The Startup Magazine

JUNE 1, 2023

We’re hitting record revenue months, weeks, and margins. As a founder, ask yourself – does your business actually warrant VC funding? If the answers are no, have an honest conversation with your VCs today. Ten back and forth emails can often be resolved in a 30-second phone conversation. And you know what we found?

Early Stage 108

Early Stage Los Angeles Silicon Valley Cofounder 108

David Teten

OCTOBER 1, 2015

I’ve talked with a number of software development shops who are eager to get into the business of cofounding companies, i.e., getting product revenue and equity instead of just consulting revenue. on top of that often results in conversations and incentives that are difficult to overcome, especially early on in a company.

Software Developers 60

Software Developers Software Development Software Review Technical Cofounder 60

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 18, 2014

Revenue multiple? These are all real conversations. What if when you have that conversation you don’t agree? If you want to give them a 50% discount offer them $1 of common-stock warrants (no liquidation preference) for every $1 of stock they buy. How will you price the next round? Your A round? Him: On metrics.

Venture Capital 417

Venture Capital Liquidation Preference Valuation Term Sheet 417

ReadWriteStart

JANUARY 27, 2011

I have discussed at length why revenue sharing channel deals may serve as perfectly fine alternatives to raising equity (or even complements) because of their non-dilutive nature. million in revenue. Social CRM is becoming quite a trend, and CrowdEngineering really pushes the envelope on the subject. Note, I said, validated.

Dilution 114

Dilution Revenue Finance Entrepreneur 114

Occam's Razor

AUGUST 28, 2017

Why the scale at which we can (/have to) solve the problems is already well beyond the grasp of the fundamental strategy most companies follow: We have a bigger revenue opportunity, but we don’t know how to take advantage? 3: AI: A conversation with a skeptic. AI: A conversation with a skeptic. So are we “doomed”? Personal).

Artificial Inteligence 139

Artificial Inteligence Saudi Arabia Algorithm Analytics 139

View from Seed

OCTOBER 15, 2014

Include both positives and negatives for a more productive board conversation, which is especially critical in the seed stage since nearly everything is in “figure it out” mode. Section 1: “High Level Summary” This is a short section that we’d recommend structuring in one of two ways.

Seed Stage 331

Seed Stage Cap Table Metrics Burn Rate 331

Lightspeed Venture Partners

DECEMBER 10, 2012

Revenue is driven by children’s parties, which cost $600-$4,000 for a two hour party for 15 kids, which apparently is the market price for kids parties in LA. The space can host 6-9 parties per weekend, and they generated $350,000 in revenue last year. This is a loan with a 15% warrant attached at a zero strike price.

Covenant 156

Covenant Warrant Southern California Los Angeles 156

Austin Startup

MARCH 23, 2017

From the date of its issuance the clock starts, applying constant pressure that can suffocate a company with ever-accruing interest, fixed payment amounts, prepayment penalties, dilutive warrants, or even personal guarantees forced upon the founders (as if they didn’t already have enough skin in the game). Well, it depends.

Dilution 54

Dilution Equity Warrant Distribution 54

Austin Startup

AUGUST 20, 2017

Startups often hand out shares, options, and warrants for employees and for contractors rendering needed services. I am very surprised when that cool thing actually meets a customer need or drives revenue. Your Cap Table is something that deserves constant care and attention. The rest will take care of itself.

Technical Review 48

Technical Review Software Review Cap Table Securities and Exchange Commission 48

ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Click-Through Rate Definition The Conversion Rate Formula: How to Calculate Conversion Rate Bounce Rate: Everything You Want to Know and More How To Calculate and Increase Customer Lifetime Value PPC Click-Through-Rate: What it Means and How to Use It (and Improve It) How to Track and Improve Ecommerce Customer Acquisition Effectiveness.

