Occam's Razor

SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

This audience is immensely attractive to Brands and Marketers around the world. Completely ignore the question of whether Facebook works (for many, many, many companies it is a very effective marketing channel). It is always so cool to run marketing campaigns in large homogenous markets (like Europe, Asia, or large chunks of the US).

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Metrics Advertising Marketing Social Media 165

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 20, 2018

The net result is that often I find founders who don’t really know where they stand, what they would need to do in order to get an investment, who has to decide, what is the process to get that decision and what are the next steps in the process. you’ve at least gotten informed about the LA market for when you do ever want to invest?

LP 189

LP Software Review Europe Founder 189

YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 28, 2018

Would it benefit you to consider expanding your business into the international markets? Expanded Market Outreach. The first benefit of expanding your business worldwide is pretty obvious: You’ll tap into new markets and increase your market outreach. Private investors also expand abroad to tap into new markets.

Global 100

Global Singapore United States Japan 100

Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 27, 2020

Focus on Your Customer to Grow Your Business written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Marketing Podcast with Simon Severino. Simon also teaches Growth, Strategy, and Innovation at select MBA courses across Europe. This episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast is brought to you by Zephyr.

Customer 94

Customer Europe .Net Cloud 94

Steve Blank

MARCH 17, 2020

Subtract your monthly gross burn rate from your monthly revenue to get your net burn rate. This math works in a normal market…. Unfortunately, it’s no longer a normal market. If you are selling to businesses (a B-to-B market) have your customers’ sales dropped? and Europe into a long recession? Laying off people?

Burn Rate 436

Burn Rate Startup Valuation Sales Cycle 436

View from Seed

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

This is true not only in terms of GAAP net profit (most conservative representation of profit), but also Airbnb’s FCF is well above even its adjusted EBITDA (most liberal representation of profit, sometimes referred to in jest as “profit before the bad stuff”). So Where Does Airbnb They Go From Here?

North America 401

North America IPO Prospectus Europe 401

The Equity Kicker

NOVEMBER 9, 2015

The first one of these says that the market must be big enough, and the next five are characteristics of markets open to disruption. Alex’s analysis ports well to the UK and Europe, and the biggest challenge we have from a venture perspective with many ecommerce ideas is potential market size.

eCommerce 60

eCommerce Marketing .Net Distribution 60

ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

Social media isn’t a perfect source of market research: It’s not a representative sample and, for small businesses, it’s simply too small of a sample. Not all social media market research comes from active participation. So what are the primary methods of social media market research? But it’s not for everyone.

Social Media 129

Social Media Media Marketing Campaign 129

YoungUpstarts

JUNE 7, 2018

The success of luxury online fashion retailer Net-A-Porter and its merger with Yoox, as well as the increased visibility of platforms like Farfetch and the like, have proved them wrong. Learning to master them will become increasingly critical for luxury brands to gain market shares. That assumption is now being challenged.

Artificial Inteligence 147

Artificial Inteligence Cofounder .Net Merger 147

ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

net,info etc), domains you searched previously, “variations you might consider”, premium domains, country/region specific domains, “add 5 more domains and get bulk pricing” popup banner with “get 3″ or “get 5″ additional extentsions for a deal, email plan. Bundling ftw!

Sales 125

Sales Phoenix Email Europe 125

Cracking the Code

JANUARY 22, 2009

While it may make sense to offer very slight adjustments for favorable payment terms and one time revenue, net additions to MRR should dominate the sales rep’s thoughts. Labels: SaaS , sales and marketing. Zaki Usman Director of Marketing www.Severa.com. Europe Consumer. (1). sales and marketing. (10).

Software Review 91

Software Review Clawback Sales Salary 91

Occam's Razor

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

Winners, well before they think data or tool, have a well structured Digital Marketing & Measurement Model. This article guides you in understanding the value of the Digital Marketing & Measurement Model (notice the repeated emphasis on Marketing, not just Measurement), and how to create one for yourself. Acquisition.

Marketing 166

Marketing Campaign Acquisition Analytics 166

Pascal's View

AUGUST 28, 2010

The study reveals that, both on average and for all but seven years between 1977 and 2005, existing firms are net job destroyers, losing 1 million jobs net combined per year. … Four of the twenty companies with the largest market capitalization in the U.S.—Microsft, ii) Clearing the backlog in the U.S.

