Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 2, 2022

The value proposition must clearly define the target customer, the customer’s problem and pain, your unique solution, and the net benefit of this solution from the customer's perspective. Distribution. How do you distribute your product or service? What is the need you fill or problem you solve? Target market.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 7, 2013

Anyone who reads this blog frequently will know that I am a big believer in low-cost video content and specifically the power of YouTube as a content creation & distribution platform. Distribution costs have, too. The industry finally has one of their own at the helm of the largest YouTube network.

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Video Los Angeles Technical Cofounder CTO Hire 320

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 21, 2023

This includes personal and team commitments to delivery schedules, quality assurance, manufacturing, and distribution requirements. Net result and reward. Many innovations are jeopardized by team members and leaders who are hesitant to accept full accountability. Training and coaching. Reward your people.

Intellectual Property 343

Intellectual Property Metrics .Net Social Network 343

The Startup Magazine

APRIL 17, 2024

If you live in an urban area, a construction company could net you a lot of money. You can create fliers that you can distribute around neighborhoods. Larger projects could net you a good sum. There are a lot of lucrative business opportunities out there. You want to make sure that your company is a legally sound one, though.

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Due Diligence Finder .Net Texas 119

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 18, 2014

You can review all the specifics of this approach in a book by Nathan Furr and Paul Ahlstrom, appropriately titled “ Nail It then Scale It: The Entrepreneur''s Guide to Creating and Managing Breakthrough Innovation ,” but I will net it out here. Great businesses begin with a customer problem that has a big and monetizable pain point.

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Entrepreneur Startup Angel Investor Technical Review 283

Version One Ventures

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

When I started Version One Ventures in 2012, every experienced VC shared the same rule of thumb: we had to return 3x net consistently to stay in business (i.e. 3x the invested capital net of fees over a period of about ten years for a net IRR in the low twenties). The chart below shows the numbers as of June 30, 2021. . .

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Venture Capital IRR Private Equity Seed Stage 201

ReadWriteStart

JULY 7, 2021

Acceptance of multiple payment methods – Customers can easily pay for their courier services availed of through debit cards, credit cards, cash, e-wallets, net banking, and wire transfers. Efficient payment management – In reality, t he admin ensures timely distribution of commission and bonus to the courier delivery personnel.

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Technical Review Artificial Inteligence Demand Social Media 163

ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Customer Lifetime Value is first and foremost, influenced by factors that are your KPIs: RFM distribution; Margin; Customer Experience (Product reviews, Net Promoter Score, Customer Effort Score, etc.); RFM distribution. Net Promoter Score (NPS). Customer retention rate; New customer stickiness. Image source ).

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 12, 2017

You can review all the specifics of this approach in the classic book by Nathan Furr and Paul Ahlstrom, appropriately titled “ Nail It then Scale It: The Entrepreneur's Guide to Creating and Managing Breakthrough Innovation ,” but I will net it out here. Do real tests with real pricing to see if customers will pay you, without being pushed.

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Startup Angel Investor Technical Review Incubator 161

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 20, 2012

You can review all the specifics of this approach in a recent book by Nathan Furr and Paul Ahlstrom, appropriately titled “ Nail It then Scale It: The Entrepreneur's Guide to Creating and Managing Breakthrough Innovation ,” but I will net it out here. Great businesses begin with a customer problem that has a big and monetizable pain point.

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Startup Angel Investor Technical Review Incubator 296

This is going to be BIG.

NOVEMBER 30, 2014

My two most recent deals involve a distribution of labor or direct sales, and two of my upcoming deals are similarly structured. Being on the platform would be a huge boost to their net income. With some platforms, I can''t help but think that a heck of a lot of human effort was expended to net the platform not a lot of cash.

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Distribution Venture Capital .Net Sales 114

Feld Thoughts

DECEMBER 14, 2020

That day, I wrote a post titled The Future Of Work Is Distributed. I had no idea that four months later, all office workers in the world would be working from home, and within six months, the idea of distributed and remote work would be a topic discussed daily. Distributed work is here.

