Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

Tech acquisitions went crazy at the same time the IPO market did. The Rise of Mergers and Acquisitions -– March 2003 -2008 After the dot.com bubble collapsed, the IPO market (and most tech M&A deals) shutdown for technology companies. Theme: Digg 3 Column by WP Designer. So what’s left? Blog at WordPress.com.

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Cracking the Code

FEBRUARY 23, 2011

The sales productivity ratio (measured with the Customer Acquisition Cost or CAC ratio) are also fairly similar for the two groups (except for a small cap dip in Q4 09) and therefore do not explain the difference Why is scale so much rewarded by public markets? ► 2006. (7). Design courtesy of Ashley Cecil. My Investments.

Software Review 101

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ConversionXL

JUNE 5, 2014

In “ Threadless: Ten Years of T-shirts from the World’s Most Inspiring Online Design Community ” it’s documented that the company’s revenue jumped from $1.5 million in 2006 – only one year after implementing the customer feedback forum. million in 2004 to $6.5 And yet…Forrester found that 70% of(.)

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Cracking the Code

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

While poised with a limited number of transactions this year, the world of public Cloud Computing and SaaS companies has been marked by two events in the past few months: the acquisition of Omniture by Adobe and the high profile IPO of LogMeIn, a leading provider of PC remote access and support with a very interesting freemium model.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 10, 2010

The importance of the conference is that it assembles most of the top privately held early-to-mid-stage technology companies in the country (and some globally) as well as most VC’s, growth equity funds and corporate development departments from large industry players looking at technology acquisitions. This is often in the 5-7% range.

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Cracking the Code

MARCH 12, 2010

The SaaS growth recovery does not seem to take a "V" shape 2) Sales productivity is ramping up: bottom was hit in the first half of 2009 However, the sales and productivity of the group, measured by the median "Customer Acquisition Cost ratio" or "CAC ratio", seems to be recovering more steeply. ► 2006. (7). My Investments.

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The Startup Lawyer

MARCH 24, 2010

Last Friday, I was talking with @rylanbarnes , @jakemarsh , and @amuse about how I have wanted to obtain craved the startuplawyer.com domain since 2006. Good thing I had a previously scheduled lunch today with my web designer guru. Well, I acquired startuplawyer.com late last night.

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The Startup Lawyer

MARCH 24, 2010

Last Friday, I was talking with @rylanbarnes , @jakemarsh , and @amuse about how I have wanted to obtain craved the startuplawyer.com domain since 2006. Good thing I had a previously scheduled lunch today with my web designer guru. Well, I acquired startuplawyer.com late last night.

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Cracking the Code

OCTOBER 8, 2009

But does Larry hate cloud computing that much or is he hiding a potential future acquisition of Salesforce.com? ► 2006. (7). Design courtesy of Ashley Cecil. A funny video of Larry Ellison, the CEO of Oracle on Cloud Computing. It was taken at a Churchill Club event last month. SaaS 13 Index Valuation. My Investments.

Software Review 48

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David Teten

JANUARY 10, 2012

Prior to joining First Round in early 2006, Mr. Fralic was VP of Business Development at social bookmarking and tagging company del.icio.us acquisition. Fralic has 25 years of technology industry experience, with significant Internet business development roles since 1996. through the Yahoo!

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techcocktail.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Tech Cocktail Connecting, educating and amplifying the startup technology community and having fun doing it since 2006. Make sure you have the right developer(s) on board in whatever capacity you need them, whether it’s a part time HTML or Wordpress developer or a full time PHP wiz.

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David Teten

MAY 16, 2011

Kevin Barhydt, Head of Acquisitions, RPX. He joined Oversee in 2006 as Executive Vice President respon sible for DomainSponsor, the company’s industry-leading traffic monetization business. Kevin Barhydt, Head of Acquisitions, RPX. Jake Geleerd, President, Ocean Tomo (Moderator).

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Duct Tape Marketing

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Each episode is designed to spark ideas you can put into practice for your agency today. Alison founded Obok Consulting in 2020 after two years in private equity where she was responsible for getting businesses ready for purchasing and helping them through the acquisition process. Check out the new Spark Lab Consulting website here !

