Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 25, 2016

It says that selling an airplane ticket for $500 and getting paid a $5 fees by the airlines (1% gross margin) is not the same thing as selling $500 of software that you built (>90% gross margin). Sam did all this analysis before even deciding to build V1 of his software and before we put serious money behind him launching.

Startup 150

Startup Seed Money DC Software Review 150

David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

However, in private markets, there is more room to optimize across all 11 steps of the investing process: firm management , marketing, fundraising , origination , manage relationships, due diligence, negotiation, monitoring, portfolio acceleration , reporting, and. 1) Manage the firm .

Technical Review 78

Technical Review Software Review Analytics Private Equity 78

Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 24, 2017

We managed to automate 25% of our bookings and achieved higher ratings than before. In addition, we were lucky enough to finally find reliable partners, thus adding a few more services to our portfolio – like Locksmith and Childcare. Thanks to Alexis Zanger, Aegis Software Corp ! #16- Photo Credit: Rune Sovndahl.

Las Vegas 88

Las Vegas Entrepreneur Software Review Community 88

Rob Go

SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

Extension Engine - Software engineering and design. Walter Frick - Harvard Business Review. BitSight - Risk Management (backed by Flybridge and Menlo). Custommade – Marketplace for Customer Products (NextView Portfolio Company). GrabCAD – 3D Community and Collaboration (NextView Portfolio Company). Places to Hang.

Boston 71

Boston Technical Review Community Cofounder 71

Seeing Both Sides

JULY 11, 2013

Across our portfolio and in my own entrepreneurial experience, I have seen three main sales models work successfully in scaling B2B sales: 1) Enterprise; 2) Telephone; and 3) Developer-driven. 80-90% software products vs. 40-50% advertising products) and company maturity (e.g., customer acquisition cost or CAC).

Sales 50

Sales Technical Review Software Review B2B 50

Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

Over the same 30 years, Venture Capital firms have honed their skills and strategies to match Wall Streets needs to achieve liquidity for their portfolio companies. You have to wonder: does the VC you have on your board today have the right skill set to help you succeed in today’s economic environment? What Do VC’s Do?

Silicon Valley 217

Silicon Valley IPO Technical Review Venture Capital 217

David Teten

DECEMBER 12, 2017

(written by Philipp von dem Knesebeck , Managing Partner, Blue Future Partners (bluefp.com, @bluefutureteam ), and David Teten ). Lisa Edgar, Managing Director at fund of funds Top Tier Capital Partners , observed: “It’s not surprising that venture capitalists are using software to help manage their business.

Early Stage 60

Early Stage Technical Review Software Review Venture Capital 60

Version One Ventures

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

My original climate post had a lengthy list of our areas of interest: new electricity providers, EnergyOS/energy management, carbon footprint assessment, climate risk assessment, new natural capital markets, zero emission mobility, wildfire detection/containment and bitcoin mining. . Carbon Footprint Assessment & Reduction.

Green 78

Green Technical Review Distribution Software Review 78

K9 Ventures

JULY 21, 2016

Computing and software came a few years later for me as access to computers wasn’t as easy or affordable. Software is awesome as it gives you instant gratification. It requires a higher level of discipline than software does. You make a change, compile, and voila you can see the effect of what you did.

Software Review 48

Software Review Forecast Portfolio Distribution 48

David Teten

MARCH 24, 2014

My recent post on “ Asset Management is a Bizarre Industry Ripe for Disruption ” got one of the most interesting reactions I’ve received. Terri Chernick : I totally agree with you that the investment management industry is ripe for improvement in so many places, from back office to front office, to payment schemes, etc.

Software Review 114

Software Review Due Diligence Venture Capital Portfolio 114

www.paulgraham.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

The distribution of investors should mirrorthe distribution of startups, which has the usual power law dropoff.So It seems probable that investors have till nowon average been overcontrolling their portfolio companies. Though a lot of investors are entering this territory, there isstill room for more.

Startup 93

Startup Valuation Non-Compete Deal Flow 93

Occam's Razor

OCTOBER 21, 2013

The reason I love the above view is that for each channel, I'm able to present our management team a simple, yet powerful, understanding of the contribution of our marketing channels – including search. So from the perspective of reporting organic search performance to senior management, you are all set.

Search 154

Search SEO Analytics Engineer 154

YoungUpstarts

JUNE 19, 2015

Below are some key metrics to track when managing accounts receivable and planning to receive payments on invoices: Days Sales Outstanding (DSO). Reducing DSO is one of the largest challenges for many businesses due to the company-wide strategy that’s necessary to do so. Your customers make up your portfolio of business.