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ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Where Airbnb recognized the value in another platform, Dropbox doubled down on the strength of its product as a distribution channel. Don’t cast your net too far and wide. Use qualitative customer surveys and gather Net Promoter Score feedback to understand user intent and friction. The result? What are their desires?

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Retention Marketing Acquisition Channel 113

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

You can review all the specifics of this approach in a new book by Nathan Furr and Paul Ahlstrom, appropriately titled “ Nail It then Scale It: The Entrepreneur's Guide to Creating and Managing Breakthrough Innovation ,” but I will net it out here. Great businesses begin with a customer problem that has a big and monetizable pain point.

Startup 286

Startup Angel Investor Technical Review Incubator 286

Steve Blank

MARCH 31, 2014

Metrics like Return on Net Assets, Return on Capital and Internal Rate of Return are the guiding stars of the board and CEO. Unfortunately as we’ve learned from recent experience, using Return on Net Assets and IRR as proxies for efficiency and execution won’t save a company when their industry encounters creative disruption.

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Private Equity Metrics China Intellectual Property 325

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 25, 2020

This includes personal and team commitments to delivery schedules, quality assurance, manufacturing, and distribution requirements. Net result and reward. Many innovations are jeopardized by team members and leaders who are hesitant to accept full accountability. Training and coaching. Reward your people.

Intellectual Property 360

Intellectual Property Social Network Metrics .Net 360

The Startup Magazine

MAY 4, 2023

The company’s net revenue passes through the business owner’s tax liability. Shrink Your Gross Income Every financial statement reports two incomes – gross and net income. Shrink Your Gross Income Every financial statement reports two incomes – gross and net income.

Small Business 123

Small Business .Net Retention Employee 123

David Teten

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

Howell, Professor of Business Administration at Tuck, writes that you should turn your budgeting process upside down by “reformat[ting] planning and budgeting templates to highlight cash rather than accounting net income.”. Without systems in place to manage distributed spending, finance teams will leave money on the table.”.

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Agile Management Forecast Silicon Valley 60

Up and Running

AUGUST 13, 2014

Typically, an Income Statement is a list of revenue and expenses, with the companys net profit listed at the end. According to Investopedia , operating income is considered the most reliable number reflecting a companys profitability, and can be looked to by financial analysts over net profit.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 1, 2016

LPs have been feeling great about venture capital due to holding valuable paper positions in companies like Uber, Lyft, Airbnb, Dropbox, all of which they feel confident will drive large cash distributions in the future. In fact, if you add the capital flows of the past ten years, there have been just shy of $50 billion in net cash outlays.

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Venture Capital LP Silicon Valley Marketing 150

BeyondVC

JANUARY 3, 2019

For the more advanced enterprises who have migrated to the cloud, this will be a year of net new technology and building applications. While developers can now spin up applications faster than ever before, one of the downsides is the complexity of managing these distributed applications and technologies.

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Stealth Advisory Board Cloud Virginia 79

Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

Distribution. Some companies, such as TransCanna , are pioneering transportation and distribution methods from cannabis manufacturers to consumers. If you are in the extraction end of the business, read up on technologies that will optimize your operations.

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Business Plan Technical Review Forecast Software Review 154

Up and Running

OCTOBER 7, 2019

Net Promoter Score (NPS): measures customer loyalty and satisfaction, which is essential for customer retention and referral marketing. Internal Net Promoter Score: how loyal and satisfied employees are with their work environment. Employee satisfaction, engagement, and motivation are all tied to productivity and retention. .

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Founder Retention Metrics Technical Review 71

Agile VC

APRIL 17, 2011

2010 Net Income: $8 million. Distribution revenue is CPC and CPA. . Historically more revenue came from distribution/lead-gen (57% in 2007), but this tipped in 2008 though appears to be steady from 2009 to 2010 at about 58% advertising and 42% distribution. Kayak generates both distribution (i.e.

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Pre-Money Valuation Liquidation Preference Dividend Common Stock 113

David Teten

JULY 12, 2012

To begin with, the best PR you can build is through satisfied customers with high Net Promoter scores. Distribute press releases on free sites like: PRWeb.com , Free Press Release , and PRLog.com. Building on my earlier post about free publicity , I wanted to share some additional thoughts.

