Business Models
How to think about your first B2B customers
Your first B2B customers dramatically affect the direction your early-stage c...
Matt Thoms Matt Thoms
Flex your inner strength
Core’s first investor sits down with the CEO to talk mental wellness and expl...
Kate McAndrew Kate McAndrew
If you have five business models, you don’t have a business model
As an early-stage founder, it can be tempting to come up with half a dozen wa...
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How to understand the financial levers in your business
Or: How can an electric scooter ride-sharing company like Bird possibly make ...
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What Startups Can Learn From IKEA
Hardware startups continuously struggle with two things: sales and supply cha...
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Will Your Hardware Startup Make Money?
Not For The First 5,000 Units, But That’s Okay We talk to lots of founders w...
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The 3 Business Models That Matter for Connected Hardware Startups
Hardware has changed. It used to be that a “hardware business” sold widget...
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Keurig accidentally created the perfect business model for hardware startups
It’s no secret that investors don’t like hardware businesses. Despite the ete...
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