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Confessions Of A VC: Crap – Why I Passed On Uber’s Seed Round

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Too bad, as the initial funding round has increased over 4,000 times in value, making a $250,000 investment worth more than $1,100,000,000. However, passing on a killer investment is not the worst error an investor can make. However, passing on a killer investment is not the worst error an investor can make.

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George Powell – Doing Well By Having Fun

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John Greathouse: You pulled out your old college skateboard in the early 1970’s when your son wanted one. After riding the new PU wheels for a while, I began to dream of better shapes for the wheels for skateboarding, and developed the double radial skateboard wheel. After speaking with Mr. Powell, it was clear he fit the bill.

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How This Startup Turned An April Fools Joke Into Customers

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As noted in Hacking Hacker News , the company previously dominated the mindshare of the web development community by facilitating the spread of a random posting on Hacker News. The team''s ability to drive significant customer interest without spending a dime on marketing was one of the reasons Jim Andelman and I invested in the company.

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Pour And Stir II – Managing Your Cost Per Customer

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Some channels will be expensive but highly scalable, such as direct response radio, while others will be less expensive, but more difficult to scale, such as search and affiliates. In addition, you must consider your customers’ lifetime value by channel , as there can be a great deal of variance between various clusters of customers.

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