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FEBRUARY 24, 2010

Detailed SaaS Spreadsheet (Valuation and CAC benchmark). SaaS 13 Index Valuation. Venture Capital. (3). SaaS business metrics: why are they different? Popular Media: the key to viral marketing. Explore Venture Capital. S&M productivity (CAC ratio) for the SaaS 13 Index. My Investments.

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DECEMBER 1, 2009

Detailed SaaS Spreadsheet (Valuation and CAC benchmark). SaaS 13 Index Valuation. Venture Capital. (3). SaaS business metrics: why are they different? Popular Media: the key to viral marketing. Explore Venture Capital. S&M productivity (CAC ratio) for the SaaS 13 Index. My Investments.

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JANUARY 14, 2010

Detailed SaaS Spreadsheet (Valuation and CAC benchmark). SaaS 13 Index Valuation. Venture Capital. (3). SaaS business metrics: why are they different? Popular Media: the key to viral marketing. Explore Venture Capital. S&M productivity (CAC ratio) for the SaaS 13 Index. My Investments.

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OCTOBER 8, 2009

Labels: SaaS , software , Venture Capital. Detailed SaaS Spreadsheet (Valuation and CAC benchmark). SaaS 13 Index Valuation. Venture Capital. (3). SaaS business metrics: why are they different? Popular Media: the key to viral marketing. Explore Venture Capital. at 6:31 PM.

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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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JUNE 23, 2008

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. Detailed SaaS Spreadsheet (Valuation and CAC benchmark). SaaS 13 Index Valuation. Venture Capital. (3). SaaS business metrics: why are they different? Popular Media: the key to viral marketing.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2009

New Capital Earmarked for Global High-Growth Investments LARCHMONT, N.Y., 26 Bessemer Venture Partners (BVP), the oldest venture capital practice in the United States, today announced the closing of a $350 million supplement to its current fund family, BVP VII, which closed in June 2007. 2009 Bessemer Venture Partners.

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JANUARY 7, 2009

Detailed SaaS Spreadsheet (Valuation and CAC benchmark). SaaS 13 Index Valuation. Venture Capital. (3). SaaS business metrics: why are they different? Popular Media: the key to viral marketing. Explore Venture Capital. S&M productivity (CAC ratio) for the SaaS 13 Index. My Investments.

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OCTOBER 27, 2008

Detailed SaaS Spreadsheet (Valuation and CAC benchmark). SaaS 13 Index Valuation. Venture Capital. (3). SaaS business metrics: why are they different? Popular Media: the key to viral marketing. Explore Venture Capital. S&M productivity (CAC ratio) for the SaaS 13 Index. My Investments.

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JULY 10, 2009

Detailed SaaS Spreadsheet (Valuation and CAC benchmark). SaaS 13 Index Valuation. Venture Capital. (3). SaaS business metrics: why are they different? Popular Media: the key to viral marketing. Explore Venture Capital. S&M productivity (CAC ratio) for the SaaS 13 Index. My Investments.

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OCTOBER 9, 2009

However, as the second graphs shows, some companies such as Constant Contact, Vocus or Salesforce do start to show a stabilization or an improvement in their productivity metrics. Detailed SaaS Spreadsheet (Valuation and CAC benchmark). SaaS 13 Index Valuation. Venture Capital. (3). Explore Venture Capital.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2009

Detailed SaaS Spreadsheet (Valuation and CAC benchmark). SaaS 13 Index Valuation. Venture Capital. (3). SaaS business metrics: why are they different? Popular Media: the key to viral marketing. Explore Venture Capital. S&M productivity (CAC ratio) for the SaaS 13 Index. My Investments.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2009

SaaS companies use different metrics to calculate renewals. Detailed SaaS Spreadsheet (Valuation and CAC benchmark). SaaS 13 Index Valuation. Venture Capital. (3). SaaS business metrics: why are they different? Popular Media: the key to viral marketing. Explore Venture Capital.

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MARCH 12, 2010

Detailed SaaS Spreadsheet (Valuation and CAC benchmark). SaaS 13 Index Valuation. Venture Capital. (3). SaaS business metrics: why are they different? Popular Media: the key to viral marketing. Explore Venture Capital. S&M productivity (CAC ratio) for the SaaS 13 Index. My Investments.

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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.

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DECEMBER 16, 2006

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. Venture Capital is about investing in the small, fast and agile company hoping that it will beat the large and slow incumbent. Detailed SaaS Spreadsheet (Valuation and CAC benchmark). SaaS 13 Index Valuation.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2008

Detailed SaaS Spreadsheet (Valuation and CAC benchmark). SaaS 13 Index Valuation. Venture Capital. (3). SaaS business metrics: why are they different? Popular Media: the key to viral marketing. Explore Venture Capital. S&M productivity (CAC ratio) for the SaaS 13 Index. My Investments.

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David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Private equity and venture capital investors are copying our sisters in the hedge fund world: we’re trying to automate more of our job. . Lean Case provides standard business models & metrics, so you can apply a standard approach to business planning, modeling, and profitability tracking. If you have one, please contact me.

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MARCH 30, 2007

Detailed SaaS Spreadsheet (Valuation and CAC benchmark). SaaS 13 Index Valuation. Venture Capital. (3). SaaS business metrics: why are they different? Popular Media: the key to viral marketing. Explore Venture Capital. S&M productivity (CAC ratio) for the SaaS 13 Index. My Investments.

