View from Seed

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

One thing that jumps out quickly is that TVPI between 2004-2010 (avg 2.6x) has underperformed 2011-2017 (avg 3.0x). The chart below illustrates this, with the black vertical line representing the average VC return. But what do we see from some of the more recent (but mature) vintages? Was this a lost decade for venture capital?

Valuation 156

Valuation Pre-Money Valuation Distribution Early Stage 156

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 21, 2010

Among a sample of companies started in 2004, two-thirds of founders were in the 35-54 age bracket. The vertical axis measures the “percentage of individuals. The article summarized several findings that I personally found surprising: Technology company founders born in the U.S. This last point is illustrated by the chart below.

Silicon Valley 233

Silicon Valley Investment Bankers Affiliate Vertical 233

ConversionXL

JUNE 5, 2014

million in 2004 to $6.5 For industries with thin profit margins, offering an incentive like 2% off isn’t very enticing, and in many verticals, and in some cases might require a significant lift in sales in order to break even. million in 2006 – only one year after implementing the customer feedback forum. image source.

Retention 115

Retention Customer Developer Programming 115

ConversionXL

JUNE 5, 2014

million in 2004 to $6.5 For industries with thin profit margins, offering an incentive like 2% off isn’t very enticing, and in many verticals, and in some cases might require a significant lift in sales in order to break even. million in 2006 – only one year after implementing the customer feedback forum. image source.

Retention 112

Retention Developer Customer Programming 112

ConversionXL

JUNE 5, 2014

million in 2004 to $6.5 For industries with thin profit margins, offering an incentive like 2% off isn’t very enticing, and in many verticals, and in some cases might require a significant lift in sales in order to break even. million in 2006 – only one year after implementing the customer feedback forum. image source.

Retention 105

Retention Customer Developer Programming 105

ConversionXL

JUNE 5, 2014

million in 2004 to $6.5 For industries with thin profit margins, offering an incentive like 2% off isn’t very enticing, and in many verticals, and in some cases might require a significant lift in sales in order to break even. million in 2006 – only one year after implementing the customer feedback forum. image source.

Retention 98

Retention Customer Developer Programming 98

ConversionXL

APRIL 23, 2019

Tullis and Wood (authors of a prominent 2004 study) recommend testing 20–30 users for card sorting. Should the main menu be horizontal or vertical? While there’s a strong case against left-vertical menus , two studies (2003 and 2004) claim it’s better. How many users should you test?

Architecture 114

Architecture Metadata Vertical Design 114

Venture Chronicles

MAY 25, 2016

Microsoft has a long history in mobile, going back to 2004 but it was the release of Windows Mobile in 2008 that demonstrated the strategic intention. This comes on the back of an announcement last week that they were selling off their feature phone business.

Mobile 28

Mobile Vertical Security Management 28

BeyondVC

AUGUST 23, 2006

According to Phil Wainewright : Acquired as Expertcity in February 2004, the Citrix Online division is an on-demand giant in its own right, with trailing twelve month (TTM) revenues of $121.6 In my mind, there are two ways to look at SAAS offerings – vertical market applications or horizontal plays.

AJAX 60

AJAX Balance Sheet Vertical Demand 60

ConversionXL

MARCH 19, 2013

Tullis and Wood (authors of a prominent study, 2004) recommend testing twenty to thirty users for card sorting. Should the main menu be horizontal or vertical? While there’s a strong case against the left vertical menus , two studies (2003 and 2004) actually claim it’s better. How many users to test with? .

Architecture 128

Architecture Metadata Vertical Global 128

BeyondVC

SEPTEMBER 2, 2006

For more background, I suggest reading a recent Red Herring article and one of my posts from Oct 2004 about goffice and specifically about a Google/Salesforce partnership. What I have always thought, however, is what Charlie Wood mentioned in his blog – that a partnership between Google and Salesforce.com could make sense.

Widget 60

Widget API Vertical Hosting 60

YoungUpstarts

MAY 6, 2015

It works by compiling a list of the best vendors in a specific vertical that share some commonality – location, for example. Having entered the digital media field in 2004, Angela has worked with non-profits, startups and corporations on brand development, marketing and PR strategy, business development and planning for more than a decade.

