crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 5, 2012

CEC’s Startup Forecast – “Never been a better time to start a company in Chicago” – [link]. SEO Pricing: 600+ Agencies Share Costs of Services & Pricing Models – [link]. Social network addiction around the world (Israelis are the most addicted) – [link].

Social Media 92

Social Media Small Business Design Media 92

YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

As a blogger, you can tell a wide audience about the latest product updates outside the social network. It will cost you money. Get the finances in shape. Consider hiring an accountant at the early stages of your business.

Startup 160

Startup Social Media Forecast Early Stage 160

Up and Running

JULY 15, 2014

They tell me things like, “My market is everyone who eats dessert,” or, “Everyone in my community who drives a car,” or, “Anyone in the world who uses social networks.”. Another good reason to calculate TAM is that it will help you when you’re developing your revenue forecast. Revenue forecasting with your TAM.

Marketing 122

Marketing Forecast .Net Revenue 122

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 13, 2012

Explain in terms your mother could understand, and quantify the “cost-of-pain” in dollars or time. Many people seem to use the social network advertising model for revenue, but forget it assumes at least 100M users and $50M investment. Financial forecast and metrics. There are two problems with this assertion.

Business Plan 283

Business Plan Sweat Equity Exit Strategy Intellectual Property 283

YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 24, 2014

They are heavily promoted on traditional media (television, radio, newspapers and outdoor billboards) and new media (websites, e-mail, social networks and pay-per-click advertising). Without a sales forecast, it will be hard for you to guide your company in the right direction. Buying Power: 90 Million Shoppers.

PPC 193

PPC Advertising Louisiana Sales 193

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 13, 2011

Explain in terms your mother could understand, and quantify the “cost-of-pain” in dollars or time. Many people seem to use the social network advertising model for revenue, but forget it assumes at least 100M users and $50M investment. Financial forecast and metrics. There are two problems with this assertion.

Business Plan 290

Business Plan Sweat Equity Exit Strategy Intellectual Property 290

Up and Running

JULY 26, 2016

See Also: A Complete Guide to Forecasting Sales for Your Monthly Subscription (SaaS) Business. Your customer acquisition cost and lifetime value are the two magical numbers you need to calculate for each one of your campaigns. Cost of Acquisition (CAC): The total cost of acquiring a user through a given channel.

Revenue 60

Revenue Acquisition Channel Campaign 60

VC Cafe

JULY 25, 2017

“Take a moment think who would actually miss you if you deactivate all your social networking accounts, whatsapp, BBM etc”?—? Now bigger than social media, messaging apps are on practically every phone, and only growing in engagement. messaging apps are the new social networks, they are valuable, important and sticky.

Social Network 74

Social Network Russia Mobile Japan 74

Gust

AUGUST 5, 2012

Explain in terms your mother could understand, and quantify the “cost-of-pain” in dollars or time. Many people seem to use the social network advertising model for revenue, but forget it assumes at least 100M users and $50M investment. Financial forecast and metrics. There are two problems with this assertion.

Business Plan 182

Business Plan Sweat Equity Exit Strategy Intellectual Property 182

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 1, 2009

You can’t get paid for sitting on the sidelines – I always tell people that when recessions start managers in large companies get rewarded for cutting costs. The growth of Facebook and social gaming led by Zynga – Another obvious trend is Facebook. Notice that I didn’t say “social networking.” Seems an obvious fit.

IPO 255

IPO Investment Bankers Venture Capital Marketing 255

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 22, 2010

Explain in terms your mother could understand, and quantify the “cost-of-pain” in dollars or time. Many people seem to use the social network advertising model for revenue, but forget it requires at least 100M users and $50M investment. Financial forecast and metrics. There are two problems with this assertion.

Business Plan 186

Business Plan Exit Strategy Sweat Equity Intellectual Property 186

David Teten

SEPTEMBER 23, 2017

Sources like Crunchbase , Angel List , and Seed Invest even give this data away for free or very low cost. Relationship Science makes it easier to understand and map social networks into potential limited partners. Cobalt helps GPs to optimize their fundraising strategy.