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ConversionXL

JANUARY 18, 2022

Since its launch in 2006, Shopify has positioned itself as the best solution for small-end and startup entrepreneurs. For example, Toggl is a set of tools designed to help teams work more effectively: Its USP for its most popular tool, Toggl Track, fits in with the company’s mission to be effective, empowering, and effortless.

Equity 94

Equity Marketing Social Media Software Review 94

Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

MARCH 10, 2010

It was early 2006. When I was running that business, 50% of new client acquisition came from Google search , which was important – it made the business much more hands off for me to run when you have a steady stream of customers coming in without advertising expense. I loved what I was doing.

SEO 76

SEO Engineer Search Software Review 76

Occam's Razor

JANUARY 12, 2015

A very special type of metric is designated to be a Key Performance Indicator (KPI). You can use the segmentation selector framework that outlines three broad buckets: Acquisition, Behavior and Outcomes. Averages this. Total that. Percentage that other thing. Each bucket has a host of specific segments for you. Tools go at the bottom.

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Analytics Metrics Web Leadership 60

Austin Startup

JULY 5, 2017

Here’s part 1 from 2006. Once you can call a self-driving Uber/Lyft, the cost of transportation will fall ~75% (current driver take-rate), and probably 85–90% in the long run as cars are re-engineered to be designed as taxis first. This was the basis of Tesla’s recent acquisition of Grohmann Engineering.

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Nevada Global eCommerce Engineer 66

venturebeat.com

JULY 12, 2012

Acquisition. Additionally, Microsoft will provide its startups with four to eight months of advice, design and development help, discounted access to Microsoft’s Azure Data Marketplace APIs, and introductions to potential partners or customers. Web Design Software. From $1.5B Editor’s picks. Featured stories.

Detroit 69

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ConversionXL

APRIL 11, 2014

Way back in 2006, Amazon reported that 35% of it’s revenues were as a direct result of it’s cross sales and upselling efforts. Featuring product bundles can also be used as a traffic acquisition tactic or lead magnet , setting the stage for email marketing , retargeting campaigns & other customer on-boarding campaigns.

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eCommerce Revenue Software Review Technical Review 118

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

After a few acquisitions they offered many of the services you think about as foundations to social networks today. It did not have the same success as Google’s acquisition and MySpace sold Photobucket 2 years later to a relatively unknown Seattle-based startup called Ontela for a reportedly $60 million.

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Social Network Networking Internet Technical Review 318

Startup Company Lawyer

MAY 26, 2012

This lending model was further refined, and peer-to-peer lending companies like Prosper emerged in 2006 and Lending Club emerged in 2007. As a result, current crowdfunding platforms have generally developed business models designed to avoid characterization as a sale of a security. Some companies utilize pure donation models.

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SEC Securities and Exchange Commission Accredited Investor Private Placement 58

VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

YouAppi (2011)- YouAppi creates adtech to streamline mobile user acquisition. SparkBeyond (2013) – an automated general purpose research engine designed to leverage and intelligently augment masses of data that exist on the web, and discover complex patterns within them. This interview with Ami sheds more light on the company.

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Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

My Web Design Company As a part of my masters degree, I did research for two summers in Germany. While taking that class, I got so excited about it that I started to dig deep into learning various aspects of website design using photoshop and dreamweaver. This was the first real experience I had with making money online.

Internet 75

Internet Affiliate Marketing Germany 75

VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 28, 2010

Founded in 2006, Anobit has several of Israel’s top high-tech entrepreneurs are behind it: chairman and CEO Prof. Israeli startup Acquisitions. Semiconductor giant Broadcom made its seventh acquisition in Israel a few days ago, acquiring image processing company Sightic Vista. source: Mythings PR].

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Flash Venture Capital Acquisition 94

Cracking the Code

MARCH 10, 2008

Lets call this ratio the Customer Acquisition Cost ratio or CAC ratio. ► 2006. (7). Design courtesy of Ashley Cecil. A more accurate benchmark would then be to divide the incremental GM (annualized) in a given quarter by the S&M expenses of the previous quarter. Detailed SaaS Spreadsheet (Valuation and CAC benchmark).

