YoungUpstarts

MARCH 14, 2017

by Eliot Burdett, co-founder and CEO of Peak Sales Recruiting , and author of “ Sales Recruiting 2.0: In working with them, we have identified the top 4 reasons a diverse sales team will boost revenue this quarter: 1. Connect Better with Customers.

Revenue 124

Revenue Sales Cofounder Technical Cofounder 124

David Teten

AUGUST 19, 2019

So you’re interested in raising capital from a Revenue-Based Investor VC. A new wave of Revenue-Based Investors (“RBI”) are emerging. For background, see Revenue-Based Investing: A New Option for Founders who Care About Control. Rational burn profile, up to 50% of revenue at close, scaling down. Bigfoot Capital.

Revenue 60

Revenue Technical Review Software Review Equity 60

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 15, 2014

Much has been written about when it is time to hire a “professional CEO” to run a startup company and of course that has long been a norm in Silicon Valley when founders find that their inexperience may be a limiting factor in company growth ( know as the Peter Principle ). I like technical founders so this wasn’t an issue.

Founder 309

Founder CTO Hire Silicon Valley Leadership 309

YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 11, 2021

by Swapnil Shinde, Co-Founder and CEO of Zeni. Don’t rely on spreadsheets to track revenue and expenses; start using accounting tools as soon as possible. To streamline your processes, select accounting software tools that fit your business’s needs and budget , and start using them as early as possible.

Small Business 208

Small Business Startup Cofounder Vertical 208

ReadWriteStart

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Review Your Software Subscriptions “Reviewing your software subscriptions can be a quick way to reduce costs. ” — Phil Norton, Founder of Leave Dates In today’s digital age, software subscriptions have become integral to business operations. .” ” — Carl Jenson, Founder of Compare Bank.

Software Review 138

Software Review Technical Review Retention Cost 138

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 19, 2020

Deferred payments start with stretching the payables period but, more importantly, include giving employee equity in lieu of a higher salaries and negotiating vendor deferred payments out of future revenues. For example, a software development startup raising $250,000 from angel investors better be able to operate on $25,000 per month.

Burn Rate 310

Burn Rate Hockey Stick Salary Angel Investor 310

This is going to be BIG.

AUGUST 21, 2014

No one wants to be *that* founder--the non-technical founder poking around developer meetups asking for a unicorn with a Github account. Plus, it gives you some street cred if at least one software developer thinks that what you are building should and could be built. Or, they just move on to the next company to sherpa a bit.

Founder 120

Founder Software Developers Software Development Venture Capital 120

The Next Web

SEPTEMBER 22, 2013

But have you ever had the opportunity to pick the brains of founders who created amazingly successful startups and companies like Envato , Backblaze , Simple , or Treehouse ? Few people like talking about their mistakes, but thankfully nine founders took some time to share some of their hard-earned knowledge with you. Find your niche.

Cofounder 164

Cofounder Founder Startup Bootstrapping 164

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 18, 2020

Supportive co-founder and executive positions. Often the Boomer is more willing to work for equity, and easily convinced to step aside when revenues reach that next threshold. Software and hardware development architects and designers. Member of the Advisory Board. Member of the Advisory Board. Manage customer service.

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Advisory Board Startup Dividend Angel Investor 312

Berkonomics

OCTOBER 5, 2023

How about young or pre-revenue companies? Although young companies rarely measure profitability this repeatedly, more mature companies usually can bring from five to ten percent of revenues to the bottom line in the form of net profit. The financial pain of unplanned delays. The post A heartbreaking story about time and money.

Silicon Valley 118

Silicon Valley Burn Rate Angel Investor Down Round 118

The Startup Magazine

MARCH 7, 2024

Guest Author: Danish Ahmed, Founder of startuptools.ai. Furthermore, AI facilitates more accurate financial planning by estimating revenues, minimizing costs , and increasing profitability. Investing in AI platforms capable of real-time code and software generation streamlines the creation of custom apps for users.

Artificial Inteligence 118

Artificial Inteligence Entrepreneur Algorithm Cofounder 118

ReadWriteStart

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Major companies, such as Unity, have also started developing tools and software for developers to build robust and innovative applications within this space. In addition, the metaverse will create new marketplaces, revenue streams, and employment opportunities, which will impact both traditional and digital economies.

