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The Big VC Thaw – Why The Market is Moving Again (part 2 of 3)

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More tellingly was the sale of Mint.com to Intuit for $170+ million because it showed VCs that a well-executed investment can still garner a quick, solid results (the company was sold around 3 years after its foundation). VC’s are working hand-in-glove with the investment bankers to prepare for IPOs or create auction-style trade sales.

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Frank Addantes FounderBlog: The Kool-Aid Test: “Why do I need anything? Why do I need yours? Why do I need it now?"

Frank Addante

2006 (20) ► December (2) Just Say What it Is 12 Proven Guidelines for Rapid Product Development. For me, this test also serves as a strategic guideline for almost everything I do: - business plans - investor pitches - sales pitches - marketing messaging - product management - press/media calls - etc. ► March (2) 4.

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Frank Addantes FounderBlog: 2 Ears and 1 Mouth: There's a Reason

Frank Addante

2006 (20) ► December (2) Just Say What it Is 12 Proven Guidelines for Rapid Product Development. I always tell sales reps that were not there to talk about -our- business, were there to talk about -their- business. Blogger Template originally design by Web-Kreation Converted By Jacky Supit ► March (2) 4.

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Frank Addantes FounderBlog: 3. Virtual Location, Location, Location

Frank Addante

2006 (20) ► December (2) Just Say What it Is 12 Proven Guidelines for Rapid Product Development. Of all of my companies, communication was probably the strongest at L90, even though the engineering and design team were completely separated from sales, marketing, business development and customer service.

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Frank Addantes FounderBlog: 4. Build a SWAT team

Frank Addante

2006 (20) ► December (2) Just Say What it Is 12 Proven Guidelines for Rapid Product Development. It turned out to be a catapult for the company, and sales have been booming since then. Blogger Template originally design by Web-Kreation Converted By Jacky Supit ▼ March (2) 4. Build a SWAT team 3.

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Frank Addantes FounderBlog: Tear Down Your Firewalls

Frank Addante

2006 (20) ► December (2) Just Say What it Is 12 Proven Guidelines for Rapid Product Development. Within weeks, we shortened our sales cycle. Blogger Template originally design by Web-Kreation Converted By Jacky Supit Outsourcing ► April (1) GoogleClick - Who owns your cash register? ► March (2) 4.

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Frank Addantes FounderBlog: Be Best at Something

Frank Addante

2006 (20) ► December (2) Just Say What it Is 12 Proven Guidelines for Rapid Product Development. It will help your company stay focused, it will build confidence in your entire organization (especially your sales/marketing team) and most importantly, your customers/users will think to go to you first. ► March (2) 4.

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