Startups Need Customers
最大的挑战之一Startupsface is acquiring and retaining customers. So many startups are focused on creating an awesome product, and why shouldn’t they be? It’s all about the innovation.
The problem remains, where can they find the time to reach their customers?
The biggest challenges for startups are time, capital, and human talent… among other resources. Most startups can’t afford a sales force, and perhaps the inherent flaw with startups trying to raise money is they have even less time to focus on cultivating their product or service. Just as important, they need to somehow develop customer and/or distributor relationships.
约翰·马林斯加入了巴布森创业Clbeplay官网体育ub last night 10/3/13 to discuss strategies for startups on how they can grow their business without raising money through investors. The one key takeaway regardless of the business model (subscription, matching, or Paypal), is for startups to generate revenue in advance so they can take advantage of having negative working capital. This means getting money from the customer in advance, and paying the supplier later. This allows the startup float, and ability to have cash.
Mullins suggested that crowdfunding is similar to raising money through angels or VC’s, in that it is ultimately not time well-spent. We had a good discussion after his presentation regarding this point, and not surprisingly he was very astute, and was willing to listen to my ideas. I explained the mission ofStartup Rounds, and how it will put amazing startup profiles in front of several potential customers, and investors. Sure, it may require some time initially to develop a good profile, but certainly not comparable to the amount of time it would take to raise venture capital.
成功的众筹活动可以说是为许多年轻企业提供资金的最佳方法。众筹是产生早期销售和负营运资金的好方法，因此，创业公司应该选择分配时间的巨大投资。初创企业可以轻松迭代并改善他们的想法，以满足客户和投资者的建议。Startup Roundsallows early stage businesses to get in front of investors and customers, allowing them to make a minimum investment to create a profile, and easily scale the amount of cash they are able to generate and put back into the business. By making it easy to raise money and find customers, startups can get over the hurdles.
Startup Rounds正在与beplay官网体育巴布森企业家俱乐部和其他赞助商带来beplay官网体育（本科生，毕业和校友）创业公司有机会赢得奖金和资源。目前，竞赛的网站部分是基于支持的，而我们旨在构建算法以考虑其他加权数据，包括但不限于；筹集的资金，现场导师反馈和启动响应评级。初创企业必须在每个回合结束时进行削减才能进步。前十支球队将获得丰富的认可，并有机会在专家小组面前投球。前5个团队将获得现金和资源的奖励。
Check out the details atwww.startuprounds.com.