Up and Running

AUGUST 21, 2014

You should never have a landing page from any sort of paid advertising that doesn’t have great calls-to-action. I’ve had friends who’ve told me, “Why are you advertising on tennis websites?” ” We’re not advertising on tennis websites. Hopefully, all your advertising cost are variable.

Metrics 84

Metrics Startup Churn Rate Forecast 84

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

Founders now routinely use their home to operate their startup until they are well into the revenue phase. That’s a burn rate of at least $10K per month that can be eliminated if you are handy with computers and Quickbooks. Use the Internet and social networking instead of public relations companies and advertising agencies.

Entrepreneur 235

Entrepreneur Burn Rate SEM Social Network 235

This is going to be BIG.

MARCH 1, 2010

Content companies, for example, should be able to amass traffic and sell advertising on a bootstrapped budget before they come close to seeking equity financing—because you can, and because that’s the market expectation and that’s what your competitors are already doing. Misconception #5: NYC is only good for media startups.

New York City 113

New York City New York Startup Burn Rate 113

Gust

JUNE 10, 2012

Founders now routinely use their home to operate their startup until they are well into the revenue phase. That’s a burn rate of at least $10K per month that can be eliminated if you are handy with computers and Quickbooks. Use the Internet and social networking instead of public relations companies and advertising agencies.

Cost 139

Cost Burn Rate SEM Startup 139

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 13, 2010

Founders now routinely use their home to operate their startup until they are well into the revenue phase. That’s a burn rate of at least $10K per month that can be eliminated if you are handy with computers and Quickbooks. Use the Internet and social networking instead of public relations companies and advertising agencies.

Burn Rate 125

Burn Rate SEM Social Network Angel Investor 125

Up and Running

MAY 22, 2018

You’ll have to actually demonstrate that you’re generating revenue and increasing your client base. Say a customer pays $50 for your product and uses it for a month, so this means your revenue generated from this customer is 50×30= $1500. This includes the commissions, advertising costs, trial periods, and so on.

Exit Strategy 90

Exit Strategy Angel Investor Search Elevator Pitch 90

BeyondVC

OCTOBER 22, 2008

  In addition, I can also promise you that any large or small company looking to buy a startup does not also want to pick up a large burn rate.    Even on a private-private merger, most of these VC-backed companies will do nothing unless the deal is cash flow positive on Day 1. 

Burn Rate 60

Burn Rate Merger Portfolio Partner 60

Hearpreneur

JULY 7, 2019

Over the next 10 years, entrepreneurship will reach a peak of new startups, increasing the burn rate of founders and the failure rate for new ecosystems. Thanks to Tracy Call, Media Bridge Advertising ! #14- Combining two or three similar companies will bring more clients, shared resources and gained revenue.

Entrepreneur 93

Entrepreneur Distribution Employee Arizona 93

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 9, 2011

Companies with less than $2 million in revenue were asking for $50-60 million valuations and getting them. US TV advertising is $60 billion in its own right. Companies raised too much money in 2005-08 and had high burn rates. These companies advertise. When I first got into the industry it was 2007. tl;dr summary.

Stock 305

Stock Technical Review Marketing Greece 305