Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

Five Quarters of Profitability During the 1980’s and through the mid 1990’s startups going public had to do something that most companies today never heard of – they had to show a track record of increasing revenue and consistent profitability. billion for a company with less than $50 million in sales.

Silicon Valley 230

Silicon Valley IPO Technical Review Venture Capital 230

Mucker Lab

DECEMBER 2, 2015

Most brilliant “Internet of Things” ideas are quicksand for capital unless you have the branding, vertical integration and customer lock-in that Apple achieved. Before the iPod debuted in 2001, MP3 players became a billion dollar business led by companies such as Creative Technology. Consumer trends are fickle (see Flip Video).

Vertical 60

Vertical Widget Distribution China 60

Hearpreneur

AUGUST 19, 2015

So we opened the goFlow platform from surfing-only to 10 new verticals: Paddle-boarding, Diving, Fishing, Skateboarding, Cycling, Golfing, Snow sports, Boating, Kitesurfing and more to come. In 2001, I came home to find my apartment on fire. My long-term objective is to bring sales for jewellery back to Australia.

Entrepreneur 48

Entrepreneur Australia Technical Review Community 48

abovethecrowd.com

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

In many cases, a deeper focus on a particular category or vertical allows these marketplaces to distinguish themselves from broader marketplaces like eBay. In its most recent quarter, the company processed the exchange of $923 million of sales, which equates to a $3.6B In 2017, the company reported sales of over $500 million.

Internet 88

Internet Matching Vertical Hosting 88

ConversionXL

MARCH 22, 2013

For the first time since 2001, PC sales were lower that they were the previous year. Tablet sales are expected to top laptop PC sales for the first time in 2013. Webundies.com announced 2012 mobile commerce sales of $168,000, accounting for 5.4% of total sales. Revenue increased by 101.25%.

Mobile 115

Mobile Conversion Design Dividend 115

ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 29, 2012

If you have text-heavy content you want users to read – like a long form sales copy – you have to use novelty to keep their attention and get as many people as possible to read it. You need to close the sale before that (or do something emotionally relevant at each 10-minute mark to regain attention). Text-heavy pages.

Caching 130

Caching Audience Vertical Sales 130