NZ Entrepreneur

MAY 31, 2021

The presenters gave some common messages: the theory says diversification is critical for mitigating the downside risk of your investment(s) crashing to zero, especially in the high-risk early-stage investment space. Negotiating reasonable terms and valuations that look to the long-term.

Portfolio 81

Portfolio New Zealand Management Technical Review 81

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 18, 2023

New startup founders keep all the operating metrics they need in their head. Even if you don’t have a formal board of directors, it pays to have trusted advisors who will give you regular unbiased feedback on your team strengths and weaknesses, financial and operating ratio norms, and an external view of current company valuation issues.

Exit Strategy 248

Exit Strategy Valuation Acquisition Metrics 248

VC Adventure

AUGUST 31, 2017

If you read my blog regularly you know I love (LOVE) metrics. So no surprise that when River Cities Capital released an overview of SaaS operating and valuation benchmarks, I hung on every juicy detail. They took the 92 public SaaS companies and analyzed their key operating metrics. The valuation metrics show this clearly.

IPO 113

IPO Vertical Balance Sheet Valuation 113

View from Seed

MARCH 24, 2021

In this comprehensive template and guide we break down each of the nine core sections in the deck: intro , team , what do you do , is it working , why does it matter (market) , can you be the best in the world (product, growth, financial metrics) , where are you going , what do you want (the ask) , and appendix. ” (Rob Go).

Seed Stage 177

Seed Stage Hiring IPO Analytics 177

Steve Blank

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

What most founders don’t realize is: Every stage of a startup requires a different set of metrics and milestones and founder skills. Jeff’s presentation is from the point of a view of “What Investors Want” (see resources here ) while Mar’s takes it from a founder trying to figure out the funding landscape. Number of customers?

Cofounder 431

Cofounder Seed Stage Valuation Metrics 431

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 9, 2021

New startup founders keep all the operating metrics they need in their head. Even if you don’t have a formal board of directors, it pays to have trusted advisors who will give you regular unbiased feedback on your team strengths and weaknesses, financial and operating ratio norms, and an external view of current company valuation issues.

Exit Strategy 434

Exit Strategy Valuation Acquisition Metrics 434

Tim Keane

JANUARY 12, 2010

Term-sheets and Valuations: Thinking about Negotiations.   Investors sometimes “present” the terms they’d like and expect the entrepreneurs to react. The Valuation Question.   You can vary both valuation and term-sheet assumptions (in the gray boxes) to assess the impact on the values of the business.

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Term Sheet Valuation Dividend Liquidation Preference 68

Version One Ventures

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

We also cover important topics for social platform businesses like metrics, exits, valuations, and our outlook for future opportunities in social. The post “Understanding Social Platforms,” now summarized in a presentation deck appeared first on Version One. You can download the slide deck here.

Valuation 119

Valuation Metrics Networking Community 119

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

They need to believe your valuation, based on current revenue and intellectual property, and feel the equity offered gives them a real return for the risk. These show a focus on the business elements required for success, and metrics for ensuring accountability, management control, and feedback along the way.

Intellectual Property 352

Intellectual Property Equity Bootstrapping Valuation 352

David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

I use Google Drive to host my conference presentations , which are all embedded at teten.com. I previously posted a detailed presentation with sales technology tools useful for B2B sales. I use Diigo , a social bookmarking tool, to keep a record of useful websites. If you have one, please contact me. 7) Negotiate .

Technical Review 78

Technical Review Software Review Analytics Private Equity 78

Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

Master of 500 Hats: Startup Metrics for Pirates (SeedCamp 2008, London) This presentation should be required reading for anyone creating a startup with an online service component. He also has a discussion of how your choice of business model determines which of these metric areas you want to focus on. Choose one.

San Francisco 167

San Francisco CPA SEM CTO Hire 167

YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

You may have a thoughtful business plan, a proven team, and a great product, but if the market isn’t big enough to present them with an outsized opportunity to make money, they’ll pass. Have a reasonable attitude about your early-stage valuation, and don’t get too hung up on it. Like you, they’re looking for opportunity.

