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5 Startup Funding Models That Depend On The Consumer

Startup Professionals Musings

With this model, a startup pre-sells their product early, at a cheaper price, in exchange for a pledge. Of course, there are thousands of other companies that don’t achieve their minimum goal, requiring all contributions to be returned. Product pre-order model. Other popular sites for startups, including StartupNation and Startups.co

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5 Crowdfunding Approaches To Tempt Every Entrepreneur

Startup Professionals Musings

With this model, a startup pre-sells their product early, at a cheaper price, in exchange for a pledge. Of course, there are thousands of other companies that don’t achieve their minimum goal, requiring all contributions to be returned. Product pre-order model. Other popular sites for startups, including StartupNation and Startups.co

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Will Crowdfunding Replace Angel And VC Investors?

Startup Professionals Musings

With this model, a startup pre-sells their product early, at a cheaper price, in exchange for a pledge. Of course, there are thousands of other companies that don’t achieve their minimum goal, requiring all contributions to be returned. Product pre-order model.

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It’s Morning in Venture Capital

Both Sides of the Table

For those patient enough to source great companies at reasonable prices and prepared to weather the next inevitable downturn, I believe firmly there will be economic rewards for discipline and patience. They compete on features, price and execution. So of course returns from 2000-2010 were subpar on average for the industry.