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Building Scalable Startups: Strategies for Long-Term Growth

American Entrepreneurship

Eight components to successfully scaling a startup are presented in this article. If you’re wondering how to design a scalable business model for your startup, this article is a guide through the process and offers strategies to ensure your company can adapt and expand efficiently over time. What Is a Scalable Business Model?

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Rustic Canyon Speaks out on GaiKai Exit, Changing Nature of VC, LA Tech & More

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And no wonder, lately he and his partners are on a tear, investing out of their $200+ million VC fund. They recently exited their investment in Gaikai for $380 million while their rival OnLive (who had raised > $200 million) just went through bankruptcy. I’ve laid out my policy on seed investing pretty clearly and publicly.

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Understanding the Underbelly of Online Marketing & Why You’ll Lose if You Don’t

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We short-handed this marketing mix as “ the four P’s ” – product, price, promotion and place (distribution) – this was devised in 1960 and while a little bit dated is still a useful framework. My articles never appeared on Digg so I didn’t focus on it at all. ” Here are some examples: 1.

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How Much Money Should You Raise From Venture Investors?

Dream It

This framework helps founders position their fundraising targets and avoid red flags with investors. On the other hand, if your ask offers investors too little equity, the investors won’t have enough skin-in-the-game to achieve meaningful or target returns on their investment. This is a difficult question to answer.

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Why Your Startup Needs a Sales Methodology

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This article originally appeared on Inc.com. I’m going to set up the framework today and in future posts I’ll drill down into each area. But you can’t count on this so you must create your own compelling events and the only way I know how is a business case / return-on-investment (ROI) study. We called our methodology PUCCKA.

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This freshly funded startup spun out of a student-run Stanford investment club

TechCrunch

In late 2020, a group of Stanford students banded together to create Stanford 2020, a venture fund solely to invest in their fellow classmates’ ventures. million for the debut investment vehicle — waitlist not included. million seed funding round led by Initialized Capital, with investments from GSR, NEA and Canaan.

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Be Careful About Being a Meddling Startup CEO

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Fred Wilson also wrote on a similar topic in his usual more succinct manner , with a great quote being: “One thing I know for sure is that those who advise and invest in startups cannot and should not meddle in the day to day decision making. It’s harmful and hurtful to the startup and those that lead it.

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