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NOVEMBER 3, 2009
and the subsequent acquisition sprees of companies like Google, Yahoo!, I have seen really great product people espouse the death of the business plan. The COGS (costs of goods sold) tells me about how big your customer acquisition costs will be. There were tons of young entrepreneurs showing their latest Web 2.0 portfolios.
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JULY 10, 2010
The importance of the conference is that it assembles most of the top privately held early-to-mid-stage technology companies in the country (and some globally) as well as most VC’s, growth equity funds and corporate development departments from large industry players looking at technology acquisitions. We discussed: 1.
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InfoChachkie
MAY 16, 2011
As an entrepreneur and startup investor, I have helped create companies which achieved two IPOs which collectively raised over $100 million, as well as two acquisitions which totaled $385 million. 1) Expect Independent Channel Sales Reps To Perform Missionary Sales. Rationale: I cannot afford to hire a direct sales force.
InfoChachkie
MAY 9, 2011
This series describes how entrepreneurs can craft company-changing agreements with BDCs, while avoiding Kiss of Death contract provisions. This series describes how entrepreneurs can craft company-changing agreements with BDCs, while avoiding Kiss of Death contract provisions. Kiss of Death ConTraps.
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JANUARY 13, 2011
And when you finish the demo you can bring in the other important components such as competition, team, customer acquisition strategy, etc. I wrote the summary notes in this blog post. That notes only told part of the story. First, if it’s an early stage company, I don’t need to see a powerpoint deck. No, the ideas aren’t conflicting.
InfoChachkie
MAY 9, 2011
This series describes how entrepreneurs can craft company-changing agreements with BDCs, while avoiding Kiss of Death contract provisions. This series describes how entrepreneurs can craft company-changing agreements with BDCs, while avoiding Kiss of Death contract provisions. Kiss of Death ConTraps.
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MARCH 25, 2016
Running up big losses or trying to grow extraordinarily fast through paid marketing initiatives that have long payback periods will be the kiss of death for you. In our industry we applaud the efforts for entrepreneurs to have tried and we know that today’s failure can bring the experience for tomorrow’s success.
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