what-the-heck-does-traction-really-mean-to-a-vc 
InfoChachkie
OCTOBER 8, 2012
Nearly every entrepreneur has heard the refrain, "Get back to me when you have some traction,” while seeking funding. However, when uttered by most Venture Capitalists (VCs) it conveys a desire to obtain validation of your venture's value proposition from dispassionate, objective third parties.
SoCal CTO
MARCH 11, 2013
Yesterday, I was talking to a startup founder about their MVP and they said something that finally got me to write this post: "I have a few investors interested but they want to see a product." " But the reality is that they don't mean that. They really want metrics, not a product. Results of Algorithms.
InfoChachkie
JULY 21, 2016
As noted in What’s Real About Shark Tank , the show can give consumer product companies a significant marketing and revenue boost, as it did for one of my former students, Jeff Overall, Founder of PolarPro. A version of this article previously appeared in The Wall Street Journal. According to David S.
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