Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 19, 2013

The era of VCs investing in successful consumer Internet startups such as eBay led to a belief system that seemed to permeate many enterprise software startups that hiring sales or implementation people was a bad thing. But the “no sales people” mantra isn’t what I’m here to take on.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 9, 2018

I also had to negotiate a follow-on round at a portfolio company because new investors were trying to force a bit option-pool top-up that would dilute the founders and existing shareholders and existing investors were fighting over prorata rights. especially about churn rates and your high CACs last quarter relative to the previous year.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 6, 2019

by Arsalan Sajid, startup community manager at Cloudways. Life is not a box of chocolates and startups are not always easy to start. There is a complete process that governs the startup lifecycle including inception to exit. This startup stage starts from the day you decide to work on a startup idea. Early Stage.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 7, 2016

This is a very predictable phase of the startup journey and a lot of good can come from it. It’s why sometimes I fear when teams raise too much money too early in a startup because capital can mask underlying problems for a long time. But building a successful startup is hard. Your churn rates are too high.

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maplebutter.com

JANUARY 8, 2013

189 Answers To The Top Startup Questions On Your Mind. 189 Answers To The Top Startup Questions On Your Mind. Written By Dan Martell on February 2nd, 2012 | Category: Hiring LeanStartup Marketing Metrics Startup Life | 6 Comments. I love startups. Here’s my high-level approach for startups. No, I have many ideas.

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Lightspeed Venture Partners

NOVEMBER 19, 2012

They are seeing an 85% monthly renewal rate. They talked about a referral program, as well as direct sales. With a 15% churn rate, that suggests about $7 in lifetime value. The company did $250,000 in sales last year and is profitable. That would put the cost of the ties at around 2x $85/24 = $7/mth.

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