2005 Business Model Equity Revenue 
Both Sides of the Table
JUNE 22, 2011
Ah, but today’s Internet companies have real revenue! But this mania to not miss out on the next big thing is driving some investors to pay growth-equity prices for traditional market risk (as in, they’re paying up before it is clear there is product / market fit). I said that at the Founder Showcase, too. and profits!
K9 Ventures
SEPTEMBER 8, 2015
2) New market (less common form, examples are Lyft and eShares) and 3) New business model (least common, non-K9 portfolio examples are PriceLine and SolarCity). Another company which is going to have widespread impact is eShares, eShares is going to change the way the private companies manage their equity. Frighteningly Early.
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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks
OCTOBER 23, 2012
After I sold Smart Bear, that division has increased revenue and profit every year, for five years, even through the 2008/2009 economic disaster. And the same thing happened after we sold IT WatchDogs in 2005. After all, before the house of cards inevitably tumbles, private equity investors get a tidy return.
Altgate
SEPTEMBER 16, 2010
But did you know that founder Markus Frind has just 3 employees for his $10MM+ revenue business? For example, you can barter for a service or you can negotiate payment terms or even equity for service. Lastly, a hybrid model makes sense for many types of agreements (NDAs, employment contracts, supplier agreements, etc.)
Steve Blank
FEBRUARY 26, 2020
There are two reasons to raise money: You have a killer idea that is only partially validated, that you think can get to $50M+ of revenue in 5 years with 80%+ gross margins (if margins are lower, you need a lot more revenue)and you need money to get to product-market fit, or. Team, Product, Traction, Business Model and Market.
Professor VC
JUNE 20, 2011
I took a look back at our original financial model we presented to VCs in 2004. The business model (OEM through broadband and home security companies for mass distribution) if not specific product functionality has remained largely the same. offering to invest $75K if we could find another $250K by September 30, 2005.
Both Sides of the Table
JUNE 12, 2010
Spark Capital is relatively new to VC (founded in 2005) yet has become one of the hottest new VCs having invested in Twitter, Tumblr, AdMeld, Boxee, KickApps and many more companies. RockYou (US) was founded in Redwood City in November 2005 by Lance Tokuda and Jia Shen. Our guest was Mo Koyfman of Spark Capital. TechCrunch article.
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