Technical Review 140

Technical Review Due Diligence Early Stage Differentiation 140

Cracking the Code

JULY 6, 2007

SaaS business metrics: why are they different? Different models require different performance metrics. developed a white paper on performance metrics for Technology service Vendors (TSV) and this post present the key elements of his reflexion adapted for SaaS companies. The MRR is a great metrics, but it can be perfected.

Software Review 66

Software Review Metrics Valuation Technical Review 66

Gust

JULY 23, 2014

So even if my own mother asked me to meet with you, and you were pitching me a biotech opportunity for a $10 million investment at a $90 million valuation, I might take the meeting, but it wouldn’t be particularly useful for either of us. Now comes the really tricky part: getting me to review all that stuff you just neatly uploaded.

Angel Investor 153

Angel Investor Elevator Pitch Pre-Money Valuation Technical Review 153

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

We realized that operating a business in distributed markets presented multi-city coordination efforts that we weren’t prepared for. presented pricing challenges when compared to a whole new set of offline competitors we didn’t know well. We spent a few hundred thousand dollars opening up operations in Chicago and Washington D.C.

Operations 286

Operations New York City Technical Review Startup 286

Steve Blank

OCTOBER 24, 2017

While 20th century metrics were revenue and profit, today it’s common for companies to get acquired for their user base. all had the gift/curse of a visionary CEO – they could see the future as clearly as others could see the present. (Today’s version is Tesla – now more valuable than Ford.).

Founder 256

Founder Technical Review CTO Hire IPO 256

Up and Running

JANUARY 14, 2022

Our major challenge was how do we compete with companies that have billion-dollar valuations, millions in investor funding, and millions in revenue? This metric let us know the potential traffic available in our niche – excluding brand searches. This is a subjective metric but still important. Domain authority. Content quality.

SEO 104

SEO Software Review Search Acquisition 104

Occam's Razor

APRIL 23, 2012

While there is a great deal of appreciation for the power of metrics/data, I've come to realize that Sr. Leaders don't quite appreciate the deep, and often corrosive, consequences of choosing metric x over metric y as a key performance indicator (KPI). It is a standard metric. Don't believe me?

Metrics 152

Metrics Analytics Search Channel 152

SoCal CTO

JUNE 9, 2010

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. Klout Puts Metrics Into Social Media Management - Tim Berry's Blog - Planning Startups Stories , May 21, 2010 I really like klout.com for three good reasons: 1.)

Fractional CTO 248

Fractional CTO Startup Venture Capital Cofounder 248

Cracking the Code

FEBRUARY 23, 2011

Very good Diagrammatic Presentation. Detailed SaaS Spreadsheet (Valuation and CAC benchmark). SaaS 13 Index Valuation. SaaS business metrics: why are they different? Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. Wednesday, February 23, 2011. Unreasonable?

Software Review 101

Software Review Technical Review Valuation Europe 101

The Next Web

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

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. Finally, don’t over-optimize on valuation. From there, you typically get the thumbs up or down within a day or two.

Asia 132

Asia Silicon Valley India Term Sheet 132

Hearpreneur

AUGUST 5, 2020

I’ve found that due to the undeniable efficacy that remote work-teams are presenting due to the coronavirus pandemic, the online management and accountability software industry are ripe for disruption. will be ever-present going forward. Thanks to Kenny Trinh, Netbooknews ! #9- 9- Online management and accountability software.

Technical Review 157

Technical Review Software Review Entrepreneur China 157

ConversionXL

AUGUST 11, 2021

A sponsorship strategy should cover five areas: Assets Audience data Asset valuation Activations Market identification. Asset valuation. They work by allowing your sponsor to make an impact with your audience directly, presenting a clear ROI. How to present your fulfillment report. Activations. Source ).

Audience 139

Audience Social Media Email Ruby 139

Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 5, 2009

This post describes how companies using the Customer Development model can increase their credibility, valuation and probability of getting a first round of funding by presenting their results in a “Lesson Learned&# venture pitch. Tons of advice is available on how to pitch , present and market your company.

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Customer Development Developer Customer Silicon Valley 266

K9 Ventures

JUNE 5, 2015

Low supply of companies with traction drove the valuations and deal sizes up. In that presentation, I said that Seed is not the first round of financing any more and that K9’s investments were mostly “pre-seed”. Valuations are rising to match. Valuations are rising to match. Seed stage was super tough. The Epilogue.

