Up and Running

AUGUST 21, 2014

As you guys go out and are pitching investors, have gotten some investor money, as you guys really go out there talking to the investment community, whether it’s angel investors, whether it’s larger VC funds and VC firms, it’s going to get you a lot further if you can focus in on data.

Metrics 84

Metrics Startup Churn Rate Forecast 84

David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Investors are also mining for leads such sources as: – product crowdfunding sites ( Indiegogo *); – tech communities ( Producthunt ); – angel group platforms ( Gust ); – expert networks (e.g., – angel investor networks ( AngelList , FundersClub , OurCrowd , Republic *, SeedInvest ). .

Technical Review 78

Technical Review Software Review Analytics Private Equity 78

Up and Running

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

I’ve seen hundreds of startups pitch to angel investors and venture capitalists, and most of them—at best— are just okay. For example, here’s an appropriately detailed financial forecast for a SaaS (software as a service) business: We leverage the site traffic and customer base of partners A, B, and C.

Sweat Equity 122

Sweat Equity Churn Rate Elevator Pitch Forecast 122

Up and Running

MARCH 11, 2015

” Our featured speaker was Caroline Cummings, the VP of Business Development at Palo Alto Software. Not only because it’s a product that Bplans and Palo Alto software makes, but because before I joined the company, I used LivePlan to pitch and raise my investment capital. Then referral rates and opt-out rates.

Technical Review 60

Technical Review Software Review Due Diligence Exit Strategy 60

Transformify

DECEMBER 22, 2019

Initially, lots of potential clients may be interested to try out the product because it’s new and the flow of new users may mask the high churn rate. Even more, some founders are not interested in the churn rate at all early on. Lilia Stoyanov is CEO and angel investor at Transformify.

Affiliate 91

Affiliate Revenue Churn Rate Programming 91

maplebutter.com

JANUARY 8, 2013

The only problem is I haven’t found a problem or an industry – web, enterprise software, green tech, etc – where I feel passionate. How I can find the right investor (software)? No investor cares about a business plan. investors like great companies, that’s really the filter.

Technical Review 44

Technical Review Startup Cofounder Software Review 44