Hunter Walker

APRIL 25, 2017

faced a backlash despite having the right to aggregate and sell anonymized data in exchange for giving you a free product: Surprised Users! At first it was to serve you targeted ads in their notification emails to you, but then it became about aggregating and anonymizing data to sell to third parties (this is what Uber purchased).

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View from Seed

JUNE 13, 2019

Chewy has rapidly grown from a startup to a multi-billion commerce company, establishing itself as the leader in pet e-commerce. Chewy helpfully provides some cohort data on both aggregate $ revenue, active customer spend, and LTV/CAC basis. spent by new customers in 2015, that same group (in aggregate) bought $1.65

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Venture Chronicles

MAY 26, 2010

Back in March, Ben Horowitz of Andreessen Horowitz wrote a post called The Case For The Fat Startup, where he outlined some of the reasons why a fledging company might want to consider taking a large amount of funding — a strategy that contrasts with the ‘lean startup’ model that has become common in Silicon Valley.

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This is going to be BIG.

MAY 26, 2022

Well, at 125 words per minute, 48 minutes of podcasting will net you a chapter. So, if you were actually trying to turn your podcast content into a book, it would probably take you between 2-3 podcasts to net a chapter. You’re going to encounter lots of things you don’t know along your startup journey.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JANUARY 18, 2010

Ash Maurya is the founder of WiredReach , a bootstrapped startup that he has been running for seven years. Recently, he was bitten by the lean startup bug and has started writing about his experiences attempting to apply lean startup and customer development principles. On the other hand, it is scary as hell.

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View from Seed

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

One of the most highly anticipated startup IPOs of recent years, we now get a peek inside Airbnb’s business. But even with this profitable Q3, on a trailing twelve months (TTM) basis Airbnb has a GAAP net loss of >$1 billion. Airbnb’s public S-1 dropped Monday afternoon.

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VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 18, 2010

We tried to get started in VC Cafe’s Startup Resources page, sites like SourceForge and the Open Source Software Directory do a good job listing many of them, but this curated list from JISC is definitely a good addition. RSS aggregator. It’s hard to keep it up to date as there is a constant flow of new technology.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 15, 2013

Most startups I know that work in the Apple iOS ecosystem complain because Apple takes a 30% slice of their revenue and yet I often point out that 30% has for years been a common revenue share for one who provides “distribution.” Selling at smaller retailers will net you fewer customers and higher margins.

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VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 18, 2010

We tried to get started in VC Cafe’s Startup Resources page, sites like SourceForge and the Open Source Software Directory do a good job listing many of them, but this curated list from JISC is definitely a good addition. RSS aggregator. It’s hard to keep it up to date as there is a constant flow of new technology.

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Open Source Software Phoenix Startup 104

VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 18, 2010

We tried to get started in VC Cafe’s Startup Resources page, sites like SourceForge and the Open Source Software Directory do a good job listing many of them, but this curated list from JISC is definitely a good addition. RSS aggregator. It’s hard to keep it up to date as there is a constant flow of new technology.

Open Source 104

Open Source Software Phoenix Startup 104

VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 18, 2010

We tried to get started in VC Cafe’s Startup Resources page, sites like SourceForge and the Open Source Software Directory do a good job listing many of them, but this curated list from JISC is definitely a good addition. RSS aggregator. It’s hard to keep it up to date as there is a constant flow of new technology.

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Open Source Software Phoenix Startup 104

Start Up Blog

FEBRUARY 16, 2011

So the net result is a wider array of rich ideas and systems which can benefit real people rather than demographic aggregates. The net result of the new low barrier world to entrepreneurship will make the world a richer place to live in. Smaller cohorts can be nimble and focus on pleasing the few.

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Agile VC

JUNE 13, 2019

Chewy has rapidly grown from a startup to a multi-billion commerce company, establishing itself as the leader in pet e-commerce. Chewy helpfully provides some cohort data on both aggregate $ revenue, active customer spend, and LTV/CAC basis. spent by new customers in 2015, that same group (in aggregate) bought $1.65

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 7, 2012

Future innovators looking to launch their own startup can easily find inspiration in her perseverance and seemingly boundless work ethic. A simple concept wound up netting him $17,000 from Canon and MediaCorp, proving that one doesn’t have to bog down ideas in needless complexities to produce something valuable. Beh Weng Wei at Tech65.org

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Hippoland

JANUARY 4, 2017

Here’s a quick primer on how investments tend to work in startup companies at the seed stage. Later, if you sell the whole company to Google at say $5 per share, I will earn $500k for a net gain of $400k. So, in the aggregate, it is possible that you may be required to pay as much as $30k-$50k to get an equity round done.

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Genuine VC

JULY 14, 2008

It’s been amazing to see Google (98% of its video traffic comprised of YouTube) steadily increase its market share for six months straight (see chart below where I aggregated the info from a few months of ComScore press releases). It seemed as though this juggernaut was defying a strong current internet trend – the deportalization of content.

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Genuine VC

JULY 14, 2008

It’s been amazing to see Google (98% of its video traffic comprised of YouTube) steadily increase its market share for six months straight (see chart below where I aggregated the info from a few months of ComScore press releases). It seemed as though this juggernaut was defying a strong current internet trend – the deportalization of content.

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Video .Net Distribution Aggregator 100

Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 22, 2020

11:54) Raylene on how USDR has been built like a startup and the exponential rate of growth. (12:44) But a lot of it is also just getting the data, aggregating it, being able to take action on it. I don't unfortunately, feel like I can say that it will net out as a good thing because of so much devastation that seems to be inevitable.

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ithacaVC

FEBRUARY 23, 2011

As the investors’ aggregate liquidation preference (ALP) increases typically the need for a MCOP also increases. Often times this is simply the aggregate purchase price plus any accrued dividends (not typical for dividends to accrue, but watch out if they do!). A few key points to consider: 1.

