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Is the Lean Startup Dead?

Steve Blank

Tech IPO prices exploded and subsequent trading prices rose to dizzying heights as the stock prices became disconnected from the traditional metrics of revenue and profits. Startups wrote business plans, generated expansive 5-year forecasts and executed (hired, spent and built) to the plan. Then one day it was over.

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Why the Future of Tesla May Depend on Knowing What Happened to Billy Durant

Steve Blank

The entrepreneur who founded and grew the largest startup in the world to $10 billion in revenue and got fired is someone you have probably never heard of. At the time he was not only running GM but was a major Wall Street speculator (even on GM stock) and was big in the New York social scene. But trouble was on the horizon.

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Start-ups are all Naked in the Mirror

Both Sides of the Table

Our sales forecasts were revised downward – many times. I know that we haven’t brought in revenue as quickly as we had hoped. They haven’t hit their revenue targets. If you don’t address it they’re minds are shaped by competitor PR. We do hand out stock options. Believe me.

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The Ultimate Guide to Starting a Software Company

Up and Running

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. While it’s useful to be able to have a sales forecast and expense budget early on, it’s not something you need until you’ve validated your idea.

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Measuring Market Penetration with Brand Tracking (+ Metrics & Examples)

ConversionXL

To give context, compare market share changes with objective measures such as changes in total industry spending and company revenue, and strategic changes. Bean had been experiencing a long period of zero revenue growth. Think of brand tracking like stock investment. Take Tesla. Bean , an outdoor goods retailer, as an example.

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Twitter Link Roundup #172 – Small Business, Startups, Innovation, Social Media, Design, Marketing and More

crowdSPRING Blog

Investment Crowdfunding is A Ghetto Stock Market | Forbes – [link]. Revenue Traction Doesn’t Mean Product Market Fit – [link]. Revenue Traction Doesn’t Mean Product Market Fit – [link]. Forecasting Fox | NYTimes – [link]. Lead Or Follow, But Keep Your Eyes On The Crowd – [link].

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Cracking The Code: Death Sentence for SaaS.or for Lawson?

Cracking the Code

The Deutsche Bank report has a very interesting chart on the topic presenting the Free Cash Flow margins vs. the revenue growth four years post IPO for select software leaders: As you can see, with 20% Free Cash Flow margin and a 50% growth rate, Salesforce is well positioned in the pack! 2002, the stock price went from $17.5