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Venture Capital PR Technical Review Startup 122

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 15, 2013

Maker announced it has raised $62 million this year, acquired an amazing off-YouTube distribution network and grown its business in monetary terms by almost 300% year-over-year off of an already large base. You need to think like a producer of any kind and think about distribution more broadly. ” YouTube takes 45%. Back to video.

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Networking Media Distribution Video 366

Board Effect

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Valve has more than 300 employees, and its net worth is between $2 billion and $4 billion. It’s long been taboo for vendors to access suppliers’ factories and distribution centers. The company decided that they didn’t want or need a hierarchy, so they don’t have one. That’s right! Everyone’s equal.

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Salary Technical Review Social Media Employee 93

Hearpreneur

APRIL 23, 2023

We need a new distribution system that can cater to both large and small volumes. The main aim is to have net-zero carbon emissions in construction. As soon as the system broke down, we were left with a global food shortage that is only just recovering. As demand and consumer behavior change, our supply chains can't keep up.

Technical Review 110

Technical Review Technology Artificial Inteligence Software Review 110

Board Effect

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

When a nonprofit dissolves, it can’t simply distribute its assets to the board or to its members, because that would violate the organization’s nonprofit status. The board should also let the IRS know that this will be their final tax return by checking the box labeled terminated, liquidated, dissolved or distributed net assets.

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Software Review Government Distribution Sales 45

Duct Tape Marketing

OCTOBER 12, 2017

You will want to gather feedback from your attendees and also distribute your event data to other departments in your organization. One of the first things that event marketers should do post-event is send out a net promoter score (NPS) survey to attendees.

Campaign 73

Campaign Marketing Social Media Software Review 73

David Teten

AUGUST 8, 2013

For example, “NET INCREASE IN SOFT DRINK CONSUMPTION” is more informative than “SOFT DRINK CONSUMPTION, 1979-1992.”. For example, whether the data shows consumption of soft drinks, vs. amount of soft drinks entering distribution channels, will affect the interpretation of the numbers. 5) When? 6) How?

Technical Review 114

Technical Review .Net Audience Naming 114

Version One Ventures

DECEMBER 6, 2018

Focus on distribution and understanding your business. Next, figuring out distribution is generally the most important thing to solve between Series A and Series B. It’s even better to be net negative (expansion dollars > churn dollars). Between seed and Series A, a startup typically needs to focus on product-market fit.

Acquisition 150

Acquisition Distribution Metrics Retention 150

Up and Running

MARCH 9, 2022

Financial leverage = operating income/net income. For example, if your gross income last year was $3 million, net income was $4 million, and your operating expenses added up to $2 million, this is how you would calculate your financial leverage ratio. Debt-to-equity ratio = (total liabilities)/(shareholders’ equity).

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Equity .Net Balance Sheet Operations 136

Board Effect

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

A notable part of the 501(c)(3) law states: “The organization must not be organized or operated for the benefit of private interests, and no part of a section 501(c)(3) organization’s net earnings may inure to the benefit of any private shareholder or individual.”. That statement directly defines private inurement. Private Inurement.

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.Net Distribution Salary Employee 107

Feld Thoughts

MAY 28, 2014

When a fund has an exit, it can either distribute the money to its investors (the LPs) or it can “recycle it” and invest it in new and existing companies in the fund. At this point, it would have taken $6m of management fees (2% * 3 years) so it could recycle the $6m (hence, reinvesting it) while distributing $14m to the LPs.

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Management .Net LP Venture Capital 150

Reid Hoffman

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

The decision to ramp up pre-approval production on multiple COVID-19 vaccines so they’d be ready to distribute if proven effective was a classic blitzscaling tactic. To achieve that goal, we must “reach net-zero emissions by 2050 — and get halfway there by 2030.” Then, there’s climate change.

Technical Review 28

Technical Review Green Nigeria .Net 28

ConversionXL

JULY 16, 2021

Too many brands try to cast a wide net. Make sure to update and re-distribute them as needed. Understand your target demographic’s buying habits and what makes them most likely to pull out their wallets. Figure out how your product uniquely fits into the market and drive that message home. More on this later.

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Audience Framework Differentiation Software Review 127