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Praying to the God of Valuation

Both Sides of the Table

During this era, from 2009–2015, most founders I knew were in it for building great & sustainable companies. By 2015 it had come to signify by the market a new era where business fundamentals had changed, companies could easily and quickly be worth $10 billion or MORE so why worry about the “entry price!”

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Must-Haves For Your Online Store In 2015

YoungUpstarts

With continued innovation in e-commerce technologies, what should online merchants do to take advantage of such innovation to keep their online store abreast in 2015? Let’s just look at the shopping cart – there are not only many hopping cart technologies out there now, there are also of growing quality. Responsive design.

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5 Things Businesses Should Do Now To Ensure 2015 Success

YoungUpstarts

With the end of the 2015 fiscal year nearing, businesses may be reviewing their consolidated revenues and thinking of ways they can increase their profit margin as they enter the new fiscal year or second-half of the calendar year. by Richard Milam , the Founder and CEO of EnableSoft Incorporated.

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The Great Coding School Rollup of 2015

Feld Thoughts

The post The Great Coding School Rollup of 2015 appeared first on Feld Thoughts. And for those clever entrepreneurs and investors who try to use the word “consolidation” instead of “rollup”, don’t bother, we already tried that. Consolidation and rollup rhyme also (well – actually they are synonyms.).

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Version One in 2015: A year of building, backing, and exits

Version One Ventures

As 2015 comes to an end, it’s time to reflect on what we’ve done and where we’re headed. Here are some of the most memorable highlights for us in 2015: New portfolio companies. In total, our 23 active companies collectively raised $65M in 2015. Shift Messenger : a communication platform for hourly workers. and two more unnamed.

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Payment Predictions For 2015

YoungUpstarts

But as big as 2014 was, 2015 has the potential to be even bigger. 2015 will be when a lot of the seeds planted in the past year start to bear fruit. So here’s what you should be watching out for in 2015: The EMV-related terminal refresh will introduce new technologies into the point of sale. No big deal, right?

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Five case studies you'll see at the Lean Startup Conference 2015

Startup Lessons Learned

With this approach to establishing and tracking milestones, ReadyTalk launched its beta of UbiMeet.com in March 2015. Come hear about them live at the 2015 Lean Startup Conference. She shares: “We now use metrics like cost-per-learning and validation velocity to show progress since traditional things like ROI weren’t applicable.”

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