ConversionXL

JULY 3, 2020

Paywalls, by default, are a barrier to organic acquisition—they stop some users from accessing some content. At the same time, organic traffic, for many news sites, isn’t the primary acquisition source, in part because most news-related queries are new and never searched before. Metering vs. lead-in. Metering. “As

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K9 Ventures

APRIL 27, 2011

On future occasions, whenever I expressed an interest to invest, the founders came back and told me that they had an acquisition offer on the table! Modista had only had modest revenue to date (~5K) and had by no means gotten to the point where it was having an impact on the revenues of Like.com. And crank it out they did.

Software Review 134

Software Review Technical Review IP Finance 134

Austin Startup

DECEMBER 17, 2017

John Imlay of MSA occasionally took me on road shows with analysts to talk about his new acquisition Peachtree Software. Hurricane Irma had a major negative revenue impact on one whose fall book of business was mostly in Florida. I got the message.

Silicon Valley 48

Silicon Valley Atlanta Software Review Early Stage 48

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 15, 2013

Along with Greycroft Partners we were the first investors in Maker Studios 3 years ago when the company had no revenue and limited infrastructure. but not that this justifies take a 45% revenue share. Industry averages for talent revenue shares are about 70% with top talent making even more. ” YouTube takes 45%.

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Up and Running

JANUARY 5, 2018

acquisition of Jet.com in August 2016 transformed the company beyond the addition of the Jet platform. Jet.com founder Marc Lore ascended to CEO of Walmart’s US e-commerce operations, and since joining has taken the company on an e-commerce/apparel acquisition spree. POTENTIAL ACQUISITION TARGETS. Walmart’s $3.3B

Acquisition 94

Acquisition Hawaii Partner Non-Compete 94

Steve Blank

DECEMBER 7, 2010

Students will start by mapping their assumptions (their business model) and then each week test these hypotheses with customers and partners outside in the field (customer development) and use an iterative and incremental development methodology (agile development) to build the product. Did you learn anything different?

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Wiki Lean Management Business Model 312

VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 2, 2019

In SaaS the main benchmarks being measured are revenue growth, sales efficiency (unit economics), churn and burn rate. Example of Baremetrics revenue per user benchmarks. Part of the challenge in deep tech is getting to revenue and scaling it. Rob Go: How Much Traction Do You Really Need to Raise a Seed or Series A Round?

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B2C Technical Review Startup Retention 141

The Startup Magazine

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

If you own the IP on a particular technology or information product, then you can create licensing agreements for other businesses to sell your product for you. Using licensees is an excellent way to boost your revenue without the need to hire and external sales force. 3 Mergers, Partnerships and Acquisitions.

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Steve Blank

MARCH 11, 2015

And when we do make bets, they’re small bets on incremental products or acquisitions that simply add to the bottom line.”. They’ve figured out the revenue model (subscription, license, direct sale, etc.) Therefore, in a large company, failure to meet a goal – revenue, product delivery, service, etc.–

Widget 120

Widget Lean Business Model Metrics 120

ConversionXL

JUNE 2, 2022

In this article, you’ll learn how to define your ABM strategy so you can target the right accounts and increase your revenue. Think of it as a filter that helps you find the highest chance of return on investment, revenue potential, and profitability. Cloud-based data warehouse Snowflake had an ambitious goal to triple its revenue.

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Venture Chronicles

AUGUST 15, 2011

The tech media, and general media as well, is all a flutter about Google acquiring Motorola Mobility (note that this is one part of Motorola, the other being their Solutions group which is 2x the size of Mobility in terms of revenue). In the end, I like this acquisition for Google and now all attention shifts to Microsoft and RIM.

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Mobile IP Acquisition Channel 36

infochachkie.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

For instance, if a consultant proposes to help you with public relations, pay them a commission equivalent to the greater of a flat fee per story placed or a percentage of revenue generated from the PR coverage. If a consultant claims they can enhance your marketing efforts, pay them based on their direct impact on your incremental sales.

Equity 40

Equity Silicon Valley Cofounder Technical Review 40

Venture Chronicles

APRIL 20, 2014

A successful organization that fed impressive growth, reaching growth and revenue records year over year, the marketing organization relied on a proven B2B outbound marketing model that precisely measured lead capture rates. Ping Identity has gone through a top to bottom transformation in marketing over the last year.

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B2B Marketing SEM Bandwidth 45

The Next Web

OCTOBER 2, 2013

Jenny Lee, a partner at venture capital firm GGV Capital which has a presence in both the US and China, also observes that in the US, the willingness to pay for an app is pretty high — especially for a utility tool, which is what CooTek’s TouchPal X Keyboard essentially is. billion acquisition of app store 91 Wireless is a classic example.

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China Developer Intellectual Property Mobile 122

Austin Startup

MARCH 26, 2019

25 questions that DTC entrepreneurs should ask themselves before scaling customer acquisition So you run a direct-to-consumer (DTC) brand. You just spent a few thousand dollars on advertising and your paid customer acquisition cost (CAC) numbers tested well relative to your best guess for customer lifetime value (LTV).

