Cracking the Code

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

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. software. (10). Impact of the recession on SaaS Sales&Marketing pr. Software 2.0: Feedburner Network.

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David Teten

SEPTEMBER 23, 2017

The historic capital-raising process is driven by face-to-face networking and salesmanship. Some funds are using intermediaries to help them sell to retail LPs ( Artivest , iCapital Network ). Relationship Science makes it easier to understand and map social networks into potential limited partners. 2) Raise capital.

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JANUARY 14, 2010

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. software. (10). Impact of the recession on SaaS Sales&Marketing pr. Software 2.0: Feedburner Network.

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MAY 25, 2010

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. The golf was followed by cocktail, dinner and poker: a very fun start to prepare the full day of content and networking on May 12th at the Rosewood SandHill. Free Software Download. SaaS 13 Index Valuation.

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APRIL 13, 2007

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. Software 2.0: How the use of internet is transforming the software industry. In the past seven years, Internet has changed the business landscape and software has not been an exception to the rule.

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OCTOBER 8, 2009

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. Labels: SaaS , software , Venture Capital. Detailed SaaS Spreadsheet (Valuation and CAC benchmark). SaaS 13 Index Valuation. software. (10). Software 2.0: Cracking The Code. at 6:31 PM.

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crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 21, 2012

Why You Should Want to Pay for Software, Instagram Edition | The Atlantic - [link]. This is a very useful valuation tool from AngelList (browse startup valuations) - [link]. Facebook Stops Its Long-Awaited Ad Network Before It Starts (For Now) | AllThingsD – [link]. B t Metrics – [link].

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David Teten

DECEMBER 12, 2017

As a globally focused LP in early stage VC funds, we at Blue Future Partners have observed a growing trend of firms investing substantially in software tools, whether developing proprietary solutions or adopting off the shelf tools. But what tools are they using themselves to automate their own processes?

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Cracking the Code

JANUARY 7, 2009

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. software. (10). Impact of the recession on SaaS Sales&Marketing pr. Software 2.0: Feedburner Network.

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JULY 10, 2009

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. software. (10). Impact of the recession on SaaS Sales&Marketing pr. Software 2.0: Feedburner Network.

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OCTOBER 27, 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. software. (10). Impact of the recession on SaaS Sales&Marketing pr. Software 2.0: Feedburner Network.

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JUNE 23, 2008

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. In addition, Cardo got a lot of press for this initiative - so, overall great PR at minimal cost and this shows how web 2.0 Detailed SaaS Spreadsheet (Valuation and CAC benchmark). SaaS 13 Index Valuation.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2009

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. Software as a Service (SaaS), the most mature of these segments, is comprised of end user applications like Salesforce.com. Forget everything you learned about software channels. Build Employee Software.

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DECEMBER 1, 2009

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. software. (10). Impact of the recession on SaaS Sales&Marketing pr. Software 2.0: Feedburner Network.

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Cracking the Code

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

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. software. (10). Impact of the recession on SaaS Sales&Marketing pr. Software 2.0: Feedburner Network.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2009

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. software. (10). Impact of the recession on SaaS Sales&Marketing pr. Software 2.0: Cracking The Code.

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Steve Blank

MARCH 18, 2011

The signals are loud and clear : seed and late stage valuations are getting frothy and wacky, and hiring talent in Silicon Valley is the toughest it has been since the dot.com bubble. Software companies had to buy specialized computers and license expensive software. Carpe Diem. We’re now in the second Internet bubble.

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OCTOBER 9, 2009

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. Labels: SaaS , sales and marketing , software. Detailed SaaS Spreadsheet (Valuation and CAC benchmark). SaaS 13 Index Valuation. software. (10). Software 2.0: Cracking The Code.

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Cracking the Code

MARCH 12, 2010

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. software. (10). Impact of the recession on SaaS Sales&Marketing pr. Software 2.0: Feedburner Network.

