Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

Tech IPO prices exploded and subsequent trading prices rose to dizzying heights as the stock prices became disconnected from the traditional metrics of revenue and profits. Startups wrote business plans, generated expansive 5-year forecasts and executed (hired, spent and built) to the plan.

Lean 335

Lean Burn Rate Startup IPO 335

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. There was now a public market for companies with no revenue, no profit and big claims.

Silicon Valley 217

Silicon Valley IPO Technical Review Venture Capital 217

ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

It’s easy to get lost down the rabbit hole of metrics for your business. When it comes to getting the most out of your website performance, only certain metrics are what you can consider key performance indicators. KPIs are metrics, but not all metrics are KPIs; the terms aren’t mutually exclusive.

Metrics 121

Metrics Acquisition Conversion Revenue 121

reidhoffman.org

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

What I’ve honorably been able to do, however, is share the deck I used to pitch LinkedIn to Greylock for a Series B investment back in 2004. the consumer internet landscape in 2004 vs. today. In 2004, the consumer internet was just beginning to rebound. we had no revenue. the evolution of LinkedIn as a company.

Entrepreneur 111

Entrepreneur Revenue Viral Networking 111

Ben's Blog

AUGUST 17, 2020

OH in South Park, San Francisco (or on Zoom from Big Sky, Montana): “OMG, crazy – that firm just paid 100x revenue to invest in [insert hot startup here] – what could they be thinking?” A multiple is a company value divided by a metric. cash flows beyond that forecast period).

Valuation 36

Valuation Balance Sheet Cofounder Forecast 36

Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 7, 2022

So a lot of agencies track revenue, some actually even track profit, but you, if we're gonna optimize, um, profitability, what, what should we be measuring? So there is, is a way to adapt your business model and do this without time sheets. So I'm also maybe a little French too, that might have helped. No, you did a great job.

Cofounder 76

Cofounder Hosting Networking Software Review 76

BeyondVC

NOVEMBER 17, 2006

We also sell to both individual consumers and smaller businesses through our Salary.com website. From April 2001 through June 30, 2006, we achieved 21 consecutive quarters of revenue growth. During the years ended March 31, 2004, 2005 and 2006, we achieved positive operating cash flows of $0.3 million for 2004, $1.9

IPO 60

IPO Investment Bankers Demand Revenue 60