Technical Review 49

Technical Review Software Review China Acquisition 49

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 6, 2010

Everyone has their own definition of momentum (user numbers, revenue, channel partners, biz dev deals, whatever). So NEVER talk about early exits, quick flips, tuck-in acquisitions, previous interest shown by acquirers, etc., What about Product / IP? during your meeting. That’s not an M? It’s a P.

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Early Stage Startup Venture Capital Seed Stage 360

news.ycombinator.com

SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

Sure, we kept bits of information private like our negotiations with future partners or plans for the next version, but it really didnt matter that much. flavor of a question-and-answer, poll-your-friends site with a distant revenue model and no user acquisition strategy. Now I work in the defense industry. Shocking, I know.

Stealth 41

Stealth Technical Review Startup Software Review 41

SVPG

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

From Microsoft she went on to Netscape, where she was responsible for marketing of the Netscape Browser, and then LoudCloud, and now I’m happy to say she’s been my partner at SVPG for over a decade, and she also teaches marketing at UC Berkeley. Legal wasn't used to distribution via IP enabled devices.

Product 60

Product Technical Review Software Review Engineer 60

VC Cafe

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Gaming as a category generated $200 billion in revenue in 2021 and is expected to continue to grow, especially amongst the younger generation. billion revenue in 2021 for Epic Games in 2021, much of it on users purchasing ‘skins’ or clothing for their virtual avatars. Fortnite generated $5.8 Cloud Gaming Hiccups.

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Cloud Bandwidth IP Global 198

ConversionXL

JUNE 2, 2022

iRidium narrowed their audience into five segments: Best customers; Members of the target account buying community; Thought leaders ; Partners; Media and industry publications. This approach works for both new account acquisition and account expansion. This allowed them to focus on one audience’s specific needs.

Marketing 105

Marketing Campaign Artificial Inteligence Sales Cycle 105

Steve Blank

DECEMBER 8, 2015

Startups are developing IP relevant to the disruption. Acquiring a growth-stage private startup can provide a faster ROI at lower risk than the acquisition of an early- stage startup. (We’ll cover “ corporate moonshots ” in a subsequent post.). W hat would be the charter for our Innovation Outpost?

Silicon Valley 120

Silicon Valley Acquisition Boston Early Stage 120

VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

Security will shift from defensive to predictive AI-powered security (Norwest Venture Partners). Since AI and ML startups cut across verticals (analytics, fintech, health, adtech, security, etc), it’s easier to group them under the “machine intelligence” umbrella, coined by Shivon Zillis , a partner at Bloomberg Beta.

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Artificial Inteligence Technical Review Startup 122

ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

Take Hertz: They’re now suing their marketing partner, Accenture, for $32 million after a botched site and app overhaul. We all know how a website works—the codebase is stored on a server, and any person can access it via their browser by typing in the domain name or direct IP address. AMP for acquisition, PWAs for engagement.

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Web Caching HTML Marketing 103

maplebutter.com

JANUARY 8, 2013

What is the best advice you can give for finding a business partner? Don’t quickly choose any business partner. I would focus on one product and set a goal to generate $1M in yearly revenue from it. Outsourcing is something a big company, with a known customer / problem (that has revenue & traction) does to save cost.

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Technical Review Startup Cofounder Software Review 44

Up and Running

MARCH 11, 2015

It’s to highlight some of the key parts of your opportunity and what makes it so amazing that whoever it is that you’re talking to, whether it’s a bank, or an investor, or a family member, or a potential business partner, that they are on the edge of their seat and they ask for your full plan, and they want to know more.

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Technical Review Software Review Due Diligence Exit Strategy 60

Software By Rob

JANUARY 7, 2009

at 12:35 am Partners/Corporate Boards should always buy life insurance for all key persons in the company (with the company as the beneficiary). My original post discussed marketing and selling a software product, where achieving $2500/month in revenue is quite a task. #16 at 3:43 pm I am a partner in four person consulting firm.

Software Review 52

Software Review Software Hosting Salary 52

www.currentlyobsessed.com

MAY 28, 2010

Snapvine was my first experience being in the driver’s seat of the fund-raising process, and in the 3 years prior to our acquisition we raised over $10mm in venture capital. cthomaschase i was not, however my partner jeff did a session and there were a bunch of people from the team there. Or is it? cthomaschase great post.

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VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

owing to projected weakness in the economies of Israel’s main trading partners, the United States and Europe. Shamir Optical reported revenues of $142 million in 2009, generated mainly in Europe and the United States, and has about 1,400 employees. In 2009 it boasted revenue of $4.49 billion, of which $2.5

Bandwidth 79

Bandwidth Framework Forecast 79

VC Cafe

JANUARY 16, 2011

Allot is a leading provider of intelligent IP service optimization and revenuegeneration solutions based on Deep Packet Inspection (DPI) technology, Allot Service Gateway solutions for mobile broadband are compliant with 3G.4G/LTE Our solutions provide peace of mind, improve quality of life and save costs to users and service providers.

Mobile 103

Mobile Securities and Exchange Commission Flash IP 103

Occam's Razor

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

Site-centric analysis is primarily focused on looking at direct competitors, or adjacent ones, and learning from what is happening with Acquisition, Behavior and Outcomes on their website (desktop and/or mobile). Hence, a lot of your time will be spent in acquisition analysis to improve your digital advertising and marketing strategy.

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Metrics Analytics Non-Compete Search 60