YoungUpstarts

JUNE 18, 2012

The startup will then look outwards in the region to expand into, either organically or via a partnership, joint venture or acquisition. As a startup in Asia, the top 2 markets to start from are China , and India. Singapore ) where if you become No.1 Regional from day one (RD1). Global from day one (GD1).

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ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 10, 2010

They already have several customers including some telcos, and are at about $350,000 in revenues. Because customer financing equals revenue, not equity. That's why, I advised Gio to keep going with further execution on his business and build more revenue traction. In 1M/1M, our preferred financing strategy is customers.

Cloud 115

Cloud Silicon Valley Incubator Finance 115

ReadWriteStart

MARCH 24, 2011

Chris is primarily trying to assess his customer acquisition strategy, which requires that people see the game being played. His customer acquisition strategy, however, needs a lot of work. Next Chris Ruder from Chicago, Illinois, pitched Spikeball , a new volleyball-esque game that is being played at camps and college campuses.

Illinois 114

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ReadWriteStart

JANUARY 13, 2011

We started this week's One Million by One Million roundtable with a discussion of online advertising trends, looking at them from the perspective of cost-effective customer acquisition and brand building, as well as entrepreneurial opportunities. You can find more on the topic on my blog at Top 10 Online Advertising Trends For The Decade.

Advertising 116

Advertising SMS Entrepreneur Silicon Valley 116

ReadWriteStart

MAY 3, 2011

and SEO as two of the most effective and affordable customer acquisition strategies. First up, Raj Sheth from Bangalore, India, presented Recruiterbox , a SaaS recruitment management tool for small businesses, with co-founders Raghu Kancherla and Girish Redekar. and an affiliate program would also help with customer acquisition.

Acquisition 115

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 3, 2017

by Arjun Sen, president and founder of ZenMango and author of “ Customer Karma “ “Do good Karma and good Karma will come to you” was my grandma’s advice as I grew up in India. This focus on one customer at a time, is very powerful and will make a strong impact on the brand’s revenue.

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ReadWriteStart

JANUARY 27, 2011

I have discussed at length why revenue sharing channel deals may serve as perfectly fine alternatives to raising equity (or even complements) because of their non-dilutive nature. Jeff also described a compelling in-game offer-based customer acquisition model that is proving quite effective for him. million in revenue.

Dilution 114

Dilution Revenue Finance Entrepreneur 114

Steve Blank

OCTOBER 31, 2014

But if you want to build a scalable startup you need to be asking how you can you get enough customers/users/payers to build a business that can grow revenues past several $100M/year. China, Russia, Brazil, India, Indonesia all meet those criteria. There’s nothing wrong with a business that supports you and perhaps an extended family.

Global 335

Global Australia Silicon Valley China 335

Cracking the Code

MARCH 12, 2010

Given the predictability of SaaS GAAP revenues on a quarterly basis, the fact that the 08/09 projections were unchanged is not a surprise. Given that the revenues are not growing very fast, this means that most of the companies have reduced their sales force and focused on productivity improvement. mba india. Amit said.

Software Review 63

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Duct Tape Marketing

AUGUST 23, 2023

Lloyed explores the intricate art of harnessing the community’s strength as your ultimate acquisition channe l, brand differentiator, feedback source, retention lever, and catalyst for transformative change. I asked their chief revenue officer, how do you do attribution on this community? He's like, I can't, don't care.

Community 53

Community Kuwait Cofounder Bootstrapping 53

ReadWriteStart

MAY 12, 2011

First up, Vrushali Humnabadkar from Pune, India, presented Penworks, a technical documentation outsourcing service. She has, thus far, not done any other formal customer acquisition initiative. The next two customer acquisition strategies we will be expanding on are more aggressive guerrilla p.r.

San Francisco 125

San Francisco Entrepreneur Silicon Valley India 125

ReadWriteStart

JUNE 2, 2011

Next, Abinash Karana from Bangalore, India, pitched 10Screens , a software for capturing specs for software projects using visual screen shot mapping and workflow definitions. I pointed him to specific modules within the 1M/1M curriculum to beef up his customer acquisition strategy, Value Proposition and Positioning description, etc.

