Most investing markets are relatively efficient. Early stage consumer and retail private equity markets are not. Consider this: The United States is the largest consumer goods market in the world – worth more than $400 billion. Consumer and retail accounts for roughly 20% of the US economy. The sector is going through a major disruption creating incredible [...]
Developing a useful operating budget is extremely valuable, and extremely challenging. Learn the keys to building an operating budget and using it to track what is going well, and head off the things that aren’t. ...Go To The Video Originally posted on Entrepreneurship.org
Most investing markets are relatively efficient. Early stage consumer and retail private equity markets are not. Consider this: The United States is the largest consumer goods market in the world – worth more than $400 billion. Consumer and retail accounts for roughly 20% of the US economy. The sector is going through a major disruption creating incredible [...]
A startup differs in significant ways from a big company. Be sure you understand the difference. ...Watch the Video Originally posted on Entrepreneurship.org
As many as 82 percent of online users ignore ads. One new startup sees that as an opportunity to make mobile ads the game-based front door to shopping. Salt Lake City-based Gameit is announcing today it has landed $1.6 million in seed funding, and is formally moving its game/ad/shopping platform from beta to release. Users [...]
Many people view the terms “boss” and “leader” as interchangeable -- but they are vastly different. To determine which one you are, I encourage you to honestly answer this question: Do you: a) see your team members as an aggravating necessity that you have to put up with in order to accomplish day-to-day activities and [...]
Kauffman Founders School - The best VC meetings are very dynamic, where both sides are riffing off of each other on strategy, business development and creative ideas. So, if you’re in a meeting with a venture capitalist who’s pushing on new areas, run with it! …..Watch the Video
A video by the Kauffman Foundation It depends. Are you pursuing a massive market opportunity? Do you want to accelerate quickly? Are you ready for an exit in a few years? Because, after all, when VCs invests in your company, they want to see a return after some period of time. …..Learn More
The newest installment of the Kauffman Founders School video series outlines steps entrepreneurs can take to find, approach, and negotiate with venture capitalists to secure funding that matches their business needs. Venture capitalist Jeff Bussgang, a senior lecturer at Harvard Business School, recommends entrepreneurs research the mindsets, goals, and track records of venture capital firms [...]
