Reply | Original | Permalink | TweetI was just having a conversation about this with a colleague yesterday. something new came out of it. if it fits your offering.. give it a shot.
Consider giving the User an option 'Not to Purchase' on the pricing/product page.
track it, measure it and force a quick two line feedback as soon as they click it.
You need to be careful with the wording though, as you don't want to misguide them into thinking this is a 'remind me later' kinda thing and hurt your sales.It's worth discussing with your team. Gluck!
Reply | Original | Permalink | TweetHow about 'Without Title' ?
Good conversation starter and unique.
Reply | Original | Permalink | TweetDon't forget to charge from day one :P
Reply | Original | Permalink | TweetI'm a Canadian and I have a US business chequing account with my local bank (BMO).
All my Canadian and US accounts are managed under the same login.
See if your local bank does this.
Reply | Original | Permalink | TweetTalk to perspective partners about working together. Put on a poker face and layout your longterm plans.
Essentially you want to prove to the world, and any perspective buyer or competitor, that you're in business of creating value. If there is a model, detail it out and talk about it openly. If there isn't one, work on building sustainability before you shop around.
How do you plan to leverage on those 15m installs? what is the road map to financial-success?
Shoot for the stars and someone will notice.
Reply | Original | Permalink | Tweet“A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new.”
That is gold!
Reply | Original | Permalink | TweetIf I was a startup in the Valley, I'd hire her as copywriter.
Reply | Original | Permalink | Tweethaha It's all in good humour. I did post a more editorial piece here for a better perspective.
Reply | Original | Permalink | TweetMore take on this from the GlobeAndMailhttp://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/venture-ca...
Onerous hurdles that have kept foreign venture capital funds from investing in Canada have been lifted, providing access to billions of dollars that were out of reach for promising startups desperate for cash to fund their development.
Thursday's federal budget struck down a rule that said foreign investors had to pay a 25-per-cent tax on any capital gains made when a Canadian investment was sold, unless they filled out paperwork to receive an exemption. Each individual investor in a fund – there could be thousands in each – had to personally fill out the forms, and then wait months for a reply. Once they received an exemption, they had to file a return with Canadian tax authorities informing them of the exception.
“All of the complications made investors perceive Canada as not being conducive to capital,” said John Ruffolo, the leader of Deloitte's technology practice in Canada.
“U.S. venture capitalists just said ‘Forget it, I'll give my money to Israel or India where it's actually wanted.'“ Deloitte did a study in 2007 and found American investors considered Canada the worst place to invest in the developed world “by an overwhelming and massive margin” because of the rules. While the changes won't automatically lead to a flood of investment, any help is welcome in an industry that has seen sharp declines.
“There aren't 20 deals just sitting there waiting to be had,” Mr. Ruffolo said. “But what happens now is the large funds in Boston and Silicon Valley will once again take a look at Canada.”
The Canadian Venture Capital Association (CVCA) said 2009 was the sector's worst year in more than a decade, as investments slipped by 27 per cent to $1-billion.
The amount invested per firm was 40-per-cent lower than obtained by U.S. counterparts, the widest gap in Canada-U.S financings since 2005.
“The barriers we had in place left Canadian companies undercapitalized,” said CVCA president Gregory Smith, who has been lobbying for the change for seven years. “This hasn't just been an issue about an economic crisis. Other countries have been more aggressive in supporting the ecosystems where venture capitalists operate.”
Carol Leaman has seen the effects firsthand. As chief executive officer of PostRank, a Waterloo, Ont.-based social media analytics company, she had a slew of U.S. suitors “kicking the tires” when she sought financing in 2008. Their message was the same – we're interested, but it's too complicated to bother.
“I can't tell you the number of times we heard that they'd like to invest but the paperwork was just too much,” she said. “There were just too many hoops, it made it virtually impossible. So you rely on local VCs, and there aren't that many.”
While many say the changes were needed, Canadian venture capitalist Mark McQueen cautioned that it's just one piece of a larger solution to the industry's problems. Pension funds have stepped away from early-stage financing, and governments haven't stepped in to fund companies at their earliest stages of development.
He said a more meaningful move would be for the government to set aside $300-million and create 10 funds, to become self-funding as investments become commercialized.
“The industry needs to be restocked with capital,” said Mr. McQueen, CEO of Wellington Financial. “Show me one U.S.-funded deal [in Canada] that did not have Canadians in earlier. Without money early, you won't bring in the bigger investors.”
Reply | Original | Permalink | TweetBest advice is not eating anything at least 3 hours prior to bed time. Your body will do the rest and makes sure you're ready to rock in the morning.
Reply | Original | Permalink | TweetCrunchbase seems like a good start, but I'm not sure how up-to-date the list is http://www.crunchbase.com/company/y-combinator
Reply | Original | Permalink | TweetI'm mostly referring to his SolarCity business/investment.
Reply | Original | Permalink | TweetOne of the people on video said it well "we're very vulnerable without power."
Coincidently, Elon Musk's focus has partly been addressing that.
Reply | Original | Permalink | TweetCongrats guys! It's no surprise, the product is just too good.
I have a client who has Dropbox installed at all their offices, including one in Iran. All the reports, excel databases, etc etc are sync'd back to the home account. I haven't heard a complain yet.
Brilliant!
Reply | Original | Permalink | TweetWhat a fantastic Idea! This little innovation here will probably create the most value the night of the wedding.. besides the obvious.
I got goosebumps watching the demo. I can see myself using this at my wedding.. the next step now is finding a wife! haha
Fantastic product! Please do all you can to keep your idea in publics eye. I bookmarked your service, but i'm not sure I will remember it when I will actually need it.
