The Startup Toolkit

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

Vision for B2C, virality-driven community. The financials immediately jump out when we talk about term sheets: what’s the valuation? The former means your friends won’t hear about your company until the acquisition. Requires team relocation. First-time VCs, building on their own entrepreneurial success. your website.

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Term Sheet Dilution Participating Preferred B2C 20

David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

The majority of funds are using the popular B2C websites and services for basic due diligence, e.g., Linkedin, Twitter, HackerNews. Close to 80% responded that manual processes, such as tracking down support, preparing reports and pulling data from different sources, are the biggest pain points they face in the valuation process.

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Technical Review Software Review Analytics Private Equity 78

VC Cafe

OCTOBER 24, 2022

It remains to be seen what the outcomes will be in 2022 as the exit markets are less active and the IPO window is closed, but assuming the merger gets approved, we’ve already seen Activision’s $70 billion acquisition by Microsoft and Twitter’s potential $40 billion takeover by Elon Musk. picking and access are important) 2.

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B2C IPO B2B 103

VC Cafe

OCTOBER 23, 2022

There are of course exceptions, mainly in the B2C world, like Waze, which sold to Google for $1.4 Why is revenue important (the obvious facts): We can all agree that revenue is important, or even essential, for startup success. billion with zero revenues, or Whatsapp, that sold to Facebook (aka Meta) for $19 billion with little or no revenue.

Metrics 179

Metrics Revenue B2C Portfolio 179

VC Cafe

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

billion a 125% increased compared to the equivalent period in 2020, the number of Unicorns, private companies valued at $1 billion or more has grown significantly, with several companies achieving “Decacorn” status – achieving valuations of $10 billion and up, including eToro , soon to complete a SPAC merger, and Rapyd payments.

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Lock-up Period Merger IPO 218

Cracking the Code

OCTOBER 10, 2008

The top performing SaaS companies typically achieve annual customer renewal rates above 90% - with most of the churn due to death (bankruptcies) or marriage (acquisitions) - and over 100% renewals on a dollar value basis due to up-sells into this installed base. upfront acquisition cost, making the CLTV equal to $2.5-$0.7= means a $0.7

Software Review 48

Software Review North America Europe Metrics 48

Software By Rob

AUGUST 18, 2010

Business software is different and shouldn’t be treated in the same way as B2C. Part of any good marketing plan is customer acquisition costs and knowing when those costs are too high. I think people think freemium works as a rule as opposed to the reality that it’s the exception- mostly driven by glamorous web 2.0

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Software Review Software Revenue Cofounder 78

VC Cafe

MARCH 27, 2022

Metaverse – it has both B2B and B2C applications. Yuga Labs, the team behind the Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC), announced earlier this week that it had raised $255 million seed round led by A16Z at a $4 billion pre valuation. Micrsoft’s acquisition of Activision for nearly $70 billion in cash his just one example.

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Cofounder Venture Capital Equity 179

steveblank.com

JULY 8, 2011

No-brainer for B2B companies but also for B2C companies (making special advertising deals for example) Reply steveblank , on June 8, 2011 at 9:05 am said: Martin, Any suggestions? I think actually actively selling your stuff is very important for a startup these days.

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Software Review Startup Silicon Valley Analytics 110