Ben's Blog

MARCH 24, 2011

As we do so, keep in mind that the relevant bubble statistic is not valuation. High valuations are fine if the underlying value is there. In the great bubble of 1998-2000, the boom in public valuations mirrored the boom in private valuations. If too much venture capital hits the streets, valuations will bubble up.

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Cracking the Code

DECEMBER 16, 2006

Detailed SaaS Spreadsheet (Valuation and CAC benchmark). SaaS 13 Index Valuation. He is a great speaker and I enjoyed the speech, but after 40mn, I was still waiting to hear about the future of software. S&M productivity (CAC ratio) for the SaaS 13 Index. Note: high CAC ratio means high productiviy (see blog post for definition).

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

It now has a multi-billion dollar valuation. Business architecture pivot. There are two types of business architectures: High Volume, Low Margin which is a volume-based business and High Margin, Low Volume which is a complex business model. The Different Ways Your Business Can Pivot.

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Cracking the Code

FEBRUARY 12, 2007

Detailed SaaS Spreadsheet (Valuation and CAC benchmark). SaaS 13 Index Valuation. S&M productivity (CAC ratio) for the SaaS 13 Index. Note: high CAC ratio means high productiviy (see blog post for definition). My Investments. CornerstoneOnDemand. anecdotes. (13). Cloud Computing. (1).

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Duct Tape Marketing

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

So we could go, we could spend the rest of our time talking about valuation. Uh, architecture firm, marketing agency. 20:06): Remember that the valuations based on the cash flow. That's when you get into all that other, you know, e-myth stuff, you know, system. So that's two to three times what they're really worth.

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View from Seed

JANUARY 11, 2023

The Architecture of the Program: h ow will you be spending your time? We will leverage the standard YC post-money SAFE document with a valuation cap, no discount , and a pro-rata side letter. We will leverage the standard YC post-money SAFE document with a valuation cap and no discount. Some boast massive cohorts of 100+ teams.

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Seeing Both Sides

AUGUST 3, 2012

Technical founders Tom Leighton and Danny Lewin built the original prototype at their lab at MIT starting in late 1996 before raising capital, so in a sense Akamai’s Minimum Viable Product (MVP) was a prototype with the basic architecture and traffic mapping in place that validated algorithms for the founders and investors alike.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 20, 2023

And the model we had in mind, there's a book called Valuation, which our, our firm has had an updated every year for the past 20 years or more. Do you have a, a clear technology architecture with the specific set of features to it? So it's actually, I think this is the first book that we've ever put the words McKinsey Guide on.

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Scalable Startup

FEBRUARY 25, 2011

Googles current valuation is $200 billion; Facebook is estimated at $50 billion – both big numbers that have continuously soared since their early days. In these two we have a classic Silicon Valley clash of the titans, meaning we can’t predict a winner, or even if there will be one. This battle has very high stakes for both.

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Up and Running

JANUARY 14, 2022

Our major challenge was how do we compete with companies that have billion-dollar valuations, millions in investor funding, and millions in revenue? We created a site architecture that would be easy for our visitors to navigate and focused on building brand recognition. Our answer was simple– SEO (search engine optimization).

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www.paulgraham.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

If you get an offer from a reputablefirm at a reasonable valuation with no unusually onerous terms,just take it and get on with building the company. [ Its true in fields that havehard deadlines, like architecture and filmmaking, but even therepeople tend to be tweaking stuff till its yanked out of theirhands. [

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Cracking the Code

OCTOBER 13, 2020

This summer saw two record transactions within a month, as UiPath became the first European Cloud decacorn in July and Visma, a Norwegian company, became the world’s largest ever software buyout with a $12B+ valuation. Big milestones for the old continent! Is the sky the limit for Cloud public stocks?

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Cracking the Code

OCTOBER 10, 2008

Given the different architecture and high service level expectations in the SaaS industry, companies are faced with questions about latency, data access and security through replicated local datacenters, in-country customer support personnel, packaged integration with other regional software and SaaS products, and other similar issues. .

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VC Cafe

JANUARY 10, 2024

LLMs have driven an increased demand for data, caused a complete architecture change inside companies and changed how data is manipulated. Others, may have raised funding at high valuations during peak hype , and might face difficulties raising up-rounds without significant traction.

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Software By Rob

AUGUST 18, 2010

Instead, freemium where free version is functionality limited instead shifts the valuation away from the service itself and instead puts a price on just the premium features you’re paying for. The pricing reflects how much value the user places in the service which he now understand from having used it for awhile. 61 Neil on 08.22.10

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ConversionXL

APRIL 12, 2017

Information architecture is how we arrange the parts to be understandable as a whole. The CEO doesn’t care about his website, he cares about his valuation (i.e. Sell CRO by calculating the valuation increase. Valuation increase? Everyone should be telling the same story. Don’t focus on fixing. Image Credit. Image Credit.

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Software By Rob

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

HitTail has been around since 2006, and although some of the software architecture and code structure leaves something to be desired, a lot of bugs were ironed out in the early days. Reason #2: It Has “Good Bones” There’s something to be said for acquiring an app that’s already worked out the v1.0 Conclusion.

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Haystack

JANUARY 13, 2020

FinTech valuations have already been on the rise in private markets, most recently with breakouts like Chime, and we should expect that trend only to intensify given this exit size. Could Stripe grow that big with its architecture? 2/ API FTW. How could Twilio become a public company with an API-driven business model?

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crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 19, 2015

The Secret Math of Airbnb’s $24 Billion Valuation - buff.ly/1MMxkB5. Architecture Students Build A Suit That Simulates Sleeping In Zero Gravity crowdspring.co/1GHra59. Important Financial Indicators for Startups at Every Stage of Growth | Mattermark – buff.ly/1MN374Y. What Shape is Your Competitive Advantage? crowdspring.co/1IYcmBq.

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ConversionXL

JUNE 19, 2018

Look at your growth team score and ask yourself: are you working in a multi-disciplinary team where you focus on high tempo testing on the entire customer journey for bottom line and valuation impact? User research is part of every project, may it be information architecture project, conversion optimisation project.

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