Agile VC

APRIL 17, 2011

April 17, 2011. GameFly filed in 2010 and remains in registration, though 2011 has seen a positive start for VC-backed IPOs with 14 in Q1 2011. GameFly filed in 2010 and remains in registration, though 2011 has seen a positive start for VC-backed IPOs with 14 in Q1 2011. Distribution revenue is CPC and CPA. .

Pre-Money Valuation 113

Pre-Money Valuation Liquidation Preference Dividend Common Stock 113

YoungUpstarts

MARCH 10, 2014

Leading companies are focusing on the development and distribution of dynamic mobile apps, reaching consumers and potential consumers on the one device that is never far from reach. New releases can be distributed and sold directly to the consumer via the mobile app. What about small businesses?

Mobile 160

Mobile Application Development Syndicate Syndication 160

View from Seed

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

That’s a bit of a cautionary tale to VC investors today who might think it’s inevitable that the private value they are enjoying in their portfolios will certainly translate to distributions in the near future. One thing that jumps out quickly is that TVPI between 2004-2010 (avg 2.6x) has underperformed 2011-2017 (avg 3.0x).

Valuation 319

Valuation Pre-Money Valuation Distribution Early Stage 319

YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

BlackBerry DevCon Asia 2011 will be held in Bangkok, Thailand this year. The BBM SDK allows very unique social features to existing and new applications, including the ability to distribute and share applications virally through BB. Approximately 3,000 apps available for PlayBook. Available in more than 100 countries around the world.

Developer 207

Developer Asia Thailand Singapore 207

The Next Web

OCTOBER 28, 2012

05 percent CTR on Facebook in 2011. Whether free or paid, a successful distribution channel typically becomes saturated quickly as competitors jump in. The classic Betamax and VHS battle had little to do with a superior product and more to do with a superior distribution strategy. Product-growth fit.

Technical Review 150

Technical Review Software Review Distribution San Francisco 150

View from Seed

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

That’s a bit of a cautionary tale to VC investors today who might think it’s inevitable that the private value they are enjoying in their portfolios will certainly translate to distributions in the near future. One thing that jumps out quickly is that TVPI between 2004-2010 (avg 2.6x) has underperformed 2011-2017 (avg 3.0x).

Valuation 295

Valuation Pre-Money Valuation Distribution Early Stage 295

bizthoughts.mikelee.org

MARCH 8, 2012

BizThoughts Thoughts about business, technology, the web & entrepreneurship About Booklist Contact Nov 15 2011 Finding a Technical Cofounder By Mike Lee Categories: Entrepreneurship , Leadership Since I have a technical background, I get about one offer a month to join some engineering team, or to be a technical cofounder. startupcto

Technical Cofounder 40

Technical Cofounder Cofounder Technical Review Software Review 40

YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 6, 2011

Lee says that Household.sg ‘s is predicated on building a central distribution center that services end customers all over the country, as opposed to the traditional replication of stores in different geographic areas. Currently, the company’s main form of marketing is through online marketing and traditional flyer distribution.

Singapore 230

Singapore Distribution China Bootstrapping 230

Lightspeed Venture Partners

OCTOBER 7, 2012

He had been at it for 6 months and had no sales or distribution lined up yet. They are seeking $40k for a 33% stake and want investors who can provide introductions for distribution and licensing on their behalf. He did $5M in 2011 sales and is projected $7.2m Kevin questioned the use case since bowls are ubiquitous.

Technical Review 110

Technical Review Technical Cofounder Valuation Pre-Money Valuation 110

View from Seed

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

That’s a bit of a cautionary tale to VC investors today who might think it’s inevitable that the private value they are enjoying in their portfolios will certainly translate to distributions in the near future. One thing that jumps out quickly is that TVPI between 2004-2010 (avg 2.6x) has underperformed 2011-2017 (avg 3.0x).

Valuation 156

Valuation Pre-Money Valuation Distribution Early Stage 156

Gust

DECEMBER 6, 2011

This graphic shows that the distribution of funding is not uniform across the spectrum of rounds size in dollars. Copyright BillPayne.com 2011. So, generally, these three major sources of capital are complementary, not competitive. The figure below shows the number of investors by investment size for startup ventures.

Angel Investor 179

Angel Investor Venture Capital Valuation Software Engineering 179

YoungUpstarts

APRIL 29, 2014

Buffer’s nimble, distributed team came together on Hangouts on a Saturday afternoon and live-blogged developments as their engineers worked behind the scenes to fix the hack and restore services. Their Happiness Heroes got into action in minutes, and posted real time updates on all of their official channels.

