YoungUpstarts

APRIL 9, 2015

No two businesses are exactly alike, and there are numerous variables that can affect the overall company valuation. What are your customer acquisition channels? What do those channels cost? Once you have those basic questions answered, you are ready to start your valuation. What is your market position?

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eCommerce Valuation Acquisition Channel 100

mashable.com

OCTOBER 16, 2010

The competition for funding startups is increasing the valuations of startups, giving entrepreneurs and founders better investment terms. Submissions once a day till Nov 26, 2010 per category Top 5 per category will advance to finalists round Good luck to everyone! Angel rounds also tend to close quicker. All Rights Reserved.

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Angel Investor Venture Capital Social Media Technical Review 84

mashable.com

OCTOBER 16, 2010

The competition for funding startups is increasing the valuations of startups, giving entrepreneurs and founders better investment terms. Submissions once a day till Nov 26, 2010 per category Top 5 per category will advance to finalists round Good luck to everyone! Angel rounds also tend to close quicker. All Rights Reserved.

Angel Investor 83

Angel Investor Venture Capital Social Media Technical Review 83

Cracking the Code

DECEMBER 2, 2006

Detailed SaaS Spreadsheet (Valuation and CAC benchmark). SaaS 13 Index Valuation. ► 2010. (5). State of the SaaS 13: Q1 2010 Sentiment. Happy New Year 2010! Cloudonomics and 2010 Planning for your SaaS and C. S&M productivity (CAC ratio) for the SaaS 13 Index. My Investments. CornerstoneOnDemand.

Software Review 48

Software Review Technical Review Europe Software 48

Seeing Both Sides

JANUARY 2, 2011

Thinking back on 2010, the smash hit of the iPad and the continued proliferation of great iPhone and Android apps was one of the most striking aspects of the year. billion valuation). So, here are my picks for the Top 5 Apps of 2010 that will face the challenge of becoming great companies in 2011: Flipboard. What are yours?

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Curation Business Model New York Venture Capital 34

YoungUpstarts

JULY 29, 2013

You have to be prepared for the grueling rigors of fundraising and repeated rejections, and difficult negotiations over valuation. Have we confirmed a CHANNEL to reach our market? You will experience challenges. You will ask yourself if this is really worth it. Have we built a SOLUTION that matches that problem? TRACTION and GROWTH?

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Asia Singapore Cofounder Incubator 207

View from Seed

FEBRUARY 19, 2015

In 2010, we were recruiting for a Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Backupify, and it was clear that many of the people I was interviewing wanted the CEO role. It’s nice to get great valuations and hire A-players. Disclosure: NextView was not an investor in Backupify.). Keep at it. Be pragmatic. But sometimes you can’t.

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Founder Startup Cofounder Business Model 120

www.forentrepreneurs.com

FEBRUARY 2, 2010

Far more common is a need to acquire customers through a series of steps like SEO, SEM, PR, Social Marketing, direct sales, channel sales, etc. Owning the customer base is an important way to control your own destiny, and will also earn your company a higher valuation. that will cost the company significant amounts of money.

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Acquisition Cost Customer Entrepreneur 103

The Next Web

SEPTEMBER 24, 2013

Livingston and his team spent a few months “begging” RIM to open its popular messaging service to other channels, but the company had no interest. Kik Music raised a $1 million seed funding round in January 2010, roughly a year after Livingston had first embarked on the project. Credit: PUNIT PARANJPE/AFP/Getty Images. Pivot to chat.

Entrepreneur 167

Entrepreneur CTO Hire Startup Mobile 167

www.readwriteweb.com

OCTOBER 18, 2010

You have heard, I am sure, that venture capitalists only invest in very large market opportunities - $500 million to $1 billion. But you have, perhaps, heard less specific discussions on what angel investors are looking for.

Marketing 52

Marketing Bootstrapping Incubator Angel Investor 52

www.readwriteweb.com

OCTOBER 18, 2010

You have heard, I am sure, that venture capitalists only invest in very large market opportunities - $500 million to $1 billion. But you have, perhaps, heard less specific discussions on what angel investors are looking for.

