This is going to be BIG.

JANUARY 18, 2024

On the other hand, they could be the opposite—much more focused on near-term cash distributions than long-term equity appreciation. I would be wary of an investor who tries to insert themselves into the company before watching it operate for a while.

.Net 88

.Net Cap Table Startup Technical Review 88

YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 13, 2019

This often means mergers and acquisitions, incremental innovation, marketing, and global expansion – which, over the long-term, only widen the gulf between the company and its customers. If you’re not focused on your customers, they will leave as soon as they find a viable alternative, and their departure is only a matter of time.

Technical Review 122

Technical Review Technology Customer Qatar 122

ReadWriteStart

JULY 17, 2023

The acquisition will help Sheela Foam enter the fast-growing branded furniture market and expand its presence in the furniture industry. Furlenco is a Bengaluru-based furniture and appliance rental service that operates in more than a dozen cities across India. The deal, proposed at $36.5 million, has valued Furlenco at about $104.3

India 104

India Acquisition Merger Business Model 104

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

Sometimes that’s defensible distribution channels. Instead, watch payback period for acquisition efficiency, watch retention for product/market fit, watch expansion revenue for long-term growth, and watch gross margin for long-term profitability. A reliable paid acquisition channel results in a somewhat stable business.

Restful 202

Restful Founder Revenue Acquisition 202

View from Seed

MAY 14, 2015

As an operator, not an investor, I’m amazed at how many casual, throwaway comments that happen inside a VC’s office would be genuinely useful to entrepreneurs building their businesses. Accidental VC is a series of short posts written by me, Jay Acunzo. Though I never planned it, I somehow wound up working in VC as NextView’s VP of platform.

Seed Stage 120

Seed Stage Startup Cofounder Technical Review 120

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 11, 2022

Every entrepreneur needs to know and communicate the total costs associated with their solution or product, including cost of goods sold, customer acquisition costs, capital costs, operational expenses, and partner costs. Every team and every individual should know their own cost contributions required to complete their activities.

Business Model 334

Business Model Intellectual Property Angel Investor Channel 334

Steve Blank

APRIL 23, 2018

When Sloan arrived at GM in 1920 he realized that the traditional centralized management structures organized by function (sales, manufacturing, distribution, and marketing) were a poor fit for managing GM’s diverse product lines. Sloan kept the corporate staff small and focused on policymaking, corporate finance, and planning.

Michigan 268

Michigan Cofounder Stock Forecast 268

View from Seed

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

Amidst the rise of new funds, new technologies, and potentially disruptive late stage players, I thought it was important to share what we consider to be our core operating principles here at NextView. . We see innovation becoming more broadly distributed over time, and outlier companies being built in more and more places.

North America 120

North America Seed Stage Early Stage Lead Investor 120

YoungUpstarts

JUNE 20, 2016

This required high operational costs like round the clock staff, abundant paper supplies and couriers. Some of these benefits include the following: Reduced cost of operations. These cloud based software programs are connected and operated on extranet. Mergers and Acquisitions. VDRs protect stored data.

Software Review 100

Software Review Technical Review Due Diligence Security 100

Steve Blank

JANUARY 18, 2022

was fighting Al-Qaeda and ISIS, China built new weapons and developed new operational concepts to negate U.S. What if our assumptions about the survivability of these naval platforms and the ability of our marines to operate, were based on incorrect assumption about our investments in material, operational concepts and mental models?

Agile 369

Agile China Artificial Inteligence Taiwan 369

Duct Tape Marketing

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

With over a decade of experience in his toolkit, he specializes in helping clients build out cross-channel acquisition systems using a mix of owned, earned and paid tactics. 07:17] What is you cross-channel acquisition strategy? [11:13] So I have three consultancies that I operate. This is John Jantsch. Ryan: Yeah, absolutely.

Acquisition 65

Acquisition Channel Framework B2B 65

YoungUpstarts

JULY 10, 2013

Avoid the popular mindset that success means grandeur in your methods and operations; rather meditate on the fact that success is a journey that can be enhanced with practical means and practical equipments. The most terrible thing that can happen is for your operations to halt due to a lack of capable employees.

Technical Review 162

Technical Review Employee Hiring Operations 162

View from Seed

JANUARY 24, 2018

We’re calling them NextView Operator Guilds. . The concept our Guilds is simple: We want to bring together small groups of Product and Go-to-Market experts to lend their time to support our portfolio company founders and key operators. The post Announcing NextView Operator Guilds appeared first on NextView Ventures.

