crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2012

In Silicon Valley, Technology Talent Gap Threatens G.O.P. Special Report: Silicon Valley’s dirty secret – age bias | Reuters – [link]. Convertible Debt: really Bridge Loans and Equity Replacement Debt – [link]. How PRWeb Helps Distribute Crap Into Google & News Sites – [link].

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Steve Blank

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

There are two reasons to raise money: You have a killer idea that is only partially validated, that you think can get to $50M+ of revenue in 5 years with 80%+ gross margins (if margins are lower, you need a lot more revenue)and you need money to get to product-market fit, or. Revenue per customer? Revenue, Gross Margin?

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2010

Founded in November 2007 in New York City by Alexis Maybank and Kevin Ryan (co-founder of DoubleClick); CEO is Susan Lyne (ex-CEO Marta Stewart Living Omnimedia) Revenue estimates: $50mm in 2008; $170mm in 2009 (versus budget of $150mm); $450mm forecasted for 2010. Note that these are “gross” revenue numbers. Total raised: $29.5mm.

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Austin Startup

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

C-Corp largely because (i) VCs have historically favored C-Corps for nuanced tax and other reasons, and (ii) virtually all of the standardized legal infrastructure around startup finance and equity compensation assumes a C-Corp. However, times are changing. But not all VCs think that way. If you are an LLC tech startup, you need tax counsel.

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Eric Friedman

AUGUST 18, 2021

They talk about] businesses which are not contractually recurring revenue in the parlance of recurring revenue run rates. They conflate flow businesses or they conflate usage-based businesses with contractual, recurring revenue businesses, and so on. On Leaving Silicon Valley Bank. That scares me.

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The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 6, 2021

Although the media has been full of inspiring stories about start-ups in Silicon Valley, the reality is that the rate at which Americans have been starting companies has been in decline for a long time. Without them, you cannot earn any revenue. That changed with the pandemic. This idea extends to the people you work with.

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techcrunch.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

In Silicon Valley, rock climbing’s a current hot spot for startup folks. SVASE or Founder Dating in Silicon Valley, First Tuesday in London and Hackers and Founders in New York all come to mind. To be blunt, find a way to move to Silicon Valley. So is ultimate frisbee. Find your ticket.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 12, 2010

We discussed NY vs. Silicon Valley and NY vs. Boston. We also discussed having distributed teams (e.g. Why liberal arts undergraduate degrees can be more valuable than economics / business undergraduate degrees. -Company grew by more than “400% each year” for past few years [assume growth metric = revenues].

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Austin Startup

DECEMBER 20, 2020

Follow Amber on Twitter @amberallen_aa #Gaming #Esports #VirtualReality #AugmentedReality #MixedReality #AmbersReality Andy Tryba recently launched a new company with Donald Park from Vista Equity, called Ionic Partners, after almost a decade running companies for Joe Liemandt.

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abovethecrowd.com

APRIL 20, 2016

Ironically, Carreyou is not a Silicon Valley-focused reporter, and the success of the piece served as a wake-up call for other journalists who may have been struck by Unicorn fever. A high performing, high-growth SAAS company that may have been worth 10 or more times revenue was suddenly worth 4-7 times revenue.

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Up and Running

MAY 23, 2016

In fact, SaaS industry revenue is projected to grow from $49 billion in 2015 to $67 billion in 2018, a compound annual growth rate of approximately eight percent. At this stage, simply list your primary revenue streams and your key expenses. At this stage, simply list your primary revenue streams and your key expenses.

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Up and Running

DECEMBER 9, 2014

Two, revenue. Many business owners today really think of financials as being about the past, how much revenue have we had, how much cost did we have. Inaudible 00:27:51] leading indicator to help you know where your revenue will be over the coming weeks and months but you can actually apply the same concept on the cost side as well.

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ReadWriteStart

MAY 26, 2011

Deborah has interest from Whole Foods and some other grocery stores to build such greenhouses near their distribution centers. Finally, we had a discussion on Adam's proposal to sell 20% of his equity for $50,000, which I thought was preposterous. This is a greenhouse technology to grow fresh agricultural produce.

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Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 20, 2019

It could be more revenue, hiring clients or launching a new product or service, where setting goals presents a fresh opportunity to achieve different objectives. You see like Silicon Valley, Hawaii is becoming its own startup paradise. But unlike Silicon Valley, we’ve got our own set of problems.

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Lightspeed Venture Partners

DECEMBER 10, 2012

Revenue is driven by children’s parties, which cost $600-$4,000 for a two hour party for 15 kids, which apparently is the market price for kids parties in LA. The space can host 6-9 parties per weekend, and they generated $350,000 in revenue last year. As O’Leary said, this isn’t an equity investment.

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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. I have a proposal written up including full cost and revenue projections. Once you’ve done that – then.

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techcrunch.com

OCTOBER 13, 2012

He is on the board of the Angel Resource Institute, and is a partner with Montlake Capital (a late stage growth capital fund) and with Revenue Capital Management (a royalty based lender). Valuable lessons learned from Andy’s personal experience venture investing in Silicon Valley. Let’s take a look at the actual data. (If

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ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 14, 2010

These are areas that may be gaps in the portfolio of large companies, and are perfect for M&A deals in three to five years after building enough validation and $10-$20 million in revenue. Raymond has built a nice business through efficient distribution deals and will do about $250,000 in revenue this year.

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techcrunch.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Especially if you aren’t from around Silicon Valley. I too am looking for someone to work with that knows the manufacturing and distribution end of a solid product. even something like joining a climbing gym can work – in silicon valley, they’re full of techies! How to have good startup? [.]

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SoCal CTO

OCTOBER 5, 2010

previously explained that it usually requires some equity, but here is some more step by step practical advice. Sean Murphy on the first dozen enterprise customers - Gabriel Weinberg , September 8, 2010 I recently did a Traction Book interview with Sean Murphy who runs a boutique cutomer development firm in Silicon Valley.

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www.readwriteweb.com

OCTOBER 18, 2010

These are areas that may be gaps in the portfolio of large companies, and are perfect for M&A deals in three to five years after building enough validation and $10-$20 million in revenue. Raymond has built a nice business through efficient distribution deals and will do about $250,000 in revenue this year.

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www.readwriteweb.com

OCTOBER 18, 2010

These are areas that may be gaps in the portfolio of large companies, and are perfect for M&A deals in three to five years after building enough validation and $10-$20 million in revenue. Raymond has built a nice business through efficient distribution deals and will do about $250,000 in revenue this year.

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Professor VC

JUNE 20, 2011

The last blogger in Silicon Valley. The business model (OEM through broadband and home security companies for mass distribution) if not specific product functionality has remained largely the same. ProfessorVC. Monday, June 20, 2011. How much is enough? Financing, that is.I

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Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 10, 2020

And then you fast forward a couple of weeks, I live here in Santa Clara County in Silicon Valley, which actually I think had one of the first cases or one of the- Eric Ries : Of community spread, yeah. You were hanging out in Silicon Valley, I'm sure many people must have told you, "You’ve got to monetize this.

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www.quora.com

JANUARY 16, 2011

Someone who is egotistical enough to call themselves a rockstar, yet humble enough not to want 99% of the equity? Just go to a meetup or post an ad promising equity. Today's "Minimum Viable Product" *must* have scalability / capacity planning and security baked in, *not* postponed until revenue starts to come in.

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