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How Much Influence Should a Startup Studio Have on the Companies It Creates? | ReverseVest
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How Much Influence Should a Startup Studio Have on the Companies It Creates? 27 02 , 2015. Best company to work for. Award five years in a row. Moving forward, we want to make sure that culture is a priority in any company we create. We look for this commitment to culture in the entrepreneurs we work with. But then we realized that this strategy would be a mistake. Here’s why. Taking an interest versus taking control. Culture starts with the original founder. As executives, we’re tempted to help make thi...
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Candidates Shine In Our First Entrepreneur Cohort | ReverseVest
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Candidates Shine In Our First Entrepreneur Cohort. 20 02 , 2015. This past weekend, we held our first Cohort at Launch Academy’s. Co-working space in the heart of Vancouver’s startup district. As this was new territory for us, we weren’t entirely sure what to expect, but we are happy to report that not only was it *not* a gong show, it went incredibly well! 8211; who teaches entrepreneurship and innovation at UBC’s Sauder School of Business. Customer discovery exercise [10:45 – 12:15]. We’re About to Fin...
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The Root of All Business Failures: Customer Acquisition Costs | ReverseVest
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The Root of All Business Failures: Customer Acquisition Costs. 12 05 , 2015. I must talk about customer acquisition cost (CAC) fifty times a week with our cohort companies. They’re undoubtedly sick of me constantly going on about it, but I probably won’t be stopping any time soon. That’s because CAC is a hugely important consideration for startups, particularly for B2C operations like Pampr. New businesses need to make money. Finding the right balance. Entrepreneurs often figure out the cost of a lead, a...
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How to lower your Customer Acquisition Cost | ReverseVest
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How to lower your Customer Acquisition Cost. 21 07 , 2015. You can’t be an entrepreneur without a healthy streak of optimism. There’s just no way you can survive the gruelling task of trying to convince yourself and investors to believe in a dream while shrugging off a steady stream of rejection. I’ve seen many startups solve the product/market fit problem, only to fail when the cost of acquiring and monetizing customers turns out to be higher than expected. Previously. I’m here to tell you a hard truth:...
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Salary vs. Equity: How to Calculate Founder Compensation (Part 1) | ReverseVest
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Salary vs. Equity: How to Calculate Founder Compensation (Part 1). 04 03 , 2015. Typically the founders we bring into the SPV. Founders must put skin in the game. That said, there is a certain amount of risk founders must assume when they sign on to our entrepreneur program. If they want to work with us they need to put some skin in the game, just as we have. We’re staking our time, reputation, network and money on the companies we build. So must they. License: CC 2.0. About 2 years ago. About 2 years ago.
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April | 2015 | ReverseVest
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Customer Discovery: How to Do It Right. 14 04 , 2015. I love customer discovery. I’m good at it. Which is good because talking to people I don’t know and soliciting valuable feedback is crucial to our philosophy of lean startups. Centralizing a Startup Studio’s Resources: The Pros and Cons. 07 04 , 2015. ReverseVest is a blog by the team behind Stanley Park Ventures, a startup studio that turns great ideas into profitable companies. You can learn more about SPV here:. On Why a Startup Studio?
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Customer Discovery: How to Do It Right | ReverseVest
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Customer Discovery: How to Do It Right. 14 04 , 2015. I love customer discovery. I’m good at it. Which is good because talking to people I don’t know and soliciting valuable feedback is crucial to our philosophy of lean startups. What is customer discovery? To clarify, in this context customer discovery. To do it right, you have to pick up that phone. I appreciate in advance you considering my request. Every day I search LinkedIn to keep the funnel full. Every time someone looks at my profile or acce...
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June | 2015 | ReverseVest
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How to recognize the difference between anemic versus healthy growth. 24 06 , 2015. One surefire way to scare off investors and make a strategic blunder that could result in an unnecessary crash and burn is to be overly ambitious (or, likewise, too conservative) when modeling your company’s growth rate. Getting Your Revenue Model Right. 02 06 , 2015. Regardless of the decade in which it was written or the number of trees used to print it, a good business plan (or pitch deck) answers a range of questions ...
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How to recognize the difference between anemic versus healthy growth | ReverseVest
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How to recognize the difference between anemic versus healthy growth. 24 06 , 2015. One surefire way to scare off investors and make a strategic blunder that could result in an unnecessary crash and burn is to be overly ambitious (or, likewise, too conservative) when modeling your company’s growth rate. There are three types of growth: Anemic, Win, and Amazing. One of my sage advisors is Gil Penchina. A few things to note:. Notice how, in year 1, revenue is not $0. In the past it was ok to have a few yea...
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