Operations 176

Operations Cofounder Technical Review Angel Investor 176

Agile VC

APRIL 17, 2011

Now that Google’s acquisition of ITA is closed, following lenghty FTC review, it would appear Kayak is poised to proceed with their IPO in the coming months. =. paying for travel data from ITA or others (customers acquisition spend is not included in COGS). 2010 Operating Income: $16 million. Kayak Software Corporation.

Pre-Money Valuation 113

Pre-Money Valuation Liquidation Preference Dividend Common Stock 113

Steve Blank

OCTOBER 24, 2016

The launch of the Xbox and Kinect, and the acquisitions of Skype and Yammer happened on his shift. Microsoft left the 20 th century owning over 95% of the operating systems that ran on computers (almost all on desktops). If you think the job of a CEO is to increase sales, then Ballmer did a spectacular job.

Azure 120

Azure Business Model Cloud Artificial Inteligence 120

Steve Blank

OCTOBER 24, 2016

The launch of the Xbox and Kinect, and the acquisitions of Skype and Yammer happened on his shift. Microsoft left the 20 th century owning over 95% of the operating systems that ran on computers (almost all on desktops). If you think the job of a CEO is to increase sales, then Ballmer did a spectacular job.

Azure 120

Azure Business Model Cloud Artificial Inteligence 120

View from Seed

MAY 28, 2020

Advances in technology and changing consumer preferences have long been transforming the way food is created, distributed, and consumed. The food supply chain has been rattled with distribution shifting from restaurants to grocery and with food production bottlenecks resulting from fewer employees at work.

Memphis 256

Memphis Distribution Bankruptcy Operations 256

Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 27, 2020

Joe Felter , Raj Shah and I designed a class to examine the new military systems, operational concepts and doctrines that will emerge from 21st century technologies – Space, Cyber, AI & Machine Learning and Autonomy. The Joint Chiefs have no operational authority over troops. Global Integration of Operational Plans.

Technology 217

Technology China Artificial Inteligence Agile 217

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 13, 2019

Every entrepreneur needs to know and communicate the total costs associated with their solution or product, including cost of goods sold, customer acquisition costs, capital costs, operational expenses, and partner costs. Every team and every individual should know their own cost contributions required to complete their activities.

Intellectual Property 250

Intellectual Property Business Model Angel Investor Channel 250

Up and Running

OCTOBER 7, 2019

This metric helps determine how much cash you need for operation and expansion. Customer lifetime value to customer acquisition cost ratio (CLV: CAC): an important metric that indicates the profitability of the subscription model, it measures the relationship between the lifetime value of a customer and the cost of acquiring that customer. .

Founder 71

Founder Retention Metrics Technical Review 71

YoungUpstarts

APRIL 15, 2018

Certainly, on the face of it, the argument appears compelling for S-Corps to switch, having previously shied away from such consideration given the onerous double tax that accompanied C-Corp status – at both the entity level, and secondly, upon distribution of dividends to shareholders. The operative word here, though, is qualified.

Dividend 138

Dividend Merger Limited Liability Company Distribution 138

Up and Running

MARCH 9, 2022

Everyday business events such as expansion projects, acquisitions, low cash on hand, increased fixed expenses, increased borrowing, and even an increase in sales can be signs that it’s time to reevaluate your business risk. Operating leverage effect (OLE) ratio. OLE ratio = contribution margin ratio/operating margin.

Equity 136

Equity .Net Balance Sheet Operations 136

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 15, 2013

Maker announced it has raised $62 million this year, acquired an amazing off-YouTube distribution network and grown its business in monetary terms by almost 300% year-over-year off of an already large base. Developing O&O (owned & operated) businesses (outside of YouTube). ” YouTube takes 45%. ” Don’t.

Networking 366

Networking Media Distribution Video 366

Hearpreneur

JULY 17, 2020

One such industry is the Network Marketing, which entirely depends on customer acquisition. But if you operate out of your home and set up an online store, those costs just became a lot less, putting more profits in your pocket. Every industry is facing a big setback now more than ever. Bringing more customers is the key to success.

Technical Review 124

Technical Review Entrepreneur Software Review Artificial Inteligence 124

ConversionXL

MARCH 19, 2020

The HBR study contrasts Office Depot and Staples during the 2000 recession: Office Depot cut 6% of its workforce, but it couldn’t reduce operating costs significantly. At the same time, the company contained its operating costs and came out of the recession stronger, bigger, and more profitable than it had been in 1999. Image source ).

