2005 Distribution Revenue Venture Capital 
abovethecrowd.com
FEBRUARY 27, 2019
Unfortunately, either information asymmetry or physical distances and the resulting distribution costs can both cut against the economic advantages that would otherwise arise for all. Launched in 2005, Etsy is a leading marketplaces for the exchange of vintage and handmade items. The company was acquired by ebay in January 2007.
Both Sides of the Table
MARCH 25, 2016
It turns out that to build a successful company you ultimately need this strange thing called “revenue” that people don’t just hand you: You need to earn it. And there’s this other thing called “gross margin,” which shows the quality of your revenue. How much ad revenue does TripAdvisor make?
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This is going to be BIG.
MAY 5, 2023
It will be the 105th deal out of Brooklyn Bridge Ventures, the firm I started back in September 2012, and it will be the last deal I’ll be making out of my third fund. It will also be my last venture capital deal. Around that time, I’ll be able to mark twenty years since I started as the first analyst at Union Square Ventures.
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. Not all startups need outside investment to grow.
Both Sides of the Table
JUNE 12, 2010
We had a special edition of This Week in Venture Capital this week shooting out of the Next New Networks offices in New York. Our guest was Mo Koyfman of Spark Capital. We also discussed having distributed teams (e.g. Company grew by more than “400% each year” for past few years [assume growth metric = revenues].
Both Sides of the Table
SEPTEMBER 17, 2017
For example, distribution to find new apps in a mobile Internet is tightly locked down by the oligopoly of Apple and Google. Distribution of media is tightly controlled by YouTube, Netflix, Facebook, Amazon and a handful of others. Our social graphs are locked in Facebook, Twitter and Snapchat. Enter the decentralized Internet.
Both Sides of the Table
FEBRUARY 3, 2011
What is the mix of revenue between ads, subscriptions, digital downloads & ecommerce. My favorite quote of the show, “Gregg, what’s the mix of revenue types?&# JibJab doesn’t do ad revenue at all. JibJab has an ad model that relied on exclusive distribution deals with the big portals.
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