Agile VC

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

So their revenue figures, pre IPO financing and ownership, and other info is all widely available. If this were a math class, I’d just say the proof is evident but if you want some data on Twitter’s 2013 YTD revenue here you go. Tomorrow we’ll know Twitter’s market cap definitively, at least near term.

IPO 194

IPO Aggregator B2B Internet 194

ConversionXL

DECEMBER 7, 2016

Nowadays nearly every online shop utilizes some sort of product recommendation engine, which is no wonder, as these systems, if set up and configured properly can significantly boost revenues, CTRs, conversions, and other important metrics. This simply means revenues through recommendations / total revenues.

Conversion 48

Conversion Product Technical Review Widget 48

Andrew Payne

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

But for a scalable & sustainable fixed-to-variable cost arbitrage business, we must consider the entire product-market fit equation. Second, does the market value “variability”? My bet: WeWork, assuming they make it public, becomes yet another roughly zero-sum stock market poker table for the hedge funds.

IPO 63

IPO Aggregator Stock Cost 63

Venture Chronicles

MAY 26, 2010

At this point it’s all paper valuation because the stock isn’t liquid so achieving an outcome is a function of executing on the business to achieve a next round of funding or selling it. I’d be willing to bet that more investors lose a great amount of aggregate capital here than at any other stage.

Lean 40

Lean Early Stage Valuation Startup 40

ithacaVC

SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

In “VC world” Rule 409A is best known for providing a safe harbor for private company valuations, and in particular the setting of strike prices for employee stock options. Let’s say a given company has raised $15mm in VC funding and is generating about $3mm in revenue and starting to ramp up quickly.

Liquidation Preference 49

Liquidation Preference Common Stock Stock Options Valuation 49

Occam's Razor

JANUARY 28, 2013

Masterful design, branding and marketing. As a Digital Marketing Evangelist you can imagine how much that pains me. Shows me again if the product is in stock. by creating a great experience, reassuring me with clear pricing, and they won't even have to pay a bounty to their aggregators! It says Continue securely.

Web 164

Web Design Marketing Security 164

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 6, 2012

Chris Anderson wrote a really influential book some years ago called “ The Long Tail ” that shaped how many people think about emerging Internet markets. At the left of the graph is the “head end” of the market, where the “hits” are produced for mass audiences. Why is that?

Media 302

Media South Korea Distribution Technical Review 302

Agile VC

MARCH 8, 2012

It’s taken more than a decade since the tech bubble’s inflation and bursting but to me all of this is part of a long-term normalization of the tech IPO market. What are the implications for other late-stage private companies thinking of making the transition to public markets in the near to midterm future?

IPO 100

IPO Silicon Valley Revenue Seed Stage 100

Occam's Razor

MAY 2, 2017

That then takes us down the very best way to answer that question, to use the five-step process to build out the Digital Marketing and Measurement Model. Outcomes: Revenue | Ideas Funded Behavior: Path Length | Cart Abandonment Rate Acquisition: Assisted Conversions | Share of Search. Every ecommerce site has to obsess about Revenue.

Metrics 141

Metrics Acquisition eCommerce Analytics 141

Pascal's View

DECEMBER 19, 2012

That’s the key statistic on the health of the acquisition market from the 42%-of-the-market-seller’s perspective. Seller financial performance: acquisitions remain heavily weighted toward Sellers with revenue, and Sellers in the aggregate continue to show improved earnings since 2009. That’s for sure!

Acquisition 31

Acquisition Merger Dilution Aggregator 31

ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

A lot of folks treat it as a synonym for online marketing. I was hired to level-up the marketing team. The team started as all marketers focused on lead generation. Two of the teams focused on the two main sources of revenue, one team on inbound leads, and the last team on site conversion rates. How I define “growth”.

Conversion 133

Conversion Technical Review Channel Engineer 133

Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 10, 2010

This mecca for any and all surveillance has aggregated some of the most interesting behavioral data around, and helped unearth two decision fallacies we as humans often fall victim to – the gamblers’ fallacy and the hot hand. Casinos use this information to target their marketing efforts and get the biggest bang for their buck, per say.