Metrics 100

Metrics Software Review Portfolio Software Developers 100

Reid Hoffman

OCTOBER 21, 2019

Disclosure: * denotes a current or former Greylock portfolio company.). And many of the Silicon Valley technology companies achieve their global prominence due to blitzscaling — which provides jobs, tax revenues, and new products and services to society. Distribution. Distribution. What makes a company Blitzscale-able?

Silicon Valley 53

Silicon Valley Software Review Technical Review United Kingdom 53

Occam's Razor

AUGUST 12, 2013

We have fought valiant battles, paid expensive consultants, purchased a crazy amount of software, and achieved an implementation high that is quickly, followed by a " gosh darn it where is my return on investment from all this?" But how do we distribute credit for the conversions across all those channels? " low.

Channel 161

Channel Analytics Campaign Conversion 161

Transformify

MARCH 24, 2020

Examples include online distribution of makeup that requires job seekers to pay a small amount for a makeup test kit and the like. The best practice is to provide links to an online portfolio if you have one. It is likely to find online reviews, comments posted on forums, etc. Avoid Remote Jobs That Require Upfront Payment.

Los Angeles 85

Los Angeles Limited Liability Company NDA Technical Review 85

online.wsj.com

JULY 11, 2012

This service is temporary unavailable due to system maintenance. As a registered user of The Wall Street Journal Online, you will be able to: Setup and manage your portfolio. Receive and manage newsletters. Please register to gain free access to WSJ tools. An account already exists for the email address entered.

Silicon Valley 42

Silicon Valley Founder Software Review Technical Review 42

Up and Running

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

Where in your area will you find land or a building with the right zoning, size, facilities, and access for bringing in raw materials, attracting customers, and/or shipping out finished beer for distribution? How wide do you want to grow production and distribution, or do you want to focus on selling over your own bar?

Oregon 60

Oregon Jordan SBA Cofounder 60

crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 19, 2013

The management framework that propelled LinkedIn to a $20 billion company – [link]. Find More Customers for Your B2B SaaS Product with These 5 Distribution Hacks – [link]. MIT Technology Review – [link]. Increase Your Team’s Curiosity | Harvard Business Review – [link]. – [link].

Social Media 94

Social Media Small Business Design Media 94

David Teten

JULY 12, 2013

We’ve listed below some of the more creative ways that we’ve seen our portfolio companies and others attract the media, at zero or trivial cost. Distribute press releases on free sites like Free Press Release and PRLog.com. If you’re not familiar with the industry, check out this Beginner’s Guide To PR .

PR 114

PR Public Relations Startup Technical Review 114

Ben's Blog

JULY 13, 2010

Due to radically cheaper computing cycles and storage, the database market moved to the much more easily programmable and more resource intensive relational database model. Based on this design, Salesforce.com radically raised the bar for product and financial performance in the software industry.

Cloud 77

Cloud Architecture Software Review Database 77

The Equity Kicker

MAY 20, 2013

Short run manufacturing is getting cheaper and cheaper due to robot manufacturing and improved supply chain management techniques. Short run manufacturing is getting cheaper and cheaper due to robot manufacturing and improved supply chain management techniques. 3D printing is reducing the cost of prototyping.

Open Source 102

Open Source Venture Capital Software Review Aggregator 102

uxdesign.smashingmagazine.com

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

This has lead to a massive checkout database with 508 checkout steps reviewed, 975 screenshots, and 3,000+ examples of adherences and violations of the checkout usability guidelines. steps, counting from the shopping cart to the step where the order is actually placed — often a “review and confirm order” step.

Design 98

Design Software Review HTML Technical Review 98

Up and Running

MAY 15, 2019

Review your business plan regularly. Committing to regularly reviewing your business plan and financials is a good step toward making more informed, smarter spending decisions, that can have a big impact on a new business’s long term viability. Many brewers avoid that due to perceived qualitative differences,” says Patrick.

Oregon 24

Oregon Jordan Software Review Distribution 24

online.wsj.com

SEPTEMBER 23, 2012

Management. Computer Software. To order presentation-ready copies for distribution to your colleagues, clients or customers, use the Order Reprints tool at the bottom of any article or visit www.djreprints.com. » More. Loading… Asia. Media & Marketing. Small Business. More Industries. Accounting. Advertising.

