YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

Yet once the software is coded, it can be reproduced millions of times at virtually no cost. Most of the costs incurred by Microsoft in developing new versions of Windows involve paying engineers to write software codes. These costs are largely fixed. A Borderless Talent Pool.

Technical Review 170

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 5, 2017

There’s a lot you can say about the cohort born between 1982 and 2000. While chatting about a new product with a friend in person can carry some weight, sharing that same feedback with one’s social networks or online reviews can have much more significant impact for a brand. Millennials are cost conscious. They share constantly.

Marketing 150

Marketing eCommerce Technical Review Social Media 150

Steve Blank

MAY 21, 2020

Meanwhile, economists view 15% unemployment as an unacceptable and unsustainable cost of protecting everyone and want the economy to rapidly reopen, accepting that some additional deaths are inevitable. Offer their employer an incentive to compensate for lost productivity – until a vaccine is available.

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View from Seed

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

The need for an alternative to our current meat production is becoming more apparent with each passing day. What I experienced in Afghanistan really stayed with me, and one of the things that I noted was that meat prices have been steadily climbing since about 2000. What would you say is the biggest “cost” in our current situation?

United States 120

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 2, 2014

In fact, since 2000, more than 10 million Americans have filed personal bankruptcy due to their employers’ failed health insurance plan. That’s because every hour you spend managing your employer-provided health insurance is another hour you are not spending managing and improving your product or service.

Software Review 224

Software Review Employee Retention Government 224

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

FEBRUARY 15, 2010

Many of my mistakes can be traced back to a failure to recognize and appreciate "sunk cost.". The term comes from economics: "Sunk Cost" is money you've already spent and cannot get back no matter what. Of course we carbon-based life forms can rarely be described as "rational," especially when it comes to ignoring sunk costs.

Cost 273

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ConversionXL

MARCH 19, 2020

Yet in expansionary periods, successful leaders spent significantly less on [selling, general, and administrative costs] than did their former peers. A focus on cost cutting—every decision is viewed through a loss-minimization lens. As the authors found, “Firms that cut costs faster and deeper than rivals don’t necessarily flourish.

Marketing 121

Marketing Campaign Non-Compete Lean 121

Version One Ventures

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Up until late August, Lightning Labs had capped the channel capacity and payment size for users of their popular implementation of the network to ~$2000 USD and ~$500 respectively to better protect user funds with experimental software. . Other businesses are pushing mainstream Lightning adoption for shopping. 3) Exchanges + HFTs.

Networking 168

Networking Global OTC Security 168

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 16, 2010

But VC is an “illiquid asset&# so funds didn’t disappear quickly - In 2000/01 the stock market quickly adjusted punishing investors in the NASDAQ and in individual public technology stocks. side note: our last fund at GRP Partners is currently ranked as the 5th best performing fund of the year 2000.

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LP Technical Review Early Stage Silicon Valley 311

TechEmpower

FEBRUARY 13, 2013

A site with a million users is much easier to manage today than it was in 2000. Imagine your prototyping is over, and you're building a production system. For production systems, we contend it's often better to select a platform that saves you money in the long run even if it means a few more dollars spent up-front.

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Steve Blank

MARCH 31, 2014

I’m honored to be at a university noted for knowledge, and in a city with 2000 years of history – home of Gaudí one of the 20 th century’s greatest innovators. Smart companies are always looking to make their current products better – and there are many ways to do this. Thank you for the kind introduction. Now look around.

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Private Equity Metrics China Intellectual Property 325

Steve Blank

MAY 6, 2015

I am always surprised when critics complain that the Lean Startup’s Build, Measure, Learn approach is nothing more than “throwing incomplete products out of the building to see if they work.”. Back then, an entrepreneur used a serial product development process that proceeded step-by-step with little if any customer feedback.

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ReadWriteStart

APRIL 26, 2011

MicroVentures isn't disclosing a lot of details about the first three deals that it's funded, but it says that these ranged from $2000 to $25,000 increments, with the average investment roughly $5000. It also allows them to invest smaller amounts. MicroVentures says it makes the process of fundraising easier for entrepreneurs too. Discuss.