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MARCH 10, 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. software. (10). Impact of the recession on SaaS Sales&Marketing pr. Software 2.0: Feedburner Network.

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crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 3, 2012

Why Necessity Will Soon Make Facebook The World’s Largest Mobile Ad Network – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template tco use today) – [link]. An interesting drill-down into Apple’s valuation – [link]. 94 Free Colorful Bokeh Textures – [link].

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500hats.com

AUGUST 2, 2012

Or, as my friend Marc Andreessen might say, Software Eats the Private Equity World. but the food was awesome, & the PR wasn’t bad either). However, while YC was growing in prominence & valuation, and scaling the # of companies it was funding every 6 months, something else happened. Mega VC, Micro VC.

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Cracking the Code

JULY 6, 2007

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. I was surprised today when I went through the NetSuite IPO filling (S1) to see that it looked very much like any Enterprise software document - not a single mention of churn or % of recurring revenues. software. (10).

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Cracking the Code

NOVEMBER 13, 2008

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. Be realistic on valuation: the best public SaaS companies lost 60% of their value on average, so it is likely your valuation is down too! Detailed SaaS Spreadsheet (Valuation and CAC benchmark).

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steveblank.com

JULY 8, 2011

signup, upgrade, trial pricing Zuora – online subscription management FeeFighters – find the cheapest credit card processors HealPay – Collections made easy Customer Support Tender – support, knowledgebase tool for your site GetSatisfaction - conversations between companies / customers.

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Cracking the Code

FEBRUARY 25, 2008

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. It includes NetSuite, SuccessFactors, Vocus, SalesForce, Taleo, DemandTec, LivePerson, Constant Contact, Concur, Ultimate Software, Salary.com, Omniture and Kenexa. Labels: SaaS , software. software. (10).

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techcrunch.com

FEBRUARY 19, 2010

According to VCs, there’s been a 65% decrease in up-rounds (where a company gets a bigger valuation) in the last six months and more than 60% of those polled expect a longer wait for an exit. And investors said they intend to invest more in cleantech than software going forward. A lot of the stats weren’t surprising.

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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: SaaS , sales and marketing , software. Detailed SaaS Spreadsheet (Valuation and CAC benchmark). SaaS 13 Index Valuation. software. (10). Software 2.0: Cracking The Code.

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Cracking the Code

SEPTEMBER 2, 2008

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. So where does Salesforces profitability stands today compared to the most successful on premise public software companies? traditional software is like cocaine--youre hooked. Labels: SaaS , software.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 12, 2017

(there’s a great story from Jonah in the video but you have to watch to hear it :)) But it’s undeniable that it has become a digital media powerhouse having raised around $500 million in capital with a valuation reported at $1.7 An obvious vector for me would be software for the media industry. Back then there were “email forwards.”

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MARCH 30, 2007

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. software. (10). Impact of the recession on SaaS Sales&Marketing pr. Software 2.0: Feedburner Network.

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JULY 6, 2007

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. software. (10). Impact of the recession on SaaS Sales&Marketing pr. Software 2.0: Feedburner Network.

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JUNE 18, 2007

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. software. (10). Impact of the recession on SaaS Sales&Marketing pr. Software 2.0: Feedburner Network.

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crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2012

… Checking In on Foursquare’s Valuation – [link]. Facebook makes it official — an external advertising network is coming soon | Gigaom – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link]. Just got acquired? – [link].

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JANUARY 5, 2007

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. software. (10). Impact of the recession on SaaS Sales&Marketing pr. Software 2.0: Feedburner Network.

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DECEMBER 16, 2006

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. software. (10). Impact of the recession on SaaS Sales&Marketing pr. Software 2.0: Feedburner Network.

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DECEMBER 28, 2006

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. Sandhill.com Podcast : 40mn podcasts on Enterprise software. This is the only podcast I found on Enterprise software. Detailed SaaS Spreadsheet (Valuation and CAC benchmark). SaaS 13 Index Valuation.

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