Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

Don’t expect them to believe your $100M revenue projection, if you are still waiting for the first revenue dollar. For a business, you must define the absolute minimum features you need to satisfy the customer problem, and test it in the market. Get a real customer and real revenue. Only real results count.

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Intellectual Property Entrepreneur Sweat Equity CTO Hire 281

YoungUpstarts

APRIL 22, 2014

Shark Question #2: What were your total revenues for the last quarter and last 12 months, including profit margins? To get these “numbers,” do a review of total revenue and expenses, review by product or service line, and a profit-margin analysis – all of which can all be obtained from your company’s income statement.

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CPA Technical Review Later Stage Equity 160

VC Cafe

APRIL 29, 2020

The $349 billion aid package issued by the US Government and distributed in the form of SBA loans was quickly gobbled up by a large number of applications, many of which were from venture-backed or PE-backed startups. I might go deeper on other European markets in a future post. Help is not exactly on the way. Source: Pitchbook.

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This is going to be BIG.

JANUARY 18, 2024

While they might be generally smart, they’re unsophisticated investors who don’t know what the market is for where you are. On the other hand, they could be the opposite—much more focused on near-term cash distributions than long-term equity appreciation. How long do they think it will take to make a return if there is one?

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Austin Startup

AUGUST 9, 2021

Chargify, the leading billing platform for B2B SaaS, today announced the appointment of Matt Downs as Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) effective immediately. He will play a pivotal role as Chargify and SaaSOptics are brought together as the industry leading SaaS subscription billing and revenue platform.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 31, 2012

Don’t expect them to believe your $100M revenue projection, if you are still waiting for the first revenue dollar. For a business, you must define the absolute minimum features you need to satisfy the customer problem, and test it in the market. Get a real customer and real revenue. Only real results count.

Intellectual Property 260

Intellectual Property Sweat Equity CTO Hire Fractional CTO 260

David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Private equity and venture capital investors are copying our sisters in the hedge fund world: we’re trying to automate more of our job. . In liquid markets, most of the calories expended on technology and analytics are focused on trade selection, or “ origination ”. 2) Market . This is harder than it sounds.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 26, 2021

Provide initial and long-term sources of revenue. Every business, including non-profits, need a viable source of revenue to cover the costs of operation and sustainability. The most attractive revenue model today for services is subscriptions, and for products it is sales and support. Patents are a good place for you to start.

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Intellectual Property Angel Investor Business Model Channel 332

The Startup Magazine

MAY 11, 2020

However, this will depend on whether you have enough equity or collateral to meet the lender’s requirements. Boost Sales and Revenue. However, to achieve the best results, you need to develop a strategic marketing plan. Start by conducting market research to find out what customers expect from your company.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 17, 2011

Don’t expect them to believe your $100M revenue projection, if you are still waiting for the first revenue dollar. For a business, you must define the absolute minimum features you need to satisfy the customer problem, and test it in the market. Get a real customer and real revenue. Only real results count.

Intellectual Property 253

Intellectual Property Sweat Equity CTO Hire Fractional CTO 253

Up and Running

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

Sedibeng’s primary market advantages are their company culture, consistent “quality” branding, traditional brew recipes, and commitment to rural distribution. Building and learning how to manage a basic website could be a huge marketing asset for Sedibeng. Create a marketing plan. SWOT analysis for Sedibeng Breweries.

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Botswana Business Plan Oregon Distribution 148

www.inc.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Sales & Marketing | Wednesdays. SALES & MARKETING. Online Marketing. Bringing Innovation to Market. Will Work for Equity. Dave Graham Business Venture Capital Private Equity GlobalLogic Inc. Theres a huge opportunity cost in not taking equity," he says. The Goods: Your Business Toolbox | Thursdays.

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Steve Blank

MARCH 31, 2014

Think about this; 7 years ago Nokia owned 50% of the handset market. Fast-forward to today—Apple is the most profitable Smartphone company in the world and in Spain Android commands a market share of more than 90%. Its worldwide market share of Smartphones has dwindled to 5%. Apple owned 0%.

