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JANUARY 5, 2011

Top Startup Trends of 2010 – [link]. Keeping Score: Exit Activity for Venture Backed Companies in 2010 - [link]. Top 15 New Social Media Apps of 2010 – [link]. The Top 50 Best Photoshop Tutorials from 2010 – [link]. The Best PSDFAN Tutorials of 2010 – [link]. Suppliers stop shipping.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 4, 2010

According to the “ Small Business Marketing Forecast 2010 ” from Ad-ology, lead generation is the biggest benefit of social networking for U.S. Measure the effectiveness of your efforts and expenditures – as well as competitors. Turn your social media efforts into profit, rather than just another expense.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

In the past you have focused on revenue because (a) getting real orders at any price over 0 proves whether people value the offering at all, and (b) setting a real price via real orders is much more realistic than market research forecasts. The revenue-delayed models seem to go against that risk-reduction rule. Keep teaching! Order Here.

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Cracking the Code

FEBRUARY 23, 2011

It would have been easy to explain the difference by changes in the 2010/2011 revenue growth projections but unfortunately that is not the case. SaaS companies projected to grow 18% over this period in January 2010 and this projection moved up only to 20% today. ► 2010. (5). State of the SaaS 13: Q1 2010 Sentiment.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 16, 2020

Until 2010, it was the main concern and challenge for corporates with the main focus on building solutions and frameworks to store these data. It uses the data along with statistics, analysis, and machine learning techniques in order to create a model for forecasting future happenings. This is where data science comes in.

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Agile VC

MAY 26, 2011

To give you a sense, for 2002 the entire US online ad market was $6B and had shrunk year over year (it was $25B+ for 2010). We’re just a little start-up with a big, big dream…We’ve just launched [link] in December 2010. I co-founded NextView Ventures , a seed-stage VC firm based in Boston, in 2010.

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Tim Keane

JUNE 21, 2011

How to prepare a sales forecast for a business plan.   Think about having the same discussion in a different way - by preparing your sales forecast by making your assumptions explicit. Listed below are links to weblogs that reference How to prepare a sales forecast for a business plan : Comments. October 2010.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 30, 2008

Ive forecasted the issues you have spoken of without entertaining the thoughts of solutions like you have. March 23, 2010 2:05 PM Anonymoussaid. Tell your Startup Visa story Speaking 2010: Webstock, GDC, Web 2.0, April 23, 2010 in San Francisco. I am very impressed and will use this and a direct reference many times.

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The Entrepreneurial Mind

DECEMBER 14, 2010

As 2010 comes to an end, it seems that the best way to describe the state of small business is that those that have survived are treading water. Of major concern should be the sales forecasts of small businesses in the U.S. Those small businesses that have survived 2010, will likely face continued challenges next year.

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ReadWriteStart

APRIL 14, 2011

Then, Satish from Chennai, India, discussed Quantum Arc, a solution for predictive analysis and forecasting of fire breakout hazards by monitoring electrical/power infrastructures in major facilities. From 2008 to 2010, Mitra was a columnist for Forbes. The value proposition is well articulated, validated, and very clean. Quantum Arc.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 14, 2013

exabytes per month (or 134 exabytes annually) by 2017, according to he Cisco® Visual Networking Index Global Mobile Data Traffic Forecast for 2012 to 2017. In fact, during the forecast period Cisco anticipates that global mobile data traffic will outgrow global fixed data traffic by three times. ”, you ask.

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www.mint.com

MARCH 9, 2010

If the answer to the question centers around “We will achieve revenue soon so our net will improve and give us more runway,” it means the company is in trouble because no product ever ships on time nor achieves the company’s “conservative forecast.” Your Money Questions Answered Mint.com on 07/07/2010 0 comments How Much Should I Tip?

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The Equity Kicker

OCTOBER 9, 2014

As you can see from the chart below they went from a standing start in Q4 2010 to a forecast $1.1bn in net sales last quarter. However, I hadn’t until now, appreciated just how amazing their growth was or known that they are one of the fastest growing retailers of all time (according to Geekwire ).

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genylabs.typepad.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Tracking and Forecasting the Trends Impacting the Future of Small Business. 2010 Top 10 Small Business Trends. December 2010. Lessons from a Failed Forecast. Small Business Labs. Welcome to Small Business Labs. Follow us on Twitter. Emergent Research. Homepreneurs: A Vital Economic Force. Disclosure Policy. Unleash It!

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The Equity Kicker

SEPTEMBER 8, 2015

AirBnB has delivered on the proverbial hockey stick growth that I imagine they had in their pitch deck back in 2010. For very young companies the forecasts should show this level of growth, whilst companies at Series A or later will have to have shown this level of growth in the past as well as in their forecasts.

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Version One Ventures

AUGUST 13, 2020

Depending on the data source, the unsubsidized Levelized Cost of Energy (LCOE) of solar in 2010 was between 30-40 cents / kWh. So in 2010, the cost of solar energy was > 5x the cost of fossil fuel based electricity. His forecast was the most aggressive to date – and even he overestimated the 2020 cost by >2x. .

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 7, 2016

By 2060, the World Bank predicts one in five of the world’s oldest countries will be in East Asia, compared with just one in 25 in 2010 [5]. Fueled by economic growth in emerging markets, Ernst and Young forecasts Asia Pacific will account for two-thirds (3.3 Smith, Vice President of Global Trade Services, FedEx Express. [8]

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Startup Lessons Learned

JUNE 5, 2009

Companies that reliably fail to make their forecasted numbers are exceptionally prone to “management retooling.&# Tell your Startup Visa story Speaking 2010: Webstock, GDC, Web 2.0, April 23, 2010 in San Francisco. Certainly venture-backed startups don’t have this luxury – every business plan has a model in it.

