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What Numbers Do VC’s Look At?
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Frank Levinson,
Finisar Corporation
Startups that Fail: Netek
Frank Levinson, founder of Finisar, begins his talk with a story about a failed startup of his, Netek. Netek is an example of company that ...
Frank Levinson,
Finisar Corporation
Real Sales and Customers in Business
Number 2 in Frank Levinson's Top 10 Things You Must Have to Start a Business. Levinson talks about how a real business involves selling to customers and ...
Frank Levinson,
Finisar Corporation
Naming Your Company: Put Up a Sign
Number 9 in Frank Levinson's Top 10 Things You Must Have to Start a Business. Let people know you're in business, says Levinson. Name your company and ...
Frank Levinson,
Finisar Corporation
Communicate with Customers
Levinson offers the following bit of advice to brand new entrepreneurs: Talk to customers. Identify potential customers and pick their brains: What do they want? ...
David Kelley,
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Product Development Process: Observation
Kelley talks about how the observation phase is the most overlooked part of the development process. Kelley hires social scientists to watch people complete tasks ...
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