Agile VC

MAY 26, 2011

AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. Salesforce.com is a startup with 76,000 subscribers (over 2.1M I also joke with Reid Hoffman that this was back in the days before he was “Reid” Reid’s an incredible entrepreneur, startup investor, and human being. How to Evaluate Firms for a Seed VC. May 26, 2011.

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Term Sheet Silicon Valley Technical Review Social Network 178

YoungUpstarts

APRIL 4, 2013

We’d be the first to encourage entrepreneurs in their startup journeys, but we also feel that founders need to be cognizant of failure. Part of the process in understanding the chances of failure is to take a look at the survival track records of startups in different industries.

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Forecast Startup Global Revenue 228

crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 5, 2012

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! 10 New Years Resolutions For Small Businesses and Startups – [link]. Small Businesses and Startups: Worst. Small Businesses and Startups: Worst. – [link].

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Social Media Small Business Design Media 92

Feld Thoughts

JUNE 22, 2012

Maybe you’re thinking about startups to invest in, or making decisions about where to place resources in your company. Using just two data points, the modem I had in 1986 and the modem I had in 1998, the spreadsheet predicts that I’d have a 25 megabit/second connection in 2012. Step 2: Forecast the linear trend.

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Artificial Inteligence Technical Review Bandwidth Software Review 182

Austin Startup

JANUARY 16, 2012

Market research companies like IBISWorld forecast an increased demand for insurance coverage in 2012, but by the same token, insurance buyers are expected to be increasingly selective on the plans they purchase.

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Forecast Texas Austin Demand 54

The Equity Kicker

NOVEMBER 21, 2013

. £178m was invested in Q3, down slightly from £183m in the year ago quarter, but that combined with a slow Q2 compared with 2012 makes it look like we will be down for the year. Ascendant are now predicting that £800m will be invested in UK companies in 2013, which compares with £987m in 2012. Startup general interest Uncategorized'

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Forecast Finance Startup 96

Tim Keane

JUNE 21, 2011

Startups and angels: Along the way to success. 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. How to prepare a sales forecast for a business plan. October 2012. April 2013.

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Tim Keane

MARCH 9, 2011

Startups and angels: Along the way to success. How to prepare a sales forecast for a business plan » March 09, 2011. It’s a deceptively simple question:  what is the optimal way to finance a new startup? It’s a deceptively simple question:  what is the optimal way to finance a new startup? October 2012.

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Finance Bootstrapping Startup Equity 83

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 18, 2013

The stock market reached a new all-time high in 2013, and is finally providing some liquidity relief to concerned investors and startups alike. Venture capital investments are returning to startups. Startups are springing up all over to capitalize on these opportunities. In all businesses, especially startups, cash-flow is king.

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Business Plan Venture Capital Demand Forecast 215

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 2, 2012

If you think location-based services are a long way from mainstream, take a look at the new 2012 Digital Study. Juniper Research forecasts that by 2014 the global opportunity for LBS will reach $13 billion, and Global Industry Analysts projects that by 2015 the global LBS market could be $21 billion. Marty Zwilling.

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B2B Angel Investor Mobile Forecast 206

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 9, 2013

It shows a return to cautious optimism despite growth lower than expected in 2012, and much improved perspective from the record-high pessimism of the last few years. These initiatives, in concert with current findings, support economists’ forecast that the U.S. strategy entrepreneur startup optimism business' fiscal cliff.

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Small Business Administration SBA Forecast Small Business 195

ReadWriteStart

DECEMBER 26, 2012

Predicting the future is notoriously difficult, and the volatile world of high-tech startups don’t make things any easier. Startup accelerators were a big story in 2012. That means more funding for startups targeting the enterprise in 2013, less funding for startups aimed at consumers. ” 3. .

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Silicon Valley Chile Startup Turkey 60

Tim Keane

JANUARY 12, 2010

Startups and angels: Along the way to success.   In a bottom up approach, the forecast is built from actual user projections.   Posted at 04:19 PM in Funding startups | Permalink.   In a bottom up approach, the forecast is built from actual user projections. October 2012. Funding startups.