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Venture Capital America Initial Public Offering IPO 56

The Equity Kicker

JANUARY 27, 2016

Apple has $160bn of net cash and has paid $153bn to shareholders, for a total of $313bn. US That got me thinking, so I took a look at corporate R&D spend and it turns out that 2014 spend in the US was over $250bn and in Europe it was over $200bn. US private tech funding 2006-2015: $258bn (real). They have to.

Venture Capital 60

Venture Capital Entrepreneur Europe .Net 60

The Equity Kicker

JUNE 1, 2015

Generalising, I would say that the defining companies in any new market are anointed as adoption of the new technology or product passes through 10-20% of the potential customer base. The scale and significance of those companies then depends on the size of the market and the opportunity for profit.

Technology 60

Technology eCommerce Vertical India 60

Start Up Blog

APRIL 28, 2011

The above equation is something that marketers, brands and businesses need to take note of. For example, it’s no longer acceptable for fashion from Europe or anywhere to be a season late. Forget the net – launch with mobile. A nice example is net-a-porter. Meaning & Value > Volume.

Moldova 91

Moldova Internet Australia Libya 91

Growthink Blog

MARCH 25, 2013

Crowdfunding, private equity and debt secondary markets like Second Market and SharesPost, peer-to-peer lending sites like Prosper.com and Lending Club, and the Big Three social networking giants - Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter - have made information and intelligence on, and access to opportunities better and greater than ever before.

Government 93

Government Media Private Equity United States 93

The Equity Kicker

JULY 13, 2012

Fashion is a huge market and anyone with an interest in the space will know that there are a huge number of startups trying to make a piece of it their own. My favourite story about Chris is that in the early days of Lyst he hustled his way into a relationship with Net-a-Porter by becoming a menswear model. favourited) go on sale.

Metadata 94

Metadata .Net Europe Stock 94

BeyondVC

MARCH 25, 2004

.” The company has a blue chip list of customers like Cingular Wireless and Sprint PCS in the United States; Globe Telecom, KDDI Corp, NTT DoCoMo, Optus and Singtel in Asia Pacific; and mmO2 and Orange in Europe. In addition, the company had net income of $1.2mm for FY03.

IPO 60

IPO United States .Net Software Review 60

ReadWriteStart

JANUARY 13, 2012

Clearly, the solution offers some concrete value, and conceivably, OMS can look at the global market later on in their evolution. The notion of Indian companies bringing software technology to the Western market at dramatically lower price-points is one that I have highlighted on many prior occasions.

India 117

India Entrepreneur Asia Programming 117

thebarefootvc

MARCH 8, 2012

I saw some specific gaps in the market which I looked to address: NYC: I have been fortunate to be a part of the surge of entrepreneurial activity in NYC over the past several years. With RTP, I plan to help portfolio companies across the US access the fast growing emerging markets.

Silicon Valley 69

Silicon Valley Ghana Venture Capital India 69

Spencer Fry

JUNE 29, 2011

At the end of the day, you have to build a service that people want to use or no amount of marketing or advertising will help. For example, if Carbonmade knows that wedding photographers in Europe convert higher than any other users, we can target where they like to hang out (forums, blogs, newsletters, offline, etc.).

Philippines 77

Philippines Viral Bootstrapping Europe 77

abovethecrowd.com

APRIL 17, 2013

The percentage rake is the amount that the marketplace charges as a percentage of GMS (gross merchandise sales), which typically represents net revenues for the marketplace. Booking.com is the unquestioned leader in online travel in Europe, and represents a substantial portion of TPG’s astounding $35B market capitalization.

Europe 101

Europe Social Network Technical Review IPO 101

Cracking the Code

DECEMBER 11, 2015

You can read the full story here ) #8 Engine Developing a scalable sales and marketing engine is a key element of success for SaaS companies. Docusign, Peopledoc): typical outbound sales model targeting mid market+ companies and relying on being able to hire consistently sales people making their quota.

San Francisco 48

San Francisco Churn Rate Silicon Valley Engineer 48

Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook

NOVEMBER 20, 2015

Yes, it’s a market driven meritocracy. I’ve always assumed that as the years go by, more and more Americans (and this extends to most of Europe and the free world) would take the entrepreneurial plunge. Tax breaks, services, cheap offices and telecom, advice — and transitional safety nets for those who fail.

