Agile VC

AUGUST 9, 2012

We also know lots of valid reasons why the company could be valued at far less than it once was including: Stalled Growth – revenue essentially flat over the last 4 quarters. Zynga’s trailing revenue is nearly $1.2B trailing revenue multiple. That much we all know.

Stock 160

Stock LBO .Net Valuation 160

Agile VC

JUNE 17, 2015

We were a profitable company at that point with nearly $200M annualized revenue, one of the first tech companies to IPO after the dot-com bubble. Additionally, a lot of people today work in startups or want to work in startups or want to be founders, which overall is a great thing.

Startup 188

Startup Cofounder Seed Stage IPO 188

Agile VC

JANUARY 21, 2015

A population of founders, employees, investors, advisors, and others all aligned in trying to build large disruptive businesses is naturally prone to lofty, even over-the-top language. And when and how should founders communicate challenges with their employees, investors, or other stakeholders? How can we put things into context?

Cofounder 100

Cofounder Seed Stage Employee PR 100

Agile VC

AUGUST 14, 2012

What made SkyVu stand out was that they already had significant traction before seeking institutional funding (18M+ downloads, seven figure revenue, etc). We also share SkyVu founder/CEO Ben Vu’s vision of the future of mobile gaming.

Mobile 140

Mobile Angel Investor Networking Revenue 140

Agile VC

JUNE 17, 2015

We were a profitable company at that point with nearly $200M annualized revenue, one of the first tech companies to IPO after the dot-com bubble. Additionally, a lot of people today work in startups or want to work in startups or want to be founders, which overall is a great thing.

Startup 100

Startup Cofounder Seed Stage IPO 100

Agile VC

DECEMBER 5, 2011

Objective Logistics has created a game layer on top of very sophisticated scheduling algorithms which increase revenue, save time, and improve customer and staff satisfaction. Part lives in the cloud and part is embedded in point of sale (POS) software systems.

Silicon Valley 100

Silicon Valley Seed Stage Syndicate Syndication 100

Agile VC

JANUARY 12, 2012

When a startup doesn’t match the stage where a particular investor focuses, founders may get a response along the lines of “This is interesting to us, but come back once you get from X phase to Y phase” That could be from seed stage to a larger Series A financing need, or to progress from pre-product to post-revenue.

Seed Stage 100

Seed Stage Silicon Valley Syndicate Syndication 100

Agile VC

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

But during this period, many founders and investors do prize growth above most everything else. Year over year revenue growth rates are measured in multiples not percentages. Secondary transaction liquidity also starts to become a reality for founders and early investors. On paper, VC portfolios perform well.

IPO 100

IPO Early Stage Cofounder B2C 100

Agile VC

APRIL 13, 2012

I describe this in part as the “Social Network” effect… not just the movie itself but the example of Mark Zuckerberg and many other high profile young founders as role models ( who can forget this image? ) for college students and recent grads to work in startups. link] leehower. link] Matthew Tagg. Interesting article!

Silicon Valley 185

Silicon Valley San Francisco San Jose Startup 185

Agile VC

NOVEMBER 9, 2015

There’s been ample coverage in the popular press of course highlighting everything from the company’s revenue growth, lack of profitability, and the well-publicized fact that founder/CEO Jack Dorsey is also CEO of Twitter so would theoretically be running two public companies simultaneously. Revenue Composition. Revenue Growth.

IPO 165

IPO .Net Revenue Acquisition 165