VC Cafe

MARCH 1, 2024

Developer tools inspired by existing internal tools – tools or frameworks that were built by programmers at their previous company to help solve their own particularly painful or repetitive problems. Technological Convergence – The global equity market value associated with disruptive innovation could increase to 60% by 2030.

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Artificial Inteligence Technical Review Software Review Generative AI 176

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 14, 2023

Porter proposed his Five Forces framework for analyzing the competitive environment which I think makes even more sense today. Startups that target profitable and growing markets with high returns should realize that these will draw many new entrants. Way back in 1979, Michael E. Threat of new competitors entry. Either way you lose.

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ConversionXL

JANUARY 18, 2022

Coca-Cola has brand equity that makes people gravitate towards it. With the right framework, any startup can achieve this in their industry. In this article, you’ll understand what brand equity is and how to build it so your audience reaches for your product, service, or solution over the rest. Brand equity. Take Shopify.

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Equity Marketing Social Media Software Review 94

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 24, 2020

Porter proposed his Five Forces framework for analyzing the competitive environment which I think makes even more sense today. Startups that target profitable and growing markets with high returns should realize that these will draw many new entrants. Way back in 1979, Michael E. Threat of new competitors entry. Either way you lose.

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Differentiation Framework Equity Business Plan 378

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

Let’s set up a framework. by Michael Woolf that is worth any startup founder reading to get a sense of perspective on the reality warp that is startup world during a frothy market such as 1997-1999, 2005-2007 or 2012-2014. We’re going to start aggressively spend money on marketing our product.

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The Next Web

JANUARY 27, 2013

Crowdfunding is the process of raising capital by offering rewards to ‘backers’ by pre-selling your product or offering equity in exchange. Let’s take a look at what equity crowdfunding looks like when compared to the traditional capital raising process. You spend more time pitching. You get more exposure through the process.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 24, 2018

controlling your psychology ) you no doubt have heard me say that raising capital is a sales & marketing process. Decision Dynamics Each firm makes decisions in different ways so understanding the firm’s decision framework matters. If you’ve read any of my ongoing series on fund raising from venture capitalist (episode 1?— ?controlling

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www.drowningamerican.com

JUNE 22, 2012

Next → How to Hire for Sweat Equity…. While our industry is the educational sector, our target market is primarily high school students, undergrad and graduate students. Advocate for the appropriate use of SAAS, design patterns, frameworks, SOA, ORM, and MVC. Musings on Life and the American Dream. Skip to primary content.

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Sweat Equity Equity Hiring Technical Review 40

crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 7, 2014

We like to talk about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and various random stuff! Small Business and Startups: Customer Service Marketing Manifesto – crowdspring.co/1wYokDi. Startup Equity and Stock Options: What’s It Worth to You?

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Board Effect

JUNE 25, 2023

Your transparency allows your current and future employees understand that you and your organization are focused on things that matter to them, including diversity, equity, and sustainability. Hiring staff members such as a chief equity or social responsibility officer may not be practical or sustainable for many organizations.

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

FEBRUARY 21, 2011

It’s among the most-asked questions on startup forums, and an issue we’re dealing with right now at WPEngine as we bring on new employees: How do you decide how much equity (shares) to give a new employee or partner? Here’s a simple framework for how to come up with those numbers. What about $Y/mo?&#

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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. Ghost Town?

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 24, 2013

” “Worthworm is designed to fill the market void, providing users with an affordable, rigorous, web-based valuation system that derives a reasonable and defensible pre-money valuation from which entrepreneurs and angel investors can begin negotiating,” Lobock adds.

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David Teten

AUGUST 19, 2019

I’ve been a traditional equity VC for 8 years, and I’m now researching new business models in venture capital. Though RBI will displace some traditional equity VC, its much bigger impact will be to expand the pool of capital available for early-stage entrepreneurs. .

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David Teten

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

Once you have established that you’ve identified the right cofounder(s), the biggest pain point is typically and unsurprisingly the equity split. I recommend: Splitting Equity With Your Co-founder? How to Split Equity Among Company Founders. How to Split Equity Among Co-Founders. And how do you split the equity?

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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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VC Adventure

AUGUST 15, 2018

As is true today, there was a requirement that options be priced at or above the “fair market value” of the underlying stock (otherwise there would be tax consequences to the optionee and sometimes to the company as well). At the time, the cost of each of these valuations ran between $10,000 and $15,000 annually for each company.

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Valuation Common Stock Cap Table Software Review 48

Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 18, 2022

Why Great Leadership Starts With Open Hearted Conversations written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Marketing Podcast with Edward Sullivan. In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast , I interview Edward Sullivan. Take The Marketing Assessment: Marketingassessment.co. Like this show?

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The Equity Kicker

MARCH 26, 2018

Let me use the Jobs To Be Done (JTBD) framework for product development to explain why. Reams have been written about the JTBD framework. Part of the art of using the JBTD framework well is picking the right level of detail to work at. The work I’ve described so far is a desk exercise. An example from Photobox.

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The Startup Magazine

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Founded in 2021, the company focuses on transforming the go-to-market strategy and execution for businesses that are underperforming, in distress or seeking exponential growth. Inside Sales), Channel, Pre-Sales, SDRs, Marketing, Customer Success, and Professional Services. billion in market capital.

