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6 Steps To Move From Inspiration To Business Reality

Startup Professionals Musings

I suggest you use social media, blogging, crowdfunding, or documented research to quantify a real demand from people who can afford it, and don’t have a better alternative already out there. Writing down key parameters will force you solidify the specifics, and mentally commit to them.

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This Week in VC with Mo Koyfman of Spark Capital

Both Sides of the Table

We both felt that the critical reasoning skills and writing skills were critical to our career development. Company grew by more than “400% each year” for past few years [assume growth metric = revenues]. Metrics: 2.5mm members, 1,000 brands, 2,500 sale events to-date. Competitor: Slide. Total raised: $129.0mm.