Agile VC

MAY 26, 2011

Silicon Valley is still emerging from the tech bubble and massive downturn of late 2000-2002. To give you a sense, for 2002 the entire US online ad market was $6B and had shrunk year over year (it was $25B+ for 2010). Mostly smartphones + restaurateurs attitude towards viewing the internet as a customer acquisition tool.

Term Sheet 178

Term Sheet Silicon Valley Technical Review Social Network 178

Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 25, 2013

Investors sitting through Incubator or Accelerator demo days have three metrics to judge fledgling startups – 1) great looking product demos, 2) compelling PowerPoint slides, and 3) a world-class team. And we can offer investors metrics to play Moneyball – with the Investment Readiness Level. We think we can do better. Here’s how.

Oakland 327

Oakland Incubator Lean Metrics 327

Agile VC

NOVEMBER 9, 2015

It has grown remarkably, has favorable gross margins and customer acquisition payback, and a clear path to profitability. What are customer acquisition costs like? On a blended basis (paid + unpaid), Square’s payback period for new merchant acquisition is “four to five” quarters. Gross Margins / Net Revenue.

IPO 165

IPO .Net Revenue Acquisition 165