• FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG  |  THURSDAY, MAY 24, 2012
    Be Rich or Be Happy: Which Would You Choose?
    Revenues are limited by time and rate: The number of clients you can serve and the level of fees you can charge. Say you're a contractor and cabinetmaker, like my grandfather was: He loved working with wood, so generating more revenue meant spending a lot less time in the shop and a lot more time with his employees and customers.
  • FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG  |  THURSDAY, MAY 24, 2012
    Ad Campaign Smackdown: Facebook v. Google
    and more than half of Facebook's revenue comes from North America) even as the cost per thousand impressions rates jumped sharply to 23%. If you're still betting on display ads, here's where to go for more bang for your buck. Trying to decide between Facebook and Google display advertising campaigns? in the U.S. and a 0.4% Google reaches 90%.
  • BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE  |  WEDNESDAY, MAY 23, 2012
    It’s Morning in Venture Capital
    In an over-funding environment companies are encouraged to eschew revenues in a land grab to acquire eyeballs, clicks, page views or whatever other vanity metrics give VCs the false comfort that they’re sitting on a gold mine. The opportunity to transact at the point of purchase increases the sheer number of revenue opportunities.
  • FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG  |  WEDNESDAY, MAY 23, 2012
    Selling Your Business? Protect Your Confidentiality
    Your sale offering likely listed annual revenues and owner's cash flow, along with asking price. Balancing buyer questions and retaining your business' confidentiality can be tricky. Laying out a plan can help set what information you can release and when. Here's some important advice: As much as possible, keep your thoughts to yourself.
  • YOUNGUPSTARTS  |  WEDNESDAY, MAY 23, 2012
    Online Gaming, Mobile Entertainment And The Land Of Opportunity In Video Game Design
    Facebook’s chief online game developer, Zynga , was recently given the enormous market value of $7 billion in its initial public offering and ninety-three percent of Zynga’s yearly revenue is generated through Facebook. In deed, in 2009,World of Warcraft alone represented 10% of global online gaming revenues.  by Alanna Hardy.
  • THE COMMON SENSE WEB... AN ENTREPRENEURS' BLOG  |  WEDNESDAY, MAY 23, 2012
    The Origins of Polygraph Facebook Data Mining Analytics
    Businesses pay significant $$ for new customers, but treat existing customers as people from which the ARPU (average revenue per user) must be raised. First a quick thanks to all of you who visited the blog yesterday. Our blog traffic exploded yesterday, which means I'll be writing here frequently. :-). And hence, Polygraph was born.
  • FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG  |  WEDNESDAY, MAY 23, 2012
    Private Markets Adjust to Life After Facebook
    According to one estimate, a third of SecondMarket's revenue last year came from trading Facebook shares. If it could, Facebook's reported share of SecondMarket's revenue would likely have been much lower.) With their big cash cow now a public company, secondary trading markets look beyond hot start-ups to fill the void.
  • FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG  |  WEDNESDAY, MAY 23, 2012
    To Groupon or Not To Groupon? Do This First
    You should use couponing systems like Groupon to introduce yourself to this consumer, but understand that unless you're using the discount to introduce a new item or service, you're likely going to lose revenue overall. Understand your customers--and the possible return, if any--before you make a Groupon-like offer.
  • BUSINESS OF SOFTWARE BLOG  |  WEDNESDAY, MAY 23, 2012
    Tobias Lutke, CEO, Shopify at Business of Software 2011: “How we can build businesses that people in 100 years won’t be embarrassed by?”
    So, it’s easy to miss this but they said, they have projected revenue of $4 million. Similarly, it does project managements and managers have one on one meetings as well but the point of it is, one percent of all our revenue goes into the system. He maintains a popular tech weblog at [link]. We hope you will be able to join us. VIDEO).
  • FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG  |  WEDNESDAY, MAY 23, 2012
    Fixing a Nightmare With a Hammer and Wood
    According to market research firm IBISWorld, the industry is expecting revenue to hit $303 billion in 2017, an increase of 63% from the $186.5 Linda Gridley, founder of building and remodeling firm The Gridley Company, didn't understand the nightmare of housing multiple generations until her mom moved in. million—representing 18.3%
  • FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG  |  WEDNESDAY, MAY 23, 2012
    Hot Industry: Residential Construction
    There are big opportunities in residential housing development, where revenues are projected to rise an average 10.4% Growth Potential Industrywide revenue is expected to top $303 billion by 2017, a 63% increase from this year’s sales forecast. annually for the next five years. See more Business Opportunities by Industry in 201
  • READWRITESTART  |  TUESDAY, MAY 22, 2012
    Could You – Should You – Fund Your Startup With Credit Cards?
    I did have to write off a portion of the receivables but was able to recover the following month using revenues from other projects.”. When it comes to financing a brand-new startup, most founders find themselves stuck between the proverbial rock and hard place. That’s why it’s so tempting to use credit cards to jumpstart your business.
  • CROWDSPRING BLOG  |  TUESDAY, MAY 22, 2012
    Are Facebook Investors Playing Russian Roulette?