Technical Review 133

Technical Review Generative AI Startup Agile 133

Steve Blank

MARCH 16, 2016

To most founders a startup is not a job, but a calling. Founders can now access the largest pool of risk capital that ever existed –in the form of Private Equity (Angel Investors, family offices , Venture Capitalists (VC’s) and Hedge Funds.). (BTW, What does this mean for startup founders? Here’s the thing most founders miss.

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Liquidity Event Founder Liquidation Preference Venture Capital 120

VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

This is a question startup founders ask themselves multiple times a week. It’s not just the competition against the incumbents and the large tech platforms that founders has to worry about, but most importantly is the company’s performance and product market fit. How are we doing?

Retention 109

Retention Conversion Churn Rate B2C 109

ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 2, 2023

I’ll start by taking you to the world of Startup X, a passionate team of entrepreneurs who believed they had the next big thing in the world of software as a service (SaaS). It’s disheartening, but sadly, this is one experience that many startup founders face. Do you find yourself and your project in a similar position?

Design 105

Design Product Churn Rate Architecture 105

ConversionXL

JUNE 8, 2017

Having worked as a consultant at an A/B testing and personalization software company, I’ve seen many personalization efforts getting stuck in the weeds. It is about focusing your marketing efforts on a few select companies that could represent huge revenue streams. So you will need smarter software to augment you. Image Source.

Programming 97

Programming Revenue Analytics Software Review 97

ReadWriteStart

DECEMBER 16, 2021

For those of you who don’t know: Conversation Intelligence software integrates with your customer engagement platform to record, transcribe, and analyze sales calls, giving businesses access to crucial deal information, CRM data entry automation, faster sales reps review, and sales coaching. Customer demands . Customer pain points.

Conversion 162

Conversion Technical Review Startup Software Review 162

ConversionXL

MARCH 17, 2021

Last September (2020), six months after the 1st lockdown, my co-founder Vladimir Blagojevic and I decided to run market research to figure out what challenges B2B companies face and how they solve them. After analysing our case studies and CRM, we saw that 73% of total revenue came from these two segments. Let’s dive in.

B2B 150

B2B Sales Cycle Belgium IP 150

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

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. So if your costs are $500,000 per month and you have $350,000 per month in revenue then your net burn (500-350) is equal to $150,000.

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Burn Rate Balance Sheet .Net Valuation 383

ReadWriteStart

AUGUST 28, 2012

But when it comes to core technical skills, more and more entrepreneurs are opting to partner with technical co-founders rather than hiring someone for an in-house position. I really believe that what’s most important for a founder is the ability to have a vision for the company, make sales and hire well. Laura Roeder , LKR.

Technical Review 131

Technical Review Cofounder Founder Software Review 131

YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 10, 2017

by Mark Gilbert, founder and CEO of MBS Accounting Technology & Advisory. Investors want to see in-depth financial reports that reinforce the startup has an organized business model with potential for revenue growth. These software programs are more efficient for managing a company’s finances.

Software Review 124

Software Review Technical Review Due Diligence Startup 124

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 29, 2018

Deferred payments start with stretching the payables period but, more importantly, include giving employee equity in lieu of a higher salaries and negotiating vendor deferred payments out of future revenues. For example, a software development startup raising $250,000 from angel investors better be able to operate on $25,000 per month.

Burn Rate 223

Burn Rate Hockey Stick Startup Salary 223

David Teten

OCTOBER 1, 2015

Sometimes, equity in a new company can mean more to these shops than another $100-500K in revenue for simply building out a minimum viable product (MVP). On the other side — there are shops who build apps like you need for a living, and would love to take a stab at more than just service-based revenue. A blend of cash and equity?

Software Developers 60

Software Developers Software Development Software Developer 60

YoungUpstarts

JULY 26, 2018

by Joanna Malaczynski, founder of DESi. Be prepared for the road ahead, as Scott Taylor, Founder of Green Endeavor, can attest. Smart LED lighting utilizes software to manage industrial electricity use and results in immediate cost savings for his clients. Extend your Customer Reach with Partnerships.

Marketing 147

Marketing North America Green Software Review 147

Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

Download the MP3 [ 49 Minutes - 71 MB ] I was speaking to Michael Fountain on a 30 minute coaching call, which he qualified for as a bonus because he purchased a product via my affiliate link recently, and he happened to mention his previous life as a software developer.

Cofounder 79

Cofounder Software Review Software Founder 79

Up and Running

JULY 28, 2022

Small Business Administration , an organization is considered to be a small business if their: Firm revenue ranges from $1 million to $40 million Number of employees is between 100 and 1,500. Still, you can use accounting software or work with a tax professional. Develop a founders agreement. According to the U.S.

