Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

I break the answer to that question down into three engines: Viral - this is the business model identified in the presentation as "Get Users." Here, the key metrics are Acquisition and Referral, combined into the now-famous viral coefficient. If the coefficient is > 1.0 , you generally have a viral hit on your hands.

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Steve Blank

MARCH 18, 2011

The signals are loud and clear : seed and late stage valuations are getting frothy and wacky, and hiring talent in Silicon Valley is the toughest it has been since the dot.com bubble. Underwriters realized that as long as the public was happy snapping up shares, they could make huge profits from the inflated valuations. Carpe Diem.

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Agile VC

MAY 26, 2011

The terms and valuation for both offers were comparable and when the team debated which path to choose, we all agreed both firms would have made good partners. round which closed in November 2003, and the pre-money valuation between $10 million and $15 million. It was a pretty good valuation for the time. It was a $4.7M

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Cracking the Code

DECEMBER 16, 2006

Venture Capital is about investing in the small, fast and agile company hoping that it will beat the large and slow incumbent. Detailed SaaS Spreadsheet (Valuation and CAC benchmark). SaaS 13 Index Valuation. Popular Media: the key to viral marketing. Saturday, December 16, 2006. Betting on the right guy. at 12:25 PM.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 8, 2015

Valuation As A Scorecard – buff.ly/1F0CUyC. Using PPC Marketing to Make Content Go Viral: Here’s How It Works crowdspring.co/1InOIwn. A Designer’s Introduction to “Agile” Methodology – Tuts+ Web Design Article bit.ly/1JT4QEb. How to Make a Dent in “The Women Problem” in Chicago – buff.ly/1FKFUQy.

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Agile VC

JANUARY 27, 2012

Multi-billion dollar valuations for late stage startups like Dropbox, et al. I think one of the key takeaways is that the exponential growth of Internet connected devices along with the strong viral loops of Facebook and Twitter have served as accelerants for these high growth companies. Filed under Uncategorized. link] Ashish Datta.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

One of the great benefits of a startup is their ability to be agile and adapt quickly to a changing environment. It now has a multi-billion dollar valuation. There are three main strategies used today which are viral (word of mouth), sticky (they keep coming back) and paid growth models. Engine of growth pivot. Channel pivot.

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