Genuine VC

MARCH 24, 2014

The five conditions for a Series A financing which he enumerated are: a core team ready to scale, demonstrable market size, repeatable cost effective customer acquisition, metric momentum, and plausible monetization. Generate Real Revenue. For B2B startups especially, revenue is the best signal of product-market fit.

Seed Capital 212

Seed Capital Metrics Cofounder Revenue 212

Genuine VC

JUNE 10, 2013

So consequently for retailers, attracting and retaining customers is an inherently different challenge. Our latest investment at NextView Ventures , tapCommerce, is dedicated to helping mobile brands to deliver customers, revenue, and ROI across mobile devices. And it’s further exasperated by technical obstacles (e.g.

Cofounder 103

Cofounder Mobile Web Finance 103

Genuine VC

FEBRUARY 3, 2011

Yet the company hasn’t figured out product-market fit yet, hasn’t figured out its customer proposition, doesn’t have revenue… it doesn’t have traction. And that derisking is only for 12 +/- 6 months. Push yourself hard to ask why not a founder now?

Startup 241

Startup Later Stage Angel Financing Seed Stage 241

Genuine VC

JANUARY 3, 2013

Given the ability to plug into (often self-service) monetization platforms and/or employ freemium models which weren’t available or de rigueur five years ago, seed stage companies are able to transform into seed stage businesses (with real revenue!) to become not just ramen-profitable, but sustainably profitable.

Seed Stage 166

Seed Stage Venture Capital Audience New York 166

Genuine VC

APRIL 30, 2008

After the crash at the end of the last decade, web startups clamped down to focus on their core value proposition and were forced out of necessity for survival to hone their revenue models. The stories of tremendous growth in adoption with the promise of revenue later on has been enough to excite both entrepreneurs alike.

Distribution 103

Distribution Widget Viral Social Media 103

Genuine VC

APRIL 30, 2008

After the crash at the end of the last decade, web startups clamped down to focus on their core value proposition and were forced out of necessity for survival to hone their revenue models. The stories of tremendous growth in adoption with the promise of revenue later on has been enough to excite both entrepreneurs alike.

Distribution 100

Distribution Widget Viral Social Media 100

Genuine VC

FEBRUARY 3, 2011

For later-stage, it’s a high-priced financing round, tipping scales on widespread adoption, rapid hiring, or credible information on successive revenue-growth quarters. On the early side, it's repeat founders coming together again or early runaway traction in an early beta that generates buzz.

Startup 148

Startup Portfolio Later Stage Hiring 148