Metrics 105

Metrics Analytics Marketing Acquisition 105

Gust

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

In that sense it’s more like a warrant or option with a zero exercise price.). Turn the question on its head: How could it make sense to lend money to a brand new, seed-stage company with no revenue, no products, and no collateral? (You This is true, although interest is generally paid in stock upon conversion.

Finance 134

Finance Convertible Security Equity Seed Stage 134

www.inc.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

But with the help of Grahams company, which specializes in creating tech systems for start-ups, Jumpstart grew to more than $50 million in revenue--enough to make it an attractive acquisition for media conglomerate Hachette Filipacchi. Arizona Bay has also blended equity payments with revenue-sharing deals. Graham liked the idea.

Arizona 40

Arizona Equity Iowa Venture Capital 40

Feld Thoughts

AUGUST 21, 2013

I was having a conversion on Friday with Brad Bernthal , an Associate Professor at Colorado Law School who directs the Silicon Flatirons Center’s Entrepreneurship Initiative. Traditional metrics of employees and annual revenues won’t capture Techstars’ most important impacts.

Colorado 141

Colorado Seattle Silicon Valley Warrant 141

Gust

SEPTEMBER 17, 2014

Revenue multiple? These are all real conversations. What if when you have that conversation you don’t agree? If you want to give them a 50% discount offer them $1 of common-stock warrants (no liquidation preference) for every $1 of stock they buy. How will you price the next round? Your A round? Him: On metrics.

Liquidation Preference 153

Liquidation Preference Valuation Term Sheet Stock 153

ConversionXL

JULY 22, 2021

This can increase bounce rate and hurt conversions. Check any page showing a 410 error to ensure they are permanently gone and that no content could warrant a 301 redirect. Home > Resources Resources > Conversion rate optimization guide Conversion rate optimization guide > How to Write Copy That Sells Like a Mofo by Joanna Wiebe.

Technical Review 162

Technical Review SEO Software Review XML 162

ConversionXL

JULY 7, 2020

Because they generate most of their revenue from ads with Mediavine , their main objective is article views; Pinterest helps distribute their content. Pinterest’s own research of 21,000 users found that clear wording significantly increases conversions. Regardless of your industry, Pinterest warrants a thorough look.

Marketing 114

Marketing Viral Campaign Search 114

Duct Tape Marketing

DECEMBER 4, 2014

As your skills as a marketer or businessperson grow, one of the best ways to increase your revenue is to raise your rates. All too often, people will allow those fears to make them underquote, so even though they’re attracting clients, they’re still losing a lot of potential revenue because they’re being underpaid.

Warrant 70

Warrant Small Business Revenue Sales 70

ConversionXL

JUNE 2, 2022

In this article, you’ll learn how to define your ABM strategy so you can target the right accounts and increase your revenue. Think of it as a filter that helps you find the highest chance of return on investment, revenue potential, and profitability. Cloud-based data warehouse Snowflake had an ambitious goal to triple its revenue.

Customer 98

Customer Marketing Channel Acquisition 98

ConversionXL

JANUARY 18, 2022

HubSpot has built its brand to over 100,000 customers and $1 billion in annual recurring revenue in 2020. However, even if you’re not familiar with these client brands, that eight other companies have trusted, Buffer gives them enough credibility to warrant consideration. The marketing partners speak for themselves.

Equity 94

Equity Marketing Social Media Software Review 94

ConversionXL

APRIL 27, 2017

What’s important is that you see the revenue potential of every person who visits an out of stock product page and consider how you can salvage that potential. Due to long tail search and dedicated posts or ads on social media for specific products, traffic to product pages has gone up and so has their conversion rate.” (via

Stock 90

Stock Product eCommerce SEO 90

www.chubbybrain.com

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

spent $20 million to get back to the same revenue that I had when I was CEO. created a vastly higher cost structure; I had 80 people mostly on base salaries under $100,000 and was bringing in revenue at the rate of $20 million annually. .”). During this year they. deprecated the old feature-complete product (ACS 3.4)

Software Review 79

Software Review Startup Technical Review Vesting 79

ConversionXL

APRIL 27, 2019

The following checklist is a summary of key elements that will help you get more online sales (or whatever conversion you’re after). Additional reading : The Buyer Persona Manifesto (PDF); How Buyer Personas will Rock the Conversion Rates of your Landing Pages (webinar). A key ingredient of high conversions is relevant traffic.