Advertising 100

Advertising Application Development SEO Channel 100

Hippoland

JULY 24, 2018

To give you some perspective, my salary today is less than what I made at my first job out of college…in 2004. I know so many aspiring micro VCs who go into this, because they want to fund more women or minorities or geographies or some vertical that is underfunded. You need to be willing to bootstrap for about 5-10 years.

Salary 48

Salary Capital Call Bootstrapping Cofounder 48

Hippoland

JULY 24, 2018

To give you some perspective, my salary today is less than what I made at my first job out of college…in 2004. I know so many aspiring micro VCs who go into this, because they want to fund more women or minorities or geographies or some vertical that is underfunded. You need to be willing to bootstrap for about 5-10 years.

Salary 48

Salary Capital Call Bootstrapping Cofounder 48

Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 7, 2022

So if you can imagine you have a vertical access on that access, you have high value at the top. John Jantsch (22:27): The, my longest running client, uh, has been a client since 2004. You low value at the bottom. So that's a question of asking what is the value of this service in the market?

Cofounder 76

Cofounder Hosting Networking Software Review 76

Seeing Both Sides

AUGUST 16, 2012

In founding TripAdvisor, Kaufer wanted to take his hard core engineering skills and apply them to vertical search in travel. Fortunately, on the side, the company had built up TripAdvisor.com as a demo site to show the prospective clients what a vertical search engine could do. Big Data meets travel…in 2000.

Part-Time VPE 54

Part-Time VPE Software Review Costa Rica Technical Review 54

thebarefootvc

MARCH 5, 2017

Roomba vacuums, launched in 2004, are an example. We talk to Amazon’s home robot Alexa to ask for the day’s weather, and many of us are more likely to ask Google Home for information than do a Google search on our phone. We’ve been using simplistic robots for years, often without knowing it.

Artificial Inteligence 84

Artificial Inteligence Algorithm Valuation Aggregator 84

thebarefootvc

JULY 5, 2017

Roomba vacuums, launched in 2004, are an example. We talk to Amazon’s home robot Alexa to ask for the day’s weather, and many of us are more likely to ask Google Home for information than do a Google search on our phone. We’ve been using simplistic robots for years, often without knowing it.

Artificial Inteligence 40

Artificial Inteligence Algorithm Valuation Aggregator 40

Hearpreneur

AUGUST 19, 2015

Since coming to Australia in 2004 my passion for creativity was further boosted and was well alive while still doing my business degree and working in corporate world until 2011. My parents did not wish to see me as struggling artists and thus I was enrolled in Bachelor of Business course in Australia.

Entrepreneur 48

Entrepreneur Australia Technical Review Community 48

www.chubbybrain.com

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

We did find some specific industry verticals where the model works (some high schools, some boxing and mixed martial arts events, some exclusive conferences), but not enough to warrant a large market and an independent company. A couple of friendly amendments: * Two commenters on a May 2004 blog post, Whither Trepia?

Software Review 79

Software Review Startup Technical Review Vesting 79

Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 19, 2018

The final word, media, helped to define the vertical we were to operate in. As one of our big service offerings was to be SEO, we wanted one element to be organic (the chili) and another to represent our quality (smoking – as in smoking hot when combined with the chili).

Naming 87

Naming Software Review Entrepreneur Atlanta 87

David Teten

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Pre-seed startups (all vertical) are welcome to register to world’s largest pre-seed startup accelerator, the Founder Institute Final Admissions Deadline: October 04. INVESTMENT ORGANIZATIONS FOCUSED ON THE ISRAEL-MENA AXIS. Abu Dhabi Virtual 2020 : Cooperation between The Nest – ???? ?????? ?????? & Apply here.

UAE 60

UAE United Arab Emirates Technology 60

blog.expensify.com

APRIL 24, 2012

It’s like arguing against vertical software. Take note of what Paul Graham said in 2004: [link] — he is talking along similar lines. PS I’m not one of those 90%, but.NET is one obvious choice for writing client software – especially since MonoMac became viable. March 26, 2011 at 9:02 am.

Java 107

Java PHP Software Review Coder 107

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 12, 2017

But I knew I had to look for investments in “software meets X (often known as Vertical Software solutions)” rather than necessarily horizontal enterprise software applications. The 30-minute interview of Jonah Peretti is here but my summary in the notes below. An obvious vector for me would be software for the media industry.

Media 210

Media Los Angeles Russia Viral 210