Posts Tagged ‘ stratup ’

$1 billion in sales in less than 18 months

Groupon, the deal-of-the-day website, is officially the fastest growing company in the world.  It is the first company in history to reach $1 billion in sales in less than 18 months and, having featured on the front cover of Forbes magazine (08/10) and listed in TIME’s Top 50 Websites of 2010.  It has an ever-increasing [ READ MORE ]

The most important questions in business

The key factor in any business is the market’s response: are your customers ready for your products/services and will they appreciate you well enough to pay the price you want for them.   A lot of research and decision-making is done before you start your business and it can get overwhelming due to the many [ READ MORE ]

Business plans at a glance?

At a recent Meetup event in Rotterdam, Peter Hilton of Lunatech (an early stage VC firm meets software development company) presented a very neat idea that could change the game of start-up funding.  It aims to solve the ultimate problem between entrepreneurs and investors,  clear communication, by creating a to-the-point, standardised  submission format. Peter’s idea was [ READ MORE ]

What Angel Investors Want?

We had a great end-of-year event at the FastTrack meetup (1) with a panel of very accomplished angel investors. It was great to have three angels answering the same question as it highlighted just how much personal experience and individual approach they bring to any venture they get involved in. If anyone ever doubted the [ READ MORE ]

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