These are just a few reasons why we’re giving you yet another and updated set about 3 books that every startup founder should read.
A non-fungible token is the acronym expansion for which you’re looking. In other words, that is what NFT stands for; it is a “non-fungible token.”
Think of crypto as a way to make payments. It’s just a mathematical figure that stands for money (coin) that works online. The “crypt” portion of its name comes from the type of security that characterizes it. That's because cryptography sits at its foundation. And that tech makes this virtual currency extremely difficult to counterfeit.
Fab.com was a flash sales site that offered items curated by the unique taste of Bradford Shellhammer, Goldberg's partner. And, for a moment, it was successful, reaching a $1 BN valuation. But, it ended up selling for no more than $30MM. How did this happen? This is Startup Forensics: Fab.com
Kickstarter has become one of the most popular crowdfunding platforms in the world. Some ideas have end up with millions in backing. Others are tiny successes that otherwise wouldn't have existed. But some of these projects are pretty crazy.
This list of the 3 of the best entrepreneurship books is full of exclusive items most businesspeople can reference or from which they can undoubtedly profit. And we don’t want you to miss out on them, so here we go!
Most of the companies, most of the startups that you can think of, could not exist if it wasn’t for venture capital. The relationship between founders and investors is a weird, symbiotic phenomenon. In this article, we try to simplify very complex processes for every founder to understand.
The term business portfolio is used to refer to a set of products and services a business offers. Yet, a proper one also includes a company’s investments and its diverse firms or brands.
Napster was wild and it blew the horns of change for the music industry. With the Internet opening up to the world in the nineties, it was bound to happen.
Broadly speaking, a bailout is to provide financial assistance to an entity about to fail. And yes, in recent history the US government has stepped in a few big times to save the day.
From academics, which encompasses from kindergarten to high school, college, and university settings, to other types of educational kinds, slides to any presentation can vary immensely.
Calm went from almost having no cash to a billion-dollar valuation in less than five years. But, how did it do it?
Hiring the best business presentation designer depends on a few key factors. And those go from the best match to suit our specific needs to the person or service going within our budget. The decision can take quite some time to be answered to the best of our abilities.
We are releasing our financials for 2016. You'll be able to navigate it and download the template as a reference for your company.
Flash was a beautiful world. The games were alluring, the websites inviting and interactive. It was so successful that everyone wanted to be a part of it at one point during the history of the internet. But, in 2020, Flash reached its End of Life.
The greatest minds in the business are those who’ve innovated industries so well they’ve changed the world.
How did Silicon Valley become what it is today? Its history is much more than just computers, so let’s explore what combination of variables made it possible.
The critical ingredient is getting off your butt and doing something. It's as simple as that. A lot of people have ideas, but there are few who decide to do something about them now. Not tomorrow. Not next week. But today. The true entrepreneur is a doer, not a dreamer."
There are some very coming mistakes when pitching your startup. In this article, we'll try to change that. There are our 10 Commandments for Great Startup Pitches.
Today, we speak of entrepreneurs to refer to people who’re in business. These are business people who are creating and seeking to scale companies to generate profit.
Going public is the ultimate graduation for an entrepreneur. The black belt. The Academy Award. The Olympic medal. Listing your company in the New York stock exchange. And it’s also one of the most complicated, expensive, and dangerous processes a company can go through
Learning how to discern at least 3 signs of a great pitch deck writer can help starting business fundraising decisions like there’s no tomorrow.
We don't necessarily need to know how to start a subscription business to get one off the ground. And we hope this read will be part of the relevant research you complete before defining how to create your own subscription business this year.
What happens when a company files for bankruptcy? What does it mean to file for chapter 11? Let's analyze the bankruptcy process for big and small companies.
Digg was a massive website for sharing news back in 2005. In that boom of the interactive web, it became famous for allowing users to vote for their favorite stories.
In 2007, Fortune Magazine published an article along with a very eye-catching photo montage about the PayPal Mafia. Turns out they all have many things in common: from their beginnings to their work values
A critical skill that founders and startups need is estimating accurately. But, this is a huge area where most people struggle.
The Dot Com bubble of the 2000s quickly eliminated many internet companies, but some of those that survived have thrived.
These two companies have been holding grudges for years, and now Apple is hitting Facebook where it hurts. Let's talk about what these tech giants are fighting about, look out for any double standards, and what could be some of the implications for us, the commoners.