Small Business 167

Small Business Intellectual Property Cofounder Software Review 167

SiliconHills

JANUARY 21, 2020

Austin-based data.world had its best year ever in 2019, said Brett Hurt, CEO, and Co-Founder. 2019 will go down in history as the year data.world found enterprise product-market fit and revenue has taken off in a big way,” Hurt said.

Global 97

Global Cofounder Austin Software Developers 97

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

OCTOBER 11, 2010

Ask a technical founder about his startup, and he'll proudly describe his stunning software — simple, compelling, useful, fun. Great," I always exclaim, sharing the thrill of modern software development, "so how will people find out about this brilliant website?". Cue sound of cicadas buzzing. (Or Frightening honesty.

Software Review 261

Software Review Technical Review Viral Software Developers 261

YoungUpstarts

JULY 31, 2019

by Anish Sebastian and Juan Pablo Segura, co-founders of Babyscripts. It has become an established term in the software industry to indicate the short term fixes of quick and dirty coding that can create problems down the road — problems that come knocking at the door to collect with interest.

Cofounder 127

Cofounder Burn Rate Technical Cofounder Seed Capital 127

VC Cafe

AUGUST 2, 2022

Tim Sweeney, the founder and CEO of Epic is a long term visionary of our online future and the Metaverse. billion revenue in 2021 for Epic Games and was played by 83.3 billion revenue in 2021 for Epic Games and was played by 83.3 Tim Sweeney, Epic Games’ founder and CEO. Here we go! Epic Games. but still lost $2.8

IP 206

IP Cofounder Valuation Acquisition 206

Austin Startup

AUGUST 9, 2021

Chargify, the leading billing platform for B2B SaaS, today announced the appointment of Matt Downs as Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) effective immediately. He will play a pivotal role as Chargify and SaaSOptics are brought together as the industry leading SaaS subscription billing and revenue platform.

Revenue 72

Revenue Georgia Texas Colorado 72

K9 Ventures

AUGUST 13, 2010

In fact, at the time (1996-1997) we offered both a downloadable product, that our customers could install on their own servers, and a “hosted-offering”, which came to be known as “On-Demand”, then the “ASP” (Application Service Provider) model, and today we call it “SaaS” (Software as a Service). This time we’d gotten it right.

Revenue 72

Revenue Developer Java Customer Development 72

This is going to be BIG.

JUNE 19, 2012

The other day I wrote a post about the lack of Enterprise Software disruption coming out of NYC —and a lot of people responded that I wasn’t citing Buddy Media. When I looked at the site, it had the term “Social Enterprise Software” written all over it. Social Media Software. Facebook Pages.

Software 105

Software Media Social Media Advertising 105

YoungUpstarts

APRIL 17, 2018

by Felix Winstone, Co-Founder and Managing Director at Talkative. As a startup co-founder with a growing team, here are the recruiting tips I’ve learnt over the last couple of years. Robert Metcalfe, co-founder and CEO of 3Com, says you need to think about it as “recruiting, not hiring”. Hiring = Sales. Be Specific.

Cofounder 164

Cofounder Elevator Pitch Hiring Dividend 164

Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

OCTOBER 8, 2020

[ Download MP3 | iTunes | Soundcloud | Stitcher | Spotify | Raw RSS ] Aurelien Amacker is a French internet marketer, who prior to his current success with a software as a service (SAAS) company, Systeme.io, made a solid income as a launch-focused internet marketer. The post Aurelien Amacker: Founder of Systeme.io

Bootstrapping 98

Bootstrapping Revenue RSS Marketing 98

ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

GrowthHackers founder and former Head of Growth at Dropbox, Sean Ellis , coined the term: “A growth hacker is a person whose true north is growth. In his course on Growth Mindset (part of CXL’s Growth Marketing Minidegree ), WeTheFuture.org founder John McBride describes three key components of a successful growth marketer: 1.

Retention 113

Retention Marketing Acquisition Channel 113

ReadWriteStart

AUGUST 28, 2012

But when it comes to core technical skills, more and more entrepreneurs are opting to partner with technical co-founders rather than hiring someone for an in-house position. You Need To Know Tech Basics I really believe that what’s most important for a founder is the ability to have a vision for the company, make sales and hire well.

Technical Review 79

Technical Review Cofounder Founder Software Review 79