VC Cafe

JULY 21, 2022

Investment bank Drake Star Partners published a report on the gaming investment and M&A activity in the first half of 2022. In previous downturns, and particularly during the pandemic, gaming faired well as people seek escapism, but there are a few clouds in the horizon. While mobile game revenue was down 6.6%

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Forecast IP Mobile Acquisition 190

VC Cafe

JANUARY 3, 2024

Facebook was just stepping out of college campuses, the revolutionary iPhone was still in the realm of Apple’s future plans, and burgeoning concepts like big data and cloud computing were just starting to emerge.

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Technical Review Generative AI Due Diligence 88

Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

GE made a $4 billion bet on connecting industrial equipment via the Internet of Things (IoT) and analytical software with a suite of products called the “ Predix Cloud ”. In 2015 Trian Partners, an activist investor, bought $2.5 And now Immelt is now the ex-CEO, and Trian Partners just a got a seat on the GE board.

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Institutional Investors Dividend Stock Technical Review 233

VC Cafe

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

As we are spending more of our resources online, we believe that a “new Internet” is being created – with the consumer at its centre – on top of a strong tech infrastructure: 5g/6g, cloud, edge computing, new powerful GPUs, spatial computing, decentralisation etc. . Revenue in Q2 2021 was up 127% to $454.1m. . Enter Toya .

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Technical Review South Korea Due Diligence IP 178

VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 2, 2019

In SaaS the main benchmarks being measured are revenue growth, sales efficiency (unit economics), churn and burn rate. Example of Baremetrics revenue per user benchmarks. Part of the challenge in deep tech is getting to revenue and scaling it. Rob Go: How Much Traction Do You Really Need to Raise a Seed or Series A Round?

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B2C Technical Review Startup Retention 141

VC Cafe

AUGUST 2, 2022

billion revenue in 2021 for Epic Games and was played by 83.3 For that, Yuga labs partnered with London based Improbable. billion revenue in 2021, a 107% increase year-on-year. In April 2022, the company announced it has raised $2 billion (at $31.5 Fortnite generated $5.8 but still lost $2.8 billion during that same period.

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IP Cofounder Valuation Acquisition 206

Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 20, 2020

In 2021, I’ll launch The Expat Partner Coach LLC to empower expat partners to live purposeful and positive lives abroad. I’m excited to leverage all that I’ve learned and experienced over 13 years as an expat partner to support others as they navigate the joys and challenges faced on this journey. 4- Coaching.

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Kentucky Louisville Entrepreneur Technical Review 106

The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 28, 2019

The waters of the business world can be quite turbulent at times, but like sailors reading the clouds to determine coming weather patterns, your SMB can prepare in advance for known issues. Some of them will be with you for the long-haul, and perhaps even become partners with you. No startup business encounters seas like glass forever.

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Software Review Technical Review Cloud Operations 86

Hearpreneur

JANUARY 22, 2023

In recent years, eCommerce companies have begun to increase revenue by selling products directly via social media networks. We now store everything on the cloud, for instance, but if we decentralize data storage and encrypt that data using blockchain, our information would not only be secure but also have novel access and analysis methods.

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Artificial Inteligence Technical Review Entrepreneur Social Media 124

Steve Blank

JANUARY 22, 2014

Dino Vendetti a VC at Bay Partners, moved up to Bend, Oregon on a mission to engineer Bend into a regional technology cluster. However, four critical advances over the past decade (cloud, accelerators, Lean, and Angels) not only changed the math for tech investing but made regional tech clusters possible. The Bend Experience.

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Early Stage Silicon Valley Oregon Technical Review 286

VC Cafe

JANUARY 24, 2023

Putting gaming in context in 2023 While 2022 was the first year that saw mobile gaming revenue shrink by 5%, the number of downloads was overall up and session times remained the same, as I mentioned in my post on the state of Israeli gaming in 2023. In the current market conditions, where growth is hard to find, this is very attractive. /1

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Generative AI San Francisco Technical Review Europe 103

BeyondVC

JANUARY 3, 2019

We had another solid year filled with learning, growth, laughter, and new projects and partners. Thanks to all of the amazing founders, advisors, co-investors, corporate partners, and others that helped make 2018 an amazing year. will be a great fit with the Salesforce marketing cloud. We are truly grateful for your support.

