Both Sides of the Table
MAY 23, 2012
Many observers of the venture capital industry have questioned whether its best days are behind it. Looking ahead at the next decade I am excited by what I believe will be viewed as one of the best and most rational investment periods for venture capital due to seven discrete factors: 1. Today’s Normalization.
Both Sides of the Table
APRIL 28, 2010
Also, with investors like Dave Hornik (invested in Blippy), Saar Gur (from CRV who invested in Blippy) and First Round Capital (invested in Swipely) I assume we’re headed for at least a very interesting market to watch from the sidelines. 11.2mm in Series A, rumored pre-money of $35mm; $1.6mm angel raised in Jan 2010.
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Cracking the Code
MARCH 12, 2010
Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. Friday, March 12, 2010. State of the SaaS 13: Q1 2010 Sentiment. So, here is the first edition, including the recent Q4 2009 earnings and the updated 2010 forecast. Venture Capital. (3).
Cracking the Code
JANUARY 14, 2010
Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. Thursday, January 14, 2010. Happy New Year 2010! Venture Capital. (3). ▼ 2010. (5). State of the SaaS 13: Q1 2010 Sentiment. Happy New Year 2010! Explore Venture Capital.
Cracking the Code
DECEMBER 1, 2009
Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. Cloudonomics and 2010 Planning for your SaaS and Cloud Computing business. As we get close to the end of the year, I thought it would be interesting to put together a post on how to approach the 2010 planning.
Steve Blank
NOVEMBER 16, 2009
Business Model Affects Metrics and Exit Criteria Web-based Business Model Exit Criteria In a web-business model you’re looking for traffic, users, conversion, virality, etc – not revenue. Reply Marco , on October 7, 2010 at 1:38 pm Said: Hi Steve, thanks for the awesome post, but, what was question #4? Keep teaching!
Both Sides of the Table
MAY 19, 2010
Our guest this week on #TWiVC was Dana Settle , partner at Greycroft Partners , a venture capital firm with offices in New York and Los Angeles. Monetization: virtual goods (1/3 of total revenues); Partnerships with major brands (currently partnered with H&M and Travel Channel); forecasted to hit 6mm users by end of Summer 2010.
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