Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 31, 2014

The revenue model you select is basically the implementation of your business strategy, and the key to attaining your financial objectives. So what are some of the most common revenue models being used by startups today? It’s great for customers, but not for startups, unless you have deep pockets. Freemium model. Subscription model.

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Revenue Startup Business Model Retention 287

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

it is also the title of a fabulous book from Internet 1.0 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. But those of us with longer memories remember that the revenue line can move south very quickly when the market overall turns south.

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Agile VC

FEBRUARY 5, 2014

This is a logical thing to do… when we started LinkedIn, my mentor Reid Hoffman instilled a mantra of Growth –> Usage –> Revenue which still holds for many consumer companies. We invest in internet enabled companies at NextView and our portfolio is roughly equally split between consumer and B2B businesses.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

Present a professional appearance; Show that you are a real company with solutions to help real businesses solve problems, grow revenue, or reduce cost. Invest an hour a week looking at competitors’ web sites or viewing web designers’ portfolios. It’s the first place a potential customer will go to check you out. Plan to iterate.

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Elevator Pitch Web Portfolio B2B 100

VC Cafe

AUGUST 2, 2022

think about the entrepreneurs that started in the early days of the Internet, mobile, crypto, VR and yes… now Metaverse. billion revenue in 2021 for Epic Games and was played by 83.3 billion revenue in 2021, a 107% increase year-on-year. billion revenue in 2021, the second year in a row it made over $1 billion.

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IP Cofounder Valuation Acquisition 206

Version One Ventures

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Low fee: Lightning supports any size payment all the way down to sub 1 cent micropayments, which will unleash all kinds of new internet native, global commerce and even new payment types like “streaming” – imagine paying by the second for watching a movie or accessing car insurance. .

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ReadWriteStart

JUNE 1, 2020

The primary source of your funds should be your paying customers, i.e., your business should generate enough revenues and profits to fund the growth and expansion. Let’s take an example – In the case of an internet or app business, the user traction and market penetration is a must. Investors usually carry a portfolio of startups.

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Startup Entrepreneur Elevator Pitch Seed Stage 150

David Teten

MARCH 14, 2018

First Round Capital’s forum for portfolio executives is a powerful example of a scaleable resource. This allows a VC to put more capital to work in their past portfolio companies with relatively little extra effort. – Provide hands-on operational support for portfolio companies.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 28, 2015

For the first time, iPhone revenue accounted for more than two-thirds to total revenue – iPhone revenue climbed 57% year-to-year in 4Q14 to $51.2 billion in revenue in 4Q14 – signifying that the iPhone has been cemented at the core of the value propositions of Apple’s entire product and services portfolios.

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China Technical Review Mobile Revenue 100

Gust

AUGUST 24, 2014

The revenue model you select is basically the implementation of your business strategy, and the key to attaining your financial objectives. So what are some of the most common revenue models being used by startups today? It’s great for customers, but not for startups, unless you have deep pockets. Freemium model. Subscription model.

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Revenue Startup Retention Internet 184

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 23, 2014

15 years ago we were at the peak of Internet hype with the launch of many over-capitalized businesses with a market size & opportunity was limited. 50x more Internet users (2.4 Unprecedented revenue growth + companies staying private longer =. We are in a bubble (with so many private $1bn+ valuations). Where are we today?

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Technical Review Venture Capital Valuation Pre-Money Valuation 398

Feld Thoughts

JUNE 9, 2021

The two companies did the same thing and were the only two competitors in a nascent category called “email change of address” (Veripost’s original name was IECOA which stood for “Internet Email Change of Address”). I’ve worked with Matt for over 20 years and have experienced many ups and downs.

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Fractional CTO Cofounder Startup Lead Investor 70

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 16, 2010

The VC industry grew dramatically as a result of the Internet bubble - Before the Internet bubble the people who invested in VC funds (called LPs or Limited Partners) put about $50 billion into the industry and by 2001 this had grown precipitously to around $250 billion. Here’s my take: 1. Price MUST be in a certain range.

