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Digital Revenue Expert – Vince Thompson

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Today I lead a small consultancy that helps advertising supported develop and scale the revenue producing sides of their businesses. I usually.just focus on revenue. My management book, Ignited, was released in 2007 and serves a guide and champion for middle managers. How do you explain your personal brand to people?

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Twitter Revenue from Tools

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Just read this article - Twitter sees tools, not ads, for revenue That could be really bad news. Part of the appeal of twitter is that it's a fairly open platform and that there are a lot of people building tools that live on top of the platform.

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How Investors Think About Valuation of Pre-Revenue Startups

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He just post: Establishing the Pre-money Valuation of Pre-revenue Startups. I should try to come back and write about this more, but the point of this post is that it's important not to only think about this aspect. Bill Payne is an expert on how early-stage investors should look at valuation. It's required reading.

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Startup CTO Salary and Equity Data

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It is interesting to see the salaries of CTOs of pre-Revenue even pre-Launch companies. Total Funding Revenue CTO Compensation and Equity based on Location A few items jump out at me in terms of CTO Equity and Compensation relative to geography. Caution - there is not much data for many of the geographies.

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CTO Equity and Compensation at Venture Backed Companies

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It is interesting to see the salaries of CTOs of pre-Revenue even pre-Launch companies. Total Funding Revenue CTO Compensation and Equity based on Location A few items jump out at me in terms of CTO Equity and Compensation relative to geography. Caution - there is not much data for many of the geographies.

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CTO Salary and Equity Trends 2009-2011

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You then make selections around aspects like Founder Status, Job Title, Headcount, Revenue, Development Stage, Capital Raised, Funding Round, etc. If you get too specific, then the counts will get very small and may not be the best comparison. You can also enter salary and equity data to see where you stand.

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Open Source Business Model

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However, Elgg could power 100,000 networks and it would make no difference - there is no revenue stream as we give everything away under a GPL license. Common revenue streams are consulting, training, support, customization, upgraded versions for corporate applications, etc. I understand his frustration.