Haystack

DECEMBER 29, 2018

Also during this time, the underlying metrics in that business can change positively, potentially trapping companies to accept the initially-agreed upon valuation. Governments blocking acquisitions, the curtailment of company expansion, more scrutiny on overseas operations of U.S. That will take a long time to settle.

Technical Review 165

Technical Review Venture Capital Russia China 165

Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

What metrics do we use to see if we learned enough in Customer Discovery ? I gave my boilerplate answer, “I’m a product guy and I tend to invest and look at deals that have measurable revenue metrics. Dave McClure has some great metrics…” It was an honest but vaguely unsatisfying answer.

Customer Development 223

Customer Development Web Developer Customer 223

The Equity Kicker

MARCH 7, 2017

Machine-learning as-a-service dies a death – main reason: machine learning APIs are two dumb for AI experts and too difficult for AI novices. Machine learning APIs aren’t solving a problem for anyone. This reached the point where $m per PhD was talked about as an acquisition metric.

Artificial Inteligence 80

Artificial Inteligence API Vertical Algorithm 80

Austin Startup

APRIL 25, 2017

In order to achieve 20x growth, Snap needs grow both of those metrics 4–5x. The smartphone is for everyone, we don’t have to think the iPhone is about a certain demographic, or country or vertical market: it’s for everyone. I won’t dive into cost structure in this blog post, but let’s think through how Snap could grow revenue 20x.

Valuation 48

Valuation Technical Review Forecast Social Network 48

Occam's Razor

APRIL 25, 2011

That means I get to spend loads and loads of time across many industry verticals, see many many campaigns, translate many many foreign websites (thanks Google Chrome for auto-translate!) Have a balance in your spend between acquisition and website. Making lame metrics the measures of success: Impressions, Click-throughs, Page Views.

Marketing 126

Marketing Flash Analytics Web 126

Cracking the Code

MARCH 28, 2022

One of the 2020 giants also left this select club: Zoom, which was impacted by the failed acquisition of Five9 and people’s gradual return to offices. For example, Snyk has recently announced a number of acquisitions. We’ll also see the emergence of more low code / no code platforms that address specific vertical needs.

Global 62

Global Europe Software Review 62

steveblank.com

JULY 8, 2011

WebSequenceDiagrams - sketch sequence diagrams. automatic links to generated images Rietveld - asynchronous code reviews on changesets Tech*if*er0*urs – blog on roadmap for learning rails Best free programming books Project Management Basecamp - web-based project management and collaboration tool.

Software Review 110

Software Review Startup Silicon Valley Analytics 110