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Groupon's S-1: From Zero to Like? Billions in 30 Months ? AGILEVC

Agile VC

How They Make Money: Groupon keeps a share of the coupon value (typically 40-50%) as its net revenue (1). in net revenue and passes $0.58 2010 Net Income: -$389M (net loss) (2). Financial Snapshot: 2010 Revenue: $713M. Run Rate Revenue: $2.6B (Q1 2011 annualized). 2010 Gross Profit: $280M. to the merchant.

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Cliff Notes S-1: Kayak ? AGILEVC

Agile VC

How They Do It: Aggregate data from travel data warehouses like ITA as well as indexing travel providers websites, provide this information to consumers in a highly customizable search engine. 2010 Net Income: $8 million. 2010 Operating Income: $16 million. Founding Date: 2004. Headquarters: Norwalk, CT & Concord, MA.

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VCs eating our own dog food: Using technology and analytics to make better investments

David Teten

I walk through below how progressive investors are using technology and analytics throughout all of their operations. We are also seeing technology evaluation as an increasingly important part of LP operational due diligence. To learn more about this space, I suggest join an online community I co-founded, PEVCTech. .

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Asset Management Is A Bizarre Industry Ripe For Disruption

David Teten

This is very different from the way most of us think about investing; in our personal lives and in most operating businesses, investors try to spend as little as possible for the maximum results. I don’t think that a Net Present Value calculation is appropriate for every company. In aggregate, angels are significant investors.