    They can’t – certainly not based on Facebook’s current revenue opportunities. First , there’s a huge disconnect between Facebook’s user growth and potential revenue per user. That’s very healthy revenue, but significantly below the revenue needed to justify a 100 billion dollar valuation.
  • TIM BERRY'S BLOG - PLANNING STARTUPS STORIES  |  TUESDAY, MAY 22, 2012
    Quick Funny Disruptive Game Changing Paradigm Shift Video
    The program is named for its goal of helping a million startups get to a million dollars in revenue each. In my post here yesterday I questioned the value of the phrases “game changing” and “disruptive” for what every startup promises investors and few really offer.
  • FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG  |  TUESDAY, MAY 22, 2012
    New App Aims to Reinvent the Phone Call
    Focusing on Users, Not Revenue And as for the business model, Glaser and Williams say for the moment they're focused on users, not revenue. Mobile phones have become slimmer, lighter, and laden with features. But the basic phone call has hardly evolved. Sidecar aims to change that. Mobile start-up Sidecar claims that's about to change.
  • FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG  |  TUESDAY, MAY 22, 2012
    How to Get Acquired for Tons of Money
    When you do get an offer, analyze the benefits that your strategic partner will receive from the acquisition, both in terms of revenue growth and cost savings. Some companies are bought for huge sums, while other similar ones never get much notice. How to get on the road to the big acquisition. We buy companies we know.”
  • FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG  |  TUESDAY, MAY 22, 2012
    10 Standouts at Small Business Week
    Back then, he had two electricians and an office staff of one; now he has 109 total employees and $15 million in annual revenue. Eventually she made a full recovery, and she led Software Consortium to long-term success, with more than 60 employees and annual revenues of more than $12 million. That's a great honor. Jack White Jr.,
  • ONSTARTUPS  |  TUESDAY, MAY 22, 2012
    Freemium Pricing for SaaS: Optimizing Paid Conversion Upgrades
    It is a hosted product so it will be recurring revenue. The following is a guest post by Rishi Shah, Co-Founder of Digioh and 500 Startups Mentor. Join his newsletter and get his eBook "10 Paying Customers in 10 Days" for free. I've been building a new product and I'm almost ready to launch it. Here is what I know I want: A free plan. price.
  • A SMART BEAR: STARTUPS AND MARKETING FOR GEEKS  |  TUESDAY, MAY 22, 2012
    The mid-market briar patch
    And since the sales effort isn’t much different between 75 seats or 750, this is a lot more work for the revenue. During the summer, one of the Capital Factory companies developed a plan to sell into the “mid-sized” corporate market. Uh oh. It sounds like it’s best of both worlds. Worst of both worlds. Essays
  • FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG  |  TUESDAY, MAY 22, 2012
    6 Ways to Fix Your Frozen To Do List
    I shouldn't make that VP Sales hiring decision until the Q3 revenue numbers are in"; "I musn't rearrange the warehouse layout while we're still considering a second shift"; "I can't change the weekly operations meeting format with a new GM just arrived on the job." Feel stuck? Or you constantly struggle to implement new ideas. Sound familiar?
  • RECENT BUZZES - VC EXPERTS, INC.  |  MONDAY, MAY 21, 2012
    Section 83 and Stock Subject To Vesting
    Section 83(a) of the Internal Revenue Code states that if "property" is issued " in connection with the performance of services," the difference between the "fair value" of, and the amount paid by the recipient for, the property–usually stock– is taxable to the recipient (and deductible by the corporation) as additional compensation
  • FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG  |  MONDAY, MAY 21, 2012
    6 Things You Missed at TechCrunch Disrupt
    Brad Garlinghouse, the new CEO of YouSendIt, says his company is earning $40 million in revenue and is nearing profitability. But he urges his competitors, Drew Houston (Dropbox) and Aaron Levie (founder of Box) to be more transparent about their revenue figures. Which companies should Yahoo acquire next? No one even calls it that!"
  • FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG  |  MONDAY, MAY 21, 2012
    Meet the 'Small Business Person of the Year'
    The company earned $40 million in revenue in 2010, up from $17 million in 2007. Victoria Tifft contracted malaria in West Africa, which inspired her to found a booming medical research company that earned acclaim at National Small Business Week. Do you marvel at the degree to which your life story inspired your business?
  • GROWTHOLOGY  |  MONDAY, MAY 21, 2012
    Post-IPO Employment and Revenue Growth
    The Kauffman Foundation released today a new study by Martin Kenney, Don Patton, and Jay Ritter on the employment and revenue growth of all companies that have made initial public offerings over the past 14 years. The new contributions from this study pertain to post-IPO revenue and jobs. Read the report for further information.
  • MARK BIRCH  |  MONDAY, MAY 21, 2012
    Quit Kindergarten, Usher in Telepathy 2.0, and Other Disturbances of the Interwebs
    It was so obvious that Facebook was priced too high for the miniscule revenue it generates.  It is yet again time for some Memebusters , Internet style.  Over the past few weeks, there has been plenty of fodder ripe for outright mockery and humiliation.  Of course, I am merely paraphrasing what Peter Thiel said in his 60 Minutes interview.
