2001 Business Model Revenue Web 
Both Sides of the Table
MAY 7, 2011
As an example, Joel says that there is a chief revenue officer who is solely responsible for bringing in revenue to StackExchange. He is responsible for bringing in revenue from advertising and their careers offering. Joel was too busy with FogBugz to work on it, but ended up working with Jeff Atwood. 29:45 minutes.
Scalable Startup
AUGUST 26, 2014
Drupal was launched in 2001, and Acquia started in 2007. Red Hat was one of the first of these types of companies bridging open source with big finance, leveraging Linux support into a profitable business, also leveraging the enterprise. They kind of invented this business model. Acquia, Inc. Because they are open source.
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Both Sides of the Table
JUNE 22, 2011
I spoke about how Amazon Web Services deserves far more credit for the last 5 years of innovation than it gets credit for and how I believe they spawned the micro-VC category. Ah, but today’s Internet companies have real revenue! Those with strong business models suddenly stand out when the tide goes out.
Steve Blank
SEPTEMBER 14, 2009
Five Quarters of Profitability During the 1980’s and through the mid 1990’s startups going public had to do something that most companies today never heard of – they had to show a track record of increasing revenue and consistent profitability. There was now a public market for companies with no revenue, no profit and big claims.
K9 Ventures
SEPTEMBER 8, 2015
Kumar was the Founder, President and CEO of SneakerLabs, a company which developed software and services for web-based customer interaction. He then served as the Chairman and CEO of iMeet, a provider of web-conferencing services. Direct Revenue, meaning no three-way business models and no advertising, media, or content.
Steve Blank
MARCH 18, 2011
VC’s worked with entrepreneurs to build profitable and scalable businesses, with increasing revenue and consistent profitability – quarter after quarter. With Netscape’s IPO , there was suddenly a public market for companies with limited revenue and no profit. 2001 – 2010: Back to Basics: The Lean Startup.
Mucker Lab
DECEMBER 2, 2015
The iPod model will separate IoT platforms from fads. However, the rise of the Internet equalized if not flipped the ratio as the web (and mobile) created a new product category and distribution platform. Before the iPod debuted in 2001, MP3 players became a billion dollar business led by companies such as Creative Technology.
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