View from Seed

JANUARY 24, 2018

Here is who will be joining the NextView Operator Guilds (for full bios, click the link in their name): Product Guild. Prior to joining Oscar she was involved in building products at many e-commerce startups in NYC in industries ranging from food delivery to leisure activity ticketing. Sara Wajnberg, SVP of Product at Oscar.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

Too many entrepreneurs look for that one magic bullet -- an exciting new technology, perhaps, or their own determination to make the world a better place -- to override any shortcomings in their startup model. Such failures ignore the essential business elements investors look for before committing to a startup.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 26, 2015

" Investors want to buy into an entrepreneur with a startup that can provide evidence of an ability to double customer productivity, at half the cost, with patented technology. Patents or other intellectual property are a real competitive advantage for a startup, but first to market and working harder are not sustainable.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 9, 2019

Most successful companies, from Fortune 500 to startups, rebrand. As we explained previously , A brand is much more than the name and logo of a business. In today’s crowded market, it can be hard to find a strong business name that isn’t already taken. Your brand consists of more than your business name, logo, and brand colors.

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ReadWriteStart

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

Services – which includes app store revenues – has steadily grown and accounts for 20% of the revenue. But here’s the kicker – for the first time since 2015, app downloads are on the decline. Spotify may be a big name challenging the status quo with its antitrust case, but they’re not the only ones.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 22, 2015

PR Malloy (@diddly_do_indy) June 13, 2015. However, the higher you get within an organization in the sale (and the larger the deal) executives are often looking to “win in the market,” which means growing revenue faster, offering products or services at a lower cost or offering features that their competitors can’t.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 1, 2016

We All Know That Dollars into Venture Have Gone Up … As a starting point, we know that the dollars into venture have steadily rebounded to pre great-recession levels, with just under $30 billion committed to US technology venture capital in 2015. That’s money that fuels our startup ecosystems.

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Up and Running

MAY 23, 2016

In fact, SaaS industry revenue is projected to grow from $49 billion in 2015 to $67 billion in 2018, a compound annual growth rate of approximately eight percent. At this stage, simply list your primary revenue streams and your key expenses. At this stage, simply list your primary revenue streams and your key expenses.

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Up and Running

JUNE 21, 2017

Back in 2015 when we only had about $2,000-$3,000 worth of marketing budget to spend each month, getting the most out of our buck was fundamental—not only for growth, but for survival. Campaign content, on the other side, lets you add a different name or ID to each particular version of your ad.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 5, 2015

Asking for early-stage money before you have customers and revenue will likely kill your credibility with real investors. Crowdfunding is rapidly becoming the major source of funding for seed-stage startups. Ron Conway , of SV Angels, and Reid Hoffman , LinkedIn's founder, are names often mentioned in this category.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

For much of 2014 and 2015, I banged my head against a plane window flying back and forth between Austin and Silicon Valley while trying to raise institutional VC money for Localeur. Almost immediately, people started to dig what we were doing: Digital Trends named Localeur one of their favorite new apps of SXSW 2013 and other press followed.

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crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Getting Your Startup Started With Payments – [link]. Important insight – Harsh Realities From 500 Startups Founders – [link]. Does Branding Still Matter?

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 24, 2015

As the number of sites on the Internet floats around one billion, the challenge with every new startup is to be found and stand out. A great solution is necessary, but not sufficient, to build a great startup. Each can be linked directly into your site domain name for maximum SEO impact. Start today.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 16, 2015

Most entrepreneurs have found by now one or more of the many popular crowdfunding sites , and have the name and contact information for at least one of the big venture capital firms. Angels are typically current or former entrepreneurs who want to bring more than money to your startup. angel investors entrepreneur funding startups'

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Cracking the Code

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

Cybersecurity unicorn Snyk was founded in 2015 with the mission to help developers make their code secure. They were both about to found a different startup, so I didn’t need to convince them to found a company – I just needed to convince them to join mine! As the company announces its $530 million Series F at a valuation of $8.5

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ReadWriteStart

MAY 24, 2021

Also, the revenue from this platform will be $79,608 million in the year 2021.” . Initially, Uber launched its vertical in the food delivery services with the name UberFresh. Later in the year, 2015, the company was renamed as UberEats. . As per Business Of Apps, UberEats fetched a revenue of $4.8 Order and delivery .

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 9, 2015

In fact, there is plenty of evidence that too much money can undermine a startup more quickly than squeezing pennies. Creative and determined entrepreneurs always find ways to get people to work for equity, barter services or share later revenue rather than pay cash up front. A desire to roll out on a massive scale.

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Sophia Perl of Wisdom

DECEMBER 9, 2010

I wish that the badges had the company names instead of just names. Unfortunately, they had to split the attendees into two rooms - one room with the actual speakers, one room to watch live streaming from the other room with speakers. I was fortunate to make it into the “real&# room. There were about 200 attendees.

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Scalable Startup

APRIL 6, 2015

By most measures, we are in crazy times right now in the tech startup world. or also called triple-F – friends, family and fools, who have a few thousand dollars they would like to put into the startup “market” are the fuel at the bottom of the market that get things started.

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K9 Ventures

JUNE 5, 2015

So while the infrastructure cost and startup costs may have declined, the operating costs have increased. The Venture Capital industry as a whole does a terrible job of giving things the right name and so we end up keeping the same name, but changing the meaning out from under it. That in turn requires more capital.