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LP Technical Review Early Stage Silicon Valley 311

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2014

On August 26th I had an equally effusive intro from Ynon Kreiz, also a friend, trusted source and also the CEO of portfolio company Maker Studios. Again, I think the company would slug me if released revenue data, but … wow. So this was definitely an introduction I was going to take. Domain Knowledge. Clear path to execution.

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Technical Review North America Los Angeles Cofounder 373

Steve Blank

MARCH 31, 2014

Just look at the disruptive challenges that businesses face today– globalization, China as a manufacturer, China as a consumer, the Internet, and a steady stream of new startups. Companies horde cash and squeeze the most revenue and margin from the money they use. Ultimately this is not just another staff function.

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Private Equity Metrics China Intellectual Property 325

Hearpreneur

FEBRUARY 13, 2022

Now, with the use of technology and the internet, especially with the pandemic, the landscape is shifting to safe, non-contact phone sales for life insurance. Digital navigation classes teach you how to use the correct tools to get around the internet. Life insurance has always been largely a face-to-face type of sale. 14- Workcation.

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Artificial Inteligence Software Review Technical Review Entrepreneur 110

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 22, 2015

I must admit I discuss this very frequently with portfolio companies but hadn’t thought to write about it. As the desk-based Internet emerged it was initially sold through telecom carriers (after players like AOL and EarthLink innovated the market). I need to give credit for the topic to PR Malloy who Tweeted me this question.

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PR Early Stage Software Naming 150

Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 16, 2020

It could be more revenue, hiring clients or launching a new product or service, but every new year is an exciting time because it’s ripe with opportunity. As an agency, getting new contacts and prospects over the internet has been a mixed bag of results. Every new year and right after the ball drops, it’s time to go to work.

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Entrepreneur Agile Artificial Inteligence San Francisco 147

Version One Ventures

DECEMBER 14, 2016

forward revenue in February 2016 (the low), they appreciated by 6% each month for the following six months. Mattermark (a portfolio company) looked at the matriculation rates for a class of startups. Likewise, early-stage investors may not appreciate just how much follow-on support their portfolio companies will need.

Technical Review 60

Technical Review Early Stage Portfolio Valuation 60

Cracking the Code

FEBRUARY 23, 2011

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. It would have been easy to explain the difference by changes in the 2010/2011 revenue growth projections but unfortunately that is not the case. revenues while large caps are trading at 6.4x. internet. (6).

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Software Review Technical Review Valuation Europe 101

The Equity Kicker

NOVEMBER 26, 2012

This made consumer internet a very exciting investment category – this Pinterest case study shows why. Lyst and MoviePilot are good examples of businesses from our portfolio that fit into this category. Going forward the risk reward profile will be different.

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Internet eCommerce Business Model Audience 102

Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

Over the same 30 years, Venture Capital firms have honed their skills and strategies to match Wall Streets needs to achieve liquidity for their portfolio companies. While there was an occasional bad apple, the public markets rewarded companies with revenue growth and sustainable profits. What Do VC’s Do?

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Silicon Valley IPO Technical Review Venture Capital 217

Up and Running

JUNE 4, 2018

Thanks to the wealth of opportunities provided by the internet, college students no longer have to wait on tables or tend bar to earn extra money. There are dozens of online jobs that students can do , with nothing more than a laptop and an internet connection. Earning money at college. Use college systems with care.

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Bootstrapping Colorado Internet Software Review 66

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 23, 2013

The revenue model you select is basically the implementation of your business strategy, and the key to attaining your financial objectives. So what are some of the most common revenue models being used by startups today? It’s great for customers, but not for startups, unless you have deep pockets. Freemium” model. Subscription model.

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Product Revenue Business Model Retention 290

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 22, 2009

Our portfolio company did so well that Google copied this approach and out executed Overture. When a content producer promotes an ad in-stream the revenue flows mostly to the person who published the content. will be a prosperous addition to the Internet ecosystem. John Batelle profiles this well in his book The Search.

