Both Sides of the Table

MAY 21, 2011

This article first appeared on TechCrunch. Are we seeing a time in which pre-revenue companies are more valuable than our offline institutional brands? Will that be enough or will high churn rates creep in, new toys be introduced into the market, new time sucks pulling user attention away? But what does this all mean?

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Version One Ventures

SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

As we have been developing our investment thesis on social platforms , we want to provide the similar information and tools. There are lots of great blog posts and articles out there that talk about social platform metrics. In fact, when we use the term “social platforms” at Version One, we’re referring to messaging (e.g.

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Up and Running

APRIL 27, 2012

Sure, the barriers to entry are lower, and customers are one mere click away from their growing social networks. A more fundamental problem that entrepreneurs can control, however, is related to their understanding of the key revenue drivers of their businesses. These entrepreneurs soon find out it is not. But the noise.

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David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Boardex and Relationship Science make it easier to understand and map social networks into potential limited partners. Lighter Capital, a Revenue Based Investing VC, offers a Cost of Capital Calculator. Bulletpoint Network is improving financial modeling by enabling more sophisticated and quantified scenario planning.

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ConversionXL

MARCH 15, 2016

In fact, mobile app revenue for 2016 is estimated at $58 billion. A trial-to-paid conversion rate or mobile user-to-customer conversion rate type metric is a good start. It’s close to the revenue, it’s measurable, it’s directly linked to onboarding. Right… if they’re used more than once.

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maplebutter.com

JANUARY 8, 2013

I would focus on one product and set a goal to generate $1M in yearly revenue from it. Outsourcing is something a big company, with a known customer / problem (that has revenue & traction) does to save cost. Create a strong brand, solid social community, sell advertising. So, should the success rate matter?

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