K9 Ventures

SEPTEMBER 8, 2015

After the acquisition of SneakerLabs, he served as the Vice-President of Interactive Technologies for E.piphany. 2) New market (less common form, examples are Lyft and eShares) and 3) New business model (least common, non-K9 portfolio examples are PriceLine and SolarCity). Frighteningly Early.

San Francisco 48

San Francisco Early Stage Portfolio Software Engineering 48

YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 5, 2013

Add in sponsorships with payment brands (kind of like the co-branded credit card business model) to eliminate remaining costs and fund additional word of mouth advertising. Local businesses in Singapore report up to 5x increase in repeat business , up to 7x increase in fan acquisition rates and 10x increase in word of mouth.

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Programming Turkey Social Media Redemption 150

ConversionXL

MARCH 19, 2020

The best drivers apply the brakes just ahead of the curve (they take out excess costs), turn hard toward the apex of the curve (identify the short list of projects that will form the next business model), and accelerate hard out of the curve (spend and hire before markets have rebounded). Image source ). Accepting that is key.

Marketing 121

Marketing Campaign Non-Compete Lean 121

Steve Blank

APRIL 15, 2011

This week they were testing one of the most confusing sections of a company’s business model – Customer Relationships - the activities used to “Get, Keep and Grow” customers in a physical or virtual (web or mobile) channel. But the big project for the week was testing and analyzing Customer Acquisition Costs. Can the D.C.

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www.inc.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Jumpstart was one of Grahams first clients; it signed on shortly after he founded Arizona Bay, in 2000. But with the help of Grahams company, which specializes in creating tech systems for start-ups, Jumpstart grew to more than $50 million in revenue--enough to make it an attractive acquisition for media conglomerate Hachette Filipacchi.

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Arizona Equity Iowa Venture Capital 40

thebarefootvc

JANUARY 15, 2020

acquisition of Plaid by Visa, in a highly competitive deal, shows how even the largest incumbents are feeling pressure to innovate and need to think outside of their current business models. Along those lines, I have been spending time thinking of the the continued digitization of the financial services sector.

Disintermediation 69

Disintermediation Aggregator China API 69

Seeing Both Sides

JULY 11, 2013

Across our portfolio and in my own entrepreneurial experience, I have seen three main sales models work successfully in scaling B2B sales: 1) Enterprise; 2) Telephone; and 3) Developer-driven. The typical quota for a sales rep varies by type of business model (SaaS vs. perpetual), product gross margin (e.g.,

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Growthink Blog

MARCH 28, 2018

Because in his lifetime, he founded and grew not one, not two, but three multi-billion dollar businesses. With three different business models. A key to the success of AutoNation was Wayne learning to temper his “grow by super-fast acquisition” spirit that so drove the success of Waste management and Blockbuster.

Chicago 48

Chicago Business Model Acquisition Video 48

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2012

In 1998 there were around 850 VC funds and by 2000 there were 2,300. By 2000 the total LP commitments had mushroomed to more than $100 billion. The numbers of potential buyers had decreased dramatically both because large companies were shedding jobs and because many past buyers simply lacked resources to make acquisitions.

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Venture Capital Technical Review LP Mobile 347

ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

However, in hindsight, and especially in light of all of the recent acquisitions of the aforementioned, I believe we had a core advantage to really plug into the “second wave” of social, which has the potential to be even more disruptive than the first. Some potential investors told us we were late to the party. Don’t Depend On Timing.

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Social Media Flash Business Model Startup 152

Duct Tape Marketing

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Well, Uber has actually made new things possible in cities, new business models possible, uh, new businesses possible. So when you take a look at the major causes and decrease in firm value, and once again, I'm talking fortune 2000 firms, but I think it attracts to smaller businesses too.

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Technical Review Networking United States Artificial Inteligence 62

This is going to be BIG.

MARCH 21, 2011

If there’s a jobs startup within 2000 miles of NYC, I will see it. After a recent talent acquisition in the mobile space, a friend of mine said, “That’s what you get for building in a good neighborhood.” business model. People are getting rid of their jobs businesses (Hotjobs) and not really looking to get into new ones.

Acquisition 110

Acquisition IPO Database Mobile 110

Occam's Razor

MAY 2, 2017

#tearsofpain One way of removing silos and focusing on the entire business is to leverage Acquisition, Behavior and Outcome metrics. This will allow our senior business leaders to see the complete picture, see more of cause and effect, and create incentives for the disparate teams to work together.

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Metrics Acquisition eCommerce Analytics 141

ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

However, in hindsight, and especially in light of all of the recent acquisitions of the aforementioned, I believe we had a core advantage to really plug into the “second wave” of social, which has the potential to be even more disruptive than the first. Some potential investors told us we were late to the party. Don’t Depend On Timing.