Venture Capital 107

Venture Capital Software Review Rhode Island North Dakota 107

Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 25, 2019

Some of my projects that I burnt the midnight candle never saw daylight either due to a sudden shift in the organization structure or my projected was de-funded due to another competing project. You collect customers’ reviews and testimonials and show them on your website – it’s that easy. 13- Be around for my kids.

Entrepreneur 132

Entrepreneur Technical Review LLC Software Review 132

David Teten

JULY 12, 2013

We’ve listed below some of the more creative ways that we’ve seen our portfolio companies and others attract the media, at zero or trivial cost. Distribute press releases on free sites like Free Press Release and PRLog.com. If you’re not familiar with the industry, check out this Beginner’s Guide To PR .

PR 60

PR Public Relations Startup Technical Review 60

Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

Google has been investing in a broad healthcare portfolio, Amazon has been investing in pharmacy distribution and Apple…? To get FDA clearance, Apple reportedly submitted two studies to the FDA (so far none of the data has been published or peer reviewed). They used someone else’s wearable heart monitor to detect the Afib.).

China 67

China Technical Review Software Review Algorithm 67

mobile.smashingmagazine.com

JUNE 11, 2012

Getting To Know The Android Platform: Building, Testing And Distributing Apps. In the occasion when a client insists on “non-responsive”, we still *think* responsively, and code responsively (meaning in percentages/ems and with flexible layouts). Newsletter. JavaScript. Techniques. Web Design. Typography. Inspiration.

Web 89

Web Mobile Software Review Design 89

Occam's Razor

AUGUST 13, 2012

Start with models like Time Decay and Position Based to understand what the conversion portfolio might look like (last two columns above) and create hypotheses about what a better budget allocation might look like. Roll that out to your entire portfolio (or to a subset as a controlled experiment) and measure conversion improvements.

Analytics 124

Analytics Channel Metrics Web 124

mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

Google buzz Advertise Network Blippr iPhone App Mashable France MashDeck Twitter App Mobile Site Social Media Events Twitter Guide Book Facebook Guide Book Partners App Development WordPress Expert Rackspace Hosting MaxCDN Content Delivery Dynect Managed DNS ConVerdge Communities About Us Submit a Tip!

Software Review 78

Software Review Social Media Social Network Software 78

VC Cafe

JUNE 18, 2012

Check out the 28 Israeli startups coming to London next week to showcase at the Innovate Israel 2012 portfolio. We do this by combining elastic cloud computing abilities, powerful and efficient service management tools, and a wide range of enabled experiences – far exceeding video streaming. Craze - Company Website.

Securities and Exchange Commission 133

Securities and Exchange Commission Technical Review Software Review 133

VC Cafe

JUNE 1, 2011

The International Institute of Management Development (IMD) in Lausanne, Switzerland, in its 2011 World Competitiveness Yearbook ranked Israel in the 17th place among the world’s 59 leading economies in terms of competitiveness. BROADCOM BUYS ISRAELI SECURITY SOFTWARE DEVELOPER SC SQUARE. The growth in GDP follows a 7.6%

Switzerland 79

Switzerland Japan Technical Review 79

Scalable Startup

FEBRUARY 1, 2013

Marc Andreessen: So the computer industry started in 1950 and basically ran for 50 years with the same model, which was a model where all of the new computers, all the new technology, all the new software started out being sold for the highest prices to the biggest organizations. So originally the customer was the Department of Defense.

Software Review 22

Software Review Startup Venture Capital Stock 22

David Teten

MARCH 5, 2021

We reviewed CB Insights’ global list of “40 of the Best VC Bets of all Time.” This would be easy to detect: among their portfolio companies, do startups with female founders outperform those without? This would be easy to detect: among their portfolio companies, do startups with female founders outperform those without?

Cofounder 78

Cofounder Founder Technical Cofounder Technical Review 78

VC Cafe

APRIL 8, 2010

Gordonsville, Virginia-based PBM manufactures and distributes over-the-counter store-brand infant formula and baby foods sold by retailers in the mass, club, grocery and drug channels in the United States, Canada, Mexico and China. AMDOCS BUYS LEADING UK MOBILE COMPANY MX TELECOM. Net-Aye is a subsidiary of Bar-Tec Ltd.

OTC 68

OTC Brazil Paraguay 68

Hearpreneur

JANUARY 22, 2017

Corner Piece Productions doesn’t have its own website currently, but here’s the site for West of Her, which picked up five Best Narrative Feature awards over our festival tour this summer, along with rave review from critics across the country, and is set for wide video on demand distribution this year.

Naming 48

Naming Entrepreneur LLC Software Review 48