Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 23, 2013

The implications of the decision you make are huge, defining your brand image, your funding requirements, and your long-term business viability. The revenue model you select is basically the implementation of your business strategy, and the key to attaining your financial objectives. Cost-based model.

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abovethecrowd.com

OCTOBER 17, 2013

I immediately reached out to the founder and CEO, Katrina Lake , who had previously worked for another Benchmark portfolio company in the fashion space, Polyvore. Most importantly, I became convinced that Stitch Fix was one of those rare companies where the unique product advantage also contributes to a unique business model advantage.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 26, 2010

The implications of the decision you make are huge, defining your brand image, your funding requirements, and your long-term business viability. The revenue model you select is basically the implementation of your business strategy, and the key to attaining your financial objectives. Cost-based model.

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Lightspeed Venture Partners

DECEMBER 14, 2012

It’s been over 10 years since Napster came on the scene to disrupt traditional music business models, sparking a wave of debate on the right mix of “free” vs “paid” content going forward with digital that has yet to be fully settled. In the shift to digital music, several models emerged, with the jury still out on the clear winner.

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David Teten

AUGUST 6, 2015

To help me, I interviewed the two most knowledgeable people I know about financial modeling. My colleague Paul Bianco serves as interim CFO for a number of ff Venture Capital ’s portfolio companies, and has built and reviewed hundreds of financial models. HOW TO MAKE THE ENTIRE DOCUMENT READABLE. 7) Organize your tabs.

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Hippoland

AUGUST 16, 2018

Unless you have a differentiated angle / approach to the problem AND/OR significant traction, an investor won’t be able to understand why you stand out and why to back your horse instead of someone else’s. Note: by differentiation, I’m not talking about product or feature differentiation but outcome differentiation.

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Hippoland

AUGUST 16, 2018

Unless you have a differentiated angle / approach to the problem AND/OR significant traction, an investor won’t be able to understand why you stand out and why to back your horse instead of someone else’s. Note: by differentiation, I’m not talking about product or feature differentiation but outcome differentiation.

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David Teten

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

I’ve listed below the points I recommend you cover when pitching your business to early-stage investors, including but definitely not limited to ff Venture Capital. Business Model. What are the expected revenues, expenses, and EBITDA three years out? ” Investors value getting a sense of your expectations.

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Hippoland

JULY 10, 2016

Let me give you an example: several of our newer portfolio companies are both marketplaces and SaaS workflow tools. If you have multiple revenue streams, please just list your primary revenue model. Part of the reason you need to do so many investor meetings is to be able to iterate on your specific messaging.

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Hearpreneur

MAY 18, 2015

One of the primary ways we extend our caring philosophy and ultimately differentiate ourselves in the marketplace is through innovative technology. This system allows us to create electronic portfolios and track developmental milestones for each child. Put them first and the revenue will follow.

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reidhoffman.org

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

It doesn’t matter whether an entrepreneur is in our portfolio, whether we’re considering an investment, or whether we’re casually meeting for the first time. we had no revenue. But with so many investors still licking their wounds from the dot-com bust, many focused on proven business models, such as advertising or e-commerce.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 16, 2013

These newspapers have also generated new sources of revenue that amount to over S$3 million in total to date. “With new business models comes the need for new technologies. . “With new business models comes the need for new technologies. Image credit: Exploit Technologies, A*STAR ].

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

Google has been investing in a broad healthcare portfolio, Amazon has been investing in pharmacy distribution and Apple…? This by itself is a key differentiator for the Watch as a healthcare device. However, if the Apple Watch becomes a device eligible for reimbursement , there’s a huge revenue upside for Apple. to the iPhone.)

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techcrunch.com

FEBRUARY 19, 2010

Researchers divided the portfolio companies into six stages and startups are still operating a loss in each of the first four. Those categories represent roughly 84% of all portfolio companies. That means the vast majority of privately held companies are still very dependent on venture money to stay in business. just my 2 cents.

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Hearpreneur

JUNE 26, 2016

1 – Business Model. Our business is unique because our business model addresses 2 major shifts in the fashion industry today: 1) the rise of fast fashion and its affect on major more traditional fashion companies like Gap, J. Photo Credit: Stefanie Tacata. crew, Aeropostale, etc.

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Lightspeed Venture Partners

DECEMBER 3, 2010

The online video networks are doing terrific business, and even Yahoo is benefiting from increased brand spend, seeing revenue growth for the first time in a while. Real time web usage outpaces business models. There are three key factors: average revenue per user. How can you improve LTV ? gross margin.

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VC Cafe

JANUARY 16, 2011

This highest quality of the traffic information, never achieved before, together with the perfect applications generate significant revenues for the operator and maintain customers’ loyalty. Improves customer experience during sale, after sale and support interactions while generating revenues and reducing operational costs.

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