Tag: Founder
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Make a simple product that users love and you have a great start. But how do you grow that into a major, money making business? Let’s use the example of an interesting startup called Trellis. Trellis is an app that combines workout coaching with your favorite music. The founder recently…
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Lots of founders mess up calculating their Total Addressable Market (TAM). Here’s how to do it correctly… Calculating TAM Correctly You need to do what’s called a bottoms-up TAM. Take the number of potential customers and multiply that by what you charge for your product. The figure you get is…
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Y Combinator has released a new Request for Startups. Today, I went through the list and picked out the ideas I think are the most promising — plus one of my own. 1. New Defense Technology. Group Partner Jared Friedman wants startups to build defense tech and replace the old,…
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Investors are obsessed with pedigree. Today, I made a list of where every founder I’ve invested in went to college. So, do the top schools produce better founders? Let’s find out… To be consistent, I looked at where the Founder & CEO of each of my investments got their bachelor’s…
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+ Business, College, Education, Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Founder, Founders, Investing, Money, Startup, Startups, Tech, University, Venture Capital+
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“We did 200 user interviews before we built a thing.” Mike, startup founder Mike* is the founder of an awesome new SaaS company. The product he showed me was far better than most. But what really excited me was the way he built it. “Make Something People Want” Y Combinator’s…
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“I love this team and your product is amazing! I just couldn’t get my partners there. We’ll be cheering from the sidelines!” How many times have you heard that? Well, you won’t hear it from me. “They Never Give a Reason” I recently spoke with Mike*, the founder of a…
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Every now and then, I meet a hardworking founder with some great tech. But I know I’ll never invest in their business. Despite founders’ best intentions, some companies develop serious problems. Those problems can make a startup untouchable for investors. We put those companies in the “too hard bucket.”* And…
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Lately, I keep seeing startups running into the same problems. As an angel investor, I work hand in hand with numerous startups. I also see presentations and deal memos from hundreds more. Let’s dig into some of the biggest challenges they have in common: Recruiting The labor market is red…
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