Austin Startup

NOVEMBER 12, 2017

The decision is yours as to how you package up your offering in a way that matches your goals. Is third-year revenue of $10M good or bad? VC partners are in the business of deploying money, and, within the boundaries of their capital, in chunks as large as possible. A price of $2 per share means nothing in itself.

Term Sheet 48

Term Sheet Technical Review Due Diligence Merger 48

Up and Running

AUGUST 6, 2019

The high cost of marketing, salaries, appliances, ambiance, and so on will dry up incoming revenue instantly. And it would help to remember that profitability isn’t going to be gained from revenue generated by occasional or casual dining. Attend events to scout for any opportunities of vertical and horizontal mergers and tie-ups.

Technical Review 86

Technical Review SBA Merger Customer 86

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 28, 2013

Aggressive revenue projections and growth rate. Revenue in the fifth year should be at least $20 million, with a growth rate average of 100% per year. In other words, revenue projections are not the place to be too conservative or wildly optimistic. Show red ink to match your funding request.

Liquidity Event 243

Liquidity Event Startup Equity Venture Capital 243

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 27, 2012

In this section, you need to be passionate about recurring revenue, profit margin, and volume growth. Marketing, sales, and partners. Make sure your marketing budget matches the scope of your plan. Project both revenues and expense totals for next five years, and past three years. Competition and sustainable advantage.

Elevator Pitch 247

Elevator Pitch Exit Strategy Burn Rate Merger 247

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 10, 2011

In this section, you need to be passionate about recurring revenue, profit margin, and volume growth. Marketing, sales, and partners. Make sure your marketing budget matches the scope of your plan. Project both revenues and expense totals for next five years, and past three years. Competition and sustainable advantage.

Elevator Pitch 234

Elevator Pitch Exit Strategy Burn Rate Merger 234

Gust

AUGUST 10, 2014

Aggressive revenue projections and growth rate. Revenue in the fifth year should be at least $20 million, with a growth rate average of 100% per year. In other words, revenue projections are not the place to be too conservative or wildly optimistic. Show red ink to match your funding request. Build a path to 10x return.

Liquidity Event 176

Liquidity Event Equity Venture Capital Merger 176

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 19, 2010

In this section, you need to be passionate about recurring revenue, profit margin, and volume growth. Marketing, sales, and partners. Make sure your marketing budget matches the scope of your plan. Project both revenues and expense totals for next five years, and past three years. Competition and sustainable advantage.

Elevator Pitch 235

Elevator Pitch Exit Strategy Burn Rate Merger 235

Steve Blank

JULY 15, 2010

VC’s invested their limited partners’ “risk capital” in a portfolio of startups in exchange for illiquid stock. Until 1995 startups going public typically had a track record of revenue and profits. Suddenly there was a public market for companies with limited revenue and no profit. Netscape’s 1995 IPO changed the rules.

Venture Capital 303

Venture Capital IPO Liquidity Event Entrepreneur 303

Gust

AUGUST 19, 2012

In this section, you need to be passionate about recurring revenue, profit margin, and volume growth. Marketing, sales, and partners. Make sure your marketing budget matches the scope of your plan. Project both revenues and expense totals for next five years, and past three years. Competition and sustainable advantage.

Elevator Pitch 146

Elevator Pitch Exit Strategy Burn Rate Merger 146

abovethecrowd.com

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

Fortunately, the rise of the Internet, and specifically Internet marketplace models, act as accelerants to the productivity benefits of the division of labour AND comparative advantage by reducing information asymmetry and increasing the likelihood of a perfect match with regard to the exchange of goods or services.

Internet 88

Internet Matching Vertical Hosting 88

Steve Blank

DECEMBER 17, 2015

In the first stage the Outpost focusses on networking and partnering in the Innovation Cluster in which it is based (i.e. Each stage needs a clearly defined set of objectives, and the right team to match those objectives. Each stage needs a clearly defined set of objectives, and the right team to match those objectives.

Silicon Valley 120

Silicon Valley Incubator Acquisition Business Model 120

Reid Hoffman

MARCH 19, 2019

Google realized that being the way to find the world’s information was a blitzscalable market, thanks to the network effects in its AdWords revenue engine. He also had backing from well-known venture capital investors like Union Square Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Google Ventures, and even Richard Branson. Of course not.

Cofounder 28

Cofounder Business Model IPO Non-Compete 28

Steve Blank

DECEMBER 8, 2015

For example, Google’s acquisition of Nest (which had customers, revenue and a distribution channel) allowed it to enter the connected home market immediately. W hat would be the charter for our Innovation Outpost? Establishing an outpost enables innovation but does not constitute innovation.

Silicon Valley 120

Silicon Valley Acquisition Boston Early Stage 120

Ben's Blog

MAY 24, 2021

Editor’s Note: This testimony was delivered by a16z managing partner Scott Kupor to the U.S. By way of background, I am the Managing Partner for Andreessen Horowitz, a $16.5 Second, by better matching supply and demand, direct listings have generally mitigated the magnitude of IPO Pops, thus engendering better overall price discovery.

SEC 36

SEC Accredited Investor IPO Technical Review 36