mashable.com

OCTOBER 16, 2010

The competition for funding startups is increasing the valuations of startups, giving entrepreneurs and founders better investment terms. a part of an exciting team, building web applications such as social networking, ecommerce, games, sports, contact management, CMS and more.Re. Angel rounds also tend to close quicker.

Angel Investor 83

Angel Investor Venture Capital Social Media Technical Review 83

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 13, 2012

Clearly define the customer, channel, and revenue model associated with this solution. Many people seem to use the social network advertising model for revenue, but forget it assumes at least 100M users and $50M investment. Describe your market penetration strategy, sales channels, pricing, and strategic partnerships.

Business Plan 283

Business Plan Sweat Equity Exit Strategy Intellectual Property 283

mashable.com

OCTOBER 16, 2010

The competition for funding startups is increasing the valuations of startups, giving entrepreneurs and founders better investment terms. The result is that many venture capital firms are now making smaller angel investments in an attempt to get close with startup founders that are likely to raise bigger funding rounds later on.

Angel Investor 84

Angel Investor Venture Capital Social Media Technical Review 84

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 13, 2011

Clearly define the customer, channel, and revenue model associated with this solution. Many people seem to use the social network advertising model for revenue, but forget it assumes at least 100M users and $50M investment. Describe your market penetration strategy, sales channels, pricing, and strategic partnerships.

Business Plan 290

Business Plan Sweat Equity Exit Strategy Intellectual Property 290

Start Up Blog

APRIL 28, 2011

Un-Social Networking: Martin Lindstrom of Brand Sense says we are suffering a little from digital emptiness. Probably as a function of the gold standard (global price of gold as the trading valuation mechanism) with some form of digital instant and unseen conversion from our home currency into some quantum derived from gold.

Moldova 91

Moldova Internet Australia Libya 91

Gust

AUGUST 5, 2012

Clearly define the customer, channel, and revenue model associated with this solution. Many people seem to use the social network advertising model for revenue, but forget it assumes at least 100M users and $50M investment. Describe your market penetration strategy, sales channels, pricing, and strategic partnerships.

Business Plan 182

Business Plan Sweat Equity Exit Strategy Intellectual Property 182

www.forentrepreneurs.com

FEBRUARY 2, 2010

Far more common is a need to acquire customers through a series of steps like SEO, SEM, PR, Social Marketing, direct sales, channel sales, etc. Extensive use of software to automate all processes such as SEO, SEM, social networking, lead scoring, lead nurturing, CRM, etc.

Acquisition 103

Acquisition Cost Customer Entrepreneur 103

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 22, 2010

Clearly define the customer, channel, and revenue model associated with this solution. Many people seem to use the social network advertising model for revenue, but forget it requires at least 100M users and $50M investment. Describe your market penetration strategy, sales channels, pricing, and strategic partnerships.

Business Plan 186

Business Plan Exit Strategy Sweat Equity Intellectual Property 186

crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 22, 2012

That’s very healthy revenue, but significantly below the revenue needed to justify a 100 billion dollar valuation. For example, there are five major markets where Facebook is not the top social network : China, Russia, South Korea, Japan, and Vietnam. Estimated mobile display spend in the U.S.

South Korea 88

South Korea IPO Russia Stock 88

David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

A tool like Quuu identifies relevant, shareable content to keep your social media channels active. . Boardex and Relationship Science make it easier to understand and map social networks into potential limited partners. Qnary is one of numerous tools which can help build out your team members’ virtual presence.

Technical Review 78

Technical Review Software Review Analytics Private Equity 78

Venture Chronicles

APRIL 19, 2010

cities, including Chicago, Boston, New York and San Francisco, for large groups of potential buyers on the Web, through email or via social networking sites like Facebook or Twitter. From Groupon Grabs $135 Million From DST and Battery–Valuation Above $1 Billion for Social Buying Site | Kara Swisher | BoomTown | AllThingsD ].

San Francisco 39

San Francisco Stock Options Valuation Chicago 39

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

They monetize via high-priced advertisements during the prime-time airing on TV, via syndication to international audiences or less-watched channels after the original series has run and via DVD sales in retail channels. Of course it’s their right to do so and there is so much money involved you can hardly blame them.

Video 292

Video Technical Review Advertising Distribution 292

www.currentlyobsessed.com

MAY 28, 2010

Valuation is an important aspect of VC deal terms, and a major determinant of your ultimate outcome. I unexpectedly found that it was more helpful to think about the company valuation as an output variable in the fund-raising equation. The net effect was more money raised, higher valuation and the same percentage of equity sold.

Valuation 42

Valuation Channel Pre-Money Valuation Term Sheet 42

The Next Web

SEPTEMBER 24, 2013

A fortnight ago, Boris interviewed Reed Hastings on his business lessons and experience, but now I’m shaking it up with a look at a 26-year-old founder who is disrupting the mobile and social networking spaces: Kik CEO and founder Ted Livingston. Credit: PUNIT PARANJPE/AFP/Getty Images.

Entrepreneur 167

Entrepreneur CTO Hire Startup Mobile 167

mashable.com

MARCH 7, 2011

Billion View Comments How HTML5 Is Aiding in Cross-Platform Development February 22, 2011 by Christina Warren View Comments email share email share The Mobile App Trends Series is sponsored by Sourcebits , a leading product developer for mobile platforms. startupcto

Developer 93

Developer HTML API Ruby 93

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 18, 2015

On the one hand innovation is clearly at an all time high unleashed by smart phones, fast telecom networks, social networks that spread commerce and the fact that we are all one click away from buying things on Amazon, Apple, Google or PayPal. In 2014 3 out of 12 exits were occurred at a lower valuation than the previous round.

IPO 150

IPO Venture Capital LP SEC 150

VC Cafe

MARCH 27, 2022

Platform risks can’t be eliminated, but they can be mitigated by reducing dependency on a single channel and having ownership of the user (or at least a direct way to communicate/engage them). The biggest risks entail losing access to audience and losing access to monetisation. Decentralised tech, centralised ownership?

Cofounder 179

Cofounder Venture Capital Equity 179

www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

Social networking. Social/Sharing. Create your own social network. free enterprise social network. Seed Stage Valuation Guide. Roku Channel Store. Social Commerce. Social CRM. Social Inbox. Social Leverage. social networks. Social News.

Software Review 53

Software Review Technical Review Startup 53

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2010

and Excite in particular as well as all of the Internet companies with grandiose stock market valuations. You’ll likely see applications that draw you into interactive experiences, connect you to your social networks, help you browse your TV better and create a richer media experience overall.

Distribution 386

Distribution Audience Video Internet 386

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 12, 2017

(there’s a great story from Jonah in the video but you have to watch to hear it :)) But it’s undeniable that it has become a digital media powerhouse having raised around $500 million in capital with a valuation reported at $1.7 billion and revenues likely exceeding $250 million (Wikipedia lists 2015 revenue at $167 million).

Media 210

Media Los Angeles Russia Viral 210