SoCal CTO

MARCH 13, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Tuesday, March 13, 2007 8 Ways the Internet has Changed Software Marketing Great post - 8 Ways The Internet Changed Software Marketing - is an interesting take on how different it is these days to market software. Good stuff. Posted byTony Karrer at 6:58 AM 1 comments: Jon Miller said.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 22, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Thursday, March 22, 2007 Discussion Creation Among Bloggers - LinkedIn, Blogging and Discussion Groups Ive been participating in a Yahoo Group that are users of LinkedIn and who are Bloggers: [link] Its an interesting group of folks from diverse backgrounds. event I did last fall.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 20, 2007

MyShape Article - Analyst Misses the Point Map of VC Investments Open Source Business Model Entreprenuer Network ► February (10) Southern California Tech Central Southern California Tech Central Loading. Technology Advisor Technology Roles in Startups Pricing Customer Acquisition Sunk Costs and More -.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 9, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Friday, March 9, 2007 Map of VC Investments Found this Map of 2006 VC Investments post. MyShape Article - Analyst Misses the Point Map of VC Investments Open Source Business Model Entreprenuer Network ► February (10) Southern California Tech Central Southern California Tech Central Loading.

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David Cohen

AUGUST 22, 2012

.” In researching my answers for the WSJ reporter, I dug up some data on TechStars companies over the last several years that use the freemium model. Here’s the data: 2007: 10%. It’s interesting that in 2009 there was a peak for our companies in use of the freemium model. All that’s new is old again.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 20, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Tuesday, March 20, 2007 Kevin Federline Search Engine Just saw a post - Sleep with a pop star, get your own branded search engine. I actually think this is a pretty innovative model. talking about Prodeges Search with Kevin Site - [link].

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 19, 2012

Between 2005 and 2007, Starbucks aggressively opened new store locations and made several operational changes that diluted its customer value proposition, diluted its high employee engagement culture, violated its real estate site selection controls, and weakened its high value-added ‘experience’ business model.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 1, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Thursday, March 1, 2007 Entreprenuer Network Great post by Ben Kuo - The Importance of the “Network&# to Entrepreneurs - the informal connections between people in the technology industry here who have a vested interest in helping entrepreneurs take their companies to the next level.

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Up and Running

AUGUST 6, 2014

The Social Enterprise Alliance offers this definition: “In its early days, the social enterprise movement was identified mainly with nonprofits that used business models and earned income strategies to pursue their mission. According to the Harvard Business Review, in most U.S. economy in general—U.S.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 12, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Monday, March 12, 2007 MyShape Article - Analyst Misses the Point The NY Times did a piece today on MyShape, a start-up in Pasadena - Log in Your Measurements, and the Clothes May Fit. “They’re probably a little ahead of their time,&# she said.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 20, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Tuesday, March 20, 2007 Time Rich, Time Poor and Apple Jeremy Liew at Lightspeed Venture Partners has an interesting post: Time Rich or Time Poor? In it he separates web consumers into: Time Rich (more time than money) and Time Poor (more money than time).

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VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 9, 2011

By definition, a Pivot, is a change in the company’s strategy or business model when things aren’t exactly working out according to the business plan. The goal, is to find a scalable and repeatable business model (in other words, a way to consistently make money over the course of time).

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The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 3, 2021

The business that stands against that tide, against consumer demands, and against advocacy by tech firms such as Apple, will be swept away. That business is on the wrong side of history and that will have a material effect on revenue, profitability and competitive positioning.

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Altgate

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

But did you know that founder Markus Frind has just 3 employees for his $10MM+ revenue business? If you are pursuing an advertising business model, then in the early days you will almost certainly have to outsource, despite the fact that this could be a core long term advantage. He basically outsources everything.

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ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

Today, the telecom industry charges customers based on fixed price business models for data services. Appirio is one such company that jumped on this trend way back in 2007 and has now built a significant company in that space. Sequoia has financed them.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

It didn’t take a pound in revenue for seven years. The new platform automated many parts of the booking process and brought all payments online – which meant that finally, we were able to take our first £1 in revenue from commission included in the booking cost. Here’s how we did it – and how you can grow your own business, too.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 22, 2011

I know that most people who are close to them tend to deny their existence, as we saw in the great housing bubble of 2002-2007 and the dot com bubble of 1997-2000. Ah, but today’s Internet companies have real revenue! Those with strong business models suddenly stand out when the tide goes out. and profits!

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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. Because they are open source.

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Austin Startup

JULY 2, 2021

Chargify’s latest development empowers B2B SaaS companies with an accurate, 360-view of their business so they can make data-informed strategic decisions. The self-service Chargify Business Intelligence analytics suite enables users to create custom dashboards with real-time billing and revenue management data. and Canada.

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www.inc.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

But with the help of Grahams company, which specializes in creating tech systems for start-ups, Jumpstart grew to more than $50 million in revenue--enough to make it an attractive acquisition for media conglomerate Hachette Filipacchi. But in 2007, after Jumpstarts success, he decided to get serious. Graham was happy for his client.

