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7 Ways To Preclude The Most Common Investor Rejection

Startup Professionals Musings

First of all, a definition. Obviously this definition is generic, so my first recommendation is that you take the lead in defining traction metrics for your startup, and then selling your results convincingly to investors. Free and freemium products need a solid base.

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9 Popular Startup Business Model Variations For Scale

Startup Professionals Musings

If you are looking to start a new business in any domain, it’s definitely worth your time to check your fit for one of these models: Membership website model. If you already have many followers for some limited free offerings, this also becomes a natural freemium upgrade. Private club model.

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Most Startups Should be Deer Hunters

Both Sides of the Table

See definition of a whore. This is especially problematic in the Web 2.0 / Freemium world where too many company build their business models around trying to build massive scale of free customers and then convert a small share to low monthly payments. My second company, Koral, tried to go down the freemium route. Who else?).

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9 Subscription Model Variations To JumpStart Growth

Startup Professionals Musings

If you are looking to start a new business in any domain, it’s definitely worth your time to check your fit for one of these models: Membership website model. If you already have many followers for some limited free offerings, this also becomes a natural freemium upgrade. Private club model.

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Balance Minimal Product Viability With Maximum Utility: Maximize Your Startup’s Value Proposition – MVP²

InfoChachkie

Do this by ensuring that the definitions of sufficient and minimal are congruent in the minds of your intended users. In such cases, a Freemium solution might be the appropriate initial market foray. To learn how to not launch a Freemium solution, see Making Freemium Customers Pay. A Valuable Brand.

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What The Heck Does “Traction” Really Mean To A VC?

InfoChachkie

Fortunately, for such startups, there are a number of precursors to paid customers, such as: trial users, freemium customers and qualified prospects. In some industries, lengthy pilot tests are required before an enterprise customer will sign a definitive purchase order.

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How Much Traction is Enough for Investors?

Startup Professionals Musings

First of all, a definition. Obviously this definition is generic, so my first recommendation is that you take the lead in defining traction metrics for your startup, and then selling your results convincingly to investors. Free and freemium products need a solid base.

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