YoungUpstarts

JUNE 20, 2016

This required high operational costs like round the clock staff, abundant paper supplies and couriers. percent between 2009 and 2014. Some of these benefits include the following: Reduced cost of operations. These cloud based software programs are connected and operated on extranet. VDRs protect stored data.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 29, 2009

I would argue that the shut-down of September 2009 was equally severe yet there are signs that this “VC Ice Age” has begun to thaw. It helped me avoid chasing deals (and a house) in 2007/08 and it led to GRP’s fastest pace of investment in many years in the first three quarters of 2009 at a time when many others weren’t investing.

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Burn Rate Valuation Pre-Money Valuation Private Equity 263

David Cohen

SEPTEMBER 19, 2020

1: SendGrid (2009). The three founders (Isaac, Tim, and Jose) were based in the Los Angeles area when they moved the company to Boulder for the Techstars Boulder Accelerator in 2009. 2: Uber (2009). 3: Twilio (2009). The company is based in San Francisco, with significant operations in Africa and elsewhere. #5:

San Antonio 171

San Antonio New York City Seattle Los Angeles 171

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 18, 2020

I found this reality addressed well in a new book, “ Fast Times ,” by McKinsey Partners Arun Arora, Peter Dahlstrom, Klemens Hjartar, and Florian Wunderlich. They grew sales by 28% in 2009, while most companies were hunkered down and losing share. Fast change today requires commitment and an adaptive learning culture at all levels.

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Agile Advisory Board Metrics Asia 307

The Startup Magazine

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Mitul’s passion to excel and customer focus have been built into the core values and mission of Citius Partners. They provide a hands-on transformation and revenue growth partner for B2B technology companies. How Citius Partners helps their clients. Mitul Ruparelia – Founder, Citius Partners.

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Founder B2B Private Equity India 128

Up and Running

OCTOBER 13, 2014

One recent development has been that larger companies are now looking at small innovative companies in a new light — as potential partners in developing new products, processes and services. By 2009, it had run out of cash. Managing a Business Operations Strategy' A Case in Point.

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Intellectual Property Philadelphia Small Business California 106

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 22, 2012

The constraint between good ideas and growth operates in both directions. It’s been high tide since 2009 so an entire batch of entrepreneurs don’t know what low tide even looks like. “Why do founders want to take the VCs’ money? Growth, again. It’s not merely that you need a scalable idea to grow.

Silicon Valley 390

Silicon Valley Venture Capital Startup Technical Review 390

David Teten

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

In 2009 the organization moved to a run-rate methodology, which monitors spending quarter-over-quarter. Further, we support this with weekly flash reports that focus on key operating metrics of the company.”. Disclosure: Graphite Financial is a spinoff of ff Venture Capital , where I was formerly a Partner.

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Agile Management Forecast Silicon Valley 60

Agile VC

JUNE 5, 2011

Founding Date: 2009. Revenue Growth: 2241% YoY (2010 vs 2009), 1357% YOY (Q1 2011 vs Q1 2010). Gross Profit Margins: 42% (Q1 2011), 39% (2010), 36% (2009) –> i.e. for every $1 of Groupons sold, the company currently keeps $0.42 Cumulative customers (unique buyers of Groupons): 15.8M (Q1 2011), 9.0M (2010), 0.4M (2009).

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 7, 2017

There are over 300 directory sites that should have your business name, phone number, street address, web address, and even hours of operation. You are paying it forward because you are an established brand that partners with established charities within the community. Partner with an old time, established local favorite restaurant.

Small Business 149

Small Business Software Review Social Media Balance Sheet 149

www.informationarbitrage.com

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

Home About Press IA Capital Partners Archives After 17 years in M&A, Derivatives and Trading, Im spending my time with young entrepreneurs in and around financial technology and digital media. But I am doing this from the vantage point of an investor / Board member, not an operating executive. Lack of confidence?