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JANUARY 5, 2007

Detailed SaaS Spreadsheet (Valuation and CAC benchmark). SaaS 13 Index Valuation. Venture Capital. (3). SaaS business metrics: why are they different? Popular Media: the key to viral marketing. Explore Venture Capital. S&M productivity (CAC ratio) for the SaaS 13 Index. My Investments.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2007

Detailed SaaS Spreadsheet (Valuation and CAC benchmark). SaaS 13 Index Valuation. Venture Capital. (3). SaaS business metrics: why are they different? Popular Media: the key to viral marketing. Explore Venture Capital. S&M productivity (CAC ratio) for the SaaS 13 Index. My Investments.

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DECEMBER 28, 2006

Detailed SaaS Spreadsheet (Valuation and CAC benchmark). SaaS 13 Index Valuation. Venture Capital. (3). SaaS business metrics: why are they different? Popular Media: the key to viral marketing. Explore Venture Capital. S&M productivity (CAC ratio) for the SaaS 13 Index. My Investments.

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DECEMBER 7, 2006

Detailed SaaS Spreadsheet (Valuation and CAC benchmark). SaaS 13 Index Valuation. Venture Capital. (3). SaaS business metrics: why are they different? Popular Media: the key to viral marketing. Explore Venture Capital. S&M productivity (CAC ratio) for the SaaS 13 Index. My Investments.

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APRIL 18, 2007

Detailed SaaS Spreadsheet (Valuation and CAC benchmark). SaaS 13 Index Valuation. Venture Capital. (3). SaaS business metrics: why are they different? Popular Media: the key to viral marketing. Explore Venture Capital. S&M productivity (CAC ratio) for the SaaS 13 Index. My Investments.

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JANUARY 22, 2009

For SaaS companies, we found that MRR is the best metric on which to base sales commissions. Detailed SaaS Spreadsheet (Valuation and CAC benchmark). SaaS 13 Index Valuation. Venture Capital. (3). SaaS business metrics: why are they different? Popular Media: the key to viral marketing. My Investments.

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DECEMBER 9, 2006

Detailed SaaS Spreadsheet (Valuation and CAC benchmark). SaaS 13 Index Valuation. Venture Capital. (3). SaaS business metrics: why are they different? Popular Media: the key to viral marketing. Explore Venture Capital. S&M productivity (CAC ratio) for the SaaS 13 Index. My Investments.

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DECEMBER 2, 2006

Detailed SaaS Spreadsheet (Valuation and CAC benchmark). SaaS 13 Index Valuation. Venture Capital. (3). SaaS business metrics: why are they different? Popular Media: the key to viral marketing. Explore Venture Capital. S&M productivity (CAC ratio) for the SaaS 13 Index. My Investments.

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JANUARY 28, 2008

Detailed SaaS Spreadsheet (Valuation and CAC benchmark). SaaS 13 Index Valuation. Venture Capital. (3). SaaS business metrics: why are they different? Popular Media: the key to viral marketing. Explore Venture Capital. S&M productivity (CAC ratio) for the SaaS 13 Index. My Investments.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2007

It would be nice if You wanna give us some advises on the recruiting process in Venture Capital Industry. Detailed SaaS Spreadsheet (Valuation and CAC benchmark). SaaS 13 Index Valuation. Venture Capital. (3). SaaS business metrics: why are they different? Popular Media: the key to viral marketing.

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DECEMBER 16, 2006

Detailed SaaS Spreadsheet (Valuation and CAC benchmark). SaaS 13 Index Valuation. Venture Capital. (3). SaaS business metrics: why are they different? Popular Media: the key to viral marketing. Explore Venture Capital. S&M productivity (CAC ratio) for the SaaS 13 Index. My Investments.

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reidhoffman.org

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

Friendster’s valuation set the tone for the entire social networking space. We are the leader in the professional domain with viral growth. What I knew that many didn’t was that a combination of curiosity and a viral game mechanic would slowly get to a million people, at which point the network becomes valuable.

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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. What is some of the critical metrics that matter? Note that each market – web/SAAS/physical products – and channel – online/direct sales – has different metrics and a different funnel steps.)For

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MAY 25, 2010

Detailed SaaS Spreadsheet (Valuation and CAC benchmark). SaaS 13 Index Valuation. Venture Capital. (3). SaaS business metrics: why are they different? Popular Media: the key to viral marketing. Explore Venture Capital. S&M productivity (CAC ratio) for the SaaS 13 Index. My Investments.

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MARCH 10, 2008

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. Labels: anecdotes , Venture Capital. Detailed SaaS Spreadsheet (Valuation and CAC benchmark). SaaS 13 Index Valuation. Venture Capital. (3). SaaS business metrics: why are they different?

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MARCH 10, 2008

Detailed SaaS Spreadsheet (Valuation and CAC benchmark). SaaS 13 Index Valuation. Venture Capital. (3). SaaS business metrics: why are they different? Popular Media: the key to viral marketing. Explore Venture Capital. S&M productivity (CAC ratio) for the SaaS 13 Index. My Investments.

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Reid Hoffman

JANUARY 19, 2021

I (and many others) have spent our fair share of time criticizing venture capitalists. And there are many, many legitimate criticisms that you could accurately level against more than half of venture capitalists. But venture capital is the only profession whose members get lots of repeat practice being board members.

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JANUARY 10, 2007

Detailed SaaS Spreadsheet (Valuation and CAC benchmark). SaaS 13 Index Valuation. Venture Capital. (3). SaaS business metrics: why are they different? Popular Media: the key to viral marketing. Explore Venture Capital. S&M productivity (CAC ratio) for the SaaS 13 Index. My Investments.

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