Agile VC

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

So their revenue figures, pre IPO financing and ownership, and other info is all widely available. Well it’s not clear that media businesses, in aggregate, are inherently more valuable than e-commerce or premium services companies in aggregate [see Note 1 below regarding categorization]. From Google Finance.

IPO 194

IPO Aggregator B2B Internet 194

ReadWriteStart

JUNE 29, 2020

Consequently, you’ve decided to utilize this passion and expertise to collect and aggregate social media data from some of the popular social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, CrunchBase, and LinkedIn. Thus, you must manage your available finances wisely. Implement the “lean startup” philosophy.

Bootstrapping 85

Bootstrapping Global Startup Hungary 85

Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

Venture Capitalists on your board developed the expertise to get your firm public as soon as possible using whatever it took including hype, spin, expand, and grab market share because the sooner you got your billion dollar market cap, the sooner the VC firm could sell their shares and distribute their profits. Warning sign? At best. ~

Silicon Valley 237

Silicon Valley IPO Technical Review Venture Capital 237

ithacaVC

DECEMBER 14, 2011

The “no mess” LP issue relates to investors in later rounds of financing (typically Series C and beyond). So, after the Series B round the company would have $13mm of aggregate liquidation preference ($3mm plus 2*$5mm). Is the $13mm of aggregate LP a problem? Yet, it is able to attract more investment capital.

Liquidation Preference 49

Liquidation Preference LP Preferred Stock Liquidity Event 49

Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 2, 2013

Count stuff – This is what most would call finance, but to me it also includes measuring and analyzing all manner of data, both tangible and intangible. Evernote makes a great software product and distributes it through a free to upgrade approach. This is probably the most common approach. Clarity.fm

Business Model 77

Business Model Aggregator eCommerce Distribution 77

Austin Startup

DECEMBER 20, 2010

The team has already secured nearly $2 Million in Series A financing from Mike Maples new firm FLOODGATE, and Austin Ventures. “I have been very surprised at Austin’s strength in “IT consumerization&# – ideas that combine business software value with consumer internet distribution ideas,&# he said.

Curation 118

Curation Austin Cofounder Ruby 118

Occam's Razor

OCTOBER 14, 2014

Outcomes of the conversations with your Finance team and Sr. … You can see the wisdom of not just setting a 20% aggregate conversion rate, based on the above benchmarking data. The above graph shows you the dangers of setting targets on aggregated benchmarking analysis. And other such things. And who does not love Organic?

Analytics 135

Analytics Vertical Metrics Web 135

Startup Lessons Learned

APRIL 14, 2009

Because they have no presence in the market, they have to find distribution channels to bring in customers. First of all, it means that most aggregate measures of success, like total revenue, are not very useful. but few step back and really examine the underlying assumptions of startup finance.

Customer 167

Customer San Francisco Lean Hockey Stick 167

Startup Company Lawyer

FEBRUARY 21, 2010

Due to aggregate liquidation preferences that may exceed the acquisition price in an M&A deal, common stock may be rendered worthless. This was particularly common from 2001 to 2003, after the dot-com crash when companies had raised a large amount of venture financing at high valuations. Last Man Standing.

Retention 31

Retention Liquidation Preference Employee Common Stock 31

www.pakman.com

SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

To build the online media giants of tomorrow, companies need models where the costs of both content and distribution are near zero. ” Users tend to aggregate around platforms and content they identify with (organized around demographics, topics like movies or restaurants, shopping, etc.) 26 September 2012. 20 Comments.

Social Media 47

Social Media Vertical Advertising Distribution 47

David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Some notable metrics are revenue growth rates, free cashflow, leverage ratios, historical financing amounts, returns on marketing spend, customer acquisition costs, lifetime value of customers, customer churn rates, and team social scores. Other firms are using Talent Relationship Management tools, e.g., Thrive. . 11) Exit .

Technical Review 78

Technical Review Software Review Analytics Private Equity 78

abovethecrowd.com

APRIL 20, 2016

Why the Unicorn Financing Market Just Became Dangerous…For All Involved. Many have noted that the aggregate shareholder value created by all of the Unicorns will vastly overshadow the losses from the inevitable failed unicorns. By the first quarter of 2016, the late-stage financing market had changed materially.

