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amSTATZ Social Network For Fitness Gurus, Athletes & Events | Interview With Founder

Tech Zulu Event

Founded in the summer of 2011 and their first product out a few weeks ago amSTATS wants to help users to follow fitness events and programs near them and find a great fitness trainer to help them stay fit. After the session, Andy posts a summary to Jenna’s profile with the details of their workout and a few words of advice.

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Master of Customer Acquisition, Matt Coffin, On Startups …

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Or read the quick, informative summary below the image! Matt was one of my inspirations behind Launchpad LA (yes, we’re going to have a program in 2011 – news very, very soon). Here’s a summary of our interview. o Put a timeframe/money – competition in the picture. He told them it was now or never.

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Startups With Real Revenue Can Get Venture Capital

Startup Professionals Musings

I just read the Q1 2011 report from CB Insights , which shows venture capital is back. This means build a plan that hits all the hot buttons; problem/solution, executive team, competition, business model, reasonable financial projections, and what’s in it for the investor. Overall, investors put $7.5 That represents a $1.5

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Should Startups Focus on Profitability or Not?

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Exec Summary: Most companies (98+%) in the world (even tech startups) should be very profit focused. While Google and Facebook will buy “acquihires” (at least as of Dec 2011), many acquirers hate the idea of buying companies that aren’t profitable. It allows you many more exit opportunities.

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Bevy is Emerging as a Leader in Software for Building Virtual Communities???with $15 million to?

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If you want to watch my interview from 7 years ago it’s here or you can read the summary notes I wrote up ) Derek built Startup Grind from 2011 with 20 people in one room for a conference into a global phenomenon with 600 chapters all over the world and more than 2 million members. And it would be?—?but

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Going to Raise VC? Here’s a Primer on Process, People, Deck

Both Sides of the Table

A summary of what we discussed is below: Not 100% in order of the video, but close. Do you really still need a Powerpoint deck in 2011? Competition. All of this is covered in more detail on the TWiVC video above (and much of it is covered in text on this blog on the “ Raising VC &# tab). Details on the solution.

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More Startups are Getting Less Venture Capital

Startup Professionals Musings

Unless you know a VC personally, the chance of getting them on the phone and pitching them, before they have had a chance to look over some kind of summary, is zero. Hone your executive summary. Once introduced, your best entre is hitting the VC with a well-honed executive summary. Marty Zwilling.