Incubator 114

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ReadWriteStart

JUNE 12, 2012

Startup businesses, particularly those that are growing fast, are in a constant state of acquisition. The fund is intended to help young businesses spend their investment capital on revenue-generating activities, not on technology purchases. Hire someone? They’ll need equipment and a place to sit.

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ReadWriteStart

DECEMBER 16, 2010

However, Deborah is looking for ways to sell her low carbon footprint green house technology to producers, and is in conversations with producers in Senegal and India. Jimmy already has about 65 customers and about a million dollars in annual revenue. Discuss.

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Senegal Nevada Bootstrapping Silicon Valley 117

ReadWriteStart

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

A sustainable business = (customer + revenue + profits). It would go a long way in validating his assumptions and possibly also bring in customer revenues if the value proposition really resonates. They should be built organically, bootstrapped, and get to sustainability. Investors are optional in this equation. CricketWeekly.

Incubator 116

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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

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 4, 2010

Clearstone currently invests out of a $200 million fund based in LA with offices in Menlo Park and in India. We discussed whether investing in the second largest player in a category makes sense given that Groupon is 10x the revenue, 3.5x But LivingSocial is reportedly doing around $180,000 per day in gross revenue.

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Austin Startup

SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

That puts us in a place where we’ll be close to 2 million dollars in annual revenue. It’s a million dollar raise that’s going to get us through the next 9 months to a year; all of that money is going towards user acquisition. As a startup founder, what problems or pain points are you struggling with?

Startup 77

Startup United States Elevator Pitch Cofounder 77

ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

To replace them, employers spend $11,500 average per healthcare employee acquisition cost (20% of the annualized salary plus hiring incentives is considered customary for acquisition cost). A customer acquisition strategy that is pragmatic, and. Bureau of Labor and Statistics - 37.5% Distribution Channel for Product Companies.

India 115

India Silicon Valley Incubator Bootstrapping 115

ReadWriteStart

JANUARY 20, 2011

Mike's customer acquisition strategy is weak at this point, and he also has a rather broad strategy in approaching this market. Kelly's business has already done about $150,000 in revenue in 2010, which tells me that she has successfully validated at least some of her assumptions.

Entrepreneur 114

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ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 28, 2010

I also advised Antonio to defer his investor road show and even customer acquisition programs until this basic positioning exercise is in place. In addition, I took Rohit through a discussion on a possible OEM strategy that could result in a significant revenue ramp relatively quickly. IDES Technologies. If possible, of course.

Partner 117

Partner Belgium Portugal Bootstrapping 117

ReadWriteStart

FEBRUARY 10, 2011

Google PPC is a key channel for customer acquisition for many e-commerce and online businesses, yet keywords have become quite competitive, and the costs of campaigns for certain keywords tend to be extremely high. Also, Kimbra Orr with Kimbra Studios presented an interesting business selling photo jewelry that is already at $750k revenue.

PPC 114

PPC Entrepreneur Silicon Valley Incubator 114

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 17, 2022

Today’s world is full of metrics leading to business growth, including customer logins, revenue per customer, retention, and average solution price. Revenue and competitive position followed. For many companies, the long game is choosing the right strategic partners and acquisitions. But never take your eye off today’s customer.

Startup 361

Startup Social Media India Acquisition 361

ReadWriteStart

JANUARY 6, 2011

This curriculum is based on the various questions entrepreneurs have asked me over these 64 sessions, spanning financing, positioning, customer acquisition, marketing, sales, channel, and various other early stage, startup-related issues. John already has a couple of customers, and needs about 50 customers to get to $1M in annual revenue.

Vertical 115

Vertical Web San Francisco Entrepreneur 115

ReadWriteStart

MARCH 3, 2011

Then Greg Snead, also from Tacoma, discussed Orbiter , an RFID venture that is moving along quite nicely, having clocked more than $700,000 in revenue last year. Orbiter expects to give its investors a 15 times return on investment based on their current pipeline and revenue forecast. Happy Grasshopper. Social Pulse.

