Investment is Not the Ultimate Goal
1. Strangely enough, raising investment is not necessarily a must for a startup. 😉 For example, Mailchimp didn’t raise a single penny in external funding throughout its history, yet in 2021, it was sold for an impressive $12 billion.
2. So, startups can still be interesting, even if they don’t raise investment. 😉 Starting today, I’ll also begin reviewing startups that post information about their launches on Product Hunt. Although the vast majority of them (so far?) haven’t raised any investments, and some don’t even plan to.
3. Yes, on average, the level of these startups is generally lower than those that have already secured investments. However, there are still interesting ideas here, and it’s clear that their founders haven’t yet fully realized the potential of the ideas they’re working on. 0 reply
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4. But that’s a good thing! 😉 This means that one of you could take the same idea for your own product, develop it, and steer it in the right direction.
5. Take, for example, this startup that created a platform for sending emails to family and friends. At first glance, the idea seems a bit funny. However, the startup has been profitable since day one, with a profit margin of 60% and a churn rate of only 0.3%!
6. But "a company is like a big family," right? 😉 So, the same idea could be adapted for B2B, potentially generating orders of magnitude more money! Here’s why, and how it can be done: https://fastfounder.ru/horosho-chto-kompanija-jeto-bolshaja-semja/ 0 reply
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