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What’s the difference between “No” vs. “Not Yet” from a VC?

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This was back in January 2012, a simpler time… when there was only one kind of seed round, when Series A firms invested pre-revenue, etc. As I’ve said before, raising capital for an early-stage startup is a sales process like any other and properly qualifying prospects is a necessary first step.

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OG Unicorns?—?Where Are They Now?

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Fab.com (asset sale to PCH in 2015). Evernote (reportedly cashflow positive but presumed valued less than $1B in 2012 Series D). Palantir ($20B valuation in 2015 round, but unknown today). Fallen Unicorns. for $250M in 2016 by Hudson Bay, subsequently acq. reportedly for <$100M in 2018 by RueLaLa). What about today?

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Chewy S-1: Category Leadership + Conveyor Belt Into Consumers’ Homes

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Chewy sells tens of thousands of products from many 3rd party brands, as well as its own private label brands (though latter remains <10% of sales). Average revenue per customer has steadily increased from $223/yr in 2012 to $334/yr in 2018. Annual Net Sales By Customer Cohort.

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Should Startups Blog? An Essay (with Data) to Decide Once and For All

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Still others get almost no traffic organically but might be highly effective when emailed or shared on social, acting as sales-enablement content or fodder for social follower growth. Others get a lot of traffic initially, then zero next week. That post was FOURTEEN months old!

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How One Startup Combines Boston’s B2B Sense with the Valley’s Social Media Style

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Incepted in 2012, Alignable’s platform hit the market in 2014, and since then, we’ve seen hundreds of thousands of business owners in North America join. SMBs account for 54% of all US sales. SMBs represent 55% of jobs and 66% of all net new jobs since the 1970s.