Steve Blank

JUNE 26, 2014

Next we teach Distribution Channels (how are you going to sell the product) and Customer Relationships (how do you Get/Keep/Grow customers) and Revenue Streams (what’s the Revenue Model strategy and pricing tactics.) I-Corps @ NIH Lecture Order Details. Customer Segments change over time.

Intellectual Property 281

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ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 2, 2023

I’ll start by taking you to the world of Startup X, a passionate team of entrepreneurs who believed they had the next big thing in the world of software as a service (SaaS). User experience The success of a SaaS software product largely depends on how well it meets the needs of its users. How to design SaaS UX?

Design 105

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 19, 2011

It isn’t open in either its standards or in the way that applications are marketed and distributed. As a software developer I wrote code on what was called a “dumb terminal” because it literally had no processing capability. Centralized computing was giving way to smart, distributed devices. Sound familiar?

Web 355

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

This post is an update of what we learned about life science distribution channels. Life Science/Health Care distribution channels differ by Category. It turns out that for commercialization, the business model (Customers, Channel, Revenue Model, etc.) Life Science and Health Care Differences in Distribution Channels.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

billion acquisition of Sweden-based software company Mojang, the developer behind the popular building game ““Minecraft”, which has sold over 100 million copies since its release in 2009, illustrates the degree to which Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella’s long-term vision for Microsoft is taking root at that company. Microsoft’s $2.5

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Up and Running

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Now, since all of this happens organically, tracking referral purchases gets pretty difficult (if not impossible) without having referral marketing software in place. Their referral marketing strategy contributed to 13% of all revenue, and their referral program generated a 2,600% ROI. Take the company iWader as an example.

eCommerce 152

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 1, 2018

Increasingly, it’s good software that does the trick. Even on the level of number-crunching, paper-pushing and repetitive tasks, it turns out that software and digitalization can go a long way in modern business. Below, we’ve listed some of the most essential business software to consider for any new business.

Software 184

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Board Effect

AUGUST 10, 2021

More often, boards opt for a hybrid model that offers a range of ways to allocate funds for different sources of revenue and expenses. A budget brings all the institution’s income and expenses into a central place to give the board the full scope of revenue and spending. The board only allocates revenue from new sources.

Software Review 98

Software Review Technical Review Revenue Security 98

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.

Revenue 72

Revenue Georgia Texas Colorado 72

K9 Ventures

AUGUST 13, 2010

In fact, at the time (1996-1997) we offered both a downloadable product, that our customers could install on their own servers, and a “hosted-offering”, which came to be known as “On-Demand”, then the “ASP” (Application Service Provider) model, and today we call it “SaaS” (Software as a Service). This time we’d gotten it right.

Revenue 72

Revenue Developer Java Customer Development 72

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

He came to work in our offices at Upfront Ventures as an EIR and immediately began building software to improve how storage was picked up, photographed, scanned and routed to a warehouse. We realized that operating a business in distributed markets presented multi-city coordination efforts that we weren’t prepared for.

Operations 286

Operations New York City Technical Review Startup 286

ReadWriteStart

JULY 7, 2021

The entrepreneur can earn plenty of revenue – from subscription plans and publishing targeted advertisements, commission from courier delivery personnel, booking cancellation charges, and transaction processing fees from an Uber for courier app solution. They credit the required amount to their bank accounts and e-wallets.

Technical Review 163

Technical Review Artificial Inteligence Demand Social Media 163

ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

In this article, you’ll learn how to build a marketing growth strategy to increase your market penetration, market share, and revenue. For example, in 2021 accounting software platform Bill.com acquired spend management tool Divvy in order to increase its market share. Growth marketing is about process over tactics. New channels.

Marketing 115

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

OCTOBER 11, 2010

Ask a technical founder about his startup, and he'll proudly describe his stunning software — simple, compelling, useful, fun. Then he'll describe his cutting-edge platform — cloud-based, scalable, distributed version control, continuous integration, one-click-deploy. Maybe you'll even get a wobbly demo.

Software Review 261

Software Review Technical Review Viral Software Developers 261

Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

Activities define the unique expertise your company needs to deliver the value proposition, customers, channels, customer relationships and/or revenue. (If For example, if you’re building a mobile app, then the key activities are: app software development, user interface design and demand creation skills.

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NZ Entrepreneur

DECEMBER 10, 2020

Kiwi inventory forecasting software StockTrim achieved international sales in the UK, Australia and US immediately after launching in 2017. After hearing the Mega Distribution story, people came up and said, ‘That’s exactly what happened in my business.’ StockTrim came out successful – oversubscribed, in fact. Lesson 9.

Technical Review 103

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Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook

MARCH 14, 2020

Because of a shift in their industry, they were looking for new revenue ideas. We used a prominent software vendor in the Idea Management space. The session started with distributing some fresh research around their challenge that the client lead had developed. It’s now one of their key revenue streams.

Software Review 72

Software Review Technical Review Database Campaign 72

Steve Blank

JANUARY 2, 2014

(We kept track of all this data by instrumenting the teams with LaunchPad Central software.). Part 6: Distribution channels in Life Sciences. Part 6: Distribution channels in Life Sciences. Part 7: Revenue Streams in Life Sciences. Jason Crane - PhD UCSF Manager Scientific Software Development.

Lean 240

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 25, 2016

It turns out that to build a successful company you ultimately need this strange thing called “revenue” that people don’t just hand you: You need to earn it. And there’s this other thing called “gross margin,” which shows the quality of your revenue. How much ad revenue does TripAdvisor make?

Startup 150

Startup Seed Money DC Software Review 150

Agile VC

APRIL 17, 2011

Kayak Software Corporation. 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. Distribution revenue is CPC and CPA. .

