Startup Founders often make this one deadly mistake. They raise capital and invest it into marketing BEFORE the business model is sustainable. Remember the rule of thumb. Nail it then scale it. I’d Like To Access Resources For My Startup… First Achieve Product-Market Fit. Nail It Then Scale It. As…
Knowing When It’s Time To Call It Quits Is A Skill Few Entrepreneurs Perfect. However, The Good News Is That It Is Possible To Sell Your Startup If The Timing Is Right. You’ve Got To Know When To Hold ‘Em, Know When To Fold ‘Em, Know When To Walk Away,…
As an early-stage Startup Founder, you need to know how VCs decide whether to meet you or not. I’d Like To Have My Deck, Model and Market Fit Reviewed… Like you, VCs have a job to do, and they have a limited number of meetings they can take. So once…
Introduction: Why reinvent the wheel? here are 10 Startup Business Models That Work, And Investors Love. 1/10 Freemium business model — 10 startup business models that work Here you allow users to utilize basic features of a software, game, or service for “free”, and then charge for “upgrades” to the…
In Case You Want To Know How To Be A Startup Unicorn, The Odds Of Success Are About 10,000:1 I’d Like To Secure Resources For My Startup… When considering how to be a Startup Unicorn, your chances will improve if your Startup is in one of these categories: ➽ Gaming…
Newsflash: Disney announced late Sunday evening that CEO Bob Chapek will step down and be replaced by former CEO Bob Iger. Even Billionaires Need People Skills. So what went wrong to cause this train wreck? There were many “events” that happened along the way to the train wreck. These were…
Do You Follow The “Rule of Gold” or “The Golden Rule”…? Put another way, are you a hoarder or a sharer? I have found that business people, well actually all people, fall into one of two groups. Are You A Hoarder? Those who feel, mostly on an instinctual level, that…
If you want to know how to hook investors in 3 minutes, read on. Startup Founders need to prepare more than one presentation. They need to perfect a one-sentence elevator pitch. A one-minute pitch. A 3-4 minute “demo-day” pitch. And finally, a conventional 10-15 minutes investor pitch, if they want…
Startup Founders Do You Want Investment? Don’t Do This. The 22 Mistakes To Avoid. Most startup founders want investment to grow their companies. They often receive (poor) advice about what to do. Well, I’m here to tell you straight. Don’t do this. In the blog post below I’ve listed some…
First the controversy. Adapt or die. “It’s not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is most adaptable to change”. All have heard it. Many have used it. Few have believed it. None or very few have baked it…