  • YOUNGUPSTARTS  |  MONDAY, MAY 21, 2012
    Iron Tribe Fitness – From A Garage To A Thriving Business
    million in revenue (for just the two locations) and another two outlets sprung up earlier this year. While some businesses start out as an idea in a college dorm , others start out as a simple hobby in the garage. Here’s a more humble example of a small business that began in a garage. In 2011 it saw US$1.1
  • STARTUP PROFESSIONALS MUSINGS  |  MONDAY, MAY 21, 2012
    Startups Are All About the Execution, So Tell Me How
    For example, more customer leads is predictive of more sales revenue later. When entrepreneurs come to me with that “million dollar idea,” I have to tell them that an idea alone is really worth nothing. It’s all about the execution, and investors invest in the people who can execute, or even better, have a history of successful execution.
  • STEVE BLANK  |  MONDAY, MAY 21, 2012
    Why Facebook is Killing Silicon Valley
    This intersection of a customer base of billions of people with applications that are used/needed 24/7 never existed before.The potential revenue and profits from these users (or advertisers who want to reach them) and the speed of scale of the winning companies can be breathtaking. Kennedy, September 1962. Innovation. And who can blame them.
  • FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG  |  MONDAY, MAY 21, 2012
    Business Is Not a Battlefield
    DEC ended up selling about four copies of the software–generating about $1,000 in revenue on a $1 million investment. Companies and individuals who see business as a form of warfare tend to pursue dead-end strategies. Apparently readers still believe that beliefs matter. Organizational beliefs are felt "in the gut." Like this post?
  • FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG  |  MONDAY, MAY 21, 2012
    Big Data Saved My Company (and Gave Me a Second Shot at Google)
    Though much of the staff was dragged along "kicking and screaming," Demas says Turn has doubled its revenue every year since its pivot into big data. Using data, Turn is revolutionizing the way marketers advertise. In the process, it has to head off Google. I call it the 'burn the boat' speech," Demas recalls. But when we’re ready."
  • YOUNGUPSTARTS  |  MONDAY, MAY 21, 2012
    15 Famous Companies That Started As Something Much Different
    In 1980, the company reached at point at which their revenue from money transfers exceeded that of their telegram service, and now no longer performs telegrams, focusing solely on financial services. Simply put, smart businesses tend to follow the money, and sometimes that means growing into a business the founders hadn’t ever imagined.
  • SOFTWARECEO  |  MONDAY, MAY 21, 2012
    How to make promotion software?
    You're going to get 1000s of recent direct links aimed at your website from download catalogs and archives which will drive traffic towards your site, increase the amount of downloads and improve your shareware revenue. Has anybody got any knowledge about software will be able to use to submit PAD files? Any ideas to sell my software ?
  • FORCE OF GOOD: A BLOG BY LANCE WEATHERBY  |  SUNDAY, MAY 20, 2012
    One Year Later
    Revenues doubled in 2011 from 2010 and are a pretty solid growth path for 2012. So money in the bank, a rapidly growing member base, which brings about big revenue increases, employee growth, and a healthy bottom line in a mode to play consolidator. Last week I celebrated my first full year at Half Off Depot. via venture debt.
  • GROWTHINK BLOG  |  SUNDAY, MAY 20, 2012
    Target Customer Demographics: Knowledge is Power
    To be effective, your marketing efforts depend on targeting the specific customers (and potential customers) who will produce the best results for your business. No company, no matter how big their budget, can afford to spend precious marketing dollars on too wide of a group of people. You just can't be everything to everyone. Why spend $.50-$1.00
  • FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG  |  FRIDAY, MAY 18, 2012
    After Facebook: 6 IPOs to Put on Your Radar
    Back in 2010, the company reported revenues of $128 million, 140 employees, and local websites in 14 countries outside the United States. The company's revenue exceeded $300 million in 2011, according to AllThingsD, and the company is estimated to be worth around $2 billion. Has Facebook reinvigorated the IPO market?
  • FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG  |  FRIDAY, MAY 18, 2012
    'Why We Stay Self-Funded'
    James Miller discusses the pros and cons to relying on revenue for working capital
  • THIS IS GOING TO BE BIG.  |  FRIDAY, MAY 18, 2012
    What the Facebook IPO means: 10 things
    4) You'll likely see Facebook make a move to diversify revenue by breaking ground on a big new area. 1) Expect the angel and seed stage market to continue to stay hot. If you're just money, you are toast. This will be a huge boon for companies like 33Across that monetize social data without being creepy. Entrepreneurs. Facebook Ventures?
  • FORCE OF GOOD: A BLOG BY LANCE WEATHERBY  |  FRIDAY, MAY 18, 2012
    Facebook Is Overvalued
    It will make Facebook the 23rd largest US company by market cap (larger than Amazon) while being beyond the 900 mark in terms of annual revenue. . billion in revenue and generated an even $1 billion in earnings. The valuation is 28x revenue and 104x income. Before I go any further I want to give some kudos to Facebook.
  • FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG  |  FRIDAY, MAY 18, 2012
    Rdio: Great Music, for a Price
    What distinguishes Rdio most is that—unlike many Internet publishers that rely heavily on advertising revenue—the company is going after a subscription model from the start instead. Less than 10% of revenue in the Internet publishing industry comes from paid subscriptions, according to IBISWorld. Will listeners subscribe?
  • FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG  |  FRIDAY, MAY 18, 2012
    Hot Industry: Internet Publishing
    Growth potential: Industry-wide revenue (mostly from ads) for Internet publishers is projected to almost double in the next five years to almost $72 billion. That said, ad revenue is highly dependent on Web traffic, and many players means tough competition. All eyes are on Facebook, LinkedIn, and Zynga. Advertisers have taken notice.
  • FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG  |  FRIDAY, MAY 18, 2012
    Facebook Pulls Off Largest Tech IPO Ever
    billion revenue last year, today enters a new phase in its trajectory. Ring the bells: It's a landmark day for Wall Street and Silicon Valley as the world's biggest social network becomes a public company. The American Dream is alive and well in Menlo Park. On the Web, data is money. Facebook filed to go public on February 1. Probably not.
  • BLOGTREPRENEUR | ENTREPRENEUR BLOG  |  FRIDAY, MAY 18, 2012
    Page Speed: Why It’s a Big Tool in Your Page Ranking
    The speed of a page affects numerous measurable usability factors, including: •  Ad revenues. •  Aesthetic perception. •  Bailout and bounce rates. •  Conversion rates. •  Perceived site credibility. Every business owner knows that when the customer satisfaction level is high, conversion rates and revenues increase.
  • ARCTICSTARTUP  |  FRIDAY, MAY 18, 2012
    Metrify To Provide Scalable Insights & Actions For Games
    The mobile gaming is doubling roughly every two years, and nearly 60% of all mobile gaming revenues comes from in-app purchases. One of the main drivers behind the hype of the Finnish startup ecosystem is Kristo Ovaska, who either founded or helped co-found Startup Sauna, Aalto Venture Garage, and Aalto Entrepreneurship Soceity among others.
  • SVPG  |  THURSDAY, MAY 17, 2012
    Product Scorecard Stages
    You are specifically not trying to optimize for pricing or revenue here, you are trying to optimize for growth. This is where we test pricing and revenue strategies to maximize the return on our product. However, I am suggesting that you would not try to optimize for revenue in the first two stages. Everything is hard.
  • GROWTHINK BLOG  |  THURSDAY, MAY 17, 2012
    How to Discover Your Most Profitable Marketing Combinations
    Determine your revenues and profits for each combination For each combination, type in how much revenue and profit you generate from it. the combinations that are generating the most revenues and profits for you), focus on them. Below is an easy exercise that will boost your profits. Or you may sell to consumers and businesses.
  • UP AND RUNNING  |  THURSDAY, MAY 17, 2012
    Tips from Winning Entrepreneurs
    Rhodes subscribes to this model as well, giving a large percentage of her revenue to programs for cancer patients. Every year, the folks at Entrepreneur Magazine name an Entrepreneur of the Year. The deadline for entries this year is June 15, so you’ve got plenty of time to enter and share your story. She proved them wrong.
  • FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG  |  THURSDAY, MAY 17, 2012
    Tie Compensation to Firm-Wide Returns: 6 Steps
    As a company, we set a revenue target each quarter. We regularly release the percentage of revenue target we have achieved, so employees know right away if we are ahead or behind. Pay bonuses based on your company's overall financial success, and get your employees pulling in the same direction. This caused several issues.
  • FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG  |  WEDNESDAY, MAY 16, 2012
    Inc. Business Owners Council holds its first CEO Roundtable and announces its third event for 2012!!
    This event is limited only to business owners and/or CEOs of companies with more than $2M in annual revenue and at least 10% ownership. 15 members get to discuss burning issues at the top of San Francisco! This CEO Roundtable is a feature of the Inc. The topic is "What's your number?", an owner's guide to maximizing your business' value!
  • ESCAPE FROM CUBICLE NATION  |  WEDNESDAY, MAY 16, 2012
    Announcing … Fantastic lineup of Spring classes from Power Teaching students
    This accelerated online program delivers a simple (and confidential) way for you to initiate, test and increase revenue by articulating a compelling story, leveraging your strengths and tapping marketing opportunities that work in the new economy. In April, I ran another session of my Power Teaching class. Go Power Teachers! BUSINESS. CAREER.
  • FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG  |  WEDNESDAY, MAY 16, 2012
    Facebook Predictions: 6 Things to Know Now
    Google had 2011 revenue of $37 billion in 2011; Facebook had revenue of $3.7 The flip side is that Facebook needs big revenue growth to play catch-up to its valuation—which in turn implies that buying at today's valuation is buying high. But in the first quarter, its revenue growth slowed to 45% this year from 90% in 2011.
