Professor VC

JULY 31, 2008

This whole process got me thinking about the textbook business model. Similar to the textbook business, the music business BN (before Napster) was controlled by the labels. The artists received very little of album sales, but kept concert and merchandise revenue. Labels: business models , Grateful Dead , textbook.

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Professor VC

AUGUST 26, 2011

To that last one, there is certainly some truth as the standard time vs. revenue chart in most business plans looks like this: Im not teaching Entrepreneurial Finance this semester for the first time since Fall 2007. Is the model consistent with the business plan? Does the business model make sense?

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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. ► 2009. (7). ► February. (1). ► November. (1). ► July. (1).

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Professor VC

JULY 2, 2010

► 2009. (7). I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases. ► February. (1). Would a Dart Board Provide better VC Returns? ► November. (1). Can Entrepreneurship Be Taught? ► October. (1). ► July. (1).

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 14, 2016

As you can see below, investments have skyrocketed – up 300% since 2009. Huge funding increases lead to massive wage inflation, rent inflation and thus higher burn rates. forward revenue for SaaS businesses when in the years before it had been less than 5x. This corrected only to go back up to 13.4x

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