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Comparing Two SaaS Models: Hubspot and Moz

Version One Ventures

million from 2009-2013. million from 2009-2013. Its customer acquisition costs are roughly 85 times that of Moz (if Krager’s figures are accurately comparing apples to apples). News Hubspot Initial public offering IPO Moz Software as a service Unbounce' Moz’ average revenue per customer: $1,295 per year.

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Comparing Two SaaS Models: Hubspot and Moz

Version One Ventures

million from 2009-2013. million from 2009-2013. Its customer acquisition costs are roughly 85 times that of Moz (if Krager’s figures are accurately comparing apples to apples). News Hubspot Initial public offering IPO Moz Software as a service Unbounce' Moz’ average revenue per customer: $1,295 per year.

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Real Entrepreneurs Exit If Their Startup Goes Public

Startup Professionals Musings

Even though the Initial Public Offering (IPO) alternative for a successful startup seems to be coming back into vogue, it is still extremely rare. companies made the IPO transition in 2009, out of thousands of startups. Only about a dozen U.S.

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2011 May be the Year of the IPO for Social Media

Startup Professionals Musings

It has been at least a decade since going public via an Initial Public Offering (IPO) has been considered a credible exit strategy for startups. In 1999, there were 486 IPOs nationwide; just 10 years later, in 2009, there were only 63. Do you need the IPO for your acquisitions strategy?

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Knowing When It’s Time To Sell Your Startup

YoungUpstarts

For years, the most desirable exit strategy for startup companies was to go public through an initial public offering. They had a phenomenal obsession with customer service and offered free shipping and returns. When Amazon came knocking in 2009, they had been modestly profitable for only two years.

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Why Uber is The Revenge of the Founders

Steve Blank

20th Century Tech Liquidity = Initial Public Offering. In the 20th century tech companies and their investors made money through an Initial Public Offering (IPO). But the majority of technology companies that went public circa 1979-2009, with professional VCs as their investors, faced this challenge.

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JOBS Act to Change Startup Funding Landscape

ReadWriteStart

IPOs by year, 1980-2011, with pre-IPO last 12-month sales less than (small firms) or greater than (large firms) $50 million (2009 purchasing power). The real truth is, since the "Internet bubble" burst in 2001, initial public offerings have not resumed the vitality levels of the late 1980s, let alone the boom years of the '90s.

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