Funding IBM Metrics Mobile 
Startup Professionals Musings
SEPTEMBER 11, 2021
Almost every early-stage startup who has approached investors for funding has heard the innocuous sounding rejection “I love your idea, but come back when you have more traction.” I like to see at least 10,000 active users, or a user base, page-views, or mobile downloads that double every three months. First of all, a definition.
Startup Professionals Musings
FEBRUARY 26, 2013
Almost every early-stage startup who has approached investors for funding has heard the innocuous sounding rejection “I love your idea, but come back when you have more traction.” I like to see at least 10,000 active users, or a user base, page-views, or mobile downloads that double every three months. First of all, a definition.
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SoCal CTO
FEBRUARY 17, 2007
What I really liked in my conversations with The Hive is that they are willing to work with and fund ventures that would never get VC dollars. What can they do for funding, where can they go for help? They are quite happy with a business that will turn into a profitable $20M company and dont necessarily need an obvious exit strategy.
SoCal CTO
FEBRUARY 20, 2007
LA is a vibrant community with a rich network of angels that fund early stage companies, lots of VCs, easy access to big media, lots of innovation in media, mobile content, games, green, health care, and many, many others. eHarmongy) as an acting CTO. in Computer Science. Technology Jobs in Southern California – a Rebound.
Both Sides of the Table
JULY 19, 2011
I know it’s easier to write “horse race&# stories about who’s signing up more users, raising more funding or who’s “hot&# lately. In a world where it’s easier to judge the immediate value of a business, I know that metrics like “time on site&# matter. That’s what AOL was.
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