Security 174

Security Engineer PR Framework 174

Hearpreneur

SEPTEMBER 15, 2019

She was a visionary who was undeterred and in 2011 she sold to AOL for more than $300 million. It usually takes spirits brands 5 years to achieve that kind of distribution. She found her audience and her business model and focused on scaling her concept and she made it work. She is the ultimate turnaround success story for me!

Entrepreneur 78

Entrepreneur Bankruptcy Bootstrapping B2B 78

View from Seed

AUGUST 17, 2021

This was in 2011, and I still remember that warning. But in a world of power-law distributions and the near magical scale enabled by software, the potential upside far outweighs the downside in most cases. Some folks in the audience jeered because I was young, inexperienced, and hadn’t been an investor when the internet bubble burst.

IRR 205

IRR Dilution Founder Portfolio 205

Hearpreneur

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

The company started in 2011 in Berlin, and was looking for an American or someone who’d worked for a long time in America to help with a planned US expansion, since the biggest market for the company’s services is in North America. Tell us your story. Why did you start your business or how did you become CEO?

Software 60

Software North America Germany America 60

View from Seed

AUGUST 17, 2021

This was in 2011, and I still remember that warning. But in a world of power-law distributions and the near magical scale enabled by software, the potential upside far outweighs the downside in most cases. Some folks in the audience jeered because I was young, inexperienced, and hadn’t been an investor when the internet bubble burst.

IRR 156

IRR Dilution Founder Portfolio 156

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 16, 2011

You need to work through a team of underwriters, who administer the public issuance and distribution of securities from a corporation. It will take at least three months, and require endless amounts of time, money, and energy. False starts in this direction can be disastrous.

IPO 223

IPO Social Media Media Exit Strategy 223

Hearpreneur

AUGUST 21, 2018

The company started in 2011 in Berlin, and was looking for an American or someone who’d worked for a long time in America to help with a planned US expansion, since the biggest market for the company’s services is in North America. Tell us your story. Why did you start your business or how did you become CEO?

Software 48

Software North America Germany America 48

Hearpreneur

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

In 2011, our family was sitting around the dinner table brainstorming when our teenage daughter Mia had a great idea – starting a company that sells the best possible organic roasted seaweed in delicious flavors. Summit CPA is now a company with over $5M in annual revenue and our team is fully distributed throughout the United States.

Naming 150

Naming CPA Entrepreneur Software Review 150

crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 27, 2012

The global art market is believed to be about $61 billion (2011). According to a new report from The European Fine Art Foundation (TEFAF), “The number of art-market transactions in 2011 was 36.8 Let’s illustrate with an example – using a fictional new online marketplace for the purchase and sale of art.

Small Business 110

Small Business Marketing Startup Silicon Valley 110

YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 17, 2012

But there’s a new challenger in town – last year, Google introduced Google Music , as part of Google Play , its own digital application distribution platform developed for Android. Since its launch in November 2011, Google Music has already captured 5-percent of the online music market.

Distribution 164

Distribution Programming Marketing Developer 164

View from Seed

AUGUST 17, 2021

This was in 2011, and I still remember that warning. But in a world of power-law distributions and the near magical scale enabled by software, the potential upside far outweighs the downside in most cases. Some folks in the audience jeered because I was young, inexperienced, and hadn’t been an investor when the internet bubble burst.

IRR 136

IRR Dilution Founder Portfolio 136

Agile VC

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

I first met Hardi at the beginning of 2011 here in Cambridge. He had a clear vision of what he hoped to achieve with GrabCAD… to make collaborative CAD design easier in our connected world, where CAD engineers and product designers are more distributed. And thanks to Hardi I got to meet the President of Estonia.

Boston 154

Boston Acquisition Estonia Viral 154

Gust

JANUARY 4, 2012

Given that 2011 is already behind us, I’d like to take a brief time-out from the usual legal and financial wonkery to wish you and your loved ones a Happy New Year. will transition to a similar system as a result of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (AIA) of 2011.) In practice, this leads many U.S. By 2013, the U.S.

Intellectual Property 143

Intellectual Property IP Startup United States 143

ConversionXL

JULY 16, 2021

Make sure to update and re-distribute them as needed. But they didn’t just say “no bear can get inside”, they had their cooler tested and approved by the Interagency Grizzly Bear Committee , which Yeti showcased as social proof : That was in 2011. Everybody on your team should have access to this key information, and refer back often.

Audience 127

Audience Framework Differentiation Software Review 127

YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 28, 2012

Singapore’s average household income has risen to S$2,925 per month in 2011, according to global services information company Experian. This ensures that the right product offerings are matched to the right audience, which will go a long way in retaining and growing the customer base,” Beardsell added.

