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.
Both Sides of the Table
DECEMBER 13, 2010
By 1999 we had grown into the largest independent consulting firm in the world. By 1999 it seemed like everybody was growing, though. I left Andersen Consulting in 1999 at the height of the market. In other words, in a strong market even turkeys can fly. Ameet was right. The things that always differentiated Accenture?
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K9 Ventures
APRIL 20, 2019
In 1998–1999, when I was running my first company, one of my investors, the late Don Jones , came by to visit us at the office. Our company was at a stage where we were recruiting, building product, and trying to find product market fit. I’ve written before about Revenue Development ).
Both Sides of the Table
MAY 23, 2012
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. In 1998 it was 150 million, 1999 250 million and by 2000 it had crossed 350 million.
YoungUpstarts
APRIL 22, 2018
This is particularly true in the early stages of a new venture when you may be a solopreneur or working with a very small team. Founded in 1999, Etail was one of the first conferences devoted to e-commerce, and it remains one of the biggest. by Thomas Smale, founder of FE International. eTail East. Boston, USA.
Growthink Blog
DECEMBER 27, 2017
Presenting a plan in which the company grows too quickly will show the naiveté of the management team, while presenting too conservative a growth plan will often fail to excite an early stage investor (who typically looks for a 10X return on her investment). Detail all revenue streams. Be sure to include all revenue streams.
Both Sides of the Table
FEBRUARY 25, 2010
When I was raising money for my first company we had closed a seed round in 1999 and were working on our A round. We had many term sheets (it was 1999 and we had a pulse) and we were deciding which one to take. It was December 1999. It was December 1999. Let me start with a story. They accepted my argument.
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