Comments on: Your Business 2.0 http://startupnorth.ca/2008/10/28/your-business-20/ Canadian Startup Community Fri, 03 Feb 2012 02:10:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Turn Your Consulting Business Into a Startup | KillerBlog http://startupnorth.ca/2008/10/28/your-business-20/comment-page-1/#comment-10866 Turn Your Consulting Business Into a Startup | KillerBlog Wed, 05 Nov 2008 16:09:28 +0000 http://www.startupnorth.ca/?p=728#comment-10866 [...] The guys from StartupNorth.com just wrote about thin, and their article is worth taking a look at. [...] [...] The guys from StartupNorth.com just wrote about thin, and their article is worth taking a look at. [...]

]]> By: Turn Your Consulting Business Into a Startup | KillerBlog http://startupnorth.ca/2008/10/28/your-business-20/comment-page-1/#comment-2730 Turn Your Consulting Business Into a Startup | KillerBlog Wed, 05 Nov 2008 16:09:28 +0000 http://www.startupnorth.ca/?p=728#comment-2730 [...] The guys from StartupNorth.com just wrote about thin, and their article is worth taking a look at. [...] [...] The guys from StartupNorth.com just wrote about thin, and their article is worth taking a look at. [...]

]]> By: Hey Mobile Startups: Rick Segal really wants to give you money | Wirelessnorth.ca http://startupnorth.ca/2008/10/28/your-business-20/comment-page-1/#comment-10865 Hey Mobile Startups: Rick Segal really wants to give you money | Wirelessnorth.ca Wed, 29 Oct 2008 16:47:23 +0000 http://www.startupnorth.ca/?p=728#comment-10865 [...] Dust off the napkins and white boards, figure out a business model, whip together a prototype and drop Rick an email for one of his famous “no harm no [...] [...] Dust off the napkins and white boards, figure out a business model, whip together a prototype and drop Rick an email for one of his famous “no harm no [...]

]]> By: Hey Mobile Startups: Rick Segal really wants to give you money | Wirelessnorth.ca http://startupnorth.ca/2008/10/28/your-business-20/comment-page-1/#comment-2714 Hey Mobile Startups: Rick Segal really wants to give you money | Wirelessnorth.ca Wed, 29 Oct 2008 16:47:23 +0000 http://www.startupnorth.ca/?p=728#comment-2714 [...] Dust off the napkins and white boards, figure out a business model, whip together a prototype and drop Rick an email for one of his famous “no harm no [...] [...] Dust off the napkins and white boards, figure out a business model, whip together a prototype and drop Rick an email for one of his famous “no harm no [...]

]]> By: Healy Jones http://startupnorth.ca/2008/10/28/your-business-20/comment-page-1/#comment-10864 Healy Jones Wed, 29 Oct 2008 14:42:41 +0000 http://www.startupnorth.ca/?p=728#comment-10864 Craig, very good points. The “Company” idea is pretty key when founders are positioning their startup to the potential investors. VCs aren’t excited about the services component, except as it relates to the new product. I’m not sure you have to create two entities, assuming you are just shutting down the consulting business to focus on the new “product” business.<br><br>While it is fine to highlight the startups founders previous consulting work, a founder shouldn’t position that previous consulting work as the revenue cornerstone for the new “product based” business. Don’t dwell on the prior consulting work – talk about the big vision for the product. <br><br>It might not even be worth mentioning the previous consulting revenue unless you have an incredible growth trajectory. Investors can easily be turned off by a company that shows flat topline revenue for the past couple of years (even if that revenue kept your family fed and helped you develop the product!) Craig, very good points. The “Company” idea is pretty key when founders are positioning their startup to the potential investors. VCs aren’t excited about the services component, except as it relates to the new product. I’m not sure you have to create two entities, assuming you are just shutting down the consulting business to focus on the new “product” business.

While it is fine to highlight the startups founders previous consulting work, a founder shouldn’t position that previous consulting work as the revenue cornerstone for the new “product based” business. Don’t dwell on the prior consulting work – talk about the big vision for the product.

It might not even be worth mentioning the previous consulting revenue unless you have an incredible growth trajectory. Investors can easily be turned off by a company that shows flat topline revenue for the past couple of years (even if that revenue kept your family fed and helped you develop the product!)

