Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 21, 2021

Startups usually think in terms of a million to 10 million dollar infusions, but aspiring unicorns usually need to seek financial investments of hundreds of millions, or even a billion dollars. Then there is the pressure to go public ( IPO ), and open your investment to thousands, maybe millions, of small investors.

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 5, 2022

If Playhouse facilitates a sale, the app gets a cut of the transaction. million in seed funding from groups like Agya Ventures, Gaingels, Goodwater Capital, Nomo Ventures, PKO Investments and Y Combinator — Playhouse was a member of Y Combinator’s summer 2021 cohort. It’s already secured $2.8

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TechCrunch LA

JULY 19, 2022

It also handles the back end as well by automating the posting, sale and shipment of unsold inventory while offering immediate payment to creditworthy sellers. The investment was led by Union Square Ventures and included participation from Eniac Ventures, Human Capital and Flexport. Last week, Syrup Tech raised $6.3

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

You need to work just as hard to convince investors that you are the best person to take your idea from a dream to a successful business, and provide an impressive return on their investment at the same time. Offer an attractive and viable investment equation. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 09/09/2021.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 28, 2021

I recommend a trial run with an experiment or MVP (minimum viable product), at full price and cost, before the big bang launch, risking your investment money and a major time commitment. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 04/15/2021. Paul Allen was the technical visionary, Test the viability of your business parameters.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 2, 2021

Customers today quickly get beyond these, and put a competitive priority on the experience of others, reflected in reviews and social media, and their own total experience with your sales process, delivery, returns, and support on their schedule. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 05/20/2021.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 3, 2021

Thus investors are investing in you and your team, so you need to highlight the skills you have mastered, past accomplishments, and the connections you have established in your industry. Equity investors realize that they won’t see any real return until an exit occurs, such as a sale, merger, or IPO.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 2, 2021

The reality is there are only a few processes that are key to every small business, like the sale, delivery, and support for your primary solution. Don’t fall for the old software sales pitch that more features (that you don’t need now) make it better. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 03/19/2021.

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Tech.Co

JUNE 28, 2021

” Sharper Startup Focuses Warrant Investment. “RFP and response management software combined with PreSales is a strategic area for investment at the moment for a lot of VC’s and PE companies, so it feels like Avnio is in the right place at the right time.”. However, investors have seen fit to pump $31.2

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Your goal must be to make every aspect of a customer interaction a joy to both you and them, starting from the shopping experience, to the sales close, to delivery and service. Business and customer satisfaction data measurements are required, in addition to subjective assessments of team progress, tradeoffs, and investment decisions.

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TechCrunch LA

MAY 26, 2018

Sales of head-mounted displays began to climb out of their doldrums late last year, and are expected to surpass 1.5 That experience, a more extravagant investment than Survios’ humble multi-bay storefront, was one of the first in the U.S. It’s a matter of survival thanks to the persistent lack of demand from consumers. .

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 26, 2021

The most attractive revenue model today for services is subscriptions, and for products it is sales and support. Specify a primary customer channel for sales. You need to convince investors that you will excel in this area, as well as attract more new customers, maintain existing customer loyalty, drive repeat business, and grow sales.

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