Seed Stage 48

Seed Stage Venture Capital Early Stage Valuation 48

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2012

Yes, it’s true that FOMO (fear of missing out) is driving some irrational behavior and valuations amongst uber competitive deals and well-financed VCs. These seven factors are leading to better and more sustainable opportunities in venture capital than have been present at any time in our investment histories. Morning in VC.

Venture Capital 347

Venture Capital Technical Review LP Mobile 347

Cracking the Code

DECEMBER 1, 2009

Detailed SaaS Spreadsheet (Valuation and CAC benchmark). SaaS 13 Index Valuation. SaaS business metrics: why are they different? As we get close to the end of the year, I thought it would be interesting to put together a post on how to approach the 2010 planning. S&M productivity (CAC ratio) for the SaaS 13 Index.

Software Review 48

Software Review Technical Review Cloud Europe 48

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 9, 2013

Deal with company admin: 409a valuations, approve stock options, vote on key measures (15%). You feel good about yourselves because you escape the board meeting with no controversy and you feel good about your presentation and all of the positive reinforcement. Provide information / context (15%). Ineffecient Board Meeting.

Advisory Board 337

Advisory Board Valuation Stock Options Seed Money 337

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.

Private Equity 60

Private Equity Venture Capital Equity Technical Review 60

David Teten

AUGUST 6, 2015

financial statement summaries, valuation analysis, ratio analysis, etc.) Make this easy for them by creating a dedicated presentation outputs section and positioning it at the front of the spreadsheet. How to Present so People Will Hear. How To Add Powerful (and Legal) Images To Your Presentations.

Balance Sheet 60

Balance Sheet Software Review Forecast Acquisition 60

abovethecrowd.com

APRIL 20, 2016

One key to this population growth has been the remarkable ease of the Unicorn fundraising process: Pick a new valuation well above your last one, put together a presentation deck, solicit offers, and watch the hundreds of million of dollars flow into your bank account. By January of 2016, that number had ballooned to 229.

IPO 40

IPO Term Sheet Silicon Valley Valuation 40

Cracking the Code

NOVEMBER 13, 2008

To start the discussion, we presented a few data points on how our SaaS 13 Index (13 public SaaS companies) has been affected by the downturn - and unfortunately, the hit has been pretty hard, with the Index losing 60% year to date as illustrated by the chart below: SaaS 13 Index (Jan. With this decline, the average EV/08 rev.

Software Review 48

Software Review Technical Review Valuation Portfolio 48

Up and Running

OCTOBER 3, 2018

Milestones and metrics that you’ll need to hit to be viable. What to include: Positioning : Describe how you will present your company to the market. Others predict Automated Valuation Models will provide more sophisticated revenue and expense information, possibly replacing financial analysts. Milestones and metrics.

El Paso 61

El Paso Business Plan Technical Review Forecast 61

Cracking the Code

MAY 25, 2010

Unveiling of the "10 Things Every CEO Needs to Know About Product Design" The best rated session of the day was the presentation by Jason Putorti on product design. Jasons presentation was focused on the "10 Things Every CEO Needs to Know About Product Design and User Experience". SaaS 13 Index Valuation. My Investments.

Software Review 74

Software Review Cloud IPO Jordan 74

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 30, 2015

New startup founders keep all the operating metrics they need in their head. Even if you don’t have a formal board of directors, it pays to have trusted advisors who will give you regular unbiased feedback on your team strengths and weaknesses, financial and operating ratio norms, and an external view of current company valuation issues.

Exit Strategy 120

Exit Strategy Startup Valuation Acquisition 120

View from Seed

DECEMBER 11, 2019

Yes, there are intermittent points of feedback along the way, like valuation marks from subsequent rounds of financing. So the most productive Partners in the current day often don’t get rewarded relative to their present contribution. The median average investment time period to liquidity for a venture investment is currently 6.5-7.5

Venture Capital 204

Venture Capital Cap Table Partner LP 204

Austin Startup

MAY 19, 2018

As you are evaluating us for the ability to execute and present, we are evaluating you for your insights, courtesy, ability to show up on time, and more. If the presentation was impressive, say it out loud. Don’t boomerang founders If you have specific metrics you look for in early stage companies. Get excited!

Founder 75

Founder Early Stage Software Review Deal Flow 75