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Term Sheet Valuation Dividend Liquidation Preference 68

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 1, 2011

These initiatives, in concert with current findings, support economists’ forecast that the U.S. economy is transitioning to a self-sustaining economic expansion in 2011-2012, that will not be derailed by higher energy prices, Europe’s sovereign debt problems, or the recent disaster in Japan. One out of two U.S.

Small Business Administration 224

Small Business Administration SBA Japan Forecast 224

Startup Lessons Learned

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

Last May, I shared the news that long-time Lean Startup advocates Brant Cooper and Patrick Vlaskovits were working on a new book called The Lean Entrepreneur featuring illustrations by FAKEGRIMLOCK. After the 2012 conference I viewed it as an opportunity to reflect on the growth and evolution of the movement as a whole.

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Lean Entrepreneur Agile San Francisco 167

Tim Keane

FEBRUARY 3, 2010

Startups and angels: Along the way to success.   For an example written by a VC, see A Startups Guide to Market Sizing from DocStoc. .    For an example written by a VC, see A Startups Guide to Market Sizing from DocStoc. Posted at 11:19 AM in Funding startups | Permalink. October 2012.

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Marketing Wisconsin Startup Angel Investor 116

Tim Keane

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

Startups and angels: Along the way to success. « How to prepare a sales forecast for a business plan | Main. October 2012. Funding startups. Startup ideas. Resources for startups. Startups and angels: Along the way to success. By Tim Keane, Angel Investor, Golden Angels Investors, LLC.

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Pennsylvania Wisconsin Angel Investor Bootstrapping 68

Up and Running

AUGUST 21, 2017

It’s understandable, then, that the term “unicorn” has come to be used routinely in the world of business funding to refer to those rare and beautiful privately funded startups—especially in the tech space—that have reached the upper echelon of valuation, being valued at over $1 billion. at around 27 million. But is that still the case?

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Silicon Valley Venture Capital Valuation Later Stage 86

Tim Keane

APRIL 14, 2008

Startups and angels: Along the way to success. 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 2012.

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Ireland Wisconsin Forecast Sales Cycle 60

Tim Keane

FEBRUARY 25, 2008

Startups and angels: Along the way to success. Its axiomatic that a bunch of bright people can dream up any number of ideas for startups. Its axiomatic that a bunch of bright people can dream up any number of ideas for startups. Posted at 04:50 AM in Startup ideas | Permalink. October 2012. Funding startups.

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Wisconsin Angel Investor Startup Bootstrapping 60

Growthink Blog

FEBRUARY 21, 2013

As you may recall from last year, the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (called the JOBS Act) was passed and signed by President Obama in April, 2012. This was predicated on the SEC writing the crowdfunding regulations by December 31 2012 like they were supposed to. But this never happened.

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Equity Securities and Exchange Commission SEC Accredited Investor 74

Up and Running

DECEMBER 6, 2012

Develop a forecast: Basic forecasts and budgets are critical; And tracking them is even more so. This form of planning condensed the business model onto one page and is most useful for high-growth, technically focused startups (think Silicon Valley). Do startups have a manual? Lean Planning is born.

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Lean Silicon Valley Forecast Technical Review 147

Tim Keane

AUGUST 21, 2006

Startups and angels: Along the way to success. If the venture leaders keep rolling forward on the projection, without really determining what is going on, they have begun a process of convincingly telling themselves and their constituents that the projection and forecasting process is unimportant. October 2012. Funding startups.

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Milwaukee Due Diligence Wisconsin Angel Investor 60

Hearpreneur

APRIL 16, 2016

That was in April of 2012 and I can confidently say that I sold the books, I bought the ring, and I got the girl. By happenstance, I came across a posting on craigslist offering to sell 2,000 books for a modest price. Thanks to Ben Pagel, Buzz Bookstore. #9 9 – To Provide a Service Missing in the Region. So I said, FORGET IT!

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Italy Entrepreneur San Francisco PR 48

Tim Keane

JUNE 13, 2006

Startups and angels: Along the way to success. In other words, if you are forecasting 100 orders in the next quarter, at $10,000 each, I’d ask how many potential orders there are in the market, whether there is any existing competitive experience, and how you derived your timing. Posted at 05:08 AM in Funding startups | Permalink.

