The Equity Kicker

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

Facebook and Google are the second and twelfth most valuable companies in the US (accurate at 22/6/15 see here ), they both rose to prominence extremely quickly setting records for rapid valuation growth on the way, and as a result they are both very aware that their shelf life could be limited.

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Gust

AUGUST 5, 2012

Many people seem to use the social network advertising model for revenue, but forget it assumes at least 100M users and $50M investment. Rest assured that potential investors will ask for names, and place some calls. Include a current valuation estimate. There are two problems with this assertion.

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Start Up Blog

APRIL 28, 2011

Un-Social Networking: Martin Lindstrom of Brand Sense says we are suffering a little from digital emptiness. To give us just a little bit of belief the ‘fantastical statement’ above this about : Only a decade or so ago a printer was a guy name Tony in who had a little factory Ringwood. It’s about being there.

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Start Up Blog

OCTOBER 12, 2022

When a top 10 company by valuation like Facebook, changes its name and focus to the MetaVerse – it is going to generate a lot of attention. Since its launch in 2004, Facebook was the clear winner of social networking with 3.6 Facebook / Meta wants to own what it thinks will be the future of social interaction.

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View from Seed

MARCH 8, 2016

Jesse recently sat down with NextView (I assume he was sitting anyway — we spoke on the phone) to talk seed-stage company branding, building a startup identity, and some of the most common mistakes founders make when establishing a name for their companies. And try to listen to the people you’re hiring as experts.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 22, 2010

Many people seem to use the social network advertising model for revenue, but forget it requires at least 100M users and $50M investment. Rest assured that potential investors will ask for names, and place some calls. Include a current valuation estimate. There are two problems with this assertion.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2012

The movie, “The Social Network” might have had more of an impact on creating future entrepreneurs than any other event of the past 5 years. Yes, it’s true that FOMO (fear of missing out) is driving some irrational behavior and valuations amongst uber competitive deals and well-financed VCs. Thank you, Aaron Sorkin!

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ConversionXL

JANUARY 29, 2014

Consider the amount of money spent on Super Bowl advertisements. Does this type of advertisement really pay off? A survey conducted by the Retail Advertising and Marketing Association (RAMA, a division of the National Retail Federation) provided some interesting information. million dollars for a mere 30 seconds of airtime.

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reidhoffman.org

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

Friendster’s valuation set the tone for the entire social networking space. But with so many investors still licking their wounds from the dot-com bust, many focused on proven business models, such as advertising or e-commerce. Again, our argument is that we have a network that’s valuable which will enable revenue.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 9, 2011

Valuations were enormous relative to progress in companies. Companies with less than $2 million in revenue were asking for $50-60 million valuations and getting them. I spent my days meeting companies, figuring out what areas of the market interested me and trying to get a sense for how VCs thought about fair valuations.

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steveblank.com

JULY 8, 2011

My name is Crystal Williams, and I maintain a small business blog called Babeofbusiness.com. Chuck Reply Benoit Fallenius , on March 8, 2011 at 11:45 am said: “Name, Domain name and Trademark&# is a complex topic that, right or wrong, take a lot of time for entrepreneurs in the beginning. Keep up the great work!

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www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

Social networking. Social/Sharing. Add a class name to buttons, forms, quotes, etc. Create your own social network. free enterprise social network. Seed Stage Valuation Guide. Ad networks. advertising. contextual advertising. Mailing lists/groups. Google Groups.

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pandodaily.com

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

A name like 500 Startups says it all. Lastly, seed-stage entrepreneurs who have pushed for the maximum valuation possible haven’t done themselves any favors. Meanwhile, their seed investors aren’t particularly incentivized to get them a Series A that crams the previous valuation down. November 29, 2012.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 12, 2017

(there’s a great story from Jonah in the video but you have to watch to hear it :)) But it’s undeniable that it has become a digital media powerhouse having raised around $500 million in capital with a valuation reported at $1.7 billion and revenues likely exceeding $250 million (Wikipedia lists 2015 revenue at $167 million).

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