Developer 48

Developer Entrepreneur Salary Government 48

View from Seed

AUGUST 30, 2016

Let me start with a few addresses: 1355 Market Street. Incepted in 2012, Alignable’s platform hit the market in 2014, and since then, we’ve seen hundreds of thousands of business owners in North America join. SMBs represent 55% of jobs and 66% of all net new jobs since the 1970s. 2029 Stierlin Court. 1 Hacker Way.

Social Media 185

Social Media B2B North America Media 185

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 2, 2009

The net effect for [my company] for example is we are now doing reasonably well. We could do more in 2010 with more VC investment; the doubling assumes only ratable increase in marketing spend to achieve profitability. I had just moved back to the US from living in Europe for 11 years. Fast forward to my second company.

Founder 329

Founder Liquidation Preference Term Sheet Participating Preferred 329

Hearpreneur

JANUARY 21, 2022

One day you think you’ve already figured it out, then the next day slaps you across your face with another mandate change or sudden shift of marketing trends you are following, and the list of subtle (or major) changes goes on. Last year we focused on creating valuable, exclusive, and unique content for the influencer marketing industry.

Technical Review 120

Technical Review Entrepreneur Curation Software Review 120

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 29, 2015

I love people who have been put to the test – whether by market forces or even by their own stupid mistakes – and come back stronger. But markets don’t generally love failure. When you’ve failed you at least think twice about the safety net albeit you may still take the leap. They know they can survive.”

South Korea 150

South Korea Italy Recapitalization Germany 150

Jason Ball

DECEMBER 15, 2009

Delticom – online tire sales (yes, tires) €200M Revenues, €53M gross profit, €15M Ebitda, €10M net profit. Also, I was at Noah earlier in the month; company after company spewed out fantastic stats: Betfair- online betting, 6.5m trades per day, 5 bn pageviews per month, 2.5m Zed- entertainment ( [link] ). new registrations per day.

Venture Capital 28

Venture Capital Europe .Net Revenue 28

ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

We’ll also give you creative fuel by breaking down how Lemonade has used branding to disrupt the market. They are more aware of marketing gimmicks than ever before. Thrive Market is positioned as a provider of healthy food products for busy, eco-conscious shoppers. How Lemonade positions itself in a crowded market.

Campaign 109

Campaign Social Media Audience Channel 109

Duct Tape Marketing

JANUARY 4, 2023

Grow Your Business Faster Through Experimentation written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Marketing Podcast with Andrew Warden. In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast , I interview Andrew Warden. Take The Marketing Assessment: Take the Assessment. And it's not always about marketing.

SEO 87

SEO Audience Channel Campaign 87

Duct Tape Marketing

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Speed Up Your Business Growth Through Experimentation written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Marketing Podcast with Andrew Warden. In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast , I interview Andrew Warden. Take The Marketing Assessment: Take the Assessment. 22:44] Where can people learn more?

SEO 84

SEO Channel Campaign Audience 84

Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 3, 2021

We have put a long-term goal of attaining the highest market capitalization, primarily focusing on our finances and management in a bid to achieve the highest market value and cap position. This has challenged me to take new risks and investments that have helped put my business on the market and increase its sales.

Entrepreneur 117

Entrepreneur Africa South America Europe 117

Steve Blank

JUNE 22, 2011

The Combined Bomber Offensive of Germany and occupied Europe during WWII was designed to do just that.). Our financial systems (banks, stock market, credit cards, mortgages, etc.) Your net worth and mine exists because there are financial records that tell us how many “dollars” (or Euros, Yen, etc.) exist as bits.

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Internet Silicon Valley United States .Net 295

maplebutter.com

JANUARY 8, 2013

Written By Dan Martell on February 2nd, 2012 | Category: Hiring LeanStartup Marketing Metrics Startup Life | 6 Comments. Take the market and break it down into smaller chunks. Do that – nothing else but one product / company / focus and get to $1M in sales with atleast $15% net profit. Why do I do it? do something else.

Technical Review 44

Technical Review Startup Cofounder Software Review 44

VC Cafe

APRIL 8, 2010

TEVA INCREASES WORLD MARKET SHARE IN RATIOPHARM PURCHASE. Through the acquisition of Ratiopharm, which is the second-largest player in the German generics market, Europe’s biggest, Israel’s Teva becomes number one in Europe as its presence in Spain, Italy and France is also boosted.

OTC 68

OTC Brazil Paraguay 68