  • STARTUP PROFESSIONALS MUSINGS  |  WEDNESDAY, MAY 16, 2012
    Know the Right Resources for Your Startup Stage
    This normally means more then 30 employees, and more then $1 million in revenue. Some entrepreneurs start polling venture capitalists for that multi-million dollar investment before they even have a business plan. That’s like trying to sell part of something to a stranger for big money when you haven’t fully defined it yet. Marty Zwilling.
  • FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG  |  WEDNESDAY, MAY 16, 2012
    Selling Your Business? Get Your Buyer's Attention
    Revenues, net income, and seller's discretionary earnings for past three years presented not as financial statements but as one-line summaries. One of the first steps to marketing your business for sale is creating a selling memo. Here's what to include that will pay big dividends down the line. Some brokers call this document a selling memo.
  • FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG  |  WEDNESDAY, MAY 16, 2012
    Hot Industry: Big Data
    Total industry revenue is expected to reach nearly $17 billion by 2015, growing about seven times faster than the overall IT market. This burgeoning market crosses all industries and sectors and aims to organize, analyze, and strategize using the terabytes of data we create each day. How much data have you generated today? Enter "big data."
  • FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG  |  WEDNESDAY, MAY 16, 2012
    Hot Industry: IT Consulting
    During the past five years, the management and technology consulting industry has increased annual revenue by an average of 8.3% IT consulting has become a booming industry as businesses transition into an era of mobile and cloud-based computing. The business world is in the midst of an arms race for the latest and greatest technology.
  • FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG  |  WEDNESDAY, MAY 16, 2012
    11 Best Business Opportunities for 2012
    Industries such as residential construction, mobile games, and big data will provide the best business opportunities in 2012. Starting a business is always risky, especially if your business is trying to swim against the larger economic tides. What those broader forces reveal: Now is a great time to get in the game. compared to 1.7% last year.
  • FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG  |  WEDNESDAY, MAY 16, 2012
    How to Sell if You Hate Selling
    And that's a shame, because if you hate selling, you'll never be good at it, and that means at least lost revenue–and in the worst case, company failure. Your success in business depends upon your ability to sell. It's time to get over your bad attitude. I hate selling." Jobs loved selling; there's no question about it. Oh, you betcha.
  • CHRIS DIXON  |  TUESDAY, MAY 15, 2012
    Facebook’s business model
    Back in 2000, when Google was wildly popular but generating no revenue, the conventional wisdom  was that their business model was uncertain. Display ads generally hurt the user experience, and are also not very efficient at producing revenues. Startups usually succeed because of a single major product or business innovation. startup
  • THE COMMON SENSE WEB... AN ENTREPRENEURS' BLOG  |  TUESDAY, MAY 15, 2012
    On the Facebook IPO
    And you're betting that Facebook will increase the ARPU (average revenue per user) from the paltry few bucks per person that it makes today. Lots of thoughts on this. let me try to be brief. I am a marketer and practitioner, not an investment professional. . The Facebook IPO is the apex of this cycle. Woohoo! So no real surprise there.
  • FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG  |  TUESDAY, MAY 15, 2012
    Retail Trick: How to Boost Revenue
    So how can retail businesses redistribute their revenue spikes? Use those other events as your springboards for maximizing retail revenues. Borsheim's figured out early that even a few minutes of extra waiting for service or checkout had a big impact on total revenues. Here's how one store does it. Leverage real-world events.
  • READWRITESTART  |  TUESDAY, MAY 15, 2012
    How to Keep Red Tape From Strangling Your Startup
    Finally, you can’t forget the Internal Revenue Service. Hell, there are no rules here - we’re trying to accomplish something. Thomas Edison. Many people consider Edison America’s greatest inventor - ever. Are you providing a safe working environment for your staff? Check with your closest OSHA regional office. Industry. IRS Regulations.
  • FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG  |  TUESDAY, MAY 15, 2012
    Fast-Growth CEOs: Bullish on the Economy
    Revenues were $750 million last year, up from $328 million the year before. At a recent gathering of fast-growth inner city companies, founders and CEOs were surprisingly optimistic about the economy. At a recent gathering of fast-growing inner-city companies, the consensus was clear: We’re back. Manufacturing is back. an hour.
  • YOUNGUPSTARTS  |  TUESDAY, MAY 15, 2012
    Pure Fix Cycles – Fixated On Fixies
    Since its launch and the end of 2010, Pure Fix Cycles has generated a revenue of US$1 million within a year and a projected revenue of US$5 million for 2012. Other examples may be more humble, but no less inspiring. Let’s take the example of the founders of Pure Fix Cycles. By now, the four knew they had a winning business.
  • GABRIEL WEINBERG  |  TUESDAY, MAY 15, 2012
    Long-tail acquirers for medium exits
    Sadly, most of the seed funded stuff doesn't have earnings, or even necessarily revenue. The premise goes something like this: if software is indeed eating the world , then big cos in pretty much every industry are threatened. In reaction, they need to embrace software, and in so doing they face traditional build vs buy decisions.
  • FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG  |  TUESDAY, MAY 15, 2012
    The Best (and Hardest) Way to Start a Company
    Landing clients means you're generating revenue. Or save cash to tide you through inevitable revenue downswings. How to live the entrepreneurial dream while minimizing your risks and maximizing your success. Warning: This ain't easy.) Starting a business is easy. You can do it in a day. Live like a college student. and time is money.)
  • DUCT TAPE MARKETING  |  TUESDAY, MAY 15, 2012
    13 Questions That Will Lead You To Your Perfect Marketing Strategy
    What are the revenue sources that you can tap to grow this business? Plenty of startups try to determine the perfect business model to take to market only to find that the market doesn’t need, want or understand what they are presenting. What about this job, work, or organization are you passionate about? What does an ideal client look like?
  • ARCTICSTARTUP  |  TUESDAY, MAY 15, 2012
    Finnish Industry Investment Commits €7.5 Million To Creandum III Fund
    In the past two years, Finnish Industry Investment has invested €5 million in Vision Plus (the Finnish revenue share fund we covered), €10 million in VNT Management, and €5 million in Open Ocean Capital. Finnish Industry Investment , the government owned investment company, has committed €7.5 The fund has already raised 92.5
  • BLOGTREPRENEUR | ENTREPRENEUR BLOG  |  MONDAY, MAY 14, 2012
    They want to Sell a Website to You? 7 Important Criteria to Consider
    If you have product sales, Google ad revenue and banner ads from more than a couple of advertisers, that’s a sign of staying power. 12,000 hits per day may sound great, but are those potential revenue generators – either through ad revenue or product purchasing – or browsers with zero actual value to you?
  • FORCE OF GOOD: A BLOG BY LANCE WEATHERBY  |  MONDAY, MAY 14, 2012
    Buying
    believe that Half Off Depot will be able to efficiently grow its member base, and in turn revenues via acquisitions. About a month ago Half Off Depot announced that it had acquired Dealster. To quote the release: "Dealster marks the first acquisition for Half Off Depot. The key word being first. The first was to get cash flow positive.
  • UP AND RUNNING  |  MONDAY, MAY 14, 2012
    Building Trust with Quality Website Content
    When asked what’s the most important thing to a website owner for building their site, often the response revolves around ad revenues or social media management tools. In turn, this trust will translate to long-term relationships between you and your readers or customers, meaning more revenue for you. Basic Grammar and Spelling.
  • FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG  |  MONDAY, MAY 14, 2012
    How I Found a Niche to Grow My Company
    I figured I could write a classified ad, and I knew from La Opinión that classifieds were really the revenue drivers." Today, it's one of six media properties owned by de la Torre's EC Hispanic Media company, which raked in nearly $18 million in revenue last year. Here's how. As applications for the 2012 Inc. The only problem?
  • STARTUP PROFESSIONALS MUSINGS  |  MONDAY, MAY 14, 2012
    Test Your Business Model Against These 10 Elements
    Revenue model. The key here is to explain to yourself and to investors how your pricing and revenue stream will cover all costs, including overhead and support, and still leave a good return. The most common failures are solutions looking for a problem, lack of a defined market, and giving away the product. Target market. Production.
  • STEVE BLANK  |  MONDAY, MAY 14, 2012
    9 Deadliest Start-up Sins
    But in a majority of startups, measuring progress against a product launch or revenue plan is simply false progress, since it transpires in a vacuum absent real customer feedback and rife with assumptions that might be wrong. Feedback from my readers suggested you’d appreciate seeing the series posted here, as well.
  • ARCTICSTARTUP  |  MONDAY, MAY 14, 2012
    Ringi Seeks To Change Phone Calls By Adding Context
    These companies see the opportunity in this system as they are currently losing a lot of texting revenue from WhatsApp and other workarounds. Ringi puts another value-added service in operators' hands, giving them another source of ad-based revenue. Mid-September last year, he started building a team and formed Sunduka.
  • ARCTICSTARTUP  |  MONDAY, MAY 14, 2012
    Nokia & Windows' Appcampus At Aalto University Now Accepting Applications
    No equity or future share of revenue is taken, and intellectual property rights remain in the creator's hands. Appcampus , the joint venture between Microsoft, Nokia, and Aalto University with the goal of boosting the Windows and Nokia platforms, has today opened the doors to applications.
  • GROWTHINK BLOG  |  SUNDAY, MAY 13, 2012
    Finding Angel Investors & Convincing Them to Give You Funding
    Criteria #1: Scalability This is the potential for your company to achieve significant annual revenues. With this information, you may have to reset your revenue goals to achieve before getting the next stage of funding from angels, ask for less funding to increase their return, or commit to a higher payout if that's what it takes.
  • MARK BIRCH  |  SUNDAY, MAY 13, 2012
    The $144,146,165 Button
    unwieldy : The average New York City taxi cab driver makes $90,747 in revenue per year. There are roughly 13,267 cabs in the city. In 2007, NYC forced cab drivers to begin taking credit cards, which involved installing a touch screen system for payment. When cabs were cash only, the average tip was roughly 10%. Per year.
