1997 Customer Revenue Software Review 
Both Sides of the Table
SEPTEMBER 28, 2014
by Michael Woolf that is worth any startup founder reading to get a sense of perspective on the reality warp that is startup world during a frothy market such as 1997-1999, 2005-2007 or 2012-2014. So if your costs are $500,000 per month and you have $350,000 per month in revenue then your net burn (500-350) is equal to $150,000.
Up and Running
APRIL 5, 2021
By 1997, the pop-up plague had spread to sites across the net, including Geocities, AOL, and The New York Times. Adware (software built primarily to advertise to users) like Gator began to appear. Let’s say that you have written a new e-book and want to encourage your customers to buy it.
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YoungUpstarts
MARCH 27, 2019
A sustaining innovation targets demanding, high-end customers with better performance than what was previously available. Because this strategy entails making a better product that they can sell for higher profit margins to their best customers, the established competitors have powerful motivations to fight sustaining battles.
The Startup Magazine
DECEMBER 26, 2017
Scholar and innovation expert Clayton Christensen explains it this way: A sustaining innovation targets demanding, high-end customers with better performance than what was previously available. An example of sustaining innovation is Pfizer, the world’s biggest pharmaceutical company by revenues. And they have the resources to win.
crowdSPRING Blog
MARCH 22, 2018
A successful product quickly acquires new users/customers and delivers consistent value. It’s not surprising that companies with successful products grow their customer base, increase their revenues, and outperform competitors. So, what better way to learn than to study the products that have cracked the success code?
Both Sides of the Table
JUNE 22, 2011
I know that most people who are close to them tend to deny their existence, as we saw in the great housing bubble of 2002-2007 and the dot com bubble of 1997-2000. Ah, but today’s Internet companies have real revenue! customers who paid for services often get burned. That asset class need not represent the broader market.
Both Sides of the Table
MAY 23, 2012
Looking ahead at the next decade I am excited by what I believe will be viewed as one of the best and most rational investment periods for venture capital due to seven discrete factors: 1. If you want to understand the details of why this is, I covered it in detail in this post, Understanding Changes in the Software Industry.
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