Entrepreneur 70

Entrepreneur Nevada Aggregator Stock 70

techcrunch.com

OCTOBER 13, 2012

He is on the board of the Angel Resource Institute, and is a partner with Montlake Capital (a late stage growth capital fund) and with Revenue Capital Management (a royalty based lender). Deductions like this are problematic because early-stage venture investing does not happen in an efficient market. Only they’re not.

Angel Investor 103

Angel Investor Venture Capital Seed Stage Silicon Valley 103

David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

In liquid markets, most of the calories expended on technology and analytics are focused on trade selection, or “ origination ”. I use another live Google doc to maintain my database of companies I’m marketing to other VCs. 2) Market . Many tools designed for B2B marketing in general are also relevant to investors.

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. The same thing happened to many Internet stocks. Once more, the fantasy began to come apart.

IPO 40

IPO Term Sheet Silicon Valley Valuation 40

www.chubbybrain.com

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

Between the worse data aggregation method and the much higher amount of work Wesabe made you do, it was far easier to have a good experience on Mint , and that good experience came far more quickly. spent $20 million to get back to the same revenue that I had when I was CEO. surrendered market leadership and thought leadership.

Software Review 79

Software Review Startup Technical Review Vesting 79

Startup Lessons Learned

JUNE 9, 2020

What if you get product market fit beyond your wildest dreams? One by one the markets in which you operate shut down. A complete collapse of revenue that simultaneously affects your employees and your customers, your partners, your investors, everyone all at once and all the news is bad. You created the longterm stock exchange.

Silicon Valley 60

Silicon Valley Hosting Cofounder Employee 60

techcrunch.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Tony P great, though meebo’s place as a “successful&# start up is still open to debate – from consumer IM aggregator to white label IM, still not making big $$. Not everybody can, especially if they need to run with the idea to get to market. This is the blog post I needed to read. link] steve Interesting article.

Technical Review 84

Technical Review Cofounder Technical Cofounder Software Review 84

Start Up Blog

APRIL 29, 2013

Startups are lucky that they can’t afford research, so they test in market and land upon on ideas that would never fly based on what we think or what focus groups would respond with. Given technology is becoming the major form of market access – it should now be viewed in the same realm as access to medicine and education.

Uruguay 123

Uruguay Technical Review Vertical Las Vegas 123

ConversionXL

JULY 11, 2016

Amy Harrisson – The Science of Screenwriting for Online Marketers and Copywriters. “Umbrella terms” are when you aggregate multiple features and benefits under one vague term, like “powerful” or “easy-to-use.” Three tactics to maximize revenue from a CRO program: Free test software.

PPC 48

PPC Analytics Video Non-Compete 48

abovethecrowd.com

JUNE 2, 2021

Marketing 101: Customers love free stuff. As a result, it is a common marketing practice to offer things “for free” in order to impact customer behavior or encourage customer loyalty. That’s why it is a tried and true marketing scheme. Warren Buffet, 1997. You know what customers like more than free stuff?

IPO 82

IPO Customer Matching Silicon Valley 82

Occam's Razor

APRIL 29, 2013

It turns out that Marketers, especially Digital Marketers, make really silly mistakes when it comes to data. In the last couple months I've spent a lot of time with senior level marketers on three different continents. Marketer, is not spent with data you''ll fail to achieve professional success.]. Small data.

Metrics 166

Metrics Marketing Search SEO 166

ConversionXL

OCTOBER 4, 2018

That knowledge gap hampers efforts to staff and stock the stadium appropriately. Which questions can marketers answer with predictive analytics? In digital marketing, Phillips outlined myriad use cases for predictive analytics, including the capability to predict: which advertising will be most effective—however you define effective.

Analytics 131

Analytics Algorithm Artificial Inteligence Campaign 131

pandodaily.com

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

Incubators, too, helped flood the markets with even more startups, and AngelList played its part too. At each turn, these market changes were heralded as wonderful developments for entrepreneurs. iOS App Store revenue still dwarfs Google Play’s, but the challenger is catching up fast. A name like 500 Startups says it all.

Technical Review 93

Technical Review Silicon Valley Incubator Syria 93