Private Equity 60

Private Equity Venture Capital Equity Technical Review 60

David Teten

JUNE 6, 2011

The trick is delivering business insights over this channel: use social networks to support relationship management. I think android / 4g networks will take over tablets. BROWN: Cost of managing a data store is negligible. BROWN: Impersonation on social networks is a big problem. Apple 11-12x P/E.

Fractional CTO 122

Fractional CTO CTO CTO Hire Azure 122

The Next Web

AUGUST 19, 2013

Customer Acquisition Cost or CAC is how much money you can spend to get someone to become a customer. You can be the sales guy or gal with all the tools you need at your fingertips ­ email, phone, social networks, etc. Direct sales take a lot of their time, which will cost your budding business. LTV ­ CAC = ROI.

Belarus 137

Belarus Viral Channel Startup 137

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 2, 2012

Use “coopetition” for cost sharing, economies of scale, and open access to new markets. It’s a bad risk to count only on word-of-mouth and viral social network buzz for marketing, as I see in many business plans today. Be aggressive in your forecasts. Forecasts should be strategic, based on the opportunity and pain level.

Forecast 257

Forecast Viral Social Network Business Model 257

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 29, 2011

Use “coopetition” for cost sharing, economies of scale, and open access to new markets. It’s a bad risk to count only on word-of-mouth and viral social network buzz for marketing, as I see in many business plans today. Be aggressive in your forecasts. Forecasts should be strategic, based on the opportunity and pain level.

Founder 245

Founder Forecast Startup Viral 245

abovethecrowd.com

JULY 17, 2013

Consider the case when you are curious about the weather forecast? Not only is the app “locked-in,” but so is the navigation know-how, which clearly creates switching costs for new entrants. A few weeks back, Nextdoor* – the leading social network for your neighborhood – launched their much-anticipated mobile application for iOS.

Mobile 96

Mobile SEM SEO Technical Review 96

Gust

SEPTEMBER 23, 2012

Use “coopetition” for cost sharing, economies of scale, and open access to new markets. It’s a bad risk to count only on word-of-mouth and viral social network buzz for marketing, as I see in many business plans today. Be aggressive in your forecasts. Forecasts should be strategic, based on the opportunity and pain level.

Forecast 188

Forecast Viral Social Network Business Model 188

Up and Running

NOVEMBER 4, 2015

If you’re looking for something quick, DIY, and no-cost, this is for you. You can also compare your forecasted marketing and advertising budget against the competition. Financial forecasting and financial dashboard. Pablo : If you need an easy way to create images for social media, check out Pablo. Outsourcing work.

Curation 60

Curation Finder Startup Social Media 60

Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 30, 2013

t’s the dawn of a new day in content marketing and there’s rain in the forecast. More than ever, PR firms, social media marketers, and search optimizers are rushing to push out more web content for clients. Use short sentences to break up the rhythm, and avoid long, blocky paragraphs at all costs. Keep it short. Internal links.

Web 69

Web SEO Chicago Search 69

The Next Web

MAY 7, 2013

Juniper forecasts 1 billion mobile VoIP users by 2017. As for Juniper’s 2017 forecast, that’s quite possible. Do you see Viber ever moving ‘up the stack’ and becoming a social network tying everything together, rather than a predominantly communications-focused service? Ask me on 1/1/2014.

Mobile 125

Mobile Iran Belarus Cyprus 125

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 14, 2016

Valuing any company can be difficult because it requires a degree of forecasting future growth & competition and ultimately the profits of the organization. Social networking finally came of age connected the planet and leading to enormous wealth creation for Facebook employees and investors. Even Sequoia.

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Valuation Down Round Startup Later Stage 150

Duct Tape Marketing

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

John Jantsch (09:57): And now a word from our sponsor with Q4 closing employee holiday travel and forecasting for 2022 underway, staying connected has never been more important. And HubSpot is consistently releasing new features to make your CRM platform more connected than ever with improved forecasting tools and custom report builders.

Networking 87

Networking Early Stage Distribution Hosting 87

www.currentlyobsessed.com

MAY 28, 2010

Snapvine was my first experience being in the driver’s seat of the fund-raising process, and in the 3 years prior to our acquisition we raised over $10mm in venture capital. I know this sounds crazy, but it’s not.

Valuation 42

Valuation Channel Pre-Money Valuation Term Sheet 42