Marketing 121

Marketing Campaign Non-Compete Lean 121

Transformify

APRIL 21, 2017

We have arguably the largest distributed workforce in the world. Finance was a logical expansion for us, though coming across the right acquisition while having it on our strategic roadmap accelerated the launch. That’s Toptal in a nutshell -- the best talent, from all over the world, accessible and ready to work.

Technical Review 40

Technical Review Silicon Valley Software Review Cofounder 40

Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

Tech acquisitions went crazy at the same time the IPO market did. The Rise of Mergers and Acquisitions -– March 2003 -2008 After the dot.com bubble collapsed, the IPO market (and most tech M&A deals) shutdown for technology companies. And some companies didn’t even have to go public to get liquid. billion.) So what’s left?

Silicon Valley 217

Silicon Valley IPO Technical Review Venture Capital 217

The Startup Magazine

OCTOBER 13, 2019

Smaller companies with hotter brands can make for great acquisitions. Distribution & Customers. It can be a way to turn a company profitable, conduct a roll-up for a larger acquisition, and appease investors. . Facebook’s acquisition of Instagram was actually a great story for both parties. It’s risky too.

Intellectual Property 100

Intellectual Property IP Acquisition Startup 100

ConversionXL

MAY 1, 2017

Recall that after nearly a year of operation, the Facebook growth team ceased all experimentation and for a full month, January of 2009, invested in improving their analytics tracking, which allowed them to perform more refined and powerful data analyses. Digging for insights isn’t easy but it’s worth it. Taking Moonshots.

Technical Review 127

Technical Review Algorithm Channel Analytics 127

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 19, 2015

YouTube takes too high of a revenue split (45% vs. 30% that Apple and many other distribution companies take – FWIW, YouTube argues this is because their costs are much higher since they host and stream the video). Notably I said: You have to have owned & operated websites (O&O) to drive traffic to. post-script.

SEM 150

SEM Los Angeles Silicon Valley Acquisition 150

David Teten

JULY 25, 2017

O perations – We work closely with a pool of preferred service providers who address the operational challenges of early-stage companies: accounting, financial modeling, sales acceleration, legal and regulatory needs, insurance, real estate, engineering, and community building. This is roughly comparable to PRNewswire’s distribution service.

Portfolio 60

Portfolio Technical Review Private Equity Database 60

David Teten

JANUARY 19, 2021

John Berger, Director Operations & Impact Solutions, Toniic , observed that this has clear investor benefits: “ The grace period became a feature because it benefits investors in regions like the US where there can be tax differences between short and long term gains. Payments are commonly delayed for a grace period of 12-36 months.

Cofounder 78

Cofounder Technical Review Equity Dividend 78

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 20, 2014

I have been saying privately for years now that I believe online video will evolve into fragmented distribution (my next online video post) and vertical production. Nobody has figured this out better than AwesomenessTV who not only has built an enormous online media presence but also packages and distributes shows for Nickelodeon.

South America 291

South America Mexico Colombia Vertical 291

Austin Startup

OCTOBER 15, 2017

This was before Peachtree Software was formed as an entity; but our precursor team was already working on software, and we were operating a fledgling software exchange for a variety of Altair vendors. What is your Customer Acquisition Cost? Everyone was looking for ways to make these marvelous machines do more than blink their lights.

Technical Review 48

Technical Review Software Review Nevada Silicon Valley 48

YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 14, 2019

Imagine if this sector continued to operate with mom-and-pop stores, where each store served a specific need and sold a specific product? Today, retail is dominated by international giants with powerful supply chains and increasingly digitized distribution systems. Consider the retail industry for comparison.

Global 189

Global Vertical Agile Engineer 189

Berkonomics

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

Minor decisions, such as replacing employees who have left the company or replacing equipment needing updating, are usually considered operational in nature, and unless the business is changing direction, not relevant to this test. Should I make an acquisition to increase value? Odds that an acquisition will be a success.

Acquisition 48

Acquisition Distribution Channel Operations 48

Rob Go

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

Amidst the rise of new funds, new technologies, and potentially disruptive late stage players, I thought it was important to share what we consider to be our core operating principles here at NextView. . We see innovation becoming more broadly distributed over time, and outlier companies being built in more and more places.

North America 36

North America Seed Stage Early Stage Lead Investor 36