  • WWW.BOTHSIDESOFTHETABLE.COM  |  SUNDAY, MAY 13, 2012
    Want to Know Difference Between a CTO and a VP of Engineering?
    My company never became Google but at $14 million in recurring revenue and $36 million in backlog revenue we certainly had enough big clients to necessitate a very solid program management function. About Me. Start-up Advice. Raising Venture Capital. Angel Topics. Entrepreneur DNA. Sales & Marketing. Negotiations. But barely.
  • WWW.LANCEGLASSER.COM  |  SUNDAY, MAY 13, 2012
    What does a CTO do?
    The CFO is not responsible for making revenue every quarter, but if there is a big surprise, fire him. Business Essays, Blogs, and Musings. Lance A. Glasser. Topics. Finance and budgeting. Model for Return on Engineering Expenses. Growth, Profitability, and the Stock Price. Metrics for cyclical businesses. Let the Games Begin! Stock buybacks.
  • ARCTICSTARTUP  |  FRIDAY, MAY 11, 2012
    Rovio Sneak Peeks Angry Birds Successor
    Today, Angry Birds brings in over €75 million in revenue for the company, but due to the nature of the games industry, being a hit business, that revenue will be hard to keep up over the years. To further grow and really get closer to a meaningful IPO, Rovio must differentiate its offering successfully.
  • FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG  |  FRIDAY, MAY 11, 2012
    Foster A Collaborative Sales Team: 5 Ways
    But for companies with longer sales cycles, more complex and expensive products, and more of the total deal value captured in post-sale annuity-type revenue streams, sales teams should be collaborative. It's impossible to work together in a dog-eat-dog showdown. Encourage collaboration and you'll see huge sales growth for years to come.
  • FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG  |  FRIDAY, MAY 11, 2012
    Go Mobile: 6 Baby Steps
    billion globally on apps last year" ( Strategy Analysis ) "Mobile ad revenue increased 149% 2011 versus 2010, up to $1.6 Sure, "mobile marketing" sounds intimidating. But check out these easy ways to get your feet wet. New stats about mobile's gains and innovations make the press almost daily now. and fast! And short-code providers abound.
  • FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG  |  FRIDAY, MAY 11, 2012
    Entrepreneurs Talk: 11 Creative Ways to Boost Your Sales
    Instead of sharing the revenue with daily deal sites, reward your best customers through a referral program! Stop giving it away! We asked successful young entrepreneurs to brainstorm creative ways that small businesses can spread word and boost sales without resorting to the likes of daily deals sites. Here are their best answers. Yahoo!
  • DUCT TAPE MARKETING  |  FRIDAY, MAY 11, 2012
    Engaging Your Macro Metric As a True Measure of Success
    lollipolluza via Flickr Are website visits, Facebook Likes, newsletter signups or even revenue the true measure of success for your business? Once you do that you then you can use other data that measures things like awareness, engagement, sharing, loyalty, relationships, referrals and revenue as way to refine your focus on what matters most.
  • DAZZLINDONNA  |  FRIDAY, MAY 11, 2012
    4 Rookie Mistakes That Are Killing Your Blog
    Not bringing in the ad revenue you wanted? Your blog has a clean, professional design, and all your feedback has been positive – so why aren’t you bringing in the kind of traffic and ad revenue you expected? This a guest post by Tiffany Gantt. Here’s how to fix it. You know you can write. Guest Post
  • SEEING BOTH SIDES  |  FRIDAY, MAY 11, 2012
    Hey Graduates: Forget Plastics - It's All About Machine Learning
    Finally, we have made an unannounced seed in the healthcare market that applies big data techniques to help payors reduce health care costs and more accurately account for revenue. "Tell me, what would you do if you had 1,000 times more data?". The young company was recently in the news for the release of their latest underwriting algorithm.
  • GROWTHINK BLOG  |  THURSDAY, MAY 10, 2012
    The 5 Key Stages of Equity Funding
    Put everything else on your "wish list" to buy with revenues from sales or additional financing. When seeking equity investments, the source of capital is, for the most part, tied to the stage of capital being raised. You see, equity capital is raised in stages or rounds. The five main stages include the following: 1. Pre-Seed Funding 2.
  • FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG  |  THURSDAY, MAY 10, 2012
    Step Away From the Business Plan
    It’s not just a “nice to do” while executing the revenue model in the back of the business plan. revenue plan blessed by an investor, and composed overwhelmingly of guesses, suddenly becomes an operating plan driving hiring, firing, and spending. If you're ready to do the real work of launching a start-up, start here.
  • FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG  |  THURSDAY, MAY 10, 2012
    Why Ultimatums Don't Work
    Perhaps it is missing target revenues or other benchmarks. Don't issue ultimatums to employees. Rather, use the point of an ultimatum to determine when you have a square peg trying to stick into a round hole. We all get there at some point. The point of no return. The breaking point. End game. If you miss one more deadline that's it!"
  • FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG  |  THURSDAY, MAY 10, 2012
    One Surprising Way Apple and Google Excel
    Google Ireland Limited earns billions in revenues, subject to Ireland's 12.5% Apple uses similar strategies, and maintains a subsidiary in tax-free Nevada called Braeburn Capital to manage their revenues without paying tax in its home state of California. Sure, they create innovative products. At one point last year Apple had $76.2
  • RECENT BUZZES - VC EXPERTS, INC.  |  WEDNESDAY, MAY 9, 2012
    Analysis of FATCA Proposed Regulations
    On February 8, 2012, the Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service issued proposed regulations for the next major phase of implementing the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA). The regulations lay out a step-by-step process for U.S. withholding agents
  • BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE  |  WEDNESDAY, MAY 9, 2012
    To Be Successful You’ll Need to Shake Hands and Kiss Babies.
    They spoke of a need to prove out revenues in order to raise capital and a stark contrast to many Silicon Valley firms whose goal is user numbers over revenues. It’s Wednesday late afternoon. m aboard Delta flight 1833 from Cincinnati (actually, Northern Kentucky for what it’s worth) to Los Angeles. felt nostalgic. It’s Wedneday.
  • FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG  |  WEDNESDAY, MAY 9, 2012
    What's Your Right Asking Price
    Unless you're skilled in accounting, work with a bookkeeper or accountant to prepare the following forms: Income statement showing your gross revenue, costs, and how much your business made or lost each year. Anyone considering a business sale faces the same question: How much is my business worth? Following is a sample of an SDE statement.
  • GROWTHOLOGY  |  WEDNESDAY, MAY 9, 2012
    Entrepreneurs Still Feeling Headwinds
    About 33 percent of firms had revenues greater than $100,000 by 2008, compared with just 21 percent in 2004. Eleven percent had revenues of more than a million dollars.  In a new report out today from the Kauffman Firm Survey , the largest and longest survey of new businesses in the world, young firms in the U.S. So what do we see? .
  • CAMPUS ENTREPRENEURSHIP  |  WEDNESDAY, MAY 9, 2012
    7 New Educational Startups | TechCrunch
    By revenue sharing with partnering institutions, partners are able to monetize their expertise. Interesting piece at Tech Crunch by Wayne Sutton on 7 new educational startups. Some cool companies in here no matter the founders’ backgrounds. From Sutton at TechCrunch : So where are all these startups hiding you ask? UniversityNow.
  • STARTUP LESSONS LEARNED  |  WEDNESDAY, MAY 9, 2012
    A new field guide for entrepreneurs of all stripes
    The problem is when you’re chasing revenue; any and all customers will seem like the right customer. TLDR: Brant Cooper and Patrick Vlaskovits , authors of The Entrepreneur's Guide to Customer Development are back with a new book called The Lean Entrepreneur. Illustrations by FAKEGRIMLOCK. You can pre-order it starting today.
  • FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG  |  WEDNESDAY, MAY 9, 2012
    Facebook's New Try at Wooing Small Businesses
    Given the company's impending IPO, and filings that show more than 85 percent of revenue comes from advertising , this looks like a move intended to help drive more usage by small and mid-sized businesses. Hey, small-business owners: Facebook really, really wants you. Chris Luo, head of small-business marketing for Facebook, described to Inc.
  • FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG  |  WEDNESDAY, MAY 9, 2012
    4 Embarrassing Yahoo Mistakes to Avoid
    Using ads that are hard to ignore might mean short-term revenue bursts, but I'm convinced users eventually abandon ad-splattered accounts A CEO with false credentials is only the latest blunder the company has made. Check out the others--and how to avoid them. The famed tech giant Yahoo is in trouble again. At least keep it down in public.
  • FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG  |  WEDNESDAY, MAY 9, 2012
    Max Out Your Team's Performance
    We then built our approach to growing revenue around those specialties, and defined the gap-filler hire we needed to make. Use this tool to figure out your employees' key strengths and take the best advantage of them. spend a lot of time with CEOs and senior sales executives talking about the qualities of great people. Strengthfinder 2.0
  • YOUNGUPSTARTS  |  TUESDAY, MAY 8, 2012
    Experian’s BusinessIQ Express Helps Small Businesses Manage Cash Flow
    If you suspect that irksome customer is costing you money – you know, those that take up 80% of your time and provide only 20% of your revenue – BusinessIQ Express should be able to show you exactly if they are. Collect — Options to help collect on outstanding debts and avoid future losses.
  • YOUNGUPSTARTS  |  TUESDAY, MAY 8, 2012
    [US] The 10 Best Sectors That Are Boosting The Economy
    The poultry and livestock industry recently added $19 billion in tax revenues for the U.S. million in tax revenue since 2000, with California following shortly behind at 17,000 jobs and $185.5 million in tax revenue. It seems that the dark days of the recession are nearly behind us. economic recovery effort. Banks. Yes, really.
 

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