Hello! My name is Radik Dautov, I am a graduate of the Higher School of Economics (HSE), and currently I am writing a dissertation on Internet companies. I think its results will be interesting, so I appeal to you for assistance in carrying out the practical part of the work.
The purpose of the study is to determine what sources of financing exist / prevail in Russian Internet companies / projects at the initial stages of their development.
If you have / had your own Internet company / project, please follow the link
bit.ly/cJWvX9 and answer a few questions. It takes less than 10 minutes. Confidentiality is guaranteed. The results of the survey will publish in the next post.
Before you begin to answer, please read the descriptions of the stages of development of the Internet company / project that are used in the study.
Seed (initial or seeding stage) The stage is characterized by the presence of a business idea or project. The process of forming a company and creating a management team is underway. At this stage, research and development is carried out (a prototype is being developed) and marketing research begins.
Start-up At this stage, the company has already been formed, there are prototypes and prototypes, and work is underway to bring products to the market. There is a refinement of the target audience and the main tools for attracting it, testing these tools, working out ways to monetize (generate income).
Early stage / growth - sales of the company's products are underway, although there is still no stable profit. At this stage, the company is at the break-even point.
Poll
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