Showing Results For Category: Startup

Public Startup Profiles
Wednesday, September 7th, 2011

This feature may or may not be active in your network. Check your network rules and with your network manager for more information. Users in the global Grow VC community can publish public profiles.  Users can also publish their startup profiles as “public” and these will show up in a limited form, for example have… Read more…

Limited Profile View
Wednesday, July 20th, 2011

You may encounter a “limited profile view” if trying to view profiles in the community without a role. In order to view complete profiles in the community, you need at least one active role. You can activate a role for yourself for free.  

Can I publish a startup if the company is not incorporated?
Wednesday, July 13th, 2011

  This depends on the rules of the network(s) that you are planning to publish your company in. Before publishing your profile, make sure you read the specific network rules where you are planning to publish it in and make sure you comply with these rules. In the Grow VC Global Network, it is OK… Read more…

Can I use GrowVC to promote my startup?
Friday, June 17th, 2011

Yes, you should promote your startup to your own network and other potentially interested individuals to gain attention and online traction.

Does it cost to publish a startup profile?
Wednesday, April 13th, 2011

It does not cost anything to publish your startup profile.

Can I edit my startup?
Wednesday, April 13th, 2011

Sure. You can always edit your startup profile, even after you’ve published it.

Can I use video to promote my startup?
Sunday, April 3rd, 2011

Of course! Go to your profile and embed your YouTube, Vimeo or SlideShare content to your startup profile!

Can I advertize my own startup using external sites?
Tuesday, March 22nd, 2011

Sure. It’s your startup and reaching the relevant audience is important for attracting attention.

How can I sign in and publish my startup?
Tuesday, March 22nd, 2011

You simply have to sign up to the service, create your own profile and a startup profile. Then you can publish your startup, from the startup profile.  

Startup Battle
Friday, March 4th, 2011

First impressions are critical and you only have one chance to make them. What do you want your startup to say to people? How is your pitch received? In the dashboard you will find the Startup Battle. Where you can compare two startups, in very limited detail and choose the one you prefer, based on… Read more…

Access Levels
Monday, November 22nd, 2010

On this page you can see the “status” of your startup, if it is visible and you have published your startup, it should read “published”. Grow VC operates a “member highlight” from the community, where one startup is given exposure to a large crowd of relevant actors via our different marketing channels. If you check… Read more…

Offerings
Monday, November 22nd, 2010

On this page you can see your current funding round and what opportunities you are offering. You can create a new funding round by clicking “new” or then a new service opportunity. When enabling a funding round, you will need to specify how much equity you are willing to give (“Equity”) in return for how… Read more…

Market Trends?
Monday, November 22nd, 2010

What are “market trends” on the startup profile? The “tags” on your profile show up in the list view of people, such as your areas of expertise can be used to help viewers find you. In the startup profile, it has another function too. Your tags help generate the market trends for your startup, as… Read more…

Affiliate Plan
Monday, November 22nd, 2010

Have you planned any affiliate strategy? How will your plan work and how will it be executed? How will it play in with your overall sales and marketing strategy?

Sales and Marketing Plan
Monday, November 22nd, 2010

How will you generate your revenue, what is your planned strategy for sales and marketing? What channels will you utilize and how will you ensure that you reach your goals?

Business and revenue model
Monday, November 22nd, 2010

How does your startup make money? Where does your revenue come from? Remember, you do not need to go into specifics – rather on a general level, how does your business model work?

Partner Plan
Monday, November 22nd, 2010

Who are you going to partner with in order to reach your customers and build your startup venture? How will these play into your strategy and help you solve your customer problem?

Competitive Landscape and Advantages
Monday, November 22nd, 2010

Every startup has competition, if you think yours doesn’t, where are your customers spending the money that they will spend on your solution? Who are your closest competitors? Why are they or aren’t they relevant? What are your competitive advantages to these competitors? What will make your customer choose your solution over the competitions? How… Read more…

Customer Problem
Monday, November 22nd, 2010

What is the customer problem you are solving and how is it a real problem for your customers? What is your solution? How will you make life easier and bring value to your customers?

Customers
Monday, November 22nd, 2010

What customers are you aiming to focus on? What customer segments are there and do you have more details on the customer segments, for example the specific demographics and the sizes? Are there other customer segments that you will expand in to in the future?

Our Markets
Monday, November 22nd, 2010

Describe the relevant market for your startup! What market are you aiming at? What is the relevant size and other factors of that market? Is there a market shift in the makings, how does this play with your startup?

Why Are We So Good
Monday, November 22nd, 2010

In this field you get to answer that question “Why Are We So Good?” This is a great field to provide insights for your potential investors, what makes your startup so good? You can argue what you wish, but remember to motivate why the viewers should believe you. The more credible your arguments are, the… Read more…

Open Positions
Monday, November 22nd, 2010

By adding a new “open position” your startup profile will show you are looking for additional individuals to join you in a specific field with a work investment model, that is being compensated with equity in the startup. You can then also specify the relevant details, such as compensation level and the field of expertise… Read more…

Adding People
Monday, November 22nd, 2010

You can invite team members to join your startup by clicking “add new person”. There you will specify what role the person has in the startup and an invitation will be sent via e-mail to the specified e-mail address. You can also see what “status” the invitation is in and make individuals “admins” of your… Read more…

Details
Monday, November 22nd, 2010

In the “details” section you can add information the startup profile, such as the name, address and date of being founded. These details can be edited afterward and changed at any time. The “tags” on your profile show up in the list view of people, such as your areas of expertise can be used to… Read more…