thebarefootvc

MAY 20, 2013

Tumblr, a next generation content site that epitomizes media creation, consumption and usage of the 21st century and of the net-native generation, has been acquired by a staid, late 20th century, Web 1.0 media brand, Yahoo (I can’t bring myself to add the exclamation point that was such a part of the brand in its heyday).

IPO 87

IPO Venture Capital Curation Acquisition 87

Hunter Walker

JULY 29, 2017

This was before the Facebook IPO. I was really interested in Second Market and idea of a market to trade pre-IPO shares. So I switched careers into venture capital because I wanted to learn the ways of valuing private companies. I can personally make an impact in a way that I was one degree removed from as an investor.

Social Media 82

Social Media Campaign Media Marketing 82

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 1, 2010

Scott left the company, which eventually IPO’d and became Internet Brands. Offers virality optimization tools and A/B testing inside Facebook. Company plans to use the capital to build out sales and marketing and r&d. -A Competitors: Google (Invite Media) , MediaMath , X+1. Total Raised: $21.4mm. Kontagent. -A

San Francisco 248

San Francisco Venture Capital Analytics Government 248

Cracking the Code

MARCH 10, 2008

From our private investor experience, a breakeven in 1-2 year seems reasonable and if we look at Salesforce.com CAC ratio since its IPO, it is indeed within this 0.5-1 Venture Capital. (3). Popular Media: the key to viral marketing. Explore Venture Capital. Favorite Podcasts. (1). internet. (6).

Sales 79

Sales Software Review Marketing Technical Review 79

Growthink Blog

AUGUST 14, 2010

The best articulation of it comes from Basil Peters, a serial technology entrepreneur, co-Founder of Nexus Engineering, former Canada Entrepreneur of the Year, and Managing Partner at 3 venture capital funds – Fundamental Technologies I and II and the BC Advantage Funds. Here's why: You, Mr. or Ms.

Private Equity 67

Private Equity Intellectual Property IPO Venture Capital 67

Cracking the Code

JULY 6, 2007

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. I was surprised today when I went through the NetSuite IPO filling (S1) to see that it looked very much like any Enterprise software document - not a single mention of churn or % of recurring revenues. Venture Capital. (3).

Software Review 66

Software Review Metrics Valuation Technical Review 66

Cracking the Code

FEBRUARY 4, 2008

2007 was a turning point for the SaaS industry with the successful IPOs of NetSuite, SuccessFactors, DemandTec, Salary.com, Aprimo and Constant Contact. or What do I need to do to get ready for an IPO. Save Asia for post-IPO. Venture Capital. (3). Popular Media: the key to viral marketing. internet.

Software Review 48

Software Review South Korea IPO Portfolio 48

Cracking the Code

SEPTEMBER 2, 2008

The Deutsche Bank report has a very interesting chart on the topic presenting the Free Cash Flow margins vs. the revenue growth four years post IPO for select software leaders: As you can see, with 20% Free Cash Flow margin and a 50% growth rate, Salesforce is well positioned in the pack! Venture Capital. (3). internet. (6).

Software Review 48

Software Review Software Technical Review Cloud 48

Cracking the Code

FEBRUARY 12, 2007

Attendees included Blue Nile , Postini , LinkedIn , Lifelock , Wize , Sparter , Zopa , Revver , Wikia , Flock , Vimo , Delivery Agent , Gerson Lehrman Group , Pure Networks , Zensys , Summit , T3Ci , Endeca and Nominum - a wide spectrum of companies, both in terms of stage (very early to pre-IPO) and sectors (consumer internet, software, chipsets.).

Software Review 48

Software Review SEM Marketing Las Vegas 48

Cracking the Code

OCTOBER 10, 2008

Save Asia for post-IPO Single instance, multi-tenant, single datacenter - Have only one version of the code in production. As a private company, you have a VERY high cost of capital (well above 10%), whether you raise venture capital, angel money, friends and family investments, bank financing, or all of the above.

Software Review 48

Software Review North America Europe Metrics 48

This is going to be BIG.

JANUARY 6, 2014

There are too many people giving advice who have been through one or two startups, none of which grew into a huge company, got to profitability, or an IPO. For example, as an investor, I''ve never invested in a company that has gotten to an IPO or a billion dollar exit. Venture Capital & Technology' Growth hacking?

Startup 147

Startup Venture Capital IPO Viral 147

abovethecrowd.com

JUNE 2, 2021

Paypal famously offered customers $5 to invite a friend, who would then also get $5 as part of a highly successful viral marketing campaign (they actually started at $20, and then reduced it to $10 and then ended at $5). If somehow Sofi could obtain allocation to these so called “hot IPOs” clearly it would be a powerful marketing tool.

IPO 82

IPO Customer Matching Silicon Valley 82