Is it taking quite a while for accounting to get to finalized audits or financial reports? Maybe your startup is just getting started with internal expense trac
A slide deck is just another way to refer to a presentation deck or pitch deck. The term was perhaps first used in Silicon Valley.
At some point or another, every successful company needs to figure out its unique pace to scaling. And part of that is determining how to scale a startup team.
There's much more to Reddit than heated debates. Its history is filled with human struggles, clashing realities, and revivals.
Let's look back at some of the good and the bad in these twenty-six years of tech history, with Jeff Bezos at the head of Amazon.
We decided to give you insight on the Perfect Pitch - How to Leave a Lasting Impression on Investors, which is what you should aim to achieve when you get up in front of VCs.
When you live and breathe Software as a Service, is important to understand your SaaS company KPIs. Terms like ARR, MRR, LTV, CAC become just part of your daily slang. Gross vs. Net MRR Churn, and how is it different from Customer Churn.
If you have read the news recently, then you've heard of Clubhouse. The social media app has taken the world by storm. But, chances are, you can't use it just yet. It's only audio, it's filled with controversy, and it has no memory. You can only get invited, for now, and there's little moderation.
Many might be wondering how to start an eCommerce business and we’re here to help you slim that down a little into practical first steps, cost considerations, and more.
When Facebook opened its platform for developers, back in 2009, Farmville leveraged the social platform and soon managed to amass more than 32 million daily players and about 90 million total. The game is over now, but its legacy of monetization and addictive mechanics on video games is real.
Facing Investor Finder vs. AngelList is a comparison we hope will help your choices as you seek new opportunities for your business.
MTV marked generations, set trends, and gave us new ways of enjoying music. But now, music purists repeatedly say that the brand is dead.
What are the best practices when it comes to cold emailing investors and customers?
As the world of cryptocurrency broke out of its incipient stages, a name showed promise: XRP. Now, it's making news for all the wrong reasons. Prominent asset managers in cryptocurrency have severed ties with XRP, and its value has plummeted.
We figured giving you a quick blog read which answers how to start a mobile app business. It can be a valuable starting point.
We’re guessing you’re probably wondering what Investor Finder has got on Crunchbase or vice versa.
What do you get if you can have influencers and explicit pay-per-view content in the same place? What you get is OnlyFans, and people are still figuring out the morality around it.
When both the Republican and Democrat parties agree that you've gone too far, then you have, in fact, gone too far. That's the case with Facebook. The social media giant has had a volatile 2020, and now it faces not one but two lawsuits.
Not everyone is born knowing how to create a digital marketing proposal. And not only marketers need to rely on those valuable documents.
Zappos is the epitome of customer service and revolutionary corporate culture. Much of it was due to one of its co-founders, Tony Hsieh, and his eccentric lifestyle.
If you are an early-stage startup in the tech space and you are looking for money to grow your company, the official term is raising capital, the most commonly recommended instrument to raise funds is a convertible note. However, to understand how those work, we first need to understand how equity (or stock) works.
Comparing Investor Finder vs. LinkedIn Premium should give you precise answers, including which of the two platforms to use for which specific purpose.
HBO recently shocked the movie industry when they announced that their 2021 movies would be released simultaneously in theaters and on HBO Max. A decision like this could be the final blow to that centennial rite of watching movies in a dark room with a giant screen, blasting sound, and a hundred other people.
The infamous Fyre Festival wasn't at all what its organizers promise. It was in fact, a complete chaos and an enormous scam.
What is a co-founder? How to pick the best co-founder for a startup? Let's dive into a few different questions on them!
There are a lot of moving parts to valuation and things vary across rounds. In this article, we analyze how the typical numbers look like for different types of rounds.
Video games have a rightful place in popular culture. Some of them are so wildly popular that they turn into a global phenomenon, and Among Us is the latest one.
We hope our 10 tips to cut back on software expenses can help expedite SaaS app expense needs and get you right where you need subscriptions to be.
We went through a theoretical company's story while analyzing how the cap table evolved through various rounds of funding.
Travis Kalanick, Uber CEO, helped launch Uber into a new level. But, Kalanick's time in Uber was driven by an alpha-male philosophy that led to controversies piling one on top of the other.