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Startup Company Lawyer

MAY 26, 2012

President Obama signed the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (known as the JOBS Act) into law on April 5, 2012. 10 percent, not to exceed $100,000, of annual income or net worth of an investor, if either the investor’s annual income or net worth is equal to or greater than $100,000.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 13, 2011

These days, we all have to rely on a few trusted sources to digest and filter information, net out the relevant messages, and steer us with links to accurate details. Mark is a serial entrepreneur who is now active in the venture capital community for early-stage startups. Lessons Learned , by Eric Ries. OnStartups , by Dharmesh Shah.

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Curation Technical Review Entrepreneur Cofounder 230

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 6, 2022

Investing in entrepreneurs and startups is a fun but different world from investing in conventional stocks, bonds, and commodities. First of all, it’s more of an investment in people than in a business, since the startup is usually an idea barely half-baked when they need your money. Start in a business domain you know well.

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Hearpreneur

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

These 6 KRIs are The CHICAGO MetricsR and are the result of an aggregation algorithm based on any number of tactical metrics. Financial cushion” is a common expression used to describe a safety net of cash, there to help you out if you need it. I’ve recently launched a startup with a few friends named Fonz Music.

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Naming India Chicago Entrepreneur 152

Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 11, 2020

He was president of the startup accelerator YCombinator from 2014-2019, and is currently the CEO of OpenAI, which he co-founded. He also offers advice for startups, who are facing difficult decisions as we move forward. In the first episode of Out of the Crisis, I talk with Sam Altman (transcript below).

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Silicon Valley Technical Review Government .Net 68

ConversionXL

JULY 21, 2022

How did Outreach grow in just a few years to 50,000 monthly active users , $10 million in new bookings, and net revenue retention (NRR) of more than 140%? Let’s say your startup is using monthly active users as your NSM. By focusing intently on a single measurement, known as a north star metric. North star metric for user experience.

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K9 Ventures

MAY 14, 2011

The companies go through a 3-6 month long startup bootcamp and then typically try to raise angel/seed funding. Most angels invest for a couple of reasons – some do it because they genuinely love the startup space and this is their way of continuing to be involved in a startup, sometimes vicariously. <$50K in aggregate.

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Preferred Stock Seed Stage Incubator Early Stage 125

Up and Running

MAY 28, 2015

In this week’s episode, Peter and Jonathan talk about Robot Paper, a startup comic book company founded by Brian Wyrick. Peter: The net result is they ended up self-publishing under this company called Robot Paper. Each week we discuss the latest news, resources, and advice for entrepreneurs and small business owners. Let’s talk.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 17, 2011

This applies equally to VCs, startups & big company executives. It’s ironic because I believe creativity is the most important success criterion for a startup. Yet most startups seem to constrain creativity to product design. I have a high fear of failure that acts as my safety net. So I thought I would.

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Technical Review Framework Audience Media 356

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

Investing in entrepreneurs and startups is a fun but different world from investing in conventional stocks, bonds, and commodities. First of all, it’s more of an investment in people than in a business, since the startup is usually an idea barely half-baked when they need your money. Start in a business domain you know well.

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Liquidity Event SEC Entrepreneur Accredited Investor 224

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 1, 2013

Investing in entrepreneurs and startups is a fun but different world from investing in conventional stocks, bonds, and commodities. First of all, it’s more of an investment in people than in a business, since the startup is usually an idea barely half-baked when they need your money. Start in a business domain you know well.

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Accredited Investor Liquidity Event SEC Stock 219

David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

See Bessemer Venture Partners’ A comprehensive guide to security for startups. Data companies focused on early-stage startups include Aingel , fundsUP , Preseries , PredictLeads , and Sploda. For more on gathering data and using it to assess companies, see How to Assess Startups Using Machine Learning. 2) Market . 8) Monitor .

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Technical Review Software Review Analytics Private Equity 78

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

Reuters TV Interview by Rhonda Schaffler Investing in entrepreneurs and startups is a fun but different world from investing in conventional stocks, bonds, and commodities. First of all, it’s more of an investment in people than in a business, since the startup is usually an idea barely half-baked when they need your money.

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Portfolio Accredited Investor Liquidity Event SEC 228

Up and Running

AUGUST 12, 2015

Whether you’re a startup or an ongoing business, I think you can get a lot of value out of this presentation. If you’re a startup, it’s going to help you understand how much money you actually need. How much startup capital are you going to need. This is what business owners and startups encounter all the time.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 16, 2017

Investing in entrepreneurs and startups is a fun but different world from investing in conventional stocks, bonds, and commodities. First of all, it’s more of an investment in people than in a business, since the startup is usually an idea barely half-baked when they need your money. Start in a business domain you know well.

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Liquidity Event SEC Accredited Investor Angel Investor 184

Up and Running

MAY 1, 2014

Instead, they prefer to buy through large distribution companies that aggregate products from lots of suppliers and then make that inventory available to retailers to purchase. Business financials for most startups are less complicated than you think, and a business degree is certainly not required to build a solid financial forecast.

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abovethecrowd.com

OCTOBER 1, 2013

No other metric so holistically captures as many critical aspects of a web site – user design, usability, performance, convenience, ad effectiveness, net promoter score, customer satisfaction – all in a single measurement. The second activity, which I believe should be the obsession of all analytical startups, is customer optimization.

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Metrics Conversion Internet Acquisition 93

abovethecrowd.com

DECEMBER 18, 2017

Specifically, the “narrow network” typically aggregates those providers that are willing to accept lower prices for their services (theoretically you could have a “premium” narrow network, but they are typically used to create more affordable plans). As a result of their commitment to service quality, they have a 90 net promoter score.

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