The 12 Days of Start-Up: An Entrepreneur Holiday CarolIf you're a bah-humbug type you may not find this amusing. But if you can pull yourself out of your Scroogeness, you may just find yourself singing along.
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Warning: Holiday cheer ahead.
If you're a bah-humbug type you may not find this amusing. But if you can pull yourself out of your Scroogeness, you may just find yourself singing along.
It's the most wonderful time of the year. Get ready to jingle all the way. May your days be merry and bright. And may columnists overuse holiday clichés to bring you new renditions of classic holiday songs.
I give you my version of the 12 Days of Christmas for a Startup.
On the first day of start-up my business yielded me:
The first round of seed funding.
On the second day of start-up my business yielded me:
Two employees
和第一轮种子资金。
On the third day of start-up my business yielded me:
Three iterations
Two employees
和第一轮种子资金。
On the fourth day of start-up my business yielded me:
Four A/B tests
Three iterations
Two employees
和第一轮种子资金。
On the fifth day of start-up my business yielded me:
Free pub-lic-i-ty!
Four A/B tests
Three iterations
Two employees
和第一轮种子资金。
On the sixth day of start-up my business yielded me:
如果x investors calling
Free pub-lic-i-ty!
Four A/B tests
Three iterations
Two employees
和第一轮种子资金。
On the seventh day of start-up my business yielded me:
Seven more employees
如果x investors calling
Free pub-lic-i-ty!
Four A/B tests
Three iterations
Two employees
和第一轮种子资金。
On the eighth day of start-up my business yielded me:
Eight thousand users
Seven more employees
如果x investors calling
Free pub-lic-i-ty!
Four A/B tests
Three iterations
Two employees
和第一轮种子资金。
On the ninth day of start-up my business yielded me:
Nine consultants knocking
Eight thousand using
Seven people selling
如果x investors calling
Free pub-lic-i-ty!
Four A/B tests
Three iterations
Two employees
和第一轮种子资金。
On the tenth day of start-up my business yielded me:
Ten slides for pitching
Nine consultants knocking
Eight thousand using
Seven people selling
如果x investors calling
Free pub-lic-i-ty!
Four A/B tests
Three iterations
Two employees
和第一轮种子资金。
On the eleventh day of start-up my business yielded me:
Eleven months of doubting
Ten slides for pitching
Nine consultants knocking
Eight thousand using
Seven people selling
如果x investors calling
Free pub-lic-i-ty!
Four A/B tests
Three iterations
Two employees
和第一轮种子资金。
On the twelfth day of start-up my business yielded me:
Twelve months of profit
Eleven months of doubting
Ten slides for pitching
Nine consultants knocking
Eight thousand using
Seven people selling
如果x investors calling
Free pub-lic-i-ty!
Four A/B tests
Three iterations
Two employees
和第一轮种子资金。
Here's to a productive and profitable 2016! Thanks for your readership. I look forward to bringing you more content in the new year.
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