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gigaom.com

JULY 10, 2012

Mobile Q4: The scramble for spectrum continues Updated: Forecast: global mobile subscribers, 2010–2015 Carrier IQ and the continued erosion of operator trust. Image courtesy Flickr user Lazurite. Related research and analysis from GigaOM Pro: Subscriber content. Sign up for a free trial. If you like this story, please share it.

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The Equity Kicker

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

First day sales are higher than for previous versions of the device and Apple’s share price is up , and forecast to go much higher. We haven’t seen one of those for a while now – probably since the iPhone4 (2010) or the iPad2 (2011), The launch of the iPhone5 has been a big success.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 1, 2009

Sloan put in place GM’s management accounting system (borrowed from DuPont) that for the first time allowed the company to: 1) produce an annual operating forecast that compared each division’s forecast (revenue, costs, capital requirements and return on investment) with the company’s financial goals.

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 3, 2009

Startup executives have three documents to guide their hiring and staffing; a business plan, a product development model and a revenue forecast. All of these are execution documents – they direct the timing and hiring of spending as if all assumptions in the business plan are 100% correct.

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The Equity Kicker

DECEMBER 18, 2012

I wouldn’t argue with that, but the interesting thing is that the landmark mobile adtech acquisitions happened three years ago when Google acquired Admob for $750m in Nov 2009 and Apple followed with the acquisition of Quattro Wireless for $275m in Jan 2010.

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Steve Blank

AUGUST 27, 2009

If it’s a new division inside a larger company, forecasts talk about return on investment. Reply My take on Customer Development and the Lean Startup | Recess Mobile Blog , on January 9, 2010 at 5:37 am Said: [.] If the startup is to be backed by venture capitalists, the financial model has to be alluring as well as believable.

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Cracking the Code

JANUARY 22, 2009

By sales board plan, are you referring to Gary's actual business planning forecasts? ► 2010. (5). State of the SaaS 13: Q1 2010 Sentiment. Happy New Year 2010! Cloudonomics and 2010 Planning for your SaaS and C. So in effect, his business plan showed 30% less than the sales quota? Thank you!! Zaki Usman.

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Tim Keane

JANUARY 12, 2010

Bottom Up Market Sizing » January 12, 2010. Please see later version of this post on May 16, 2010 Entrepreneurs are often not experts in the area of term-sheet negotiations and all of the surrounding issues.   In a bottom up approach, the forecast is built from actual user projections. October 2010.

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Up and Running

MAY 23, 2016

While it’s useful to be able to have a sales forecast and expense budget early on, it’s not something you need until you’ve validated your idea. Later you will want to come back and create a proper sales forecast, cash flow forecast, and expense budget. Circle back and create a more detailed forecast.

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Up and Running

MAY 16, 2016

From 2010 through 2015, the industry saw a moderate but steady four percent growth. Home health care is unique in many ways, but the one thing it has in common with every other new business venture is that a lack of adequate planning and forecasting is a sure way to undercut its potential success. population. percent in 2000 to 19.6

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Austin Startup

DECEMBER 7, 2010

As consumer technology companies begin to get off the ground and make forecasts, there is the inevitable user adoption hockey stick that rockets the local user count to ridiculous heights with no market budget but significant “viral effects&# and “social media.&# During March 2010, Do512.com com) and Chicago (Do312.com),

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 14, 2011

Enloop – Automatically creates customized business plans are prepared, on-the-fly, complete with all text and financial forecasts. Gives you the ability to initiate help and sales chats while visitors are on your site. Note: There have been some updates since I published th. 5 Practical Tips for Gett. : 5 Steps to Successful Fac.

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Tim Keane

FEBRUARY 3, 2010

» February 03, 2010. OVP Venture Partners) My own take on this is that a business plan with a bottom up forecast demonstrates an understanding of the potential market that investors love.  October 2010. September 2010. . | Do we really need this help? Bottom Up Market Sizing. A lot has been written about this. 

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Steve Blank

JULY 11, 2016

Jessica Mah started InDinero in 2010 to help entrepreneurs with their accounting and tax needs after going through the same challenges with her own businesses. Listen to my full interviews with Jessica and Peggy by downloading it from SoundCloud here and here. And download any of the past shows here.). Clips from their interviews are below.

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Tim Keane

MARCH 9, 2011

How to prepare a sales forecast for a business plan » March 09, 2011. October 2010. September 2010. Startups and angels: Along the way to success. By Tim Keane, Angel Investor, Golden Angels Investors, LLC. « Leaving a Trail | Main. | How should I finance my new venture? Enter your Email. April 2013. January 2013.

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Tim Keane

APRIL 14, 2008

As one example, think about forecasting sales based on market potential and competition, rather than simply on historical results by salesperson. If that leads us to needing additional sales people, can we forecast the benchmark for productivity based on past results? October 2010. September 2010. Enter your Email.

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Startup Lessons Learned

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

I started with some basic theory: that a startup is an institution designed to thrive in the soil of extreme uncertainty; that traditional management techniques rooted in forecasting and planning would not work well in the face of that uncertainty. There's even a classic Wizard of Oz minimum viable product that dates back to 1998!

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Tim Keane

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

« How to prepare a sales forecast for a business plan | Main. October 2010. September 2010. Startups and angels: Along the way to success. By Tim Keane, Angel Investor, Golden Angels Investors, LLC. Picking Ventures: Part 2 » September 27, 2011. Picking Ventures: Part 1. Enter your Email. April 2013. January 2013.

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Up and Running

DECEMBER 6, 2012

Develop a forecast: Basic forecasts and budgets are critical; And tracking them is even more so. In 2010, Alex Osterwalder published his book, Business Model Generation , where he created a framework for what Tim called “business identity.” Instead, the sales forecasts should be as realistic as possible.

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