]]> By: Healy Jones http://startupnorth.ca/2008/10/28/your-business-20/comment-page-1/#comment-2710 Healy Jones Wed, 29 Oct 2008 14:42:41 +0000 http://www.startupnorth.ca/?p=728#comment-2710 Craig, very good points. The “Company” idea is pretty key when founders are positioning their startup to the potential investors. VCs aren’t excited about the services component, except as it relates to the new product. I’m not sure you have to create two entities, assuming you are just shutting down the consulting business to focus on the new “product” business.<br><br>While it is fine to highlight the startups founders previous consulting work, a founder shouldn’t position that previous consulting work as the revenue cornerstone for the new “product based” business. Don’t dwell on the prior consulting work – talk about the big vision for the product. <br><br>It might not even be worth mentioning the previous consulting revenue unless you have an incredible growth trajectory. Investors can easily be turned off by a company that shows flat topline revenue for the past couple of years (even if that revenue kept your family fed and helped you develop the product!) Craig, very good points. The “Company” idea is pretty key when founders are positioning their startup to the potential investors. VCs aren’t excited about the services component, except as it relates to the new product. I’m not sure you have to create two entities, assuming you are just shutting down the consulting business to focus on the new “product” business.

While it is fine to highlight the startups founders previous consulting work, a founder shouldn’t position that previous consulting work as the revenue cornerstone for the new “product based” business. Don’t dwell on the prior consulting work – talk about the big vision for the product.

It might not even be worth mentioning the previous consulting revenue unless you have an incredible growth trajectory. Investors can easily be turned off by a company that shows flat topline revenue for the past couple of years (even if that revenue kept your family fed and helped you develop the product!)

]]> By: Healy Jones http://startupnorth.ca/2008/10/28/your-business-20/comment-page-1/#comment-8499 Healy Jones Wed, 29 Oct 2008 14:42:00 +0000 http://www.startupnorth.ca/?p=728#comment-8499 Craig, very good points. The u201cCompanyu201d idea is pretty key when founders are positioning their startup to the potential investors. VCs arenu2019t excited about the services component, except as it relates to the new product. Iu2019m not sure you have to create two entities, assuming you are just shutting down the consulting business to focus on the new u201cproductu201d business.rnrnWhile it is fine to highlight the startups founders previous consulting work, a founder shouldnu2019t position that previous consulting work as the revenue cornerstone for the new u201cproduct basedu201d business. Donu2019t dwell on the prior consulting work u2013 talk about the big vision for the product. rnrnIt might not even be worth mentioning the previous consulting revenue unless you have an incredible growth trajectory. Investors can easily be turned off by a company that shows flat topline revenue for the past couple of years (even if that revenue kept your family fed and helped you develop the product!) Craig, very good points. The u201cCompanyu201d idea is pretty key when founders are positioning their startup to the potential investors. VCs arenu2019t excited about the services component, except as it relates to the new product. Iu2019m not sure you have to create two entities, assuming you are just shutting down the consulting business to focus on the new u201cproductu201d business.rnrnWhile it is fine to highlight the startups founders previous consulting work, a founder shouldnu2019t position that previous consulting work as the revenue cornerstone for the new u201cproduct basedu201d business. Donu2019t dwell on the prior consulting work u2013 talk about the big vision for the product. rnrnIt might not even be worth mentioning the previous consulting revenue unless you have an incredible growth trajectory. Investors can easily be turned off by a company that shows flat topline revenue for the past couple of years (even if that revenue kept your family fed and helped you develop the product!)