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Duct Tape Marketing

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Helping Entrepreneurs Buy And Sell Their Agencies written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Marketing Podcast with Amanda Dixon. In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast , I interview Amanda Dixon. Amanda is the Co-founder at Barney an M&A firm that specializes in the digital marketing space.

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Entrepreneur Technical Review Cofounder Valuation 79

YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 10, 2012

by Nikos Acuna, author of “ Mindshare: Igniting Creativity and Innovation Through Design Intelligence “ Interruption marketing is dead. It facilitates gift exchange by building thought equity, because thought equity drives innovation. This turns into brand equity. Pop-up blockers exist because we hate pop-ups.

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Marketing Equity Social Media Audience 212

David Teten

JANUARY 21, 2021

V: Should you raise venture capital from a traditional equity VC or a Revenue-Based Investing VC? VI: Revenue-based financing: The next step for private equity and early-stage investment. VIII: The Leading Flexible VCs, With Structures Between Equity and Revenue-Based Investing. —– Indie.vc

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Equity Revenue Cofounder Colorado 78

David Teten

JANUARY 9, 2018

That said, we’re in an opaque industry compared with the public markets, and having the real scoop about what’s going on at a private company, and who are raising now, will be a meaningful edge for a long time. A quant approach is common in the public markets, but used by few in the private company investing space. – Reputation.

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Venture Capital Private Equity Silicon Valley Differentiation 60

David Teten

JANUARY 9, 2018

That said, we’re in an opaque industry compared with the public markets, and having the real scoop about what’s going on at a private company, and who are raising now, will be a meaningful edge for a long time. A quant approach is common in the public markets, but used by few in the private company investing space. – Reputation.

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Venture Capital Private Equity Silicon Valley Differentiation 60

David Teten

JULY 25, 2017

Large private equity funds like KKR can afford to pursue a consulting model ( Capstone ), typically with associated fees, but that doesn’t normally make economic sense for a VC. the “TOPSCAN” framework from my research study on value creation by VCs ): T eam-Building – We aggregate openings across our portfolio on our jobs page.

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View from Seed

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Will Quist did a great job of explaining this market rhetoric in this thread. The three-question framework goes as such: Q: How much tech-related market cap will be created in the next 10-20 years? So, on one hand, the market see ms like a total frenzy these days. However, I am not sure that is the case with VC.

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View from Seed

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Will Quist did a great job of explaining this market rhetoric in this thread. The three-question framework goes as such: Q: How much tech-related market cap will be created in the next 10-20 years? So, on one hand, the market see ms like a total frenzy these days. However, I am not sure that is the case with VC.

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View from Seed

JANUARY 21, 2022

In my second blog post, I wanted to share a bit about myself and the intersection of three things that I am passionate about: cars, fintech, and marketing. B2B vs. D2C, converting eyeballs to a human via a marketing machine. 2022 Capital Markets Primer: Fintech Equities, SPACs, and Venture by The Fintech Blueprint.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 24, 2013

Porter proposed his Five Forces framework for analyzing the competitive environment which I think makes even more sense today. Startups that target profitable and growing markets with high returns should realize that these will draw many new entrants. competition entrepreneur startup Michael Porter five forces framework business'

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OnlyOnce

JULY 9, 2013

The book has been described by a few CEOs who read it and commented early for me along the lines of “The Lean Startup movement is great, but this book starts where most of those books end and takes you through the ‘so you have a product that works in-market – now what?’ What About Sales & Marketing?, questions”.

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Startup Advisory Board Elevator Pitch Forecast 95

YoungUpstarts

APRIL 29, 2019

For startups with a limited amount of capital which they need to stretch out until profitability or be forced to enter a new funding round to give away another chunk of equity, it’s far better to do business smarter. Furthermore, it can form part of a future Master of Science in Applied Economics degree, if so desired.

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The Equity Kicker

MAY 29, 2012

One of the books I am reading at the moment is Spent by Geoffrey Miller the main purpose of which is to explore why we buy things and what that means for marketing. The point of my post today, however, is the six element personality framework Miller postulates. Note that this framework is value free.

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The Startup Magazine

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

A detailed, comprehensive, and realistic budget can help you structure the frameworks of your business’s economic activities. The last one is for your company’s equity, taking into account the incoming capital as well as the drawings of the owner.

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The Equity Kicker

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

This chart, from First Round Capital’s recent post Leslie’s Compass: A Framework for Go-To-Market Strategy is super interesting. It’s first use is for founders to work out whether they should have a sales intensive or marketing intensive go-to-market strategy.

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Hunter Walker

DECEMBER 21, 2018

You don’t need to educate the market on why SaaS, sensors, machine learning and so on are good investments. This is all very consistent with my framework that favors problem size over market size. Or why a spreadsheet might not be the most dynamic dashboard available to them in 2018. Is this problem large?

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Private Equity Artificial Inteligence Framework Equity 91

ConversionXL

JUNE 2, 2022

Ask 10 people what account-based marketing (ABM) is and you’ll get 10 different answers. Some see it as a sales tactic, while others view it as a content marketing strategy. What is account-based marketing? In his account-based marketing course , Watt goes on to unpack each of the adjectives in his definition: Sustained.

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