Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 6, 2014

When you first start your company and raise initial venture capital your board probably consists of 1-3 founders and 1-2 VCs. Reviewing financial & operational performance. Selling tons of “shelfware” (customers who buy but don’t use your software) and thus having bad customer references. Mentorship.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 1, 2009

Consumer spending is 70% of the economy and will continue to be stretched – We can look all we want at tech innovation, VC funding cycles and hot M&A deals, but ultimately growth and therefore investment must be underpinned by revenue. The IMF just raised its global growth forecast from 2.5%

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Cracking the Code

JANUARY 22, 2009

Cracking The Code. Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. While it may make sense to offer very slight adjustments for favorable payment terms and one time revenue, net additions to MRR should dominate the sales rep’s thoughts.

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David Teten

AUGUST 6, 2015

My colleague Paul Bianco serves as interim CFO for a number of ff Venture Capital ’s portfolio companies, and has built and reviewed hundreds of financial models. Michael first recommends that anyone serious about financial modeling study the Spreadsheet Standards Review Board’s Best Practice Spreadsheet Modeling Standards.

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Up and Running

MAY 28, 2015

We recently had Tim Berry, Palo Alto Software founder and business planning expert, present our Bplans audience with his latest advice on lean business planning. That’s the sales forecast, the spending forecast and the cash flow. They’re going to look first at the sales forecast. It is not a document.

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Up and Running

MAY 23, 2016

Since the term “cloud computing” was coined in 1996—at least as we have come to understand its meaning—the software as a service industry has exploded. 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.

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Growthink Blog

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

To illustrate, let’s investigate two typical company scenarios: Company Scenario #1: A company lacking great financial traction - slow revenue growth, little profit - but one that competes in an industry attractive to strategic and financial buyers. Many software and healthcare businesses fit this description. read more.

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Up and Running

MAY 3, 2012

Sean Seton-Rogers of PROfounders Capital recently claimed that of the more than 3,500 business plans they had received, his London, U.K. based venture capital fund had just invested in 17 companies. We need to insist that they set goals and milestones, create cash flow forecasts and devise ways to test their assumptions. ??We

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Steve Blank

APRIL 1, 2020

This article previously appeared in the Harvard Business Review. Your revenue plans are no longer valid. What’s your monthly cash burn at your new low revenue level? Forecasted recovery date. Sales pipeline/forecast. Sources of additional capital – For existing companies: debt commitments, and new lenders.

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Up and Running

MAY 15, 2018

However, sourcing enough money to start your new venture can be difficult. From jewelry to dog food to SaaS (software as a service) products, startups are popping up in virtually every field around the world, despite the risks. Make sure to use the latest automation and software technologies wherever makes sense.

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Up and Running

AUGUST 12, 2015

Recently, Palo Alto Software CEO Sabrina Parsons hosted a webinar for our Bcast members on how to use LivePlan to create a better business plan, pitch your idea to investors, and track your business. What is revenue going to look like? To find out how, watch the video above, or check out the transcript below. Good morning. It just is.

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Seeing Both Sides

AUGUST 16, 2012

“TripAdvisor is to travel reviews what Kleenex is to tissues.”. . This is a company that took $4 million of invested capital to build a company now worth over $4 billion. The company is now pervasive – with 65 million unique visitors each month scouring the site for reviews of hotels, restaurants and sites around the globe.

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Cracking the Code

SEPTEMBER 2, 2008

Cracking The Code. Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. So where does Salesforces profitability stands today compared to the most successful on premise public software companies? traditional software is like cocaine--youre hooked.

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Steve Blank

MAY 17, 2022

You succeed in convincing one company and a government to adopt computers and learn to code much faster than their competitors /adversaries. But they herald a sea change in what computers are capable of doing, how they do it, and what hardware and software is needed to do it. Classic Computers – Software Updates, New Features.

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Ben's Blog

MAY 24, 2021

billion multi-stage venture capital firm focused on IT-related investments… I also serve on various investment committees, including for the St. Jude Children’s Cancer Hospital and the Stanford Medical Center, and teach entrepreneurship and venture capital at the Stanford Graduate School of Business.

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