Cracking the Code

MAY 2, 2019

To get an insight into how successful start-ups approach team building, we spoke to Sylvain Utard, employee number 1 and VP of Engineering at Algolia, an Accel portfolio company. Sylvain: Because we don’t have the visibility of a consumer brand or a well-established enterprise company, we focus on what differentiates us.

Part-Time VPE 48

Part-Time VPE Engineer Retention API 48

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

I will use some examples from Parachute and some other portfolio companies to give you examples from our experiences of watching successful brands grow. better than anybody we had spoke with and she had the marketing chops to know how to communicate this to her market once she designed & built her products. Not so much.

Curation 296

Curation Los Angeles Differentiation Channel 296

David Teten

AUGUST 6, 2015

My colleague Paul Bianco serves as interim CFO for a number of ff Venture Capital ’s portfolio companies, and has built and reviewed hundreds of financial models. This allows readers to differentiate your file from all of the other files they receive, and also easily track the evolution of your document as it changes.

Balance Sheet 60

Balance Sheet Software Review Forecast Acquisition 60

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 31, 2014

This also requires a huge investment to get to critical mass, and real work to differentiate and sell premium services to convert users to paying customers. Startup advantages include a more stable revenue stream, easier customer retention, and increasing customer investment over time. Cost-based model. Product line pricing.

Revenue 287

Revenue Startup Business Model Retention 287

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 23, 2013

This also requires a huge investment to get to critical mass, and real work to differentiate and sell premium services to “convert” users to paying customers. Startup advantages include a more stable revenue stream, easier customer retention, and increasing customer investment over time. Cost-based model. Product line pricing.

Product 290

Product Revenue Business Model Retention 290

Gust

AUGUST 24, 2014

This also requires a huge investment to get to critical mass, and real work to differentiate and sell premium services to convert users to paying customers. Startup advantages include a more stable revenue stream, easier customer retention, and increasing customer investment over time. Cost-based model. Product line pricing.

Revenue 184

Revenue Startup Retention Internet 184

YoungUpstarts

MAY 8, 2018

Insurance exists for a clear reason: it is designed to protect you from devastating financial losses. Even with conservative investment portfolios, the dollar amounts can be substantial due to the high levels of capital and surplus typically held. Insurance is high among those on the list.

Cost 145

Cost LLC Retention Early Stage 145