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Sales Software Review Marketing Technical Review 79

Reid Hoffman

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

In 2006, John Paulson raised a $147 million fund to bet against subprime mortgages. However, Homeaway had achieved its scale via a string of 21 acquisitions (before being acquired by Expedia itself), which meant that all of its acquisitions were running on different technology platforms and serving different clienteles.

Startup 28

Startup North Dakota Acquisition Europe 28

mashable.com

JULY 18, 2012

The search giant’s VP of Corporate Development, along with CEO Larry Page, signs off on the dozens of acquisitions and acqui-hires made every year, large and small. One got added to the latter category Tuesday: design firm Cuban Council, which will be shipping off a portion of its team to help improve the look of Google+.).

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San Francisco Acquisition Social Media Mobile 104

techcrunch.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

The problem is that many programmers have loads of talent with no product sense and business students have great designs with no way to implement them. Programmers feel exploited when they build out a product that is successful but are reluctant to admit they wouldn’t have been able to design the product themselves.

Technical Review 84

Technical Review Cofounder Technical Cofounder Software Review 84

Cracking the Code

OCTOBER 10, 2008

The top performing SaaS companies typically achieve annual customer renewal rates above 90% - with most of the churn due to death (bankruptcies) or marriage (acquisitions) - and over 100% renewals on a dollar value basis due to up-sells into this installed base. upfront acquisition cost, making the CLTV equal to $2.5-$0.7= means a $0.7

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Software Review North America Europe Metrics 48

thenextweb.com

AUGUST 6, 2012

Design & Dev. While finishing his final two years of his PhD, helping take reddit to acquisition in late 2006 and moving to San Francisco to start a family, Chris had realised that academia was not the road for him. “I But even with this acquisition, Loopt remains ahead of the curve. Copy-paste link. Next story.

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Cofounder San Francisco Programming Founder 70

Software By Rob

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

This is part 2 in a series covering my acquisition of HitTail ; part 1 went to the top of Hacker News last week and I have a slew of questions from that discussion that I will answer next week. Last year I paid $100 or more to at least 15 contractors ranging from developers to an infographic designer. Photo by psiaki. Conclusion.

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Acquisition Software Review Technical Review Due Diligence 53

online.wsj.com

SEPTEMBER 23, 2012

In early 2011 an acquisition by a Fortune 500 company fell apart. based companies initially funded by venture capital between 2006 and 2011, 84% now are closely held and operating independently, 11% were acquired or made initial public offerings of stock and 4% went out of business, according to Dow Jones VentureSource. . Software. -

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Occam's Razor

JANUARY 4, 2016

The specific metric I've been mad about since day one of this blog ( May 14th, 2006! ) This forces designers from the awfulness of GET QUOTE, BUY TICKET, and other insane giant red buttons, to Get Quote and another button that says "Identify Best Fit" Or, pairing up Buy Ticket to "Save Research."

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Metrics Analytics eCommerce Conversion 60

VC Cafe

MARCH 20, 2011

Future Simple is already getting great traction with its CRM system for SMBs, PipeJump , and QuoteBase a nicely designed quote generator used by thousands already – full article. Gigya was founded in 2006 and has raised close to $30 million to date. Gigya seems to be going through some rough waters these days.

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Venture Capital Startup Denmark 87

VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

billion in 2010, has made 14 acquisitions over the last six years, the largest of which was PBM Holdings Inc., Intel’s Israeli team has played a central part in the company’s growth since the establishment of the company’s first design and development center outside the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Intel Israel Ltd.’s

Architecture 92

Architecture Dividend Minneapolis 92

Cracking the Code

FEBRUARY 4, 2008

This invite-only event for our portfolio companies and close friends of the firm was designed to be fairly intimate and interactive. The full agenda is available by clicking here but the day was a great opportunity to dive into the key questions that SaaS execs are wrestling with: How to design a sales comp plan? ► 2006. (7).

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Software Review South Korea IPO Portfolio 48

VC Cafe

JANUARY 16, 2011

Aerotel Medical Systems is a world leading manufacturer of modular, home and mobile telecare and telemedicine solutions designed to transfer essential data over the telephone, mobile phone and the Internet. This allows customers to create, manage and track processes that include tagging of physical objects using barcodes. Mer Telecom. -

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