Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 5, 2014

Cashflow is a basic survival metric for every startup. Deferred payments start with stretching the payables period but, more importantly, include giving employee equity in lieu of a higher salaries and negotiating vendor deferred payments out of future revenues. Use social media for early marketing.

Burn Rate 262

Burn Rate Hockey Stick Entrepreneur Salary 262

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

Cash flow is a basic survival metric for every startup. Deferred payments start with stretching the payables period but, more importantly, include giving employee equity in lieu of a higher salaries and negotiating vendor deferred payments out of future revenues. Use social media for early marketing.

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)? Before you bring on partners, develop intellectual property, raise capital, or generate revenues, you need to establish an official business entity. Establishing your brand with interactive social media.

Intellectual Property 120

Intellectual Property Startup Angel Groups Social Media 120

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. Companies horde cash and squeeze the most revenue and margin from the money they use.

Private Equity 329

Private Equity Metrics China Intellectual Property 329

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. Source ).

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Audience Social Media Email Ruby 139

The Startup Magazine

MARCH 24, 2024

It is a quantified metric that focuses on the speed of turning prospects into customers. The higher the velocity, the more predictable and scalable the revenue becomes. Ultimately, such timely, personalized communication will help — Builds trust by communicating through different channels like emails, webinars, social media, etc.

B2B 132

B2B Forecast Entrepreneur Analytics 132

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.

Valuation 162

Valuation Cofounder Metrics SEC 162

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.

Asia 132

Asia Silicon Valley India Term Sheet 132

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.

Private Equity 60

Private Equity Venture Capital Equity Technical Review 60

VC Cafe

OCTOBER 23, 2022

The CEO shared the revenue target for the year at X, and the revenue target for next year at 3X. One of the board members asked a simple question: “Why is revenue our North Star KPI? One of the board members asked a simple question: “Why is revenue our North Star KPI?”

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Metrics Revenue B2C Portfolio 179

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 8, 2016

The same is true for solutions to some social problems, like feeding the hungry, who don’t have any money. Remember you can’t sustain a business or social cause with no revenue or profit. With today’s rapid pace of change and information overload, word-of-mouth and social media alone is not a viable marketing plan.

Intellectual Property 120

Intellectual Property Entrepreneur Elevator Pitch Exit Strategy 120

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. Read on for a fuller explanation. by February 2006).

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Valuation Pre-Money Valuation Merger Vesting 98

www.forentrepreneurs.com

FEBRUARY 2, 2010

Business model viability, in the majority of startups, will come down to balancing two variables: Cost to Acquire Customers (CAC) The ability to monetize those customers, or LTV (which stands for Lifetime Value of a Customer) Successful web businesses have long understood these metrics as they have such an easy way to measure them.

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Acquisition Cost Customer Entrepreneur 103

Up and Running

JULY 22, 2019

Be sure to demonstrate its potential by clearly documenting key performance indicators, highlighting key customers, and demonstrating realistic revenue projections. To help investors get an insider view on company growth, it’s important to share meaningful metrics consistently. People love to “average up” by doubling down on winners.

Canada 78

Canada Early Stage Valuation Finance 78

David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

“We’re using … TinyLetter for our “Content Newsletter” … and Buffer to schedule social media posts. Point Nine Capital uses Mention for media monitoring. I use Hootsuite to coordinate my social media activity, which consists of Teten.com, PEVCTech.com , Linkedin , AngelList , and (passively) Twitter and Facebook.

Technical Review 78

Technical Review Software Review Analytics Private Equity 78

The Equity Kicker

JANUARY 10, 2020

Maybe they’ll pivot to something great eventually, but in the interim period, the valuation goes sideways – and that’s not a good place for a VC to be. They find a niche in the market where they can grow some revenues and then they raise some more money. And what are the metrics for customer love? What are your benchmarks?

Partner 68

Partner Early Stage Portfolio Metrics 68

crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 4, 2011

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! 4 Ways to Make Social Technology Work For Your Biz – [link]. Must read article for all startup entrepreneurs about valuation – [link]. – [link].

