Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 29, 2018

Cash flow is a basic survival metric for every startup. Use social media for early marketing. Social media is not rocket science. That should equate to an adequate valuation for a $2 million follow-on Series-A round, without giving away all the equity. Desperate entrepreneurs lose their leverage and die young.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 10, 2018

How do you find the balance between not too small to prove itself but not too big to have an off-putting valuation? Minimizing losses in the year before you begin shopping around for buyers will increase profit and help you get that higher valuation. Another important metric is churn. Track Media Perception & Presence.

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

As a reminder, the Dot Com bubble was a five-year period from August 1995 (the Netscape IPO ) when there was a massive wave of experiments on the then-new internet, in commerce, entertainment, nascent social media, and search. And if the company does go public, the valuations are at least 10x of the last bubble.

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crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 1, 2013

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Good whitepaper on advertising measurement metrics | by Ben Kunz – crowdspring.co/HsVIMR. Good whitepaper on advertising measurement metrics | by Ben Kunz – crowdspring.co/HsVIMR.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 5, 2014

Cashflow is a basic survival metric for every startup. Use social media for early marketing. Social media is not rocket science. That should equate to an adequate valuation for a $2 million follow-on Series-A round, without giving away all the equity. Desperate entrepreneurs lose their leverage and die young.

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crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Valuations in the Series A and Series B Market are Booming – [link]. All marketing metrics are relative | Christopher S. The Reality of Facebook Promotions – [link].

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Steve Blank

MARCH 31, 2014

It’s worth noting that everything from the Internet, to electric cars, genomic sequencing, mobile apps, and social media — were pioneered by startups, not existing companies. Metrics like Return on Net Assets, Return on Capital and Internal Rate of Return are the guiding stars of the board and CEO.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 22, 2016

That should make you wonder - how do you measure traction in a metric? While thinking about the parameters of traction, and how to measure it, I was impressed with a new book, “ Scaling Lean: Mastering the Key Metrics for Startup Growth ” by Ash Maurya, a serial entrepreneur, and creator of the one-page business modelling tool Lean Canvas.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

Cash flow is a basic survival metric for every startup. Use social media for early marketing. Social media is not rocket science. That should equate to an adequate valuation for a $2 million follow-on Series-A round, without giving away all the equity. Desperate entrepreneurs lose their leverage and die young.

Burn Rate 120

Burn Rate Hockey Stick Startup Salary 120

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 4, 2016

Who would not want to joint the unicorns (recent startups with a current valuation of over $1 billion)? Establishing your brand with interactive social media. The cost of social media done well is low. But for founders who do their homework, the cost of entry is lower and the opportunity is higher than ever.

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Intellectual Property Startup Angel Groups Social Media 120

Haystack

DECEMBER 29, 2018

Also during this time, the underlying metrics in that business can change positively, potentially trapping companies to accept the initially-agreed upon valuation. by a mile, continued to soar in volume and valuation. In 2017, we learned about how social media feeds were used to surface biased or planted information.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 21, 2021

When you see startups like SpaceX and Pinterest grow from a low valuation to a billion dollars in just a few years, it’s easy to assume that if you just keep doing what you are doing, you can get there as well. Working with the media is required, both social as well as the press, through public relations and internal channels.

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ConversionXL

AUGUST 11, 2021

A sponsorship strategy should cover five areas: Assets Audience data Asset valuation Activations Market identification. Therefore, it’s important to dig deeper to provide information on: How your audience interacts with your brand (social media, newsletters, podcasts, YouTube videos, etc.) Asset valuation.

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SoCal CTO

JUNE 9, 2010

Now, thanks to social media, you don't have to outspend. A FB ad targeted at one person (my wife) - Gabriel Weinberg , May 14, 2010 The other day I gave a presentation with Steve Welch on the use of social media in politics. it’s about measuring online influence and I’m big on metrics as a key element of business planning; 2.)

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 5, 2019

Are you fresh out of Y Combinator with $1 million in funding at a $10 million valuation? These stories get posted and shared to generate the social media love a lonely entrepreneur craves. But flattering media attention too easily shifts focus away from the metrics that matter. All other metrics are irrelevant.

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David Teten

JANUARY 19, 2021

This structure allows for alignment on the front end, and real-time flexibility for performance metrics,” says Samira Salman , a family office investor and advisor. . Flexible VCs have created structures based on other company performance metrics than revenues, such as profits or founder salaries. Flexible VC 102: Variations.

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Brandanew

JUNE 13, 2015

The perfect consumer experience and social media marketing is often an after thought. On the surface level, paid likes have far worse conversion metrics compared to paid adverts. What value does social media create for your brand? What value does social media create for your brand? Do you not want to be discovered well?

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 1, 2019

With the real data from that surge, you need to take a hard look at business model realities, cost of customer acquisition, inventory costs, and other key metrics. Even huge valuation increases will evaporate overnight when profitability is nowhere in sight, and you run out of money.

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Silicon Valley Bankruptcy Metrics Valuation 215

The Startup Magazine

MARCH 24, 2024

It is a quantified metric that focuses on the speed of turning prospects into customers. Ultimately, such timely, personalized communication will help — Builds trust by communicating through different channels like emails, webinars, social media, etc. Pipeline velocity measures the pace at which your sales pipeline moves.

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B2B Forecast Entrepreneur Analytics 126

Cracking the Code

FEBRUARY 23, 2011

Detailed SaaS Spreadsheet (Valuation and CAC benchmark). SaaS 13 Index Valuation. SaaS business metrics: why are they different? Popular Media: the key to viral marketing. Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. Wednesday, February 23, 2011.