]]> By: Healy Jones http://startupnorth.ca/2008/10/28/your-business-20/comment-page-1/#comment-10869 Healy Jones Wed, 29 Oct 2008 14:42:00 +0000 http://www.startupnorth.ca/?p=728#comment-10869 Craig, very good points. The u201cCompanyu201d idea is pretty key when founders are positioning their startup to the potential investors. VCs arenu2019t excited about the services component, except as it relates to the new product. Iu2019m not sure you have to create two entities, assuming you are just shutting down the consulting business to focus on the new u201cproductu201d business.rnrnWhile it is fine to highlight the startups founders previous consulting work, a founder shouldnu2019t position that previous consulting work as the revenue cornerstone for the new u201cproduct basedu201d business. Donu2019t dwell on the prior consulting work u2013 talk about the big vision for the product. rnrnIt might not even be worth mentioning the previous consulting revenue unless you have an incredible growth trajectory. Investors can easily be turned off by a company that shows flat topline revenue for the past couple of years (even if that revenue kept your family fed and helped you develop the product!) Craig, very good points. The u201cCompanyu201d idea is pretty key when founders are positioning their startup to the potential investors. VCs arenu2019t excited about the services component, except as it relates to the new product. Iu2019m not sure you have to create two entities, assuming you are just shutting down the consulting business to focus on the new u201cproductu201d business.rnrnWhile it is fine to highlight the startups founders previous consulting work, a founder shouldnu2019t position that previous consulting work as the revenue cornerstone for the new u201cproduct basedu201d business. Donu2019t dwell on the prior consulting work u2013 talk about the big vision for the product. rnrnIt might not even be worth mentioning the previous consulting revenue unless you have an incredible growth trajectory. Investors can easily be turned off by a company that shows flat topline revenue for the past couple of years (even if that revenue kept your family fed and helped you develop the product!)

]]> By: Healy Jones http://startupnorth.ca/2008/10/28/your-business-20/comment-page-1/#comment-10868 Healy Jones Wed, 29 Oct 2008 12:42:41 +0000 http://www.startupnorth.ca/?p=728#comment-10868 Craig, very good points. The “Company” idea is pretty key when founders are positioning their startup to the potential investors. VCs aren’t excited about the services component, except as it relates to the new product. I’m not sure you have to create two entities, assuming you are just shutting down the consulting business to focus on the new “product” business.<br><br>While it is fine to highlight the startups founders previous consulting work, a founder shouldn’t position that previous consulting work as the revenue cornerstone for the new “product based” business. Don’t dwell on the prior consulting work – talk about the big vision for the product. <br><br>It might not even be worth mentioning the previous consulting revenue unless you have an incredible growth trajectory. Investors can easily be turned off by a company that shows flat topline revenue for the past couple of years (even if that revenue kept your family fed and helped you develop the product!) Craig, very good points. The “Company” idea is pretty key when founders are positioning their startup to the potential investors. VCs aren’t excited about the services component, except as it relates to the new product. I’m not sure you have to create two entities, assuming you are just shutting down the consulting business to focus on the new “product” business.

While it is fine to highlight the startups founders previous consulting work, a founder shouldn’t position that previous consulting work as the revenue cornerstone for the new “product based” business. Don’t dwell on the prior consulting work – talk about the big vision for the product.

It might not even be worth mentioning the previous consulting revenue unless you have an incredible growth trajectory. Investors can easily be turned off by a company that shows flat topline revenue for the past couple of years (even if that revenue kept your family fed and helped you develop the product!)

]]> By: Healy Jones http://startupnorth.ca/2008/10/28/your-business-20/comment-page-1/#comment-7591 Healy Jones Wed, 29 Oct 2008 12:42:41 +0000 http://www.startupnorth.ca/?p=728#comment-7591 Craig, very good points. The “Company” idea is pretty key when founders are positioning their startup to the potential investors. VCs aren’t excited about the services component, except as it relates to the new product. I’m not sure you have to create two entities, assuming you are just shutting down the consulting business to focus on the new “product” business.<br><br>While it is fine to highlight the startups founders previous consulting work, a founder shouldn’t position that previous consulting work as the revenue cornerstone for the new “product based” business. Don’t dwell on the prior consulting work – talk about the big vision for the product. <br><br>It might not even be worth mentioning the previous consulting revenue unless you have an incredible growth trajectory. Investors can easily be turned off by a company that shows flat topline revenue for the past couple of years (even if that revenue kept your family fed and helped you develop the product!) Craig, very good points. The “Company” idea is pretty key when founders are positioning their startup to the potential investors. VCs aren’t excited about the services component, except as it relates to the new product. I’m not sure you have to create two entities, assuming you are just shutting down the consulting business to focus on the new “product” business.

While it is fine to highlight the startups founders previous consulting work, a founder shouldn’t position that previous consulting work as the revenue cornerstone for the new “product based” business. Don’t dwell on the prior consulting work – talk about the big vision for the product.

It might not even be worth mentioning the previous consulting revenue unless you have an incredible growth trajectory. Investors can easily be turned off by a company that shows flat topline revenue for the past couple of years (even if that revenue kept your family fed and helped you develop the product!)

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