Cracking the Code

AUGUST 3, 2011

2 comments: Best hosting company for small business. Detailed SaaS Spreadsheet (Valuation and CAC benchmark). SaaS 13 Index Valuation. Yahoo Finance. In search of Europes next tech stars. A short interview on Bloomberg about where I see venture opportunities in Europe. Posted by Philippe Botteri. at 11:03 AM. 11:39 PM.

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Feld Thoughts

DECEMBER 10, 2018

Unlike the endless stream of predictions that are about to come out, it’s an analysis of the spread between the public market and private company valuations. This dynamic is reflected in the article Scooter Firm Chases Funding to Staunch Losses about the current Lime and Bird financings.

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steveblank.com

JULY 8, 2011

interactions, widgets, effects Django – high-level Python framework Cappuccino – open source framework for app development Kodingen – cloud development environment, code editor, hosting service, collaboration platform. Bontq – hosted bug tracking and project management needs.

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Cracking the Code

NOVEMBER 13, 2008

A few days ago, Bessemer West Coast SaaS Practice - David Cowan , Byron Deeter and myself, hosted a CFO Dinner for our SaaS portfolio at John Bentleys in Redwood City. Be realistic on valuation: the best public SaaS companies lost 60% of their value on average, so it is likely your valuation is down too!

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www.businessinsider.com

SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

This Chart Shows Why VCs Are Willing To Give Hyped Startups Absurd Valuations. Many if not most seed investments in startups these days are done in the form of convertible debt, which is a loan that can convert to equity in a subsequent financing. But the convertible cap has increasingly been used as a guide for valuation.

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www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

VC Cafe highlights everything you need to know from hosting your code in hackathons to open source legal docs. Launchpad (Free hosting and OpenSource). Fnord (resources hosting). Gatling (resources hosting). kHTTPd (resources hosting). Code Hosting and Version Control. Startup Resources (Updated Mar 2013).

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Cracking the Code

MAY 25, 2010

Detailed SaaS Spreadsheet (Valuation and CAC benchmark). SaaS 13 Index Valuation. Yahoo Finance. Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. Tuesday, May 25, 2010. "10 S&M productivity (CAC ratio) for the SaaS 13 Index. My Investments. CornerstoneOnDemand.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 30, 2016

If you want to see what was on my mind – I started foreshadowing change publicly in October 2015 with a forecast of what I expected in 2016 VC funding markets at a presentation I gave at the annual Cendana VC/LP conference hosted by Michael Kim. SaaS valuations had completely reverted to the mean and were now trading at 4.2x

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Up and Running

JULY 22, 2019

Finally, they’ll see the value in a team that hosts key personnel and advisors with proven track records in your industry. If you take less money at a lower valuation, you can then prove the execution of your business and raise additional rounds at sequentially higher valuations. Then, structure further financing after that.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 3, 2013

I’m super proud to announce that DataSift has just completed a $42 million financing round coming at the end of a year where its revenue grew several hundred percent year-over-year. And a host of many other people I’m leaving out. Considering our revenue is SaaS revenue this achievement is even more remarkable.

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Up and Running

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

If your business needs financing, consider equity crowdfunding; its distinctive traits will lure investors desiring the rewards of investment returns and investor protection, in addition to the goodwill generated by their support. Does my business have the necessary resources to conduct this equity crowdfunding campaign?

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Scalable Startup

AUGUST 26, 2014

As further market proof of the power of Drupal in the enterprise, Acquia has received about $100 million in funding in the past 3 months, which puts its valuation at over $1 billion. Acuia provides premium, high security, supported hosting to it’s customers, which all runs on top of Amazon AWS.

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Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

Her background includes senior roles in both the banking and tech sectors, and she has launched four data businesses—including her current firm, New Frontier Data , which boasts a $20 million valuation and has received $5 million in funding. Giadha Aguirre de Carcer via Her Agenda. Stitch Fix CEO Katrina Lake, via the Los Angeles Times.

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Haystack

APRIL 10, 2018

Earlier today, the folks from Afore Capital hosted their inaugural “Pre-Seed Summit” in San Francisco. with a median post-money valuation of $10.7M — these are the highest Pitchbook has recorded. OK, so microVC funds and smaller pre-seed financings could really be a thing. Some press showed up, too.

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Hearpreneur

JULY 28, 2019

There are ways you can host presentations, do video conferencing, group chats and more. The primary motive that Big Data can help achieve is framing a model that captures inputs like stock prices, valuations based on fundamentals, technical analysis, news, risks from macro/ micro scenarios and even investor sentiments for stocks.

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VC Cafe

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Let’s start with a short definition: [the creator economy] is defined as the class of businesses built by over 50 million independent content creators, curators, and community builders including social media influencers, bloggers, and videographers, plus the software and finance tools designed to help them with growth and monetization.

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Feld Thoughts

OCTOBER 12, 2011

Last night I gave a talk hosted by SVB at their Palo Alto office. Convertible Debt – Valuation Caps. If you want to see an actual convertible debt term sheet or the actual legal documents, take a look at the TechStars Open Sourced Model Seed Financing Documents. Convertible Debt Series. Convertible Debt – The Discount.

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ReadWriteStart

APRIL 18, 2018

In summer 2017, talk bubbled over about Slack’s possible acquisition; it was reported in June that Slack was focused on raising half a billion dollars on a $5 billion valuation. Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and Salesforce were all reportedly interested in acquiring the office communication platform.

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Cracking the Code

MARCH 23, 2007

Popular Media is a hosted, web-based technology platform that enables customers to quickly create, optimize, and scale viral marketing programs - and it seems to work pretty well. Detailed SaaS Spreadsheet (Valuation and CAC benchmark). SaaS 13 Index Valuation. Yahoo Finance. My Investments. CornerstoneOnDemand.