Sales 128

Sales Conversion Design Video 128

ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

In thinking about the bigger goal of digital transformation, 46% say they have been able to identify and create new product and revenue streams, and 45% of organizations are now using data and analytics to develop new business models. Conversion rate. Learn how to measure your conversion rate to accurately calculate growth.

Analytics 106

Analytics Metrics Channel Campaign 106

David Teten

MARCH 2, 2013

While I don’t ultimately agree with the article’s conclusions, I think it warrants consideration. We thought that you’d be interested in our conversation. Moreover, VC funds on average earn approximately 2/3 of their revenue from fixed fees.

LP 114

LP Securities and Exchange Commission Silicon Valley Venture Capital 114

Software By Rob

NOVEMBER 18, 2008

Building a product involves a large up-front time investment , and as a result is far riskier than becoming a consultant because you have to wait months to find out if your effort will generate revenue. Luckily several thousand people have decided to stick around and join the conversation. 34 Links w#4 - Liens on 01.20.09 at 9:05 am [.]

Software Review 42

Software Review Software Product Salary 42

Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 11, 2009

This single decision wound up costing the company significant revenue and over the course of several months sent its customer growth into decline. In the middle of a serious conversation on the joys of motherhood or the stress of a career you might realize that the person you’re talking to is only 15. IMVU is one great tornado.

Community 158

Community Management Lean Software Review 158

ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 1, 2016

As marketers, we’re all trying to improve the customer experience and increase conversions. Revenue impact: $260,408. Average revenue per user: $0.02. With many visitors exhibiting different behaviors, there is a lack of clarity in understanding which visitors and which behaviors warrant segmentation.

eCommerce 78

eCommerce Analytics Revenue Customer 78

ConversionXL

OCTOBER 1, 2019

For example, if we’re interested in the difference between the conversion rate of a test variation of a checkout page and our current checkout page, we would: Perform an A/B test to measure the difference between the test and control groups. Most commonly, we work with differences in conversion rates or average revenue per user.

Distribution 110

Distribution Metrics Warrant Conversion 110

abovethecrowd.com

JULY 7, 2015

Others want to appear “casual” and “conversational” and view the presentation as overly formal. Can you have a great investor meeting that is purely conversation? A rambling free-speech conversation is much less likely to achieve this goal. On one hand, this is totally understandable. Absolutely.

Warrant 40

Warrant Later Stage Forecast IPO 40

ConversionXL

JANUARY 10, 2014

Nivea for Men – a men’s skincare product (which is a highly saturated market) gives us this excellent case study where the SWOT analysis was essential to a strategy that allowed them to expand the market and grow international revenues by 20% ! They even won the consumer voted FHM award for best men’s skincare product line.

Mobile 129

Mobile Warrant Revenue Customer 129

ConversionXL

JULY 12, 2017

By that, I mean the benefits go further than simply increasing your conversion rate by a few percentage points. And yes, an increased conversion rate. We know that most people aren’t satisfied with their conversion rates (if you’re satisfied, stop settling for mediocrity – you can always improve !). Read our guide here.

eCommerce 100

eCommerce Mobile Conversion Design 100

ConversionXL

JULY 12, 2017

By that, I mean the benefits go further than simply increasing your conversion rate by a few percentage points. And yes, an increased conversion rate. We know that most people aren’t satisfied with their conversion rates (if you’re satisfied, stop settling for mediocrity – you can always improve !). Read our guide here.

eCommerce 95

eCommerce Mobile Conversion Design 95