Occam's Razor

JANUARY 28, 2013

Masterful design, branding and marketing. Innocent: Passionate Copy and Heart-warming Visual Design. ~ They use geo/ip to work out where I am. Innocent: Passionate Copy and Heart-warming Visual Design. AAA on the other hand takes me to a page that … well … seems to be designed for humans. – Music!

Web 164

Web Design Marketing Security 164

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 10, 2010

You have to be selected to present and it is typically reserved for companies that have already raised early-stage capital and are well into revenue growth. Give up a box of clothes and receive one in the size you designate. Online retailer of affordable “accessible luxury” designer fashion. Revenue of ~$160mm in 2008.

IPO 242

IPO Venture Capital Private Placement Cofounder 242

Steve Blank

MAY 3, 2011

Last week the teams tested their Revenue Models hypotheses: what are customers willing to pay for? The concept of Partners , took some explanation as some teams confused partners with the Distribution Channel.). Of real interest was their evolving view of their revenue model. Any IP you need to license? How many people?

South Dakota 217

South Dakota Business Model Lean United States 217

ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 25, 2016

Personalization reduces the amount of information and the number of options to help guide visitors through a funnel that’s designed just for them and their individual needs. Definitions may vary, but to summarize… Customization: The visitor deliberately chooses between options designed to make the user experience more personal.

Web 48

Web Software Review Jordan Technical Review 48

K9 Ventures

APRIL 28, 2010

is a $6.25M fund that is designed to do concept and seed-stage investments in technology companies. Either protectable IP or at least hard IP. Direct Revenue : The company must have a direct revenue model. No distributed teams, and no outsourced product development. – a seed-stage fund.

Seed Stage 61

Seed Stage San Francisco IP Portfolio 61

The Next Web

OCTOBER 2, 2013

Distribution and cashflow pose challenges in China. Furthermore, the steady cashflow in the Western market also comes about because of one key factor: the distribution model. The relatively straightforward distribution model in the US for mobile app developers is contrasted by a landscape in China that is simply put, a maze.

China 122

China Developer Intellectual Property Mobile 122

Up and Running

JANUARY 5, 2018

In grocery, which represents over half of Walmart’s revenues, it plans to add 1,000 online grocery order pickup locations in 2018 in stores around the US; in December 2017 it unveiled a meal kit option and a partnership with Buzzfeed that will integrate Buzzfeed recipes with Walmart groceries. Increase in-store efficiency.

Acquisition 94

Acquisition Hawaii Partner Non-Compete 94

Tim Keane

JANUARY 12, 2010

3]   However, if they are built bottom up, they demonstrate and make explicit a range of business model assumptions the entrepreneur is using to think about his business and its revenue model. Term-sheets for preferred stock offerings are designed to protect the investor in case things don’t go as well as planned.

Term Sheet 68

Term Sheet Valuation Dividend Liquidation Preference 68

SVPG

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

They can call a meeting with all the stakeholders in the room and then just let them fight it out – this is design by committee and it rarely yields anything beyond mediocrity. To be specific, AdWords is currently 16 years old, and last year alone it generated well over $50B in revenue.

Product 60

Product Technical Review Software Review Engineer 60

news.ycombinator.com

SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

He chose to build an engine with the entire eight cylinders cast in one block, and instructed his engineers to produce a design for the engine. The design was put on paper, but the engineers agreed, every one of them, that it was simply impossible to cast an eight-cylinder gas engine block in one piece. Ford said, “Produce it anyway.”

Stealth 41

Stealth Technical Review Startup Software Review 41

Austin Startup

MARCH 26, 2019

One thing worth considering is that your gross margins will tell you whether certain distribution channels are viable?—?for Not every 3PL is designed for the speed of DTC so make sure that they won’t be the bottleneck as your brand starts to scale. Have you thought about how potential IP theft would impact your business?

Technical Review 49

Technical Review Software Review China Acquisition 49

YoungUpstarts

JULY 14, 2014

The result – a lot of anxiety, stress; and in the case of businesses, lost productivity and revenue. RAID 5 mode incorporates “distributed parity”, which allows the array to survive the loss of a single drive, allowing continued access to your data as the faulty drive is replaced.

Cloud 160

Cloud IP Networking Security 160

maplebutter.com

JANUARY 8, 2013

I would focus on one product and set a goal to generate $1M in yearly revenue from it. Outsourcing is something a big company, with a known customer / problem (that has revenue & traction) does to save cost. If you’re looking for a designer, engineer, or biz marketing guy – go to meetups / conferences that those people would go to.

Technical Review 44

Technical Review Startup Cofounder Software Review 44

Steve Blank

DECEMBER 8, 2015

Startups are developing IP relevant to the disruption. For example, Google’s acquisition of Nest (which had customers, revenue and a distribution channel) allowed it to enter the connected home market immediately. (We’ll cover “ corporate moonshots ” in a subsequent post.).

Silicon Valley 120

Silicon Valley Acquisition Boston Early Stage 120

VC Cafe

AUGUST 18, 2011

Celeno - Celeno is a leading vendor of standard-based WiFi silicon solutions capable of distributing up to 4 HD video streams, with full home coverage (over 500 sqm) and carrier grade robustness. 264 and multi-screen, the ICE Video Platform is the clear leader for Every Screen video processing and distribution.

Mobile 113

Mobile Media IP Distribution 113

VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 14, 2010

After a somewhat disappointing congress in 2009, in which companies showcased products from previous years, this year is expected to be faster, greener and ‘cloudier’ Looking at the conference agenda , it’s not hard to spot the trends for 2010: Mobile Clouds – additional storage and new revenue streams to operators.

Mobile 109

Mobile IP SMS Networking 109

Start Up Blog

JUNE 6, 2019

So here it is: for all the privacy invasions, security risks and and fundamental changes in our personal and domestic domains, this is what these companies* generate in revenue: Google – about $150 a year per person. The truth is the mixed economy model is what has provided the greatest distribution of wealth the world has ever seen.

Government 79

Government Algorithm Artificial Inteligence Social Media 79

VC Cafe

JANUARY 16, 2011

. - Aerotel Medical Systems is a world leading manufacturer of modular, home and mobile telecare and telemedicine solutions designed to transfer essential data over the telephone, mobile phone and the Internet. Our solutions provide peace of mind, improve quality of life and save costs to users and service providers. Allot Communications.

Mobile 103

Mobile Securities and Exchange Commission Flash IP 103

ConversionXL

JUNE 19, 2019

Occurs when your business achieves $100k+ in revenue monthly. Ben Labay: “How to Add Millions in Revenue with Voice of Customer”. As marketers, we compete for revenue and conversions. If you are only targeted on revenue, not tracking microconversions or errors, you need to: Think through the factors that may impact results.

Agile 90

Agile Analytics Algorithm Software Review 90

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. or their privileging of only certain designers featured in Showcase and promos. So we felt confident that removing them wouldn’t have too big an impact. You earned their loyalty.

Community 158

Community Management Lean Software Review 158