We’re hoping that knowing why we moved from Monday to ClickUp can help startup entrepreneurs make better decisions on the kind of software they wish to use for their own companies, especially regarding project management (PM).
Most people already have a few set ideas on what the best expense tracking software for a business should look like. Yet, we still need to scout the latest tech
The 15 best call to action examples we bring to you today make us forget there were people behind those buttons. Let’s see how we can get users to click, buy, promote, or take a specific action around a particular product.
Beyond Meat and Impossible Foods: two companies want to create a vegan option that's just as good as the real thing. This battle, however, is much more than just a burger patty.
Salesforce, the customer relations management company, just got Slack for itself for a good $27 billion.
Knowing how to improve your pitch deck in 2020 can be a tricky question. So much has happened this year and we’re not over the first quarter yet! What is there about the new year that could enhance a startup pitch deck?
Year 2020 is passing by quickly, eh? Yet, we’re still in a good time to consider what industries are blooming in the startup world. So we’ve drawn a list of the 14 best innovative startup ideas for 2020 for you.
Why not go over the 35 best pitch deck templates for startups we could think of to dig deep into every single company that has made their pitch deck a legacy?
Our recommendations of the best productivity apps currently out there can really boost our use of time.
Sometimes founders can’t help but wonder: How do I present financials for a startup with no revenue? It isn’t an easy job, primarily when these numbers are commonly used to attract potential investors.
Airbnb is going ahead with its IPO, and everyone is excited but cautious.
DoorDash quietly announced its IPO in late 2020, some were excited, but others were cautious. But, how did DoorDash get to this point?
Our team struggled with the same and has heard dozens of founders with these concerns... that's why we developed Slidebean Investor Finder
Join us as we go over the best 4 tips on how to write a cold email to investors.
It not only connected friends and family. MSN Messenger helped shape our adolescent years, from annoying nudges and animated emoticons to talking to your crush and expecting a reply.
A presentation outline is a roadmap to a more successful business pitch — a general plan that summarizes what you want to say to prospective customers, clients or investors. This presentation outline template will help you cover the key points of what to include in your slides.
Managing humans takes time.We are going to go over the hacks that we did to scale our staff and tips to know how to manage a remote team.
To stir your thoughts in the right direction, here’s a full read on why startups fail (and only some succeed)
Dan Bilzerian was named the King of Instagram. But at what cost did he earn that honor?
By the end of this article, that concern over an investor outreach not working will find a reliable alternative.
Bird seems to have failed in their attempt to change commuting.
Have you ever wondered what's the difference between a Seed Round vs. Series A? Or how startup funding rounds differ in general?
We put together a list of our best slide deck templates and examples divided by 5 categories:
The real story behind the Wolf of Wall Street: Jordan Belfort.
This article brings about the best investor search tools you can use for free.
When starting your company it's important to understand how exits work and what possible outcomes may look like.
Bernie Madoff: A $64 billion disaster that left immeasurable tragedy for thousands of victims, orchestrated by a Wall Street sociopath.
The promise that lies behind the question of what's a friends and family round? is a helpful answer. How to raise a friends and family round is a matter of getting loved ones around us to trust our business decisions.
Are accelerator programs still worth it when it comes to your startup?
Networking is a critical asset for a startup in its starting stages. That’s why figuring out how to network with investors effectively becomes quite a business need, especially for CEOs and startup founders.
Celebrity endorsements weren't enough for Quibi to succeed.
The dangers with convertible notes when raising capital.
We’re facing Slidebean vs. Pitch.com in this article. And we’ll start by tackling the question of what the best pitch deck tool should do.
Our top 6 tips on how to find investors are here to help you find the most suitable type of investor for your business - and give you a bit of valuable insight on the matter, too.
In a parallel universe where SlideRocket wasn't acquired, we would have been direct competitors. We will share their insights on how to sell a company for 2x its price.
It is undoubtedly the most popular channel for professionals in all areas right now. How to find investors on LinkedIn?
Apple might be the archetype of a rags-to-riches story. They seem to have done it all. This is Company Forensics: How Microsoft saved Apple from Bankruptcy.
Softbank, is a giant in multiple industries, with aggressive investment and fast expansion. But also, controversy and very costly mistakes. We'll tell you about Softbank in this episode of Company Forensics.
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