Pre-Money Valuation 113

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Steve Blank

JANUARY 22, 2014

as a distribution channel have vastly reduced the amount of capital a startup needs at the early stage when the risk is greatest. This is true whether the company is concept stage or ramping revenue. I’ve found a lot of companies in the region that have found a way to get to some level of revenue traction but haven’t broken out.

Early Stage 286

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 24, 2016

Microsoft entered the 21st century as the dominant software provider for anyone who interacted with a computing device. 16 years later it’s just another software company. If the Microsoft board was managing for quarter to quarter or even year to year revenue growth, Ballmer was as good as it gets as a CEO. Here’s why.

Azure 120

Azure Business Model Cloud Artificial Inteligence 120

Steve Blank

OCTOBER 24, 2016

Microsoft entered the 21st century as the dominant software provider for anyone who interacted with a computing device. 16 years later it’s just another software company. If the Microsoft board was managing for quarter to quarter or even year to year revenue growth, Ballmer was as good as it gets as a CEO. Here’s why.

Azure 120

Azure Business Model Cloud Artificial Inteligence 120

BeyondVC

JANUARY 3, 2019

No matter what economic cycle we go through, Fortune 500 companies need to invest in software.”. While developers can now spin up applications faster than ever before, one of the downsides is the complexity of managing these distributed applications and technologies. Fortune December 2019 Investor Roundtable. Enterprise Tech in 2019.

Stealth 79

Stealth Advisory Board Cloud Virginia 79

ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Where Airbnb recognized the value in another platform, Dropbox doubled down on the strength of its product as a distribution channel. For example, if you run a software company, talking to clients at a trade show might put you in touch with the right audience. The result? An increase in listings from 50,000 to 500,000.

Retention 113

Retention Marketing Acquisition Channel 113

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 23, 2017

Blockchain is a distributed ledger technology (DLT) wherein all network participants can have separate copies of the entire record of transactions on the network. Compliance is being disrupted as algorithms and other software driven programs can be written to detect and report anomalies much more efficiently than human compliance officers.

Technical Review 154

Technical Review Artificial Inteligence Software Review IPO 154

Steve Blank

APRIL 21, 2011

Virtual channels include Dedicated e-commerce, Two-step e-distribution and Aggregators. Their value proposition had now changed from a wind turbine supplier to homes, to a distributed power supplier to cities and utilities. To be fair, one of their team members had built the software and worked on it for awhile.).

Channel 215

Channel Artificial Inteligence San Francisco Business Model 215

Steve Blank

MAY 6, 2015

Founders assumed they understood customer problems/needs, wrote engineering requirements documents, designed the product, implemented /built the hardware/software, verified that it worked by testing it, and then introduced the product to customers in a formal coming out called first customer ship. Microsoft Windows 3.0).

Lean 120

Lean Agile Business Model Customer Development 120

Up and Running

JULY 26, 2016

Between January 2015 and January 2016, we grew our platform Slidebean from $1K to $20K in monthly recurring revenue. Just for reference, Slidebean is a SaaS presentation software where users can add content, and a finished presentation is designed automatically. In a SaaS business, this is calculated based on churn. What do they do?

Revenue 60

Revenue Acquisition Channel Campaign 60

The Next Web

OCTOBER 26, 2013

On the enterprise side of our business, we’ve seen the increasing demand from traditional large corporate buyers looking for ways to manage a more distribute workforce,” Cooper said. “In Enterprise clients for whom Private Workplace was introduced are a minority at oDesk, but this minority brings the bigger part of the revenues.

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The Startup Magazine

MAY 11, 2020

Non-profitable items can range from furniture to vehicles, software, and office space. Boost Sales and Revenue. Apart from advertising, review your pricing model, expand distribution channels, and improve customer service on both on and offline platforms. Pay Debts on Time .

Software Review 105

Software Review Small Business Management Bankruptcy 105

Duct Tape Marketing

JANUARY 25, 2023

Growing Your Audience (And Your Revenue) With A Book written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing Marketing Podcast with Matt Briel In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast , I interview Matt Briel. Questions I ask Matt Briel: [1:29] Could you tell us about the origin story of Lulu and how did it come to be? [2:25]

Audience 88

Audience Revenue Distribution Differentiation 88

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 14, 2010

They are tasked with “getting deals done&# so they race around talking to tons of potential partners inking anything from channel sale deals , product integration, international distribution agreements, co-marketing arrangements, M&A discussions, etc. You have a marketing department with three people. I love that saying.

Development Team Review 323

Development Team Review SEM Channel Social Media 323

View from Seed

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

In two cases, these businesses were doing significant early revenue ($500K/month+), so could be considered “post-seed”, although both of these companies had not raised significant institutional capital before we led their rounds. Of the last 15 investments we’ve made, 8 have been pre-product or pre-seed style rounds.

North America 120

North America Seed Stage Early Stage Lead Investor 120

Up and Running

FEBRUARY 20, 2014

If your new business is going to distribute products in the U.S. retail market, that means your business needs to get its products into what people call “the channel”—also known as channels of distribution, or retail channels. involve two-tiered distribution, which means… 2. Understand tiers.

Product 82

Product Channel Distribution Software Review 82

ConversionXL

MARCH 31, 2021

Interviewing them will provide you with their wants and needs from a messaging perspective and uncover topic ideas and distribution channels. Much like your audience analysis report, it will ensure everyone involved in the planning, production, and distribution process is aligned. Select your content distribution channels.

Audience 127

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 22, 2015

Between the mid nineties until 2007 wireless carriers around the world religiously protected the software that went on to phones and they guarded the end consumer relationship by controlling this software. So the value on the Internet went “up the stack” to portals such as Yahoo!, Excite, MSN and eventually Google.

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