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Investors cozy up to LA-based ettitude’s bamboo bedding and sleep wear with $1.6 million

TechCrunch LA

“Phoebe sent me a sample and I had the best night of sleep in my life,” Dey said. Sales are growing, according to the two women, and the company’s chances have certainly been improved by the capital infusion from Drumbeat Ventures and TA Ventures, a European female-founded fund focusing on technology innovation.

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Some Thoughts about Selling at Startups

Both Sides of the Table

Here is a sample of the reading list for the course that gives you a flavor for just how modern and practical this course is. I got an email recently from my friend & fellow VC, Jeff Bussgang from Flybridge Capital Partners in Boston. My list of excuses includes: product, pricing, competition and lack of sales support.

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Interview with Adam Bernhard, HauteLook

socalTECH

Last week, Los Angeles-based HauteLook (www.hautelook.com), an online private sales site, scored a major round of funding--raising $31M from Insight Venture Partners. Adam Bernhard: We're a platform that does flash sales. Adam, thanks for the time. We work on behalf of brands, as a web site that has a membership base of over 2.5

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How and Why To Do Your Own Business Financial Model

Startup Professionals Musings

Start with a “sample” business model, available in generic form or customized for specific industries, from many sources on the Internet. More challenging is ‘defining’ the business model (assembling all the real variables of your projected business, pricing assumptions, staffing requirements, marketing costs, sales costs, and revenue flows).

Startup 101
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Business Plan Financial Models are Not Black Magic

Startup Professionals Musings

Start with a “sample” business model, available in generic form or customized for specific industries, from many sources on the Internet. More challenging is ‘defining’ the business model (assembling all the real variables of your projected business, pricing assumptions, staffing requirements, marketing costs, sales costs, and revenue flows).

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Startups Without Financial Projections are Doomed

Startup Professionals Musings

Start with a “sample” business model, available in generic form or customized for specific industries, from many sources on the Internet. More challenging is ‘defining’ the business model (assembling all the real variables of your projected business, pricing assumptions, staffing requirements, marketing costs, sales costs, and revenue flows).

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A Financial Model Investment Has a High Return

Startup Professionals Musings

Start with a “sample” business model, available in generic form or customized for specific industries, from many sources on the Internet. More challenging is ‘defining’ the business model (assembling all the real variables of your projected business, pricing assumptions, staffing requirements, marketing costs, sales costs, and revenue flows).

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