VC Cafe

JANUARY 24, 2021

“It follows that the goal of forecasting is not to see what’s coming. It is to advance the interests of the forecaster and the forecaster’s tribe.” As a fan of prediction lists, I collected a number of interesting reports and expert forecasts for 2021 in the spaces we cover at Remagine Ventures.

Technical Review 207

Technical Review Audio Forecast Social Media 207

Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

Their idea is that consumers will want a subscription service for short form entertainment (10-minute programs) for mobile rather than full length movies. Will consumers want to watch short-form mobile entertainment? Startups wrote business plans, generated expansive 5-year forecasts and executed (hired, spent and built) to the plan.

Lean 335

Lean Burn Rate Startup IPO 335

The Equity Kicker

MARCH 28, 2013

Anecdotally people and companies seem to be getting more and more out of the site and its data but the chat I’ve heard about the efficacy of its advertising products has largely been negative. Over half of ad revenues are on mobile and an IPO could come next year. I have been wondering lately how Twitter was getting on.

Forecast 131

Forecast Revenue IPO Advertising 131

crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 28, 2013

Lessons Learned from Bill Gross’ 35 IPOs/Exits and 40 Failures – [link]. Forecasting Fox | NYTimes – [link]. Half of What Online Advertisers Know About You Is Wrong – [link]. Amazon’s New Mobile Ad Network Is A Huge Threat To Google | Business Insider – [link]. Rival IQ – [link].

Social Media 107

Social Media Small Business Design Media 107

crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 18, 2013

Thanks To Facebook, Strongest Year For IPOs Since 2000 With $21.5 5 Predictions For Online Advertising | Fast Company – [link]. 50 Creative advertisements of cars | Ants Magazine – [link]. Creative Forecast: How Marketing Will Change In 2013 | Co.Create – [link]. Billion Raised | TechCrunch - [link].

Social Media 94

Social Media Small Business Design Media 94

crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 5, 2012

Radio Still Good Advertising Option for Small Business – [link]. crowdSPRING’s Small Business Spotlight of the Week: Flightwise/ MyRadar Mobile Apps – [link]. Some Thoughts On The IPO Market For Web Companies (by @fredwilson) – [link]. Advertising Isn’t Dead – The Creative Process Is – [link].

Social Media 92

Social Media Small Business Design Media 92

The Equity Kicker

MAY 2, 2012

Facebook’s ability to make money from mobile is a hotly debated topic in the run up to their IPO. These mobile visitors were responsible for more than 1.1 billion visits to mobile apps in the same time frame (up from 320 million in late February). I think they will find a way to make money from that.

Mobile 113

Mobile Forecast IPO Valuation 113