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Private Equity Metrics China Intellectual Property 325

ConversionXL

DECEMBER 7, 2017

That summer a private equity fund acquired the assets of the company. Within three months all marketing KPIs had improved. On the marketing side, I attribute our success to one thing: using data to effectively model out our customer behavior, and then develop the appropriate communication to improve it. Tripwire marketing.

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Steve Blank

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

Every year I teach classrooms full of students who leave class understanding the basics of how to search for product/market fit—and thinking their next goal is to “get funded.”. You (think) you have product-market fit with real customers and real revenue and need money to grow and expand. That’s a mistake. Business Model.

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The Startup Magazine

JULY 19, 2017

Courtesy of popular equity crowdfunding site StartEngine , the public will have the opportunity to invest and acquire equity in a growing television network that is rapidly building its distribution partnerships and viewership. A tip for all startups is to look at equity crowdfunding as a capital source.

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Networking Technical Review Equity Demand 63

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 22, 2010

Don’t expect them to believe your $100M revenue projection, if you are still waiting for the first revenue dollar. For a business, you must define the absolute minimum features you need to satisfy the customer problem, and test it in the market. Get a real customer and real revenue. Only real results count.

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Intellectual Property Sweat Equity CTO Hire Fractional CTO 222

Agile VC

APRIL 17, 2011

Last week ZipCar began trading and has a market cap of about $1 billion. How They Make Money: Majority of Kayak’s revenue actually comes from advertising on their site (55%), not lead generation or referral fees to travel suppliers as you might think (more on this below). Financial Snapshot: 2010 Revenue: $170 million.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 1, 2021

The evidence is clear that companies that help people in need, and the environment, are paid back in revenue by the rest of us. Make sure your hiring practices include diversity, inclusion, and equity. I will paraphrase his guidance here, combined with my own experience: Elevate health and wellness of people and planet first.

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crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2012

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! How To Choose A Market For Your Startup Or Small Business – [link]. How To Choose A Market For Your Startup Or Small Business – [link]. Brilliant analysis.

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David Teten

MARCH 18, 2021

Thirty-four VC firms in OpenVC call themselves “early-stage” Yet, 30% of those don’t actually invest in pre-revenue startups. The modal VC thesis is: “We invest in great teams addressing large markets with disruptive solutions” Who invests in lousy teams addressing tiny markets with outdated solutions?

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Technical Review Cofounder Venture Capital Deal Flow 78

Duct Tape Marketing

AUGUST 23, 2023

The Impact of Community written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing Marketing Podcast with Lloyed Lobo In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast , I interview Lloyed Lobo. 00:30): Hello and welcome to another episode of the Duct Tape Marketing podcast. Would you support that idea? [10:39]

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Community Kuwait Cofounder Bootstrapping 53

Gust

OCTOBER 20, 2011

Individual accredited investors in typical angel deals put personal capital at risk for an equity share of growth-oriented, start-up companies. In 2011, the valuation of pre-revenue, start-up companies is typically in the range of $1.5–$2.5 In 2011, the valuation of pre-revenue, start-up companies is typically in the range of $1.5–$2.5

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Valuation Pre-Money Valuation Intellectual Property Technical Review 146

ReadWriteStart

JULY 18, 2011

He says that one is too lonely, two is good and three is a great number if they can combine their skills to cover design, development and distribution. The market just isn't that efficient to truly determine the best. He believes that equity need not be distributed equally, as long as everyone involved is happy with their arrangement.

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Investment Bankers Technical Review Cofounder Due Diligence 153

Up and Running

MARCH 9, 2022

They measure different aspects of your company’s financial health for financial management, market risks, and risks related to investing in a company. Use the OLE ratio to measure how your income increases or drops depending on the changes in sales volume to show how much revenue is available to cover non-operating costs.