Marketing 52

Marketing Bootstrapping Incubator Angel Investor 52

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

They monetize via high-priced advertisements during the prime-time airing on TV, via syndication to international audiences or less-watched channels after the original series has run and via DVD sales in retail channels. Of course it’s their right to do so and there is so much money involved you can hardly blame them.

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Video Technical Review Advertising Distribution 292

Altgate

JUNE 3, 2011

A startup that could get their app onto the Verizon deck and installed on the handset at the time of sale could expect a bump in valuation close to $100 million. It wasn’t until the iPad was introduced in 2010 that enterprise mobile could begin to deliver upon it’s vision. But I think 2011 really is it.

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Mobile Valuation Software Channel 33

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

Yes, social networks of 2010 have much better usability, have better developed 3rd-party platforms and many more people are connected. MySpace would liked to have owned YouTube but didn’t have the public stock valuation to purchase them at the price that Google did. A bit laughable in 2010, just 12 years later.

Social Network 318

Social Network Networking Internet Technical Review 318

www.currentlyobsessed.com

MAY 28, 2010

Valuation is an important aspect of VC deal terms, and a major determinant of your ultimate outcome. I unexpectedly found that it was more helpful to think about the company valuation as an output variable in the fund-raising equation. The net effect was more money raised, higher valuation and the same percentage of equity sold.

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Valuation Channel Pre-Money Valuation Term Sheet 42

Tim Keane

APRIL 24, 2006

However, the distribution channel we had planned to use lacked the sophistication ultimately required by the product design, and the manufacturers adoption cycle was insufficient. So, look at every expense, plan and project from the point of view of reducing the risk in the company and making the valuation that much higher in the next round.

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Wisconsin Angel Investor Bootstrapping Venture Capital 60

Cracking the Code

OCTOBER 10, 2008

Channel relationships are very hard for any small company to establish even when interests are directly aligned, but this challenge is proving even more difficult for most SaaS companies given the restricted value proposition to the SI and ISV community. Philippe Botteri. Bessemer SaaS Law #5. Bessemer SaaS Law #6.

Software Review 48

Software Review North America Europe Metrics 48

Cracking the Code

FEBRUARY 4, 2008

Channels are very hard for SaaS companies to build, so don’t base your plan on SI’s and traditional ISV’s. There is some good advice here; channels are indeed very hard, and on-premise deployments are indeed a no-no. Detailed SaaS Spreadsheet (Valuation and CAC benchmark). SaaS 13 Index Valuation.

Software Review 48

Software Review South Korea IPO Portfolio 48

www.readwriteweb.com

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

Posted by: Steve Weir | February 19, 2010 1:44 PM Awesome article!! Posted by: Andrew Mager | February 19, 2010 2:45 PM Thanks Matt for sharing this insight. Posted by: Harsh | February 19, 2010 3:30 PM "You dont need anyones approval and in fact, you probably wont get it, so dont even try" - My personal favorite.

Entrepreneur 69

Entrepreneur Venture Capital San Francisco New Zealand 69

www.quora.com

JANUARY 16, 2011

14 Comments • Nov 15, 2010 +1 for use of Platonic. D Craig Montuori • Nov 15, 2010 My original comment (asked as an answer): Well written, good points. Anon User • Nov 15, 2010 Ryan another thing you can do if you like is to vote up this answer, which will also show your endorsement of it.

Technical Review 51

Technical Review Startup CTO Hire Cofounder 51

www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

Seed Stage Valuation Guide. Roku Channel Store. valuations. Useful blogs and links for startups. Best of Y-Combinator Startup Advice. Best of Y- Combinator Startup Advice. Raising Venture Capital. Mark Suster GRP Partners Advice. VC Experts. Founder Equity Issues. Fred Wilson Advice and spreadsheet. Venture Hacks equity section.

Software Review 53

Software Review Technical Review Startup 53