Singapore 259

Singapore Asia Distribution Matching 259

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2010

CEO hinted to WSJ that it may go public in early 2011. Helps content publishers and advertisers launch campaigns that develop viral distribution attributes and therefore gain “buzz.”. Note that these are “gross” revenue numbers. Competes with HauteLook , RueLaLa (sub of GSI Commerce) , Billion Dollar Babes , ideeli , Glam List.

Partner 240

Partner New York City Cofounder Syndicate 240

Steve Blank

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

Hershey just bought Krave Jerky, a team in our 2011 Berkeley Lean LaunchPad class, for >$200 million. —– Jon Sebastiani and his team came into the 2011 Berkeley Lean LaunchPad class with several key observations: Snack foods were a large ~$35 billion but the moribund food category was starving for innovation and modernization.

North America 120

North America Lean Customer Development Distribution 120

Gust

AUGUST 22, 2012

Distributed teams can work across multiple countries in ways that make the most efficient use of human capital. (Arab countries, stretching from Morocco to the Persian Gulf, have a combined population of about 350 million, with combined GDP equal to nearly 40% of China’s.). Silicon Arabia has engineers in Russia as well as Egypt.)

Technical Review 172

Technical Review Egypt Morocco Russia 172

Steve Blank

MARCH 15, 2011

what distribution channel? Autonomow team members: Jorge Heraud (MS Management, 2011) Business Unit Director, Agriculture, Trimble Navigation, Director of Engineering, Trimble Navigation, MS&E (Stanford), MSEE (Stanford), BSEE (PUCP, Peru). Uwe Vogt (MBA, Jun 2011) Technical Director & Co-Owner, Sideo Germany (Sub.

Business Model 237

Business Model Nebraska Peru Germany 237

Steve Blank

MARCH 18, 2011

The New Bubble : (2011 – 2014): Here we go again…. (If The goal was to get your firm public as soon as possible using whatever it took including hype, spin, expand, and grab market share – because the sooner you got your billion dollar market cap, the sooner the VC firm could sell their shares and distribute their profits.

Internet 334

Internet IPO Silicon Valley Agile 334

www.cscyphers.com

MARCH 8, 2012

13, 2011 13:30 in Startups. Or massively distributed data persistence systems and algorithms. September 2011 (1). May 2011 (8). April 2011 (3). March 2011 (4). February 2011 (2). January 2011 (2). « A Quandry With LinkedIn. If someone were trying to hire me, hold a meet up on Hadoop.

Cofounder 40

Cofounder Technical Review Founder Software Review 40

Gust

OCTOBER 16, 2012

Access to our 2010 and 2011 surveys can be found at 2011 Valuation Survey of North American Angel Investor Groups. The distribution of groups in the survey includes a relatively representative sampling of angel groups across the US and Canada. Number: 30. Three groups chose to provide only the overall median valuation.

Angel Groups 169

Angel Groups Valuation Pre-Money Valuation North Dakota 169

YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

Therefore, the platform you choose to work with has to have suitable marketing tools (Facebook Store, eBay & Amazon Integration, Price Comparison sites integration, Coupon Distribution, etc.). Analyze and Optimize. For a business to grow, its weaknesses must be translated into strengths.

eCommerce 213

eCommerce SEO Distribution Design 213

www.inc.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

The 2011 Inc. The 2011 Top Lists. CDW your 1-stop resource for configuration, activation & distribution. Copyright © 2011 Mansueto Ventures LLC. Telecom and Wireless. Technology. INNOVATION. Managing Creativity. Research & Development. Intellectual Property. Bringing Innovation to Market. 500|5000 List. Get ahead.

Fractional CTO 40

Fractional CTO Equity Iowa Technical Cofounder 40

YoungUpstarts

MAY 4, 2012

Launched in December 2011, these pillow covers come with names like Louie the Lion, Izzy the Unicorn, Barry the Bear, Kit the Cat, Max the Dog, and Donn the Dinosaur, in the name of helping a child to sleep. Founded by Ilan Sharone of Fun Life Toys , Cuddle Covers animal-themed pillow covers help bring boring pillows to life.

Distribution 145

Distribution Naming Small Business Product 145

YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 13, 2013

Education institutions can purchase special bulk licenses, if they want to buy and distribute core texts rapidly. In 2011 it was revealed that Singaporeans have 1,496 mobile phone subscriptions per 1,000 population. She loves blogging about tech and social media in her free time.

Mobile 150

Mobile Afghanistan Singapore Audio 150