IPO 40

IPO Term Sheet Silicon Valley Valuation 40

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 29, 2011

I believe some VCs have entered the early-stage market as simply an option on future financing rounds. The Amazon AWS-led revolution of startup innovation has led to a massive increase in the aggregate number of startups. In addition it is much easier to get distribution than it was in the pre Facebook, pre iPhone world.

Venture Capital 296

Venture Capital Software LP Early Stage 296

abovethecrowd.com

DECEMBER 18, 2017

Specifically, the “narrow network” typically aggregates those providers that are willing to accept lower prices for their services (theoretically you could have a “premium” narrow network, but they are typically used to create more affordable plans).

Customer 59

Customer Technical Review Venture Capital Software Review 59

Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 11, 2020

Then there have been entrepreneurs who sort of don't do anything in the realm of biotech but can somehow help with logistics or distribution or whatever that like, "I am going to ask my friends who do run biotech companies or hospitals or whatever, what they need me to do and then all of our plans are out the window.

Silicon Valley 68

Silicon Valley Technical Review Government .Net 68

VC Cafe

APRIL 8, 2010

The Israeli Cabinet approved Finance Minister Yuval Steinitz’s proposal to continue with the biennial state budget model in 2011-2012. The British mobile payments and messaging aggregator will become part of Amdocs’ OpenMarket US mobile transactions hub. ISRAELI CABINET APPROVES 2-YEAR MODEL FOR BUDGET 2011-2012.

OTC 68

OTC Brazil Paraguay 68

mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

Database, File Storage & Information Management Pixily – An online service that lets you aggregate, organize, find and share your documents. Shoutlet – Distribute and track viral marketing campaigns across social media outlets. Simple Sales Tracking – An online sales tracking app that offers free and paid plans.

Software Review 78

Software Review Social Media Social Network Software 78

Occam's Razor

MAY 19, 2014

I wonder what the distribution looks like? And if you can pass that barrier (with, say, dimension widening using universal analytics), it is very hard to find this data inside the company (Finance department?), at a level of aggregation or granularity you need, and send it into your digital analytics tools.

Metrics 160

Metrics Analytics SEC Acquisition 160

VC Adventure

APRIL 19, 2020

– We need distribution mechanisms beyond the SBA (which is overwhelmed). Consider for the smallest businesses using PayPal, Square or others for the distribution of funds (some of this started happening last week, which is good). This initiative was later written into Congressional appropriations.

SBIR 105

SBIR SBA Distribution Programming 105

Up and Running

DECEMBER 9, 2014

Bates: Good morning and welcome to our CEO panel, “How to Fine-Tune Your Small Business Finances From Funding to Growth” which I think is the direction that we would all like to be going. I’m here with some really phenomenal CEOs who are going to talk to us today about small business finances from funding to growth.

Small Business 95

Small Business Finance Forecast Metrics 95

Start Up Blog

APRIL 29, 2013

An era defined and dominated by the few who could afford the factories, the media and the distribution systems. Like most politically important information, consumers will eventually get to be in control of their own aggregated data. But it’s here to stay and is about to replace the 200 year anomaly of the industrial era.

Uruguay 123

Uruguay Technical Review Vertical Las Vegas 123

Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 4, 2021

Can institutions be totally distributed or should they be rooted and loyal to a certain community or geography? It kind of aggregates technology content, I suppose. And of course, I wasn't really interested in the finance side of it to me. Do we need more regulation in this area or less? I'm curious. ER : I couldn't believe it.

IPO 113

IPO Cofounder Technical Review Government 113

Cracking the Code

MAY 15, 2008

The next wave of internet will come from companies aggregating these various data sets and leveraging them to provide more value to the user. Global warming, by accentuating drought and melting glaciers, will have a key impact on water resources distribution and will increase the unbalance. Yahoo Finance. Justin Label.

Software Review 48

Software Review Technical Review San Jose Venture Capital 48

www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

free, distributed source code control management system. easy business finance software. YCombinator Series AA Equity Financing Documents. Y Combinator : They provide a series of AA equity financing documents that are written with simpler words so start-up companies will have an easier starting point. Startup Threads.

Software Review 53

Software Review Technical Review Startup 53

pandodaily.com

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

But the angels who’ve staked their funds on spreading bits of money all over the Valley are increasingly anxious that only 20 percent of their deals — in aggregate — will get the chance to keep going. Chill Direct: Direct to fan content distribution. They don’t have to worry. Source: AllThingsD ]. -

Technical Review 93

Technical Review Silicon Valley Incubator Syria 93