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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). Direct Revenue, meaning no three-way business models and no advertising, media, or content. Frighteningly Early.

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www.forentrepreneurs.com

FEBRUARY 2, 2010

Business Model I would like to propose that in addition to team, product, and market, there is actually a fourth, equally important, core element of startups, which is the need for a viable business model. It appears that LTV should be about 3 x CAC for a viable SaaS or other form of recurring revenue model.

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Tim Keane

OCTOBER 2, 2007

» October 02, 2007. Is Business Model Analysis Important To You? Investors love entrepreneurs who understand their business model, and can describe it accurately. In my mind, a "business model" reveals the structure of the profit engine that underlies the venture.

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Seeing Both Sides

NOVEMBER 1, 2011

Gail Goodman, CEO Constant Contact (2007 IPO). Niraj Shah, CEO/cofounder of Wayfair ($500m revenue). Paul English, CTO/cofounder of Kayak ($200m revenue, S-1 filed). Matt Lauzon, CEO/cofounder of Gemvara (reportedly $10m revenue) . Scott Griffith, CEO ZipCar (2010 IPO). Colin Angle, CEO/cofounder of iRobot (2005 IPO).

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 4, 2010

Google is a $25 billion dollar company with most of its revenue from AdWords. They guess at their business model and then do premature, loud and aggressive Public Relations hype and early company launches and quickly burn through their cash. Lieberman 2007. Overture was acquired by Yahoo for $1.6 It’s pretty simple.

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Growthink Blog

MARCH 1, 2016

Especially this time of year - when so many of us are assembling and committing to our professional resolutions and goals, questions arise as how to best develop financial (growth, revenues, and profits) projections for our businesses. to proposals, to sales, to retention, to ongoing revenue. How Big is My M arket?

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Cracking the Code

NOVEMBER 13, 2008

The fact that SaaS valuations are being more affected by the downturn than the Nasdaq can be surprising given the supposed resiliency of the SaaS model (recurring revenues) but it translates the public investors belief that SMB software spend is going to be hit very hard by this recession. ► 2007. (10). Post a Comment.

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Austin Startup

AUGUST 20, 2017

Your business works as intended if you can attract customers that fit into the context of your operation. Do they perceive enough value to pay prices that create for you a profit margin that matches your business model? I am very surprised when that cool thing actually meets a customer need or drives revenue.

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Growthink Blog

JANUARY 20, 2015

Especially this time of year - when so many of us are assembling and committing to our professional resolutions and goals, questions arise as how to best develop financial (growth, revenues, and profits) projections for our businesses. to proposals, to sales, to retention, to ongoing revenue. How Big is My M arket?

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infochachkie.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

There is an inherent conflict in a consultant’s business model and the needs of a startup. For instance, if a consultant proposes to help you with public relations, pay them a commission equivalent to the greater of a flat fee per story placed or a percentage of revenue generated from the PR coverage.

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Cracking the Code

DECEMBER 16, 2006

It is true that the SaaS model faces some challenges like service reliability, data privacy, lower level of customization, integration with existing applications, vendor viability concerns. whereas traditional software companies of this size have a growth rate of less than 10% and revenue multiples of 2-2.5x. ► 2007. (10).

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Growthink Blog

MARCH 5, 2010

Sears Family Essentials - a children's natural foods company inspired and branded by the author of one of the best-selling child-rearing books of all time ( The Baby Book ) - is a classic "doing good while doing well" business model and opportunity.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 27, 2011

Despite its success and growth as a partnership, Party Pieces has maintained its family business model and Carole continues to be involved in the sourcing and developing of new party products. In 2002, the Glacéau, line of beverages became the top-selling enhanced water brand in America and it raked in $350 million in revenues in 2006.

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Altgate

SEPTEMBER 12, 2010

The process was so amazingly tedious and unnecessarily complex that it occurred to me that this difficulty, this switching cost, was not accidental, but that it was a conscious part of the respective companies’ business models. This got me wondering…is this common for many companies? Network Solutions.

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Growthink Blog

FEBRUARY 22, 2010

Sears Family Essentials - a children's natural foods company inspired and branded by the author of one of the best-selling child-rearing books of all time ( The Baby Book ) - is a classic "doing good while doing well" business model and opportunity. And guess what? This, folks, is the classic entrepreneurial win - win.

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Duct Tape Marketing

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

And then I think in a lot of ways it’s become air for every sort of channel and element and, even as you suggest in your last book, a business model in itself. We think there’s something bigger, as Robert talked about and you talked about, this is a business model change. We create four, five.

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Hearpreneur

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Airbnb has changed the world, created a new business model for many people, and has drastically impacted how people look at properties and the space that they own. billion in annual revenue. In 1999, Alibaba had to face many failures; for the first three years, the company made zero revenue. Airbnb now makes $2.5

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