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Maximilian Schroeck, Ben Smith: Unlocking Value From A Portfolio’s Walking Dead | | peHUBpeHUB
We have all seen it. A startup has initial success with an innovative business concept, an early product, a first or second round of capital and a spurt of revenue growth. Then suddenly, its momentum stalls. More than 50% of … Continue reading
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Crash Dev: Top three reasons NOT to do a local + online startup (and what to do instead)
This piece by Devore is fascinating and correct. Having looked at buying the Judy’s Book asset twice, I think they really were a great team with a solid execution, and it still did not work. The fundamental issues of high cost to acquire customers, high customer churn, low monthly … Continue reading
