Scalable Startup

AUGUST 26, 2014

Drupal was launched in 2001, and Acquia started in 2007. Angel Investor Drupal founder PHP Revenue Growth SaaS Scalability startup startup CEO venture Cash Flow CEOing leadership scalability tom nora venture capital' Acquia, Inc. Because they are open source. more info on the funding round from @thewhir [link].

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K9 Ventures

SEPTEMBER 8, 2015

Direct Revenue, meaning no three-way business models and no advertising, media, or content. In late 2000, early 2001 I started my second company to test whether I can build a successful company again. New Technology or New Market, meaning no “me too” ideas. Frighteningly Early. I started my first company when I was 20.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 21, 2012

Forrest Walden had converted his 400-square foot garage to a makeshift gym in late 2007, setting up workout equipment in a space meant for two cars. million in revenue (for just the two locations) and another two outlets sprung up earlier this year. Here’s a more humble example of a small business that began in a garage.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

I discussed it in my post on the topic linked above. ** One small note: many VCs who got into the industry in 2001 or later have never seen a “carry&# check. At GRP we sat out 2007 and much of 2008 for that reason and we’re now looking pretty smart for doing so. We picked up activity aggressively in 2009.

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Campus Entrepreneurship

DECEMBER 23, 2010

When I attended between 1998-2001, there were a few course on entrepreneurship (entrepreneurial finance, entrepreneurial strategy, etc.), In 2007, they started Mediabank, a business-to-business media-buying technology firm whose platform powers over 40 percent of North American media spend across all media types.

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Hearpreneur

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

billion in annual revenue. In 1999, Alibaba had to face many failures; for the first three years, the company made zero revenue. Conant joined the team in 2001, just as sales were declining for the company and its market value was decreasing. I have been running a PR Firm, Whitegate PRINC since 2007. Airbnb now makes $2.5

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 2, 2009

We should end the year with a few million in fully recurring revenue and we’re projected to double next year. But more spend = more viral opps = more revenue down the road. >50% of our revenue in now viral. In my first company I had to raise money in April 2001 or die. Probably revenue based.

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Ben's Blog

JULY 16, 2013

Perhaps you are caught in the “Series A crunch” or perhaps you are a consumer company and expected that you would be valued on users rather than revenue like the last time. 3/30/2001: 26.3. 3/30/2007: 22.6. But they most certainly are not. Or maybe you are a lucky enterprise company and are pleasantly surprised—this time.

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Gust

OCTOBER 20, 2011

In 2011, the valuation of pre-revenue, start-up companies is typically in the range of $1.5–$2.5 These anticipated outcomes were validated by “ Returns to Angels in Groups ” by Professor Rob Wiltbank in November 2007. As can be seen the average (mean) pre-money valuation for recent pre-revenue deals is $2.1

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Ben's Blog

JULY 16, 2013

Perhaps you are caught in the “Series A crunch” or perhaps you are a consumer company and expected that you would be valued on users rather than revenue like the last time. 3/30/2001: 26.3 3/30/2007: 22.6 But they most certainly are not. Or maybe you are a lucky enterprise company and are pleasantly surprised—this time.

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Duct Tape Marketing

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

That was a huge revenue. We forget, we think this is ancient history, it was 2001, I mean it wasn’t that long ago. Firstly was ensure a more stable revenue stream so that you weren’t depending on people making an discretionary purchase. In fact, we used to run a lot of classified ads for certain things.

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Software By Rob

OCTOBER 26, 2010

At the time (2001), digital cameras were very much maligned by “real photographers&# , and certainly by the general public. When everyone took notice of Java and abandoned C++ in droves, Rogue Wave’s revenues plummeted. They still saw their license revenue coming in, albeit a little lower each quarter.

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Eric Friedman

AUGUST 18, 2021

In 2007, he was named the Anne Armstrong Leadership Fellow, a position given annually to the most promising young foreign policy professional. They talk about] businesses which are not contractually recurring revenue in the parlance of recurring revenue run rates. Dan Kimerling: I love 2001: a Space Odyssey.

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abovethecrowd.com

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

The company was acquired by ebay in January 2007. Founded by Michael Bruno in Paris in 2001, 1stdibs (*) is the world’s largest online marketplace for luxury one-of-a-kind antiques, high-end modern furniture, vintage fashion, jewelry, and fine art. billion of GSV (gross services revenue) across 2.0 annual GMV.

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om.co

FEBRUARY 5, 2013

I had been writing GigaOM (the blog) since December 2001, but in 2003, I started working on a piece for Business 2.0 I was also pretty convinced that we would live in a world where online video would be pervasive and so we started NewTeeVee in 2007. Here is the TL:DR version in case you are pressed for time. STARTING IT UP.

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Software By Rob

SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

In October of 2001, Webster, McCarthy, and Graff decided to do just that and GoldStar was born. Starting as a tool for one of the founders to update his portfolio, co-founders Spencer Fry, Dave Gorum, and Jason Nelson launched a self-funded, $12 per month plan in 2007, alongside their established free plan. Startup #5: FastSpring.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 12, 2017

billion and revenues likely exceeding $250 million (Wikipedia lists 2015 revenue at $167 million). Around 2001 Jonah was studying at MIT Media Lab and began running experiments in viral stories in an era before smart phones (2007) and before social networks took off (2004–2007) and before YouTube (2005).

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