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mashable.com

OCTOBER 16, 2010

The competition for funding startups is increasing the valuations of startups, giving entrepreneurs and founders better investment terms. Contact Us Submit News Contact Us Write for Us Spark of Genius Series Mashable | The Social Media Guide Business Mashable on Facebook Join Us! Angel rounds also tend to close quicker.

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mashable.com

OCTOBER 16, 2010

The competition for funding startups is increasing the valuations of startups, giving entrepreneurs and founders better investment terms. Contact Us Submit News Contact Us Write for Us Spark of Genius Series Mashable | The Social Media Guide Business Mashable on Facebook Join Us! Angel rounds also tend to close quicker.

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Berkonomics

AUGUST 27, 2015

Dave’s note: We are privileged this week to host a post by Arthur Lipper, a well-respected member of the international financial community since 1954. Keepers are financed differently than Flippers, which are started with a plan to be acquired in a few years, once the value of the technology or business model is demonstrable.

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Up and Running

OCTOBER 3, 2018

There are a host of organizations with whom you might form partnerships, or whom you might simply consult as resources for your real estate company. Others predict Automated Valuation Models will provide more sophisticated revenue and expense information, possibly replacing financial analysts. Financial plan.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 13, 2011

That’s why Revolution was so supportive of Revolution Money, which sought to break up the troika that controls consumer finance. A market trend in the VC and Angel world where valuations seem to have come a little unhinged compared to valuations in the past. Facebook use cases and audience vs. . -

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Hunter Walker

APRIL 27, 2014

We founded Homebrew to be the type of fund we would have wanted to raise money from – early stage partner of conviction, leading financing rounds with great co-investors, leaning in to actually help when you need it. Our average check was larger than we expected as a result of increasing valuations and round sizes.

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Professor VC

JANUARY 17, 2008

The panel was a typical Silicon Valley shmoozefest hosted at a law firm with about 75+ attendees. Another comment which probably deserves more discussion is around valuation. He also said they typically only invest at a $1 million pre-money valuation or less. This got me scratching my head and ready to open up a debate.

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Up and Running

APRIL 11, 2016

When asked how he figured out who his target market was, he responded, “I looked at the volume of sales in my city, from the property valuation administrator, and then looked for the ‘sweet spot.’ “I host a weekly real estate show that is published to YouTube and Facebook. Step 5: Getting financed.

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Mike Michalowicz

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

Invest in a Lead Host. Yet in many American restaurants, the host team are the least well-paid members of the staff. Yet in many American restaurants, the host team are the least well-paid members of the staff. While not cheap, you can absolutely make your money back and then some by utilizing this tool to its capacity.

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Lightspeed Venture Partners

DECEMBER 10, 2012

The space can host 6-9 parties per weekend, and they generated $350,000 in revenue last year. Debt is often a very interesting way to help finance a startup and extend its runway or facilitate expansion, but it is usually a lot cheaper than what Corcoran offered the Coop. Almost all of the sharks got indignant about valuation.

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Professor VC

FEBRUARY 12, 2015

My favorite podcast is This American Life , hosted by my business school classmate Karen''s brother, Ira. I''m not about to compare the current state of private company valuations to the real estate bubble or even the dot-com bubble. The question is whether the valuations can be supported. or a market cap of $800M.

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Software By Rob

APRIL 2, 2014

This can lead to complex transfer arrangements between buyer and seller which can be a deterrent for investors from the outset and is also an ongoing headache for both parties post sale as it will often involve contingency based financing agreements. and not a more complicated self-hosted solution that could put off buyers.

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Growthink Blog

OCTOBER 5, 2016

To register for my paid ($499) webinar on 5 Steps to Maximize Your Valuation through Innovation, Click Here ] For most companies, the easiest-to-grab and “make happen” innovations lie in process improvements. On the refreshing of its brand. On the vigor of its culture. On the "customer effectiveness" of its products and services. [To

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The Next Web

NOVEMBER 20, 2013

The big guns that reside here are JAFCO , SBI , and Globis Capital – as well as a host of smaller firms. Unfortunately, there has already been a lot of hype in this space so the valuations have become overheated, but that’s more of a problem for venture capitalists than for entrepreneurs.

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Seeing Both Sides

SEPTEMBER 15, 2015

Only a handful of so-called unicorns — companies that have achieved a valuation of over $1 billion in the last 10 years — come from Israel, and only one Israeli firm, Teva, ranks in the world’s 500 largest companies by market capitalization. They spend more time on strategy, go-to-market, business development, and financing.

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pandodaily.com

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

Lastly, seed-stage entrepreneurs who have pushed for the maximum valuation possible haven’t done themselves any favors. Meanwhile, their seed investors aren’t particularly incentivized to get them a Series A that crams the previous valuation down. Source: BBC ]. - November 29, 2012. Cloud emailing service MailJet raises $3.3

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Cracking the Code

APRIL 13, 2007

And the good news, is that is it easy to implement, as the application is hosted by the vendor, not the customer. Detailed SaaS Spreadsheet (Valuation and CAC benchmark). SaaS 13 Index Valuation. Yahoo Finance. Successful companies have developed specific teams focused on developing and monitoring key usage metrics.

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Professor VC

MARCH 12, 2015

I don''t know the reasons for selling, but presumably Authy felt their prospects weren''t promising as a standalone entity and may have had difficulty raising further financing. I already own stock in Twilio indirectly through a limited partnership interest in a venture fund and don''t need to bet more on Twilio.

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