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CTO Hire Founder Cap Table Vesting 40

David Teten

FEBRUARY 28, 2012

Despite their success, Startup America’s goal is to continue for three years, and then fold their operations and let the infrastructure they’ve created exist independently. Connect with our partners, e.g., Derek Holt. Now that we have 50+ partners, we want to scale. If you’re at a large company, partner with us.

America 144

America DC Startup Aggregator 144

Up and Running

JUNE 7, 2013

It’s almost as if we – the startup community – have been led to believe that you need partners. Some with partners, others without. On the other hand, the ventures which were outright failures or fledgling businesses involved anywhere from two to four business partners. Am I implying that I must be smarter than those partners?

Partner 82

Partner Sweat Equity Cofounder Equity 82

The Next Web

FEBRUARY 4, 2014

Gmail first released the experimental unsend feature in 2009 and more recently received press for the why-hasn’t-this-been-done-before tool. Do you work with international partners and receive every other email in a foreign language? Your eagle eyes spotted it and thankfully it’s not too late! Automatic language detection.

Email 152

Email Software Review Green Social Media 152

Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 10, 2011

Business owners must learn to manage and juggle a complex and shifting combination of customer, partner, vendor, staff and advisory relationships in order to survive and grow. This is so critical if you plan to build a strategic partner platform. Internal customer – How often do you take the internal temperature?

Small Business 59

Small Business Marketing Software Review Social Media 59

David Teten

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

Sohl: “The Angel Investor Market in 2009: Holding Steady but Changes in Seed and Startup Investments”. Based on his track record, by 2008 he was able to found ff Venture Capital , an institutional angel investment firm (where I am a Partner). Sohl: “The Angel Investor Market in 2011: The Recovery Continues”. approx 2004-09.

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Angel Investor Technical Review Venture Capital Pre-Money Valuation 114

Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 16, 2011

If done as pure education this can be a very powerful way to add value to your current client relationships and demonstrate the way you operate to these hot prospects. You invite other hot prospects to participate and then simply host and moderate the discussion among peers. Note: There have been some updates since I published th.

Customer 66

Customer Video Social Media Software Review 66

Agile VC

APRIL 17, 2011

Revenue growth: 51% YoY (2010), 1% YoY (2009), 131% YoY (2008). 2010 Operating Income: $16 million. Historically more revenue came from distribution/lead-gen (57% in 2007), but this tipped in 2008 though appears to be steady from 2009 to 2010 at about 58% advertising and 42% distribution. 2010 Net Income: $8 million.

Pre-Money Valuation 113

Pre-Money Valuation Liquidation Preference Dividend Common Stock 113

Duct Tape Marketing

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Smart Execution is the secret sauce of the growth and marketing operating system Clare Price has created that has helped so many businesses achieve clarity, confidence, and control of all their marketing functions. The answer: Smart execution. Questions I ask Clare Price: [1:26] What is your backstory and entrepreneurial journey?

Marketing 76

Marketing Differentiation Sacramento Small Business 76

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 13, 2013

” I want to do the best deals wherever they are, but I thought, most VCs I met didn’t have very good operational experience, so I thought, “Well, what if I created a blog called Both Sides of the Table and could emphasize the fact that I used to sit on your side of the table? .” ” I thought, “Nah.”

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Cofounder Technical Cofounder Startup San Diego 337

The Startup Magazine

JULY 4, 2017

Size of the online gambling market from 2009 to 2020 (in billion U.S. Partner with a provider that will bring out the best as you continue with the journey. However, if you chose to work with a partner ensure they offer user-friendly front end, a gaming management system, payment module and access to betting markets and top events.

Securities and Exchange Commission 60

Securities and Exchange Commission Software Review United Kingdom Affiliate 60

SoCal CTO

JUNE 9, 2010

Kathy Sierra at Business of Software 2009 - Business of Software Blog , May 4, 2010 "In the old days, getting customers was easy. You could just outspend. You could use brute force to get the word out. Now, thanks to social media, you don't have to outspend. The Curation Team. Well, half of it. Photo credit: Elizabeth Weinberg.).