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View from Seed

MARCH 16, 2016

To name a few: 1. Most impressively, there seems to be a thriving startup of every flavor, with many more joining the list of Pillar Startups on the Guide in 2016 compared to 2015. Look out for bootstrapped CarGurus , one of the leading used-car properties, targeting over $150M in revenue this year.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 2, 2018

However, as of 2015 60% of small businesses did not have a website! Small businesses are determined to get their name out there, too. Small businesses are determined to get their name out there, too. Successful businesses usually have a strong business name and a professionally designed logo. Click To Tweet.

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Up and Running

APRIL 11, 2016

Morgan Franklin , a licensed real estate agent based out of Lexington, Kentucky, says, “I was confident [my idea] was going to work because I had already developed enough business to pay all of my startup expenses before I took my real estate exam.”. For Tim, choosing a company name was a strategic action. “My How to Name Your Company.

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VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

Shamir Optical reported revenues of $142 million in 2009, generated mainly in Europe and the United States, and has about 1,400 employees. In 2008, the company, which employs about 30,000 worldwide, reported revenues of $28.8 STANLEY FISCHER NAMED WORLD’S TOP BANK GOVERNOR FOR 2010. In 2009 it boasted revenue of $4.49

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ConversionXL

DECEMBER 7, 2016

Nowadays nearly every online shop utilizes some sort of product recommendation engine, which is no wonder, as these systems, if set up and configured properly can significantly boost revenues, CTRs, conversions, and other important metrics. This simply means revenues through recommendations / total revenues.

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K9 Ventures

SEPTEMBER 8, 2015

The following interview by Steven Loeb was published in Vator.tv on 5 September 2015 and is reproduced below in its entirety. Direct Revenue, meaning no three-way business models and no advertising, media, or content. How much do you put into each startup? VN : In a typical year how many startups do you invest in?

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Up and Running

JULY 17, 2015

Creating a business plan and securing funding are common items on the startup to-do list. You’ll want to read the FTC guidelines and check with your state’s revenue agency to make sure you comply with the law. Prepare your startup by reading about the new healthcare policies. Of course, some states don’t have any sales tax.

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Hearpreneur

JUNE 19, 2016

That allowed to launch our product in September 2015. I eventually recruited my wife Evelyn to quit her full-time job and join me at Sunny Days and since then we now serve 200 clients, maintain nearly 250 employees and generate about $5 million in annual revenue in just five years. Thanks to Pablo Borquez Schwarzbeck, ProducePay. #4

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 28, 2015

Strigl, former CEO of Verizon Wireless, in his classic book, aptly named “ Managers, Can You Hear Me Now? ” These habits apply even more directly to entrepreneur and startup leadership: Failure to build trust and integrity. Marty Zwilling Published on IvyExec.com on 11/27/2015. Focus on things that don’t really matter.

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The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

PayPal stirred the Hornet’s Nest in September 2015 when it announced its lending service. The lending platform is designed for small business owners and named as PayPal Working Capital. The program allows borrowers to take a loan and pay up to 8% interest on year revenue processed via PayPal. A Little History.

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Sophia Perl of Wisdom

DECEMBER 9, 2010

I wish that the badges had the company names instead of just names. Unfortunately, they had to split the attendees into two rooms – one room with the actual speakers, one room to watch live streaming from the other room with speakers. I was fortunate to make it into the “real&# room. There were about 200 attendees.

Technical Review 40

Technical Review Las Vegas Software Review Bangladesh 40

crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 22, 2015

We just love sharing articles about fonts, logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, economics and other interesting stuff! Most Creative People 2015 [link] crowdspring.co/1HhW1DS The Decreasing Follow On Financing Success of Startups [link] crowdspring.co/1FcT0nQ

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 14, 2015

Is revenue per customer or transaction size increasing? Featured visibility or signed contracts with name brand players and distributors, such as Home Depot or Amazon, almost always indicate traction. Marty Zwilling First published on Entrepreneur.com on 11/04/2015. This is not a viable long-term strategy.

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The Startup Magazine

MAY 1, 2017

The globalist McDonalds managed to beef up its falling profits in 2015 by adopting a localisation strategy. Localisation prevents embarrassment and improves revenues. Indeed, 65% of multinational enterprises believe localisation is either important or very important for achieving higher revenues (California State University survey).

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

Yarina, Co-Founder and CEO of Sisu Global, was recently named to the Forbes 30 under 30 list for Healthcare, one of many awards the company has received for its work. Our dual 2020 goals are continued geographic scale of Hemafuse to achieve a $1M revenue run rate and a pilot of our second portfolio product.

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This is going to be BIG.

DECEMBER 21, 2017

Nothing seems to apply--you're not a tech company, you bootstrapped your way to millions in revenues before taking on capital, and you sell mostly through brick and mortar. When Ample Hills first raised $4 million in 2015, people asked if it was a seed round. Here's what I think everyone involved learned in this process.

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Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 30, 2018

Since launching in 2015, MeisterTask has been listed as a top app by the Apple App Store, Google’s Chrome Web Store, WIRED, Zapier and many more, acquiring over 2 million users. How did you come up with your business name? We also have a list of other names that we went through over the months, some even made it to logo stage.

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