San Jose 115

San Jose Entrepreneur United States Washington 115

ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 21, 2010

Justin is looking for a more efficient customer acquisition model, and my suggestion to him was to look into using distributors, instead of trying to do all the development and then also all the distribution himself. PerBlue develops and markets its own game, and today, is at about a $35,000-$40,000 per-month run rate from 200,000 users.

Bootstrapping 113

Bootstrapping IP India Silicon Valley 113

ConversionXL

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Depending on its complexity, new product development can last for years, accruing research, prototyping, and production costs without bringing in revenue. It’s a strategy often used by smartphone brands like Samsung and Huawei in emerging markets such as India. Those with the highest customer acquisition costs can be scaled back. .

Product 142

Product Marketing Software Review Social Media 142

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 15, 2019

Today’s world is full of metrics leading to business growth, including customer logins, revenue per customer, retention, and average solution price. Revenue and competitive position followed. For many companies, the long game is choosing the right strategic partners and acquisitions. But never take your eye off today’s customer.

Social Media 218

Social Media India Acquisition China 218

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. While the average forward revenue multiple has declined slightly since its February 2020 peak (19x), it’s still higher today than last year at 17x vs 15.8x The Index added another $0.9T

Global 62

Global Europe Software Review 62

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 14, 2017

Today’s world is full of metrics leading to business growth, including customer logins, revenue per customer, retention, and average solution price. Revenue and competitive position followed. For many companies, the long game is choosing the right strategic partners and acquisitions. But never take your eye off today’s customer.

Social Media 163

Social Media India Acquisition China 163

K9 Ventures

JULY 21, 2016

Occipital — makers of the Structure Sensor for 3-D data acquisition. Sourcing may also involve several trips to China, India, Thailand, or other countries and cities that you may not otherwise consider traveling to for vacation. In addition to enabling additional software, sometimes hardware can also enable new revenue models.

Software Review 48

Software Review Forecast Portfolio Distribution 48

maplebutter.com

JANUARY 8, 2013

I would focus on one product and set a goal to generate $1M in yearly revenue from it. Near shoring development with your team (ex: your team is based in Canada / India) is cool, but not outsourcing. Outsourcing is something a big company, with a known customer / problem (that has revenue & traction) does to save cost.

Technical Review 44

Technical Review Startup Cofounder Software Review 44

ReadWriteStart

JUNE 30, 2011

India and Israel pitch their businesses. First, Senthil Natchimuthu from Coimbatire, India, discussed directdialogs. The site has 11 million page views a month, and Jeu expects 2011 revenues to be about $250k. The revenue models need to be revisited, and the customer acquisition strategy as well. directdialogs.

India 115

India Entrepreneur Silicon Valley 115

Cracking the Code

OCTOBER 10, 2008

Be prepared to cross the desert - SaaS requires R&D and sales expense up front for a multi-year stream of revenue, so it demands enough investment capital to fund 4+ years of runway. Farming is also often overlooked, but can help grow customer accounts and revenues from 30% upwards (if successful). Great list! Philippe Botteri.

Software Review 48

Software Review North America Europe Metrics 48

VC Cafe

MARCH 20, 2011

Facebook surprised with its first acquisition in Israel today (and its second acquisition outside of the US), with the announcement that it is buying Israeli startup Snaptu (previously known as Moblica) for an estimated $60-70 million. The acquisition is supposed to close in a few weeks.

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techcrunch.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

The rest can be outsourced to wherever (Estonia – Skype; someone mentioned digg above; you can even send this junk to India and get it with questionable quality). Thus had to spend hard cash building a half way completed demo outsourced to India. link] SEO India Wonderful!! So, the guy is BS-ting you, people.

Technical Review 84

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online.wsj.com

SEPTEMBER 23, 2012

If failure is defined as failing to see the projected return on investment—say, a specific revenue growth rate or date to break even on cash flow—then more than 95% of start-ups fail, based on Mr. Ghoshs research. In early 2011 an acquisition by a Fortune 500 company fell apart. View All Search Results » Subscribe.

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