Remove Demand Remove Dilution Remove Metrics Remove Revenue
article thumbnail

5 Preconditions for Success in Spawning a New Venture

Startup Professionals Musings

There is no point incubating an innovative new venture if you don’t have the funds to launch and expect quick self-sustaining revenue. Don’t let early success dilute your focus, or demand that the new venture quickly meet your mainline financial and growth metrics. Commit a source of internal or external seed funding.

article thumbnail

Flexible VC, a New Model for Companies Targeting Profitability

David Teten

More and more startups are pursuing Revenue-Based VCs , but “RBI” doesn’t fit everyone. From RBI, Flexible VCs borrow the ability to reap meaningful returns without demanding founders build for an exit. Flexible VC 101: Equity Meets Revenue Share. Where else can fast-growing companies get funding? Flexible VC 102: Variations.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

What Happens When Startups Turn from Their Innovation Stage to Operational Excellence?

Both Sides of the Table

and we were met with weak demand, slow growth and high costs. Throughout the first year we made many fixes and saw our revenue base in these markets accelerate so we felt we were ready to attack Los Angeles, amongst the most important storage markets in the country.

article thumbnail

Shattering The Mold: Unleashing the Creator Economy in B2B Marketing

Duct Tape Marketing

19:16] How is Thinkific adapting to the demand for community engagement? [21:55] But what the dilution, if you bring it down to it that even creator entertainers and educators have in common is it's this human element. John Jantsch (13:13): Alright, let's talk about R O I or metrics in general.

B2B 79
article thumbnail

Why Startups Should Raise Money at the Top End of Normal

Both Sides of the Table

But the reality is that you’re faced with two problems: 1) the earlier the stage the riskier and thus more write-offs so you need to have enough ownership percentage in your winners to make up for the losers and 2) the earlier stage your check the more likely the company will need many more funding rounds behind you and thus you face dilution.

article thumbnail

8 Strategies For Sustaining Momentum In Your Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

In reality, too many choices actually dilutes customer interest in your existing market, and makes your job of production, marketing, and support much more complex. Ongoing momentum requires a move to mainstream, or even late adopters, who demand simplicity in your base function. Focus first on finding more of the right customers.

article thumbnail

Looking for investors? Here’s how to value your startup

The Next Web

Supply and demand. To start, let’s not forget about the obvious: the natural economic principles of supply and demand apply to valuing your business. your equity in a hot new patented technology business), the higher the demand (e.g., your equity in a hot new patented technology business), the higher the demand (e.g.,

Valuation 167