The Unicorn Within

Chapter 08 Accelerate

Moving Ventures from Funding to Product-Market Fit and First Revenue

Your New Venture Team has now traveled, in just twelve weeks, from the glimmerings of an idea to a business plan and, most importantly, to funding.

This achievement is extraordinary. Now is the moment to stop, catch your breath, and put what you’ve just accomplished into perspective. And please celebrate.

Always celebrate the milestones in a company’s story. It builds morale, binds the team together in a sense of shared accomplishment, and marks a point of transition between one critical company era and the next, in the process, motivating the players ...