitable, with revenue only from advertising. The challenge is not to undermine growth by a blind focus on profits.

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