To raise money, have strong co-founders, bootstrap for as long as you can, make a great product, have a strong operating plan, and focus on reducing risk through funding and milestones.
Month: November 2014
Startup Takeaways: Doing Things That Don’t Scale, How to Get Started, and PR
Three entrepreneurs share their tips on how to get started and how to navigate PR, including “necessity will focus you – you will find a way to make it all work and do what is necessary” and “you don’t have to be original – just original enough.”
Kevin Hale on “How to Build Products Users Love”
Kevin Hale shares insights on how to develop strong relationships with your users, by approaching them like any other relationships we have with people.
Alex Schultz, VP Growth, Facebook, on “Growth” in How to Start a Startup
Growth is the key for a start-up. Retention is the key indicator of growth, as those are your fans / ambassadors / power users. You need to understand what number/metric is MOST important to drive retention of your users in your market for your product. That is your key metric or “North Star.”