Gust

AUGUST 24, 2014

This is the most common model touted by Internet startups today, the so-called Facebook model, where the service is free, and the revenue comes from click-through advertising. This is a very popular model today for Internet services, calling for monthly or yearly low payments, in lieu of one value or cost-based price. Freemium model.

Revenue 184

Revenue Startup Retention Business Model 184

Gust

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

The early history of MySpace is inextricably intertwined with that of Intermix, a small-cap publicly traded Internet company in Los Angeles where I worked as corporate counsel from 2004-06. MySpace was incubated by a small team of employees within Intermix in 2003 (Chris DeWolfe, Tom Anderson and four others).

Valuation 98

Valuation Pre-Money Valuation Merger Vesting 98

Gust

JANUARY 6, 2013

On the Internet, I would add new social networking sites, and new matchmaking sites. Businesses with a low growth rate or a small opportunity (less than $1B) are considered high risk by investors, who get measured on portfolio return over time. These include food service, retail, consulting, work at home, and telemarketing.

Russia 186

Russia Startup Software Review Government 186

Gust

MAY 24, 2012

This is nothing new; long favored by family-controlled media empires such as Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation , among Internet firms alone, Google took a dual-class approach when going public in 2004. If these terms sound onerous and lopsided, it’s because they are.

IPO 159

IPO Equity Common Stock Stock 159