Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 11, 2022

An effective tool I see used more and more, as a prelude to a more detailed business plan, is the Business Model Canvas , first introduced by Alexander Osterwalder back in 2008. Investors will demand clear channel definitions. It forces you to bridge the gap between idea and execution. Value propositions. Key resources.

Funding 133

Funding Activity Customer Custom 133

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 1, 2010

Company plans to use the capital to build out sales and marketing and r&d. -a led by Altos Ventures and Maverick Capital, with Larry Braitman. Founded in 2008 in Santa Monica by Ron Goldman (former CRO of shopping.com) and Rahul Sonnad. Incubated by Clearstone Ventures in 2008. a fbFund winner. Current round: $4.

Zag 248

Zag Truecar Venture Capital CarsDirect 248

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 13, 2019

An effective tool I see used more and more, as a prelude to a more detailed business plan, is the Business Model Canvas , first introduced by Alexander Osterwalder back in 2008. Investors will demand clear channel definitions. It forces you to bridge the gap between idea and execution. Value propositions. Key resources.

Activity 100

Activity Customer Custom Resource 100

socalTECH

JULY 20, 2011

It was the fall of 2008, when Lehman Bros. However, 18-34 year olds have been in high demand by marketers, TV advertisers, and consumer companies as an audience. There was an opportunity to capture htose advertiser dollars, and do it by serving up a product that was compelling to both advertisers and consumers.

News 173

News Entertainment Startup Bertelsmann 173

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 9, 2017

An effective tool I see used more and more, as a prelude to a more detailed business plan, is the Business Model Canvas , first introduced by Alexander Osterwalder back in 2008. Investors will demand clear channel definitions. It forces you to bridge the gap between idea and execution. Value propositions. Key resources.

Funding 57

Funding Startup Activity Customer 57

socalTECH

AUGUST 20, 2010

The company was founded in 2007, and the initial emphasis was to deliver to end users a personalized content portal on their smart phone, learning what they like anticipate what they'd like to see, and pay for it using personalized advertising. We did a successful trial in 2008. Why is that important for your customers?

Content 189

Content Screening Mobile Customer 189

Tech Zulu Event

MAY 6, 2013

I left MySpace in 2008 to help MySpace to monetize its inventory better. As the demands and supplies grew for advertising, we built a stable capital to create Engage:BDR. We also license our ad serving technology to publishers, advertisers, and other ad networks. How much did Engage:BDR grow?

Marketing 96

Marketing Startup Incubator Advertising 96