David Teten

JUNE 1, 2011

Deal aggregation websites Increasing in popularity, trying to increase market efficiency. To maximize value and sale price, wider net is better There is a lot of un-invested capital sitting in funds and outside-in it is hard to tell the internal dynamics, so casting a wide net increases chances of a good outcome.

Private Equity 122

Private Equity Deal Flow Equity Developer 122

abovethecrowd.com

OCTOBER 1, 2013

No other metric so holistically captures as many critical aspects of a web site – user design, usability, performance, convenience, ad effectiveness, net promoter score, customer satisfaction – all in a single measurement. Unfortunately, conversion improvements typically are the aggregate gain of 100 tiny improvements, not one silver bullet.

Metrics 93

Metrics Conversion Internet Acquisition 93

abovethecrowd.com

APRIL 20, 2016

Many have noted that the aggregate shareholder value created by all of the Unicorns will vastly overshadow the losses from the inevitable failed unicorns. In late 2015, many public technology companies saw a significant retrenchment in their share prices primarily as a result of a reduction in valuation multiples.

IPO 40

IPO Term Sheet Silicon Valley Valuation 40

View from Seed

OCTOBER 29, 2014

Most folks reading this will know that many startups were built in part with the help of venture capital. A smaller portion of the total capital in the VC ecosystem comes from high net worth individuals. Lee’s posts also appear regularly on View From Seed. Subscribe here for more. Insurance Companies.

LP 335

LP Private Equity Institutional Investors Venture Capital 335

Cracking the Code

OCTOBER 10, 2008

This single number is the key to determine your level of sales and marketing investment and is very simple to calculate by looking at a quarterly GAAP P&L: you just have to divide the annualized net gross margin added during the quarter by the sales and marketing costs of the previous quarter. Philippe Botteri. Bessemer SaaS Law # 4.

Software Review 48

Software Review North America Europe Metrics 48

techcrunch.com

FEBRUARY 19, 2010

Researchers polled experts in lending, mezzanine capital, private equity, venture capital and private businesses themselves. Not a big shock, but things don’t look pretty, especially in the venture capital world. 41% of them feel that they qualify for venture capital funding. Add to this that 72.7%

Venture Capital 62

Venture Capital Technical Review Sweat Equity Valuation 62

Cracking the Code

FEBRUARY 4, 2008

This introduction was also the opportunity to illustrate the amazing growth of our software and saas portfolio in the past years, with aggregated revenues reaching $1.2B Venture Capital. (3). Best Venture and Technology Podcasts for 2007. Explore Venture Capital. Favorite Podcasts. (1). internet. (6).

Software Review 48

Software Review South Korea IPO Portfolio 48

Up and Running

DECEMBER 9, 2014

There are actually a lot of tools and technologies available now to really streamline your day and as I said earlier it’s amazing. If you’re looking for five million dollars, you should be thinking institutional capital. Two, working capital and expense management. Four, technology. One, need for funding.

Small Business 95

Small Business Finance Forecast Metrics 95

VC Cafe

JUNE 19, 2020

This is a good time as ever to examine whether financial focus is now shifting towards Impact as an opportunity for companies, and how technologies that intentionally tackle social and environmental issues are becoming business models with strong returns. Business as usual is no longer an option,” they conclude.

Venture Capital 174

Venture Capital Global South Africa 174

abovethecrowd.com

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Our firm has had the good fortune to invest in many two-sided networks that used information aggregation, supplier aggregation, and user generated content to attract and inform consumers and resultantly disrupt and change different industries. He is one of Silicon Valley’s legendary venture capitalists.

Singapore 43

Singapore Government Silicon Valley Software Review 43