Software Review 122

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

APRIL 12, 2010

A disruptive product causes such a large market shift that entire companies collapse (the ones who don't "get it") and new markets appear. It's hard to think of disruptive technologies or products that didn't take many millions of dollars to implement. Disruptive" is the in-vogue word for the opposite of "incremental improvement."

Technical Review 243

Technical Review Software Review Engineer Search 243

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 20, 2011

Infonautics went public in 1996 and Half.com was sold to eBay in 2000. They chose the name First Round Capital because they thought capital would be deployed most efficiently at smaller seed stage rounds considering the cost to build an internet business had come down drastically. Is a completed product necessary to get funding?

Pre-Money Valuation 284

Pre-Money Valuation Technical Review Cofounder Cram Down 284

crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 15, 2013

How should one go about pricing their software product? Before You Add That Feature, Do You Know The Real Cost? How CEOs Stay So Productive | Fast Company – [link]. What is someone going to stop doing when they start using your product? The Value of Taking a Productive Pause – [link]. – [link].

Social Media 107

Social Media Small Business Design Media 107

crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 16, 2014

What Influences People To Buy Products or Services? What Influences People To Buy Products or Services? Knockoff products … an increasingly growing problem at Amazon – crowdspring.co/1g5t0By. What Influences People To Buy Products or Services? Top 10 Factors – crowdspring.co/1jWAkij.

Social Media 92

Social Media Small Business Design Media 92

YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 5, 2013

Or this: “Apple doesn’t do loyalty because they produce outrageously awesome products.” If you own an Apple product, you know what I’m talking about. I wanted to find a way to vastly simplify loyalty programs, eliminating most if not all of the costs and making them much lighter to deploy and manage. A new paradigm.

Programming 150

Programming Turkey Social Media Redemption 150

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 15, 2010

So when Google started pushing AdSense (ads for affiliate or 3rd party sites) they had a HUGE cost advantage. it seems that Twitter should have the same Google-like cost advantage. I don’t believe that search is the only answer in 2010 as it was in 2000. Zazzle] and c) artisan products [etsy, foodzie].

Venture Capital 271

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ConversionXL

MAY 22, 2017

How their product leaders and CMOs embrace the change adjusting product/marketing strategies based on new technologies. In AI implications on Marketing and Analytics , I placed my considerations explaining how and why Artificial Intelligence (AI) will shape the next generation of Analytics and Marketing SaaS products.

Customer 92

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Startup Lessons Learned

FEBRUARY 5, 2013

RFP-EZ and Innovative Contracting Tools Making it easier for the government to do business with small, high-growth tech companies, and enabling the government to buy better, lower-cost tech solutions from the full range of American businesses. The objective of the RFP-EZ 2.0 competitiveness, catalyze the creation and retention of U.S.

Fractional CTO 158

Fractional CTO Government Technical Review Analytics 158

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 22, 2011

I know that most people who are close to them tend to deny their existence, as we saw in the great housing bubble of 2002-2007 and the dot com bubble of 1997-2000. In addition to FOMO it is partly driven by massive increase in valuations for earlier-stage companies who raised money at bit seed prices but who still have product risk.

Saudi Arabia 309

Saudi Arabia Valuation IPO Technical Review 309

YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 19, 2020

Definitely, the cost price comes to one’s mind. It starts from $199 and can range up to $2000 as per your demands. The company also gives the facility of product delivery in an average of 4-5 days. Once you get to know something interesting such as DNA art, you would dream of having it with you.

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Ben's Blog

JUNE 18, 2011

In the last bubble, the S&P hit 44x in January 2000. Firstly, the cost of running an internet application has fallen 100-fold. In 2000, I was CEO of the first cloud computing company, Loudcloud, where the price for a customer running a redundant version of a basic internet application was approximately $150,000 per month.

Technical Review 76

Technical Review Software Review Valuation Internet 76

SoCal CTO

MARCH 5, 2007

Technology Advisor Technology Roles in Startups Pricing Customer Acquisition Sunk Costs and More -. User Interface Beyond the Web Site ► November (7) Negative Customer Acquisition Costs - Creative Sta. Product Manager Entrepreneur Mark Geller SEO for Startups Startup Version 1.0 I understand his frustration.

