Steve Blank

MARCH 17, 2020

Large companies are sending employees to work at home. If you’re running a startup or small business, your first priority (after your family) is keeping your employees and customers safe. Next, take a look at your actual revenue each month – not forecast, but real revenue coming in each month. Laying off people?

Burn Rate 436

Burn Rate Startup Valuation Sales Cycle 436

VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

ISRAEL’S STATISTICS BUREAU FORECASTS 4% GROWTH IN 2010. The Israeli Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) forecasts 4% growth for 2010 based on data it accumulated over the first nine months of the year. growth forecast for 2010 exports. For previous editions, click here. The growth figure is largely based on a new 9.1%

Bandwidth 79

Bandwidth Framework Forecast 79

Up and Running

DECEMBER 9, 2014

After college, I was a very early employee at a web company called Tumblr. It’s designed for small and mid size companies and it all started based on a focus of the employees. Our slogan is, “We heart employees,” and everything that we do is designed around usability for the employees.

Small Business 95

Small Business Finance Forecast Metrics 95

Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 25, 2020

7:01) The importance of both customer and employee experience, brand building, and pivoting to anticipate the new normal that's coming. (9:33) 18:21) Carl on optimism and what he did as head of stores at Home Depot post-Katrina to take care of customers and employees, including selling products out of the back of a truck via an IOU system.

Technical Review 148

Technical Review Balance Sheet Texas Austin 148

Startup Lessons Learned

JUNE 9, 2020

He also has strongly held ideas about structuring a company to institutionalize these intentions to make sure the next leader, future employees, and the next board will be true to that philosophy. 47:49) Brian on the letter he wrote to employees to announce the layoffs and the response to it. (50:17) 6,000, 7,000 employees.

Silicon Valley 60

Silicon Valley Hosting Cofounder Employee 60

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 14, 2016

Valuing any company can be difficult because it requires a degree of forecasting future growth & competition and ultimately the profits of the organization. Social networking finally came of age connected the planet and leading to enormous wealth creation for Facebook employees and investors. What is the True Sentiment of VCs?

Valuation 150

Valuation Down Round Startup Later Stage 150