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Advertising Technical Review Affiliate SEM 277

David Teten

SEPTEMBER 23, 2017

I’ve primarily seen quantitative analytic techniques used in origination , filtering , and in portfolio company recruiting , but technology can be used throughout the nine steps of the private company investing process: The 9 Steps of the Private Company Investing Process. 8) Accelerate portfolio company value. 9% (1 / 12).

Private Equity 60

Private Equity Venture Capital Equity Technical Review 60

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 21, 2012

The revenue model you select is basically the implementation of your business strategy, and the key to attaining your financial objectives. So what are some of the most common revenue models being used by startups today? Portfolio pricing. It’s great for customers, but not for startups, unless you have deep pockets.

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Business Model Revenue Portfolio Differentiation 282

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. This is tied to having consumers who feel confident enough to spend.

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Technical Review Stock Hawaii Early Stage 269

Seeing Both Sides

JULY 21, 2014

It was the last day of the third quarter of the year and we hard more deals we needed to close to finish the quarter strong and report numbers to Wall Street that justified our high-flying profile as a recently public Internet commerce software company. This allowed our revenue to skyrocket from $1.8 million to $22.5

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Revenue Valuation Churn Rate Portfolio 54

ConversionXL

JANUARY 18, 2022

And yet, revenue went up by 45% YoY. It helps them audit existing content portfolios (blog posts, landing pages, etc.) But what if your true mission is to “reduce the amount of boring content on the internet”? Brand is your strongest asset. For most of 2021, CXL didn’t have a marketing team.

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Marketing Social Media Non-Compete Audience 109

YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 14, 2013

And online consumers are not always who you think they are — in fact, a little over half of Americans over age 65 use the Internet and email, and 70 percent of those use the Internet on a daily basis. Happy employees are also more likely to encourage add-on services, thereby increasing average revenue per customer for your business.

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Small Business Social Media Channel Media 178

Ben's Blog

JUNE 18, 2011

If we are in a bubble, that is a bit of an odd commentary for a company that grew revenues 83% year-over-year and grew earnings 93% year-over-year. Let us look at examples of the last two major computing cycles (prior to the Internet). The internet is working. A lot has changed since the internet bubble eleven years ago.

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Technical Review Software Review Valuation Internet 76

View from Seed

MARCH 29, 2018

The venture capital market in this category is fairly concentrated among series A and expansion-stage funds that prefer to invest in companies with substantial revenue. The seed ecosystem for health companies is much less robust than in traditional software. 3) Health Data Applications.

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Vertical Stealth Portfolio Seed Capital 120

Berkonomics

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Venture capitalists sometimes make an error in directing their portfolio company CEOs to push resources to the limit and scale the business to immense size quickly, all to seize market share. It was true for Amazon and other visionary companies that grabbed market share during the early Internet era. Here’s a lesson from experience.

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Angel Investor Valuation Early Stage Venture Capital 62

YoungUpstarts

APRIL 1, 2015

The Internet of Things offers device vendors like Lenovo the opportunity to diversify their consumer portfolios, increase revenue and profits, and establish deeper relationships with customers. With things in the field, Lenovo will develop its understanding of the full potential of the Internet of Things.

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Marketing China Internet Portfolio 100

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 26, 2010

The revenue model you select is basically the implementation of your business strategy, and the key to attaining your financial objectives. So what are some of the most common revenue models being used by startups today? Portfolio pricing. It’s great for customers, but not for startups, unless you have deep pockets.

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Product Startup Portfolio Revenue 247

Rob Go

JANUARY 9, 2012

A year ago, I wrote a post detailing some tidbits about our portfolio. Second best is to understand their portfolio. So here is an unscientific cut of our portfolio and some commentary below. Post product Pre Revenue: 5. Post Revenue: 4. Sector: Consumer Internet: 7. Enabling services: 4. VC Lead: 5.

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