The Startup Pivot of Flickr From Ludicorp
You’re at the helm of a promising startup, much like Ludicorp, and you’ve poured resources into a gaming platform that’s supposed to be the next...
Read more
The Rise and Fall of Justin.tv: Lessons on Company Failure
As a startup founder, you might be familiar with the phrase “fail fast, fail often”. It’s a mantra that’s been embraced by many in the...
Read more
What is an inexpensive, fast and non-obnoxious way to validate a business idea?
Spending money to validate your idea is the last step. There is a whole lot you can do if you understand business models to figure...
Read more
Polar Bear Hunting to understand your target audience
Tl;dr: Every single time I’m on a call and they’re wondering about their target audience, or even why things aren’t working, I go to first...
Read more
Actually getting your first customers at a startup
Pretty much everyone has heard of the phrase “do things that don’t scale“. If you don’t know it, cool, I’m going to teach you what...
Read more
How to actually win the award in a startup competition
You work really hard on your startup and sometimes it feels like there is no real upside to it and no appreciation for your dedication....
Read more
What are 16 things you need to avoid in order to be a successful entrepreneur?
So often founders look for tips and magic bullets to be a successful entrepreneur. Successful people are the worst to learn from, there is often luck...
Read more
25 startups that raised without a product
Tl;dr: 25startups that raised without a product (Some without a pitch deck!). Yes, it is possible. It’s just not likely. I’m a top writer on...
Read more
Sole founders are bad. You can’t build a billion dollar despicable me startup
TL;DR: Sole founders face an uphill battle compared to co-founding teams. And if you are a sole founder, you still need a team; minions aren’t enough....
Read more
The three key things you need to know to build a great startup
Tl;dr: The three things that matter for a startup is CAC, LTV and Payback time. Nothing matters if these things don’t work. What’s a great...
Read more
Before they were famous. 15 startup pivot to fame. 8 Youtube
YouTube began as a video dating site called Tune In Hook Up. Here is the story about how they pivoted. Key learnings: If things don’t...
Read more
Before they were famous. 15 startup pivot to fame. 7 Woot and Yelp
Learn about two interesting startup pivots, that of Woot and Yelp. Woot began in 2004 as a way for Matt Ruttledge’s 12-year-old wholesale electronics distributor...
Read more
Before they were famous. 15 startup pivot to fame. 6 twitter and turntable
Learn about the origination and pivots for both Twitter and Turntable.fm Key learnings: Twitter: Who the flark knows. Luck happens Turntable.fm: If you still have...
Read more
Before they were famous. 15 startup pivot to fame. 5 Shopify and Slack
Learn about the origination and pivots of Shopify and Slack. Key learnings: Shopify: Scratch your own itch. If you are creating a solution for your...
Read more
Before they were famous. 15 startup pivot to fame. 4 Pinterest and Rovio
Welcome to before they were famous, 15 startup pivots to fame. Startup isn’t clean. There is no master plan, but if you hustle like a...
Read more
Before they were famous. 15 startup pivot to fame. 3 Nokia and PayPal
Learn about the origination and pivots of both Nokia and PayPal. Key learnings: Nokia: Keep going to where the money and opportunity is and you...
Read more
Before they were famous. 15 startup pivot to fame. 2 Groupon and Instagram
Two stories about the beginnings of Groupon and Instagram and how they pivoted to success. Key learnings: Groupon: Pay attention to how people use your...
Read more
Before they were famous. 15 startup pivot to fame. 1 Android and Flickr
Learn about the origination and pivots of both Android and Flickr. Key learnings: Android: Understand the size of the prize of market opportunities- you can’t...
Read more
Comments (0)
There are no comments yet :(