Kate Hopkins | How I Tested a Portfolio Ops Platform

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Kate shares her journey of building OneGuide, a platform that provides leverage to PE and VC firms.

She initially started with a marketplace model, but realized that startups were not willing to pay for access to experts.

She then pivoted to selling to PE and VC firms, offering them a centralized platform for resources and an extended network of experts. Kate discusses the challenges of selling to firms, the importance of testing, and the evolution of OneGuide's features.

She emphasizes the need for patience and the willingness to iterate and adapt along the way.

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Kate Hopkins | How I Tested a Portfolio Ops Platform

How I Tested That

published about a year ago

MP3•Episode home

Kate shares her journey of building OneGuide, a platform that provides leverage to PE and VC firms.

She initially started with a marketplace model, but realized that startups were not willing to pay for access to experts.

She emphasizes the need for patience and the willingness to iterate and adapt along the way.

32 episodes

#Tech #Business #David J BLand #Testing Business Ideas #David Bland #Lean Startup #Design Thinking #Business Model #Entrepreneurship #Innovation

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