Acquisition Agile Lean Valuation 
Startup Lessons Learned
SEPTEMBER 22, 2008
is an elegant way to model any service-oriented business: Acquisition Activation Retention Referral Revenue We used a very similar scheme at IMVU, although we werent lucky enough to have started with this framework, and so had to derive a lot of it ourselves via trial and error. The Lean Startup Intensive is tomorrow at Web 2.0.
Steve Blank
MARCH 18, 2011
The signals are loud and clear : seed and late stage valuations are getting frothy and wacky, and hiring talent in Silicon Valley is the toughest it has been since the dot.com bubble. Underwriters realized that as long as the public was happy snapping up shares, they could make huge profits from the inflated valuations. Carpe Diem.
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Hearpreneur
JANUARY 20, 2021
2- Cut down customer acquisition costs. As a result, we were able to lower the cost of our customer acquisition by ranking on top search results on our search keywords which is extremely important since we are in the event entertainment industry that took a huge hit. Agility is the watchword for 2021. Photo Credit: Mark Lizada.
Up and Running
FEBRUARY 8, 2016
Here’s what they discovered: They found firms that quickly institute formal mechanisms such as operation budgets, cash budgets, and financial monitoring systems (tools that measure profitability, customer acquisition costs, variance from actual budget, and so forth) had higher growth rates in terms of revenues and headcount. Be compliant.
ReadWriteStart
MAY 30, 2022
In this article, you’ll learn how bootstrapping makes you a better business – a leaner, smarter, more agile company that can roll with the punches. Will your market-driven valuation still achieve your exit goals once everyone (including the taxman) takes home their slice? Plan for investment early as you would plan for acquisition.
Hearpreneur
JANUARY 13, 2021
2- Cut down customer acquisition costs. As a result, we were able to lower the cost of our customer acquisition by ranking on top search results on our search keywords which is extremely important since we are in the event entertainment industry that took a huge hit. Agility is the watchword for 2021. Photo Credit: Mark Lizada.
YoungUpstarts
FEBRUARY 14, 2017
You have lots of sign ups, you’ve smashed your acquisition targets and the first slide of your pitch deck looks great! One of the great benefits of a startup is their ability to be agile and adapt quickly to a changing environment. It now has a multi-billion dollar valuation. Your customers don’t use your product.
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