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Stealth Advisory Board Cloud Virginia 79

Version One Ventures

JANUARY 7, 2020

Outreach was named to this prestigious list thanks in part to triple-digit year-over-year revenue growth and the largest customer base in the sales engagement category. Lolli continued to add new partners from Expedia to Nike. Mapping Quality Indicator, Localization Thumbnail, Custom Point Clouds, New Sample Apps, New Docs and more!

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North America Technical Review Seattle Software Review 78

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 11, 2016

We help founders through difficult moments, we help coach, we act as sparring partners, we help them resolve conflicts when they’re fighting with co-founders and we help them deal with adversity as well as successes. The role of VC is sparring partner. It has grown recurring revenue by more than 500% and deal-size by 276%.

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Venture Capital Fractional CTO Cofounder Early Stage 150

YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

Minecraft” accounts for nearly all of Mojang’s revenue, highlighting the risk to Microsoft should interest in “Minecraft” dissolve, or Microsoft fails to produce “Minecraft” sequels or add-on software. TBR believes the ideas of these opportunities has merit, but are peripheral pursuits for Microsoft. Minecraft” is already in use in some U.S.

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Acquisition Azure Merger Sweden 157

ReadWriteStart

JUNE 9, 2021

As part of the founding sales teams at Stripe (Ross) and Google Cloud (Ryan) saw how little innovation there was around the buyer <> seller relationship. A partner, on the other hand, is a subject matter expert concerned with helping their buyers make the best possible decision. No one wants to work with a vendor.) .

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B2B Sales Technical Review B2C 87

Up and Running

JANUARY 18, 2021

What happens is that you pay Microsoft in exchange for the usage of the latest version of Office, including cloud storage and other features. What revenue models are best for your online platform? It is no secret therefore that subscriptions are the best revenue model for online platforms but also the most difficult to achieve.

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Securities and Exchange Commission Revenue Networking Cost 123

YoungUpstarts

APRIL 12, 2012

As these business applications reaches mainstream adoption, data centers are now housing a wealth of information, on a variety of applications, that can help organizations improve their revenues and gain market share. It also sets the foundations for cloud adoption, a key driver for new types of applications.

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Singapore Asia Cloud Application Development 150

YoungUpstarts

MAY 20, 2019

by Prasanna Krishnamoorthy , partner at Upekkha. Today, more than one-quarter of all software revenue is derived from the SaaS model, and it is growing twice as fast as traditional software growth. Cloud servers mean solutions can be deployed from anywhere on earth, while monthly payments ensure continual capital.

India 113

India Silicon Valley Global Software 113

Up and Running

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Cloud hosting. Cloud hosting utilizes multiple servers as an informational database to balance the load and operational needs of a website. virtual, cloud or shared hosting). Loss of revenue. Take, for example, the $11 million in revenue loss that website technical trouble cost Costco on Thanksgiving 2019.

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Hosting Bandwidth Technical Review eCommerce 63

ReadWriteStart

APRIL 19, 2012

Typical for today's startups - particularly in the mobile and cloud markets, but even in e-commerce - the strategy of choice seems to be building as large of a user base as possible, then trying to figure out how to make money later. If someone buys the product, Looqiloo shares revenue with the product distributor and the reviewer.

Intellectual Property 113

Intellectual Property Switzerland Software Review California 113

Cracking the Code

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. Unveilling of the Bessemers 10 laws of Cloud Computing and SaaS - Winter 2010 Release. The Cloud computing stack is currently defined by three levels: SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS. Tuesday, November 10, 2009. Mind the GAAP!

Software Review 48

Software Review Cloud Technical Review Sales Cycle 48

Steve Blank

APRIL 28, 2011

This week they were testing their hypotheses about Revenue Models: what are customers really willing to pay for? Are you generating transactional or recurring revenues? The team looked at the potential revenue and concluded that the outlook for this business with this customer segment was dismal. Agora Cloud Services.

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Revenue West Virginia Oklahoma Oklahoma City 213

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 25, 2016

The cloud makes software easily accessible, without waiting for CD shipments to arrive and installed. For a startup, find an international partner, or hire a new team member who has done it before. By Ernst Gemassmer, Chairman, Startup Professionals With the pervasiveness of the Internet, the world is smaller.

Software 120

Software Europe Database Engineer 120

Hearpreneur

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

1- The cloud. My favorite technology innovation has got to be the cloud. By building software in the cloud, you can access all of these services without having to recreate them. I've been using it for years to communicate with customers, vendors, and partners. Not every innovation is liked by all business owners.