Open Source 150

Open Source Business Model Technical Cofounder Southern California 150

The Startup Magazine

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

In 2021, the startup landscape looks much different than it did in 2000. Entrepreneurs who are considering starting their businesses might want to start by looking at this list of qualifications/requirements: The entrepreneur must have an idea for a product or service and understands how to make it happen. Increased Productivity.

Startup 127

Startup Social Media Global Incubator 127

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

APRIL 11, 2017

It’s wise because costs are low (every vendor is thrilled to have new business) and if you can get people to buy when money is tight, you’ve really proved you have a desirable product. When the economy is good and the product fits the market, sales are easy. When the economy rushes back, you ride the wave.

Bootstrapping 156

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VC Cafe

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

There’s a question on whether all this GPU hogging, and building capacity is not just a bubble waiting to pop, similar to the Telecom crash in the early 2000’s. Seth Rosenberg at Graylock published ‘ Product Led AI’ – pointing to opportunities for founders building AI-first companies.

Generative AI 78

Generative AI ChatGPT Artificial Inteligence Cofounder 78

The Startup Magazine

JULY 4, 2017

This is where someone else has done all the hardwork for you in establishing the below criteria from getting software providers, licenses, payment methods etc A white label provides all the stuff you need and will cost between £20k-£100k including the white label’s fee. Some costs involved in setting up an online casino.

Securities and Exchange Commission 60

Securities and Exchange Commission Software Review United Kingdom Affiliate 60

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 29, 2009

Just ask anybody who was trying to close funding the fateful week of September 11, 2001 or even March 2000. While the company continues to perform well it has come at a cost. But they were the lucky company because there was an investor that believed in the high-growth scenario and was willing to continue funding at any cost.

Burn Rate 263

Burn Rate Valuation Pre-Money Valuation Private Equity 263

YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 9, 2020

So, for example, if there were 2000 impressions on your advert and 25 clicks this would work out as a 1.25% click-through rate. If you’re advertising a new product the conversion would be a purchase made. Finally… work out the cost per conversion. . The conversion will depend on the intention of your campaign. Summing up.

Campaign 179

Campaign Advertising Media Metrics 179

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2010

And so it happened that between 2000-2008 I was the biggest buzz kill at dinner parties. It costs less money to start companies so the world should have way more startups.&# I’ve heard the “world is different&# argument in every bubble I’ve ever seen. But all of this increased company creation has to go somewhere.

Florida 299

Florida Technical Review San Antonio Los Angeles 299

The Next Web

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

For long-term growth, Infosys was going to slowly pull away from the large outsourcing contracts that had been its bread and butter in the growth phase and launch into new products and solutions riding on the emerging tech trends of cloud computing, big data, analytics, mobility, etc. Not a giant outsourcer playing the cost arbitrage game.

India 165

India Technical Review Management Cloud 165

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 6, 2014

When you have a compensation plan based on an hourly rate, you’re paying for attendance, not production. Would I buy from a company that treated me like a pain in the neck if I had a problem with their product, or would I prefer to buy from a company that thanked me for bringing my concerns to their attention?

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Employee Leadership Technical Review Hiring 208

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 27, 2014

Institutional venture capital dispensed thus far in 2014 has been up significantly over the last few years, but is still less than half of the peak hit way back in the year 2000 (over $100 billion). The cost of entry for tech startups continues to go down. Mobile and web software apps may cost even less.

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Angel Investor Silicon Valley Startup Portfolio 260

Berkonomics

APRIL 9, 2020

And these are indeed strange times, especially if you haven’t lived through 2000-2002 and 2007-2008 recessions and difficulty in finding money from banks and investors. If the total annual potential is 100,000 units, the slower cycle to market just cost the company two thirds of a year in the product’s profits.

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Differentiation Revenue Cost Operations 62

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2009

I had previously raised VC in 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2005. There was no viral social networking products back then like Twitter where people could easily discover your content. We started building the product 18 months ago so we are in better shape than 99% of start-ups. Free product. I wasn’t feeling it. Folksonomy.

Venture Capital 274

Venture Capital Term Sheet San Diego Viral 274