Social Media 92

Social Media Small Business Design Media 92

Steve Blank

OCTOBER 24, 2017

— Unremarked and unheralded, the balance of power between startup CEOs and their investors has radically changed: IPOs/M&A without a profit (or at times revenue) have become the norm. Typically, this caliber of bankers wouldn’t talk to you unless your company had five profitable quarters of increasing revenue.

Founder 274

Founder Technical Review CTO Hire IPO 274

crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 8, 2015

We just love sharing articles about fonts, logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, economics and other interesting stuff! What is the ideal size and make-up of a team for a pre-revenue SaaS startup? Valuation As A Scorecard – buff.ly/1F0CUyC.

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Small Business Design Social Media Startup 48

Up and Running

FEBRUARY 19, 2015

Use the top-left drop-down box to view different metrics, which include: % New Sessions —find out if you’ve managed to successfully target a new demographic. Again, you will see the option to use the metrics listed above (% New, Avg. It’s still in the early stages and it is the first real attempt at “social search.”

Customer 60

Customer Analytics Search API 60

trada.com

APRIL 7, 2010

Trada Blog: Paid Search Marketing, Online Advertising and Small Biz Trada's blog for small businesses making paid search, online advertising and social media easier to understand. Every day in a startup you battle the same two limitations: resources and time. Every new thing you take on requires time and effort.

Stealth 40

Stealth PPC Advertising Conversion 40

Hearpreneur

AUGUST 5, 2020

This means that creating a simplified and easy-to-navigate software that allows real-time metrics and communication to be had in a professional management environment is currently an industry for the taking. It helped them to engage already existing customers with the brand and kept the revenues steady. 19- Silvertech.

Technical Review 157

Technical Review Software Review Entrepreneur China 157

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? The stringent regulatory environment and a new brand with no social capital such as a social media following, reviews, customer case studies, etc. Domain authority.

SEO 104

SEO Software Review Search Acquisition 104

ConversionXL

OCTOBER 22, 2018

As a group, we’ve gotten a firmer grasp on top-of-the-funnel metrics. We can prove that social media and SEO drive traffic and top-line conversions, but we still struggle to show the bottom-line impact of marketing. Conversions (e.g. form fills). Black box]. However, some visibility is better than none at all.

B2B 131

B2B Marketing Analytics Campaign 131

Up and Running

OCTOBER 3, 2018

Financial Summary: Explain your business model, startup costs, revenues, and liabilities to the company. Milestones and metrics that you’ll need to hit to be viable. Others predict Automated Valuation Models will provide more sophisticated revenue and expense information, possibly replacing financial analysts.

El Paso 61

El Paso Business Plan Technical Review Forecast 61

Up and Running

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

By focusing on branding even before construction had begun on the brewery, ColdFire has been building a local following through social media and building buzz for their grand opening. Within any model, there are things breweries can focus on to stand out and increase revenue. Metrics: Know your numbers.

Oregon 60

Oregon Jordan SBA Cofounder 60

Austin Startup

MAY 19, 2018

It drives up valuations, creates interest in the category among other investors, and in a new space a well funded competitor is usually out there educating audiences about the very problem the startup solves. Don’t boomerang founders If you have specific metrics you look for in early stage companies.

Founder 75

Founder Early Stage Software Review Deal Flow 75

betashop.com

OCTOBER 8, 2012

From the start we said that we would never make a decision as to what features to build or what products to sell based on revenue alone, rather we would focus on things that make our customers smile and by doing so lots and lots of revenue will fall out over time. Getting social right is hard. 500M valuation = $5B target.

Technical Review 108

Technical Review Technology Software Review Valuation 108

Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

seems to be the single metric and motivational driver to countless tech VCs and founders today and why so many founders and early employees get burned out with the grind of startups. startups with billion-dollar valuations) in recent years. startups with billion-dollar valuations) in recent years.

Silicon Valley 48

Silicon Valley Technical Review Venture Capital San Francisco 48

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. Revenue vs. Economic Value.

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Metrics Analytics Search Channel 152