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Wisconsin Entrepreneur Startup Angel Investor 60

Up and Running

JULY 16, 2015

Like any business startup, the Philips faced challenges; plus, the trade-off of skipping shortcuts is having a harder road. We use the revenue forecasting tools to not only plan, but to then set benchmarks to check ourselves as we progress. that were authorized by Congress in the 2012 Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act.

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Oregon Prospectus Southern California California 60

ReadWriteStart

FEBRUARY 25, 2013

That idea – a way to organize, in the cloud, every aspect of your physical mail – is the crux of the two men’s venture, called Outbox, that is opening up to public beta in San Francisco on February 26 after a 6-month test in Austin, Texas, in 2012. Outbox seems remarkably simple – for $4.99

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thinkspace.com

SEPTEMBER 7, 2012

How to Divide Equity to Startup Founders, Advisors, and Employees. Are there principles that you live by that you’ve implemented in your startup that have worked really well? Pingback: How to Divide Equity to Startup Founders, Advisors, and Employees … | | The Money BooksThe Money Books. Startup Employee.

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Equity Employee Founder CTO Hire 62

The Startup Magazine

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

As part of The Startup Magazine Interview Series , we interviewed Mr. Richard Bearman. TSM: In what industries do you see startups having the most disruptive impact? Since 2012, it has delivered more than 67,000 loans to business owners across the UK amounting to more than £534 million. The UK’s 5.7 million people.

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Early Stage Forecast Small Business Business Plan 107

Up and Running

DECEMBER 5, 2016

Lean Planning is a concept that we introduced back in 2012 as an evolution in business planning. Develop a forecast: Basic forecasts and budgets are critical; tracking them is even more so. Do startups have a manual? There’s nothing wrong with planning—it’s just that the tools and methods for planning needed to evolve.

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Lean Silicon Valley Business Model Forecast 60

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 30, 2016

If you want to see what was on my mind – I started foreshadowing change publicly in October 2015 with a forecast of what I expected in 2016 VC funding markets at a presentation I gave at the annual Cendana VC/LP conference hosted by Michael Kim. Some startups will have a hard time reorienting. Total customers grew 20% year/year.

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Balance Sheet Burn Rate Valuation Forecast 150

Up and Running

MAY 15, 2019

No matter its size or age, every brewery was once a startup. Most small businesses and startups that are looking to grow— hire a new employee , or buy a new piece of equipment, or open a new location —need to think hard about cash flow, or making sure they have enough money in the bank to meet payroll and other financial obligations.

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Oregon Jordan Software Review Distribution 24

VC Cafe

JUNE 1, 2011

In April, the Bank of Israel raised its 2011 growth forecast to 4.5% The Japanese government has expressed its intention to increase generic penetration to 30% by 2012. LIMELIGHT BUYS TEL AVIV STARTUP ACCELOWEB. Consumer spending increased 6.8%, while exports of goods and services climbed 16% and imports rose 15.9%.

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Switzerland Japan Technical Review 80

Seeing Both Sides

AUGUST 16, 2012

As we have seen with the recent speed bumps at highfliers like Groupon and Zynga, taking “lean startups” from foundation to creating sustainable, scalable, profitable business models is a very rare and special task. No matter how large we are, I always want to maintain a startup mentality,” said Kaufer. "We Really hard.

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Part-Time VPE Software Review Costa Rica Technical Review 54

David Teten

NOVEMBER 15, 2013

For the twenty years ending 12/31/2012 the S&P 500 Index averaged 8.21% a year, an attractive return. According to CB Insights, there is little to no relationship between financial runway and startup success. This is a key reason why the average retail investor consistently earns below-average returns.

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Management Pre-Money Valuation Venture Capital New Hampshire 114

The Equity Kicker

MAY 5, 2015

We have big challenges ahead sustaining the world’s growing population (on an exponential curve and forecast to grow from today’s 7bn to nearly 10bn by 2050) but technologies under development give us a strong chance of solving them. As you can tell, I’m very optimistic about the future.

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Product Harvest Vertical Forecast 60

ConversionXL

AUGUST 27, 2021

This trend of cord-cutting and streaming preference was exacerbated by the pandemic and is forecast to continue. ” – Eric Haggstrom , eMarketer forecasting analys. With this shift has come an increased demand for “streaming originals,” which Netflix has dominated since 2012. Conclusion.

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Design Algorithm Retention United Kingdom 138