Social Media 103

Social Media Flash Business Model Startup 103

Seeing Both Sides

AUGUST 16, 2012

TripAdvisor may be one of the most fascinating companies I know and so I was excited to dig into their business model as part of my series on scaling. TripAdvisor is more of a classic consumer Internet success story, but with even more powerful network effects and an amazing business model. Big Data meets travel…in 2000.

Part-Time VPE 54

Part-Time VPE Software Review Costa Rica Technical Review 54

BeyondVC

SEPTEMBER 28, 2005

I have shared many of these thoughts in earlier posts like " The web-based platform " last October and " Web-based businesses circa 2004." " Web 1999/2000. Customer acquisition. Business Models. In other words, these business models are quite capital efficient. Critical Mass.

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Web API Open Source Business Model 60

BeyondVC

MARCH 31, 2004

In early 2000, we seeded a Xerox PARC spin-out called Outride (formerly called Groupfire) which aimed to bring personal search to the web by learning from a surfer’s prior searches or his workgroup or community’s prior searches. Google just launched a new version of personal search based on user preferences.

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Search Java San Jose Cofounder 60

SVPG

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

Those were the technology-powered innovations that enabled the new, much more desirable business model. Yet the team got the new service up and running and used this to power and grow their business for another 7 years, until they disrupted themselves again by moving aggressively to the streaming model.

Product 60

Product Technical Review Software Review Engineer 60

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 12, 2010

Business model: Premium brands offer select goods (often excess inventory) for sale at 40%-70% discounts; consumers need to be invited by existing member or via application to participate in private sales; HauteLook collects percentage of gross sale. TechCrunch article. Metrics: 2.5mm members, 1,000 brands, 2,500 sale events to-date.

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Venture Capital Los Angeles Oakland Asia 217

Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

JUNE 19, 2010

It’s transformed my life in terms of the freedoms I’ve had and what kind of life I’ve been able to live and what kind of business I’ve been able to run. I got out of the university in early 2000 and I never went on to a full-time job, so it’s always been an online business for me. I own my own house. Buy sites in your market.

Technical Review 76

Technical Review Software Review Prospectus Audience 76

maplebutter.com

JANUARY 8, 2013

I’m not afraid to pick up the phone, cold call someone, use LinkedIn to find someone who’s recently left a company that might be considered competitive and ask them for advise around the business model and marketplace. Acquisition / Lifetime Value, etc. Now our biz model is lighter, more flexible. So build a strong base.

Technical Review 44

Technical Review Startup Cofounder Software Review 44

Agile VC

APRIL 13, 2012

The kinds of places where you have to sign an NDA when you walk in the lobby… When I lived and worked in the bay area (2000-2005) virtually all the startups were down on the peninsula somewhere.

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Silicon Valley San Francisco San Jose Startup 185

andrewchenblog.com

JANUARY 28, 2010

To become profitable using a freemium business model, this simple equation must hold true: Lifetime value > Cost per acquisition + Cost of service (paying & free) Said in plain english, the lifetime value of your paying customers needs to be greater than the cost it took to acquire them, plus, the cost servicing all users (free or paying).

CPA 51

CPA Retention Viral Acquisition 51

online.wsj.com

SEPTEMBER 23, 2012

The results were similar when he examined data for companies funded from 2000 to 2010, he says. In early 2011 an acquisition by a Fortune 500 company fell apart. His findings are based on data from more than 2,000 companies that received venture funding, generally at least $1 million, from 2004 through 2010.

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Venture Capital Software Review Rhode Island North Dakota 107

Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 15, 2017

I have been working with my Partners since November 2000. It was becoming a business model destined to fail. My entire staff had been laid off due to an acquisition by an aggressive v.c. It was in year 2000 and my friend and I were young and ambitious. Photo Credit: Steven Randall. 13- I had no other choice.

Entrepreneur 114

Entrepreneur Czech Republic Retention B2C 114

VC Cafe

JANUARY 16, 2011

IPgallery, a privately held US company, founded in 2000, is a leading global supplier of converged Legacy and Next Generation/IMS Value Added Services for Voice, Video, and Data. Series ORG-2000 is OriginGPS smallest fully featured GPS receiver. Mer Telecom. - Rad Data Communication.

Mobile 103

Mobile Securities and Exchange Commission Flash IP 103

Up and Running

DECEMBER 9, 2014

Bates: Josh, it reminds me of when I was doing web sites back in the day in 2000 and 1998 and instead of going and being able to buy a shopping cart you had to code the shopping cart from scratch. In a subscription business, there three to five times would be a really good multiple for that ratio. Bates: You know Josh—.

Small Business 95

Small Business Finance Forecast Metrics 95