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The Next Web

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

He is currently CEO of Bubbly , a social media startup backed by Sequoia Capital, SingTel Innov8, and JAFCO. Many Asian entrepreneurs tell me that they want to raise funds from Silicon Valley firms because they perceive the valuations to be higher. Valuations are based more on typical later-stage type of metrics.

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

DECEMBER 16, 2014

What does it actually mean that metric X is better than average and metric Y is below? the darlings of the news media, and this is not a path to finding good answers. Measuring yourself against the average or median isn’t much better. ” If you can answer in the affirmative to all that, you have your answer.

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Cracking the Code

MARCH 23, 2007

Popular Media: the key to viral marketing. Popular Media is a hosted, web-based technology platform that enables customers to quickly create, optimize, and scale viral marketing programs - and it seems to work pretty well. Detailed SaaS Spreadsheet (Valuation and CAC benchmark). SaaS 13 Index Valuation. My Investments.

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Software Review Viral Media Marketing 48

Cracking the Code

JANUARY 16, 2012

Detailed SaaS Spreadsheet (Valuation and CAC benchmark). SaaS 13 Index Valuation. SaaS business metrics: why are they different? Popular Media: the key to viral marketing. S&M productivity (CAC ratio) for the SaaS 13 Index. Note: high CAC ratio means high productiviy (see blog post for definition). My Investments.

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Software Review Europe Technical Review Spain 95

Gust

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

Entrepreneurs and investors who have spent any time dealing with convertible debt seed financing transactions are likely to have encountered the subject of valuation caps. Valuation caps can come into play in settings other than seed-stage convertible note financing rounds.

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Valuation Pre-Money Valuation Merger Vesting 98

Cracking the Code

AUGUST 3, 2011

Detailed SaaS Spreadsheet (Valuation and CAC benchmark). SaaS 13 Index Valuation. SaaS business metrics: why are they different? Popular Media: the key to viral marketing. S&M productivity (CAC ratio) for the SaaS 13 Index. Note: high CAC ratio means high productiviy (see blog post for definition). My Investments.

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Software Review Europe Technical Review Search 67

Growthink Blog

APRIL 15, 2015

So easy to understand and believe in are Software-as-Services Models like Domo''s, with business models often boiling down to a simple cost of customer acquisition cost divided by lifetime customer value metric (in Domo''s case, over $50,000 per customer!). And that''s why that $2 billion valuation may not be so high after all.

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David Teten

SEPTEMBER 23, 2017

An investor had few hard metrics other than the actual financials, and little technology to make the process scaleable. Over the past few decades, better metrics became available, and investors could take a more analytical, data-driven approach. ” Historically, investing was a manual, artisan process. 6) Negotiate deal.

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Private Equity Venture Capital Equity Technical Review 60

Pascal's View

AUGUST 21, 2011

Welcome to the latest passionate debate over the ‘valuation bubble or not?’ This time, the debate centers on the “favored few” Social Media venture backed companies that have brought tremendous windfalls to a select group of venture funds and management teams, both pre- and post-IPO. question in venture capital. It is intentional.

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VC Cafe

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

Examples include – Roam Research – the note taking app that recently raised a seed round at $200M valuation Superhuman – the email productivity tool Masterclass – video classes from subject matter experts. That’s how Slack got started. Subscription fatigue?

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B2C Cloud Valuation Acquisition 187

Cracking the Code

NOVEMBER 7, 2010

Detailed SaaS Spreadsheet (Valuation and CAC benchmark). SaaS 13 Index Valuation. SaaS business metrics: why are they different? Popular Media: the key to viral marketing. S&M productivity (CAC ratio) for the SaaS 13 Index. Note: high CAC ratio means high productiviy (see blog post for definition). My Investments.

Software Review 59

Software Review Technical Review Cloud Europe 59

Cracking the Code

DECEMBER 1, 2009

Detailed SaaS Spreadsheet (Valuation and CAC benchmark). SaaS 13 Index Valuation. SaaS business metrics: why are they different? Popular Media: the key to viral marketing. S&M productivity (CAC ratio) for the SaaS 13 Index. Note: high CAC ratio means high productiviy (see blog post for definition). My Investments.

Software Review 48

Software Review Technical Review Cloud Europe 48

Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

Based on its recent funding, the success of its predecessors, and its quick adoption, we estimate a $100 million valuation. both in fact and in media coverage, so I’m happy to post an example of a startup founded by a woman, targeting women, that has taken off beautifully.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 14, 2015

Are you reviewed positively by online media and industry analysts? It’s never too early to build relationships with industry analysts, influential blogs and the media. In the final evaluation, traction is the key driver for your business valuation, and is needed to attract investors, partners or a public stock offering.

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Acquisition Valuation Angel Investor Stock 120

Cracking the Code

NOVEMBER 13, 2008

The fact that SaaS valuations are being more affected by the downturn than the Nasdaq can be surprising given the supposed resiliency of the SaaS model (recurring revenues) but it translates the public investors belief that SMB software spend is going to be hit very hard by this recession. With this decline, the average EV/08 rev.

Software Review 48

Software Review Technical Review Valuation Portfolio 48

Cracking the Code

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

Detailed SaaS Spreadsheet (Valuation and CAC benchmark). SaaS 13 Index Valuation. SaaS business metrics: why are they different? Popular Media: the key to viral marketing. S&M productivity (CAC ratio) for the SaaS 13 Index. Note: high CAC ratio means high productiviy (see blog post for definition). My Investments.

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Software Review Technical Review Europe Venture Capital 54

Feld Thoughts

APRIL 29, 2015

Now that everyone is overly focused on unicorns, the headline number on the valuation (e.g. Company X raised Y at a valuation of Z from A, B, and C) has crept into the story on big rounds. No underlying metrics that drive the financing. After he posted it, he sent around the link to a few prominent people in the tech media.

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