Matt Brezina, co-founder of Xobni, posted a fantastic presentation on the company’s three and a half year journey from idea to 3 million subscribers.
I’m not expert, but the VC model seems to be broken. How can small start ups sustain the large exit expectations? An amateur tries to solve the problem.
Should the Israeli start up open a US bank account?
Which bank is recommended? Can the start up open a US bank account if it has no physical presence in the US? Is it possible to complete the process online online?
These past couple of weeks have brought me one bad customer experience after another. In the midst of a global recession you would think businesses would make customer happiness a priority. Client retention should be of paramount importance as they are fighting over fewer spending dollars. In honor of this less-than-stellar treatment, this week’s bitesize …
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The current economic crisis marked the end of the Web 2.0 era and the comeback of the “Business Model”. Having a business model is no longer enough: it better be solid if the company wants to survive the current downturn. Even with millions of users, Facebook and YouTube still struggle to monetize their traffic. So when …
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Change is a natural process in companies, part of ‘business as usual’. But in the current market conditions, change might be heading at you like truck lights in a dark road, and you want to be prepared. Layoffs, restructuring, attrition and the need to re-invent the company’s business model are some of the few changes …
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Will Price of Hummer Winblad summarizes an interesting session at the University Venture Fund‘s Annual Conference in Salt Lake City, Utah. The session titled “Quick Hits: Do’s and Dont’s of Entrepreneurshipa” was given by Martin Plaehn’s, CEO of Bungee Labs, to a crowd of 300+ students of UVF from around the country. I saw a lot of value …
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Colorado Life Science Deal Flow and Seth Levine of the Foundry Group wrote a couple of great posts on the CEO review process. I clipped the posts for my own records, but thought VC Café readers – entrepreneurs and investors alike – could benefit from a checklist like this, as they plan their activities for …
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