Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

On the one hand, you’re over paying for every investment and valuations aren’t rational. That used to be called A-round investing. The biggest change for us in early-stage investing is that we now need to commit earlier. However, to be a great VC you have to hold two conflicting ideas in your head at the same time. of the fund.

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Venture Capital Writing Invest Pricing 471

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 3, 2019

They randomly churn for hours a day on a couple of their favorite social media platforms, with little thought given to goals, objectives, or metrics; and ultimately give up and fall back to traditional marketing approaches. Create an action plan with metrics. Measuring is all about return-on-investment (ROI).

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Social Media Media Marketing Metrics 96

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

There is nothing more pure than building a product, putting it out in the world and seeing paying customers using your product and in some cases loving it. As companies get this initial customer feedback on their product they start to have to ask harder questions about unit economics: How much does it cost us to acquire a new customer?

Startup 286

Startup Technical Review Customer Custom 286

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 26, 2018

As a member of an angel investment group, I have to admit this is probably the most common rejection we issue. The intent is to indicate that founder passion is not a substitute for real customers buying the product. Pivoting early, based on real customer feedback, is always cheaper than later.

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Customer Custom Pricing Startup 59

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 27, 2018

Customers and analysts are always looking for innovation indicators. In addition to investing in internal new innovative ideas, every successful company regularly looks outside to buy innovation, and use it to change their business. Set metrics and rewards specifically for innovation. People work on what they get measured on.

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Metrics IBM IBM Competition 58

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

Adopt a project-based revenue model with metrics. Freelancers can justify their cost based on more direct return on investment calculations at all operational levels. Treat every business as a customer, not a client. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 02/08/2018. Use social media for more visibility.

Social Media 56

Social Media Software Review Customer Custom 56

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 8, 2018

Unfortunately, most of the entrepreneurs who contact me for guidance only seem to work on strategic issues when they are in a crisis, such as losing a major distributor or being swamped with customer complaints. Investors, for example, usually want short-term profit distribution versus re-investing for the future.

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