Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 30, 2019

It’s no secret that the rate of failure of new business startups may be a high as ninety percent , so we all need all the help we can get, validating the opportunity, clearly positioning against competitors, projecting financials, and planning all the necessary marketing and operating activities. Make it light, but factual.

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Ideas Slides Sample Examples 126

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OCTOBER 14, 2015

One of the points I tried to make is that as venture capital investors as an industry we seem to have a healthy disdain for public market investors. I put up this slide as part of my discussion. And the truth is that I think this is just a harbinger of what we will see in the private markets very, very soon.

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Venture Capital Slides Capital Funding 150

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 1, 2013

It could be a natural disaster, like a flood or wind storm, or loss of key personnel, equipment failure, or a major customer complaint on the Internet. On the other side, your new customers expect a free trial period. Sales volumes are still ramping up while marketing expenses are at max. New businesses don’t get “normal” terms.

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Startup Sales Layoffs Slides 114

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JANUARY 25, 2010

Start by defining the problem you’re solving – I see way too many early-stage entrepreneurs who start their companies with a product definition rather than a market problem. I covered this a bit in my post about the market definition slide in fund raising. Here’s my take on the topic: 1. You should, too.

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Product Startup Design Blogging 348

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 17, 2016

It could be a natural disaster, like a flood or wind storm, or loss of key personnel, equipment failure, or a major customer complaint on the Internet. On the other side, your new customers expect a free trial period. Sales volumes are still ramping up while marketing expenses are at max. New businesses don’t get “normal” terms.

Startup 64

Startup Sales Layoffs Slides 64

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JANUARY 17, 2011

When I need to give a speech and I’m writing a slide for my deck, I think up the story in my mind that I’m going to tell for this slide. As a VC it’s how I think through which markets will be attractive in the future, which ones I want to be in now and how the technology & business world will likely evolve.

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Writing Startup Ideas Summary 356