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My story: Fail locally, one customer at a time.

Berkonomics

It’s good advice; the theory being that entrepreneurs can discover the flaws in their business models sooner, make course corrections and move in a more favorable direction. In my case as a young software entrepreneur, I had a different approach: Fail Locally, one customer at a time. I became an entrepreneur by default.

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2010 VC Funding Outlook for Startups – Prepare for Winter (Part 3/3)

Both Sides of the Table

It is also a result of pent-up demand. So we loaded up on flat screen TVs, multiple generations of iPods and trips to Hawaii. If these factors impact earnings the stock market may be headed South – If unemployment rises housing prices won’t. Bad stock markets mean less IPO’s and lower prices for M&A.

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How Many Investors Should You Talk to in a VC Fund Raise? And How Do You Prioritize?

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People who believe the former believe that you should see the market demand before too many people know you’re “in market.” In any event this is a “screening meeting” or as I’ve called on my graphics an “introduction” to the firm. Remember, I was an entrepreneur for 10 years before a VC). I think there’s some truth in this.

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Startup Pricing: Are You Selling A Giffen Product?

InfoChachkie

In his premier film appearance in the blaxploitation send-up “I’m Gonna Git You Sucka,” Chris Rock inadvertently addresses a key pricing challenge faced by most entrepreneurs. Watch this 93-second clip and see if you can identify the pricing pitfall addressed in this humorous snippet. Price = Value. How Much For A Rib?

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Digital Health Becoming a Reality

Both Sides of the Table

And the starting price for WW is $18 / month … DailyBurn is free. WakeMate has you record things like the last time you had caffeine before sleeping, your last meal and when you last had computer or TV screen time. It’s two young guys who both dropped out of college to pursue their dream of becoming entrepreneurs.

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Why Hulu is the OPEC of Online Video

Both Sides of the Table

The founders felt that having a legitimate site for content would discourage Silicon Valley VC’s from funding entrepreneurs to create the next big TV killer. The goal of any cartel is to control production, distribution & marketing of a set of goods with the goal of maintaining high prices. Older shows might allow a single season.

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5 Simple Tactics To Make Freemium Users Pay

InfoChachkie

Yet too often, entrepreneurs embrace giving away their products and services for the wrong reason - they are simply reticent to ask for payment. In the spirit of the “land grab” mentality of the day, we encouraged usage of our screen sharing technology with no thought applied to how we would convert such users into paying customers.