Start Up Blog

JUNE 10, 2010

We know they probably cost us more revenue than they generate. Cost of meeting with 10 people in it: 10 people with an average annual salary of $100,000. Total salary of human resources = $1,000,000. Weekly cost of the salaries = $19,231. Total salary of human resources = $1,000,000. Let me break it down.

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Austin Startup

AUGUST 20, 2017

They’re looking to be paid properly in the context of the overall salary structure, including cash, benefits, and equity, and to be paid commensurate with performance. I am very surprised when that cool thing actually meets a customer need or drives revenue. They also observe who is pulling his or her weight and who is not.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 2, 2009

Founders however are asked to take low salaries and never really get back the time they worked for free. We should end the year with a few million in fully recurring revenue and we’re projected to double next year. But more spend = more viral opps = more revenue down the road. >50% of our revenue in now viral.

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This is going to be BIG.

MARCH 30, 2015

It took the NASDAQ fifteen years to get back to it''s March 2000 peak--and I think that it''s possible we''re looking ahead at the same kind of period, but one without the huge trough. Because companies today have way more revenues than the companies that went public or had huge up rounds back then.

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www.huffingtonpost.com

MAY 10, 2011

Because we achieved our most aggressive revenue targets and built a strong community, we realized that we had a broader opportunity to change the world of graphic design. Size of Opportunity - market size, revenue or usage, exit outcome and their ability to get equity early are all important. Culture - a fun, collegial work atmosphere.

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Cracking the Code

NOVEMBER 13, 2008

The fact that SaaS valuations are being more affected by the downturn than the Nasdaq can be surprising given the supposed resiliency of the SaaS model (recurring revenues) but it translates the public investors belief that SMB software spend is going to be hit very hard by this recession. With this decline, the average EV/08 rev. Newer Post.

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

OCTOBER 4, 2017

There’s also an armed globally-dispersed Sales and Support teams, so we’re selling to our 70,000 existing customers as well as thousands of new customers per month, which means we’ll end up adding more new revenue in one month than a small company will take in over a whole year. The tradeoff, however, is predictability.

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Duct Tape Marketing

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

And income for me is your salary profit and then also discretionary expenses. So let's say I make a hundred thousand a year in income, that might be 70,000 in salary. And mathematically you can't deny the cost that each level kind of goes up, but it unlocks another level of revenue at the appropriate time.

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BeyondVC

NOVEMBER 17, 2006

From the introduction of our solutions in 2000 through September 30, 2006, our enterprise subscriber base has grown to approximately 1,500 companies who spend from $2,000 to more than $100,000 annually, including companies such as Wal-Mart, Home Depot, Procter & Gamble, Merrill Lynch, UPS and Cisco Systems. million, $0.9 million and $1.8

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 7, 2017

I soon found that yoga taught me 2000-year-old strategies, to be more present with my kids, be more patient with my family and feel more calm and energized at the same time! Something similar happened during a salary negotiation seminar years later. It turned out that there was!

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www.chubbybrain.com

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

spent $20 million to get back to the same revenue that I had when I was CEO. created a vastly higher cost structure; I had 80 people mostly on base salaries under $100,000 and was bringing in revenue at the rate of $20 million annually. spent $20 million to get back to the same revenue that I had when I was CEO.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 7, 2011

Back when Shah got into online marketing in the early 2000′s and made his first several thousand, Google adwords were still a fledgling avenue for internet advertising. There’s no telling what percentage of a potential office salary that would’ve been had Shah given up.

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Software By Rob

JANUARY 7, 2009

You can go without these expenses for a short time while in startup mode, but if you plan to build a company that’s sustainable in the long-run you’re going to need to cover these expenses before you think about collecting a salary. I’m amazed at how many business costs I pay throughout the course of a year. at 1:08 pm [.]

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www.chubbybrain.com

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

spent $20 million to get back to the same revenue that I had when I was CEO. created a vastly higher cost structure; I had 80 people mostly on base salaries under $100,000 and was bringing in revenue at the rate of $20 million annually. .”). During this year they. deprecated the old feature-complete product (ACS 3.4)

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maplebutter.com

JANUARY 8, 2013

I would focus on one product and set a goal to generate $1M in yearly revenue from it. Outsourcing is something a big company, with a known customer / problem (that has revenue & traction) does to save cost. I have a proposal written up including full cost and revenue projections. Once you’ve done that – then. 5% I believe.

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online.wsj.com

SEPTEMBER 23, 2012

The results were similar when he examined data for companies funded from 2000 to 2010, he says. If failure is defined as failing to see the projected return on investment—say, a specific revenue growth rate or date to break even on cash flow—then more than 95% of start-ups fail, based on Mr. Ghoshs research.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 14, 2016

I’d like to explain as best I can my opinion on what is going on because most of what I hear from entrepreneurs is not only wrong but is reminiscent of what I heard in 1997-2000. forward revenue for SaaS businesses when in the years before it had been less than 5x. What is the True Sentiment of VCs? Reversion to the Mean.

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VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 11, 2010

Because you ask people to quit their jobs and leave the security of a salary. VC Cafe: Let’s talk about revenue. Competitors charge something approximately $2000-$3000 for what we deliver for free at the moment. Adir: A huge problem was to find people that would do it with me. You can change the setups very easily.

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VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 11, 2010

Because you ask people to quit their jobs and leave the security of a salary. VC Cafe: Let’s talk about revenue. Competitors charge something approximately $2000-$3000 for what we deliver for free at the moment. Adir: A huge problem was to find people that would do it with me. You can change the setups very easily.

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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. Two, revenue. Whether that’s looking at things like accounts payable, future rent payments, upcoming salary costs.

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