http://giffconstable.com/2010/02/keeping-it-simple-unit-economics/ Giff Constable's blog on technology, media, startups, and whatever else interests me Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:32:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 http://giffconstable.com/2010/02/keeping-it-simple-unit-economics/comment-page-1/#comment-3267 Where path breakers meet path makers « Acara Institute Sat, 11 Dec 2010 12:59:06 +0000 http://giffconstable.com/?p=478#comment-3267 [...] The conference began with a panel discussion on the future of social entrepreneurship. Discussions on innovation and impact investing followed. On one hand,Joe Madiath from GramVikas spoke about markets not being the panacea of all evils, on the other hand Ashish from Monitor spoke about the importance of scaling up. Joe’s advice for social entrepreneurs: ‘If you have passion in your belly and compassion in your heart, you are in the right place to start a social venture.’ Investor session saw VentureEast and Acumen stressing the importance of unit economics. [...] [...] The conference began with a panel discussion on the future of social entrepreneurship. Discussions on innovation and impact investing followed. On one hand,Joe Madiath from GramVikas spoke about markets not being the panacea of all evils, on the other hand Ashish from Monitor spoke about the importance of scaling up. Joe’s advice for social entrepreneurs: ‘If you have passion in your belly and compassion in your heart, you are in the right place to start a social venture.’ Investor session saw VentureEast and Acumen stressing the importance of unit economics. [...]

]]> http://giffconstable.com/2010/02/keeping-it-simple-unit-economics/comment-page-1/#comment-331 Tasks for non-coder founders — giffconstable.com Thu, 29 Apr 2010 15:15:03 +0000 http://giffconstable.com/?p=478#comment-331 [...] model. Understand your business ecology (customers, partners, competitors, investors, etc), expected economics, and model out a basic P&L. Study customer acquisition methods and network with other [...] [...] model. Understand your business ecology (customers, partners, competitors, investors, etc), expected economics, and model out a basic P&L. Study customer acquisition methods and network with other [...]

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