Agile VC

MAY 26, 2011

Online social networking is a concept still being evangelized even in Silicon Valley… Friendster is in private beta (wasn’t until Oct 2003 they received Google acquisition offer which they turned down for Kleiner/Benchmark round). It was a pretty good valuation for the time. It was a $4.7M link] leehower. link] Healy Jones.

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Term Sheet Silicon Valley Technical Review Social Network 178

ConversionXL

MAY 1, 2017

Reporting in the Harvard Business Review on a major study of growth stalls they conducted, Olson and his colleagues cite the case of the iconic brand Levi Strauss, which hit a historic high mark of sales in 1995, reaching revenue of $7 billion, but then, starting in 1996, saw a decline in sales so precipitous that by 2000, revenue was down to $4.6

Technical Review 127

Technical Review Algorithm Channel Analytics 127

Up and Running

AUGUST 19, 2014

For example, one of the angels I pitched to cared deeply about our competitive landscape, whereas another wasn’t too concerned about the competitive landscape, he was more interested in our financial assumptions and my team’s ability to implement in an agile fashion. Angels vs. venture capitalists. Tweet This Tip. “I’m

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Angel Investor Technical Review Due Diligence Startup 161

Agile VC

FEBRUARY 20, 2014

As a thought exercise though I thought I’d try to put the valuation in perspective. With that said, Facebook’s acquisition price is <10x the conceivable revenue for WhatsApp. in annual mobile ad revenue per MAU. billion in annualized revenue. in annual mobile ad revenue per MAU.

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Valuation Acquisition Mobile Revenue 159

Hearpreneur

JANUARY 20, 2021

Specifically, here is what we’re planning to work on: Quadruple our gross revenue and total cases/consultations. Add an income stream (new area of practice) that will be diversifying our business’ revenue. 2- Cut down customer acquisition costs. Agility is the watchword for 2021. Photo Credit: Mark Lizada.

Entrepreneur 118

Entrepreneur Mobile Valuation Global 118

Agile VC

FEBRUARY 20, 2014

As a thought exercise though I thought I’d try to put the valuation in perspective. With that said, Facebook’s acquisition price is <10x the conceivable revenue for WhatsApp. in annual mobile ad revenue per MAU. billion in annualized revenue. in annual mobile ad revenue per MAU.

Valuation 127

Valuation Acquisition Mobile Revenue 127

Steve Blank

JULY 15, 2010

Until 1995 startups going public typically had a track record of revenue and profits. Suddenly there was a public market for companies with limited revenue and no profit. The size of the red bars (IPO’s) versus blue (mergers and acquisitions) illustrates that while venture-backed startups did get acquired, the IPO market was booming.

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Venture Capital IPO Liquidity Event Entrepreneur 297

Agile VC

NOVEMBER 9, 2015

There’s been ample coverage in the popular press of course highlighting everything from the company’s revenue growth, lack of profitability, and the well-publicized fact that founder/CEO Jack Dorsey is also CEO of Twitter so would theoretically be running two public companies simultaneously. Revenue Composition. Starbucks Deal.

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Agile VC

AUGUST 9, 2012

We also know lots of valid reasons why the company could be valued at far less than it once was including: Stalled Growth – revenue essentially flat over the last 4 quarters. The “value” case goes like this: A) Valuation Net of Cash – Zynga’s market cap sits at around $2.2-2.3B trailing revenue multiple.

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Stock LBO .Net Valuation 160

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.

Entrepreneur 60

Entrepreneur Software Review Balance Sheet Partner 60

Hearpreneur

JANUARY 13, 2021

Specifically, here is what we’re planning to work on: Quadruple our gross revenue and total cases/consultations. Add an income stream (new area of practice) that will be diversifying our business’ revenue. 2- Cut down customer acquisition costs. Agility is the watchword for 2021. Photo Credit: Mark Lizada.

Entrepreneur 62

Entrepreneur Mobile Valuation Global 62

Eric Friedman

JUNE 11, 2019

Partnership Forcing Functions can be tricky because they typically don’t involve revenue, which drives most business decisions, but there are other reasons to do the deal. A strong bluff if you have no backup, but a reasonable move if you have a team and want to move onto the next company/prospect/project as a small agile team.

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Term Sheet Stock Options Early Stage Agile 68

Agile VC

JANUARY 21, 2015

Not every round of funding is closed at a “monster” valuation. And even acquisitions painted as successes may look very different below the (typically confidential) surface. But the reality of tech entrepreneurship is that not everyone is “killing it,” and certainly not all of the time.

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Cofounder Seed Stage Employee PR 188

Rob Go

JULY 22, 2014

For example: We are seeing extremely healthy valuations for companies, some with very limited traction or semblance of a business. Very large scale acquisitions are happening for companies with little or no revenue for strategic reasons. Maintain agility. Hey, as a VC, I could get discouraged too.

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Valuation Agile Equity Acquisition 52

Agile VC

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

How They Make Money : Facebook’s primary revenue stream is of course selling advertising on Facebook.com, which in total accounts for 85% of revenue. The next chunk comes from Facebook’s platform, in essence “taxing” the revenues of app developers like Zynga, which represents 15% of revenue.

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IPO South Korea Venezuela Revenue 100

Agile VC

JANUARY 21, 2015

Not every round of funding is closed at a “monster” valuation. And even acquisitions painted as successes may look very different below the (typically confidential) surface. But the reality of tech entrepreneurship is that not everyone is “killing it,” and certainly not all of the time.

Cofounder 100

Cofounder Seed Stage Employee PR 100

Occam's Razor

APRIL 23, 2012

Choose the right metric and they'll create the most glorious digital experience in the universe, the perfect acquisition campaign, the most amazing customer service channel. Revenue vs. Economic Value. That is a reflection of a deep obsession on Revenue. It delivers higher macro-conversions (revenue!)

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