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Equity .Net Balance Sheet Operations 136

The Startup Magazine

JULY 1, 2022

The three main components of a company are production or service, marketing and sales, and finance. Production or service is the business’s core activity, which generates revenue. Marketing and sales are how you reach and sell to your target market. How To Create A Business Model And Identify Your Target Market.

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Technology Venture Capital Finance Startup 138

Business Plan Blog

OCTOBER 4, 2013

Furthermore, when faced with adversity only great teams can respond to competitors, markets, funding environments, staff departures, PR disasters and the like. Rather, give titles such as VP of Engineering, Product/Technology, Sales, Marketing, Finance, etc. Be sure to leave plenty of equity for investors. Early Stage.

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Part-Time VPE Fractional VPE Cofounder CTO Hire 79

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2010

But truthfully both Dana and I are more aligned with the lean startup principles and believe you only go FAT when you’ve really proved out your product / market fit. The “private sale” market phenomenon was started in France by Vente-Privee (literally means “private sale”) and was replicated in Germany by BrandsforFriends.

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Partner New York City Cofounder Syndicate 240

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 8, 2019

The biggest challenge these days doesn’t seem to be in starting a new business, but sustaining it against the onslaught of market changes and new competitors that emerge every day. The problem is that you may not have the experience or connections to jump into new customer segments, manufacturing, and distribution.

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Angel Investor Equity Leadership Demand 220

ReadWriteStart

JULY 17, 2023

The acquisition will help Sheela Foam enter the fast-growing branded furniture market and expand its presence in the furniture industry. The platform has raised over $225 million through equity and debt financing to date. In the financial year ending in March this year, the startup generated a revenue of $18.5

India 104

India Acquisition Merger Curation 104

The Equity Kicker

NOVEMBER 14, 2012

The two parts of the ITV business are content production and content distribution. The production business is doing well with shows like Downton Abbey getting large audiences in the UK and selling well abroad, but revenues at the distribution business declined. Otherwise consumers will reject the bundle.

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Technical Review Distribution Audience Web 100

Brandanew

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

This is the third part in the series of marketing buzzwords we keep sharing with you. With so many new ideas, topics and terms that the marketing community comes up with, it’s only fair to take a step back and think through the basics. Here’s to amazing brand building and more meaningful marketing! Brand Marketing.

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Hunter Walker

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

What Happens When TikTok Is Your Marketing Department [David Segal/New York Times] – Was it organic? Here the focus is on Pink Stuff, a British cleaning paste, which was #CleanTok mainstreamed to a quadrupling of revenue ($125m annually) and distribution to 55 countries. Was it spon con? Was it both?

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Founder Vesting Vesting Cap Table Founder 59

The Startup Magazine

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

As opposed to other dividends that are distributed on a quarterly or semi-annual basis, monthly dividends are paid out to shareholders each month. Main Street Capital is a publicly traded private equity firm that offers equity and debt financing to lower middle-market companies with a revenue between $10 million and $150 million.

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Dividend Stock Finance Private Equity 89

Gust

DECEMBER 6, 2011

An experienced software engineer, for example, can develop a new mobile app with his or her own resources and market the product on the web with very little capital. This graphic shows that the distribution of funding is not uniform across the spectrum of rounds size in dollars. Copyright BillPayne.com 2011. million and $4 million.

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Angel Investor Venture Capital Valuation Software Engineering 179

Hunter Walker

JANUARY 2, 2017

The total value of these deals might look higher than when a tech company makes an acquihire but the premium tends to go to retention rather than the cap table (especially since (a) the acquirer might not be seen as an ‘attractive’ place to work and (b) there’s assumption of less equity upside post-acquisition).

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Technical Review Cap Table Acquisition Startup 115

Up and Running

MAY 1, 2014

What are you actually selling and how are you solving a problem (or “need”) for your market? Target Market. If there are multiple market segments for your business, this is where you flesh out the details. Marketing and Sales Plan. How are you going to reach your target market? Target market. Read more ».

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