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Technical Review Technology Artificial Inteligence Entrepreneur 108

Agile VC

JUNE 5, 2012

Both companies generate direct revenue from their platform in the form of a revenue share / platform tax (typically 30%) on software and digital goods sold through the respective platforms. Facebook’s direct platform revenue accounted for about 15% of the company’s overall sales whereas Apple’s was less than 1%.

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Java Flash Software Azure 170

Mike Michalowicz

OCTOBER 26, 2015

Michael is the Founder and CEO of Profound Cloud, an award-winning IT consulting firm that helps businesses save time and money using innovative technologies that make them more efficient. Profound Cloud was also the recipient of a 2013 Silver Stevie International Business Award for their outstanding customer service practices.

Cloud 60

Cloud New York Software Developers Software Development 60

The Startup Magazine

MARCH 29, 2024

Start by defining your key resources, activities, and partners. Revenue streams are another critical component of your business model. From cloud computing and mobile applications to AI and blockchain, the right technological tools can streamline operations, enhance customer experiences, and open new revenue streams.

Intellectual Property 133

Intellectual Property Angel Investor Business Model Bootstrapping 133

YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 14, 2016

by Jeff Stark, Audit Partner at Sensiba San Filippo. Watch out for complex areas such as accounting for revenue, inventory, contingencies, equity instruments and consolidation. Ideally, that would mean a cloud based solution to facilitate sharing while providing control over who has access to that critical data.

Acquisition 100

Acquisition Intellectual Property Technical Review Due Diligence 100

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 6, 2014

The functions of an early-stage board are pretty obvious and well understood: Providing introductions to customers, biz dev partners, recruits, the press, other investors, etc. Offering a sparring-partner function on strategic decisions. how much energy to put into channel partners vs. direct sales. Mentorship.

Technical Review 325

Technical Review Early Stage Software Review Los Angeles 325

Steve Blank

APRIL 21, 2011

This team spoke with 10 more customers and potential channel partners. The Agora Cloud Services team, (a marketplace for cloud computing) spent the week testing their channel hypotheses and further refined their business model canvas. The Week 6 Lecture: Revenue Model. What types of revenue streams are there?

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Channel Artificial Inteligence San Francisco Business Model 215

Steve Blank

DECEMBER 17, 2015

In the first stage the Outpost focusses on networking and partnering in the Innovation Cluster in which it is based (i.e. Stage 1: Networking and Partnering – the Technology Connectors. In addition to getting plugged into the ecosystem’s network, the first role of the Outpost is to partner. In what order?

Silicon Valley 120

Silicon Valley Incubator Acquisition Business Model 120

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 23, 2014

Limited Partners or LPs (the people who invest into VC funds) have taken notice as 2014 is by all accounts the busiest year for LPs since the Great Recession began. Unprecedented revenue growth + companies staying private longer =. It doesn’t take a huge leap to see how well the VC industry is positioned for the immediate future.

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Technical Review Venture Capital Valuation Pre-Money Valuation 398

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

The reason that incumbents can’t react is that their revenue and defensibility are continued by serving the high-end of the market for which it would take too much time & money for any competitors to effectively challenge. It’s clear that in the future movies & TV will be delivered to our homes from the cloud.

Los Angeles 329

Los Angeles Revenue Retention Acquisition 329

Cracking the Code

FEBRUARY 23, 2011

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. It would have been easy to explain the difference by changes in the 2010/2011 revenue growth projections but unfortunately that is not the case. revenues while large caps are trading at 6.4x. Cloud Computing. (1).

Software Review 101

Software Review Technical Review Valuation Europe 101

Hearpreneur

JANUARY 2, 2022

We have won vacations with the other companies we partner with. 16- Hit $1 million revenue. I'm proud of our business finally hitting the $1 million revenue. We didn't have much in the way of a revenue target when we started the year. We went from having completely on-site infrastructure to cloud-based infrastructure.

Entrepreneur 125

Entrepreneur Jordan Employee Revenue 125

VC Cafe

DECEMBER 27, 2022

billion in revenue in 2021, an 8x increase over a five year period, representing 5% of the global gaming revenue. billion in revenue from in app purchases since it was first launched two years ago. Global gaming revenues. 2023 however, will be back to growth with total gaming revenues expected to reach $221 billion.

Generative AI 173

Generative AI Cloud Acquisition 173