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Fractional CTO Startup Venture Capital Cofounder 248

SoCal CTO

MAY 15, 2009

Just a quick note that I'll be moderating a Technology Council Event : Social Networking as a Business Strategy May 19, 2009 - Culver City Social networking media are used on a daily basis to grow businesses and expand career opportunities. Previously, he was Chief Operating Officer & Strategic Creative at USA GROUP, INC.,

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Social Network Networking Los Angeles Fractional CTO 150

Mike Michalowicz

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

These are individuals who are truly steering the pack with their excellence in operations, experience, and revolutionary ideas. has received the Best Places to Work In Omaha Award since 2009 and is the recipient of the 2018 Circle of Excellence award. Giving Up Margins For Volume … PK Scheerle, RN and CEO of Gifted Healthcare.

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CPA Ohio Omaha Reputation 76

Startup Lessons Learned

JUNE 8, 2009

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Monday, June 8, 2009 Datablindness Most of us are swimming in a sea of data about our products, companies, and teams. There are lots of good reasons why I can’t have instantaneous access to this data, and each partner has their own. June 8, 2009 8:28 PM Geoff said. We can learn to see.

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San Francisco Lean Continuous Deployment DC 84

500hats.com

AUGUST 2, 2012

First Round became a very active investor in consumer internet and e-commerce, on a rather lean investment budget, with several notable exits (including Mint.com to Intuit in 2009 for $170M). They are operators, through and through. Investing in Non-Investment: The “FULL SERVICE” VC.

Silicon Valley 74

Silicon Valley Early Stage Venture Capital Valuation 74

crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 6, 2011

I am not talking about wooing potential partners at fancy lunches, or drinks with clients after work, or even the whiteboard sessions that can fill our days. I am talking about the nitty-gritty reality of operating a business, paying the bills, washing the dishes, and managing employees. Health and disability benefits.

Small Business 102

Small Business Utah Startup Software Review 102

Hunter Walker

AUGUST 26, 2022

I’m an Ashley Mayer superfan so beyond the affinity, have been fortunate enough to also bring her into Homebrew as an advisor to our portfolio companies, and invest in Coalition , a venture firm she founded along with three other amazing female operators. Every milestone was an opportunity to tell the biggest possible story.

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IPO Cofounder Early Stage Portfolio 91

Duct Tape Marketing

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

He is a co-founder and managing partner of Relationship Impact , a consulting firm focused on helping great leaders build great leadership teams. So I helped, I was one of his first employees and wound up becoming the chief operating officer and running part of the firm and we grew at our peak to around 50 people or so.

Leadership 73

Leadership Developer Curation Hiring 73

ConversionXL

MARCH 19, 2020

The HBR study contrasts Office Depot and Staples during the 2000 recession: Office Depot cut 6% of its workforce, but it couldn’t reduce operating costs significantly. At the same time, the company contained its operating costs and came out of the recession stronger, bigger, and more profitable than it had been in 1999. Image source ).

Marketing 121

Marketing Campaign Non-Compete Lean 121

Austin Startup

JULY 2, 2021

Chargify, the leading billing platform for B2B SaaS, announced today the massive productivity improvements and decrease in operating costs that CareerPlug has achieved using its new Chargify Business Intelligence product. This saves our operations and finance teams hours of manual work each week. and Canada.

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San Antonio B2B Texas Ireland 67

The Entrepreneurial Mind

DECEMBER 6, 2010

But what makes Sweeney unique is his choice of a business partner for his venture. In August 2009, Gunner and his dad walked through their immediate neighborhood to find customers. Many undergraduate students who come to study entrepreneurship at college arrive with operating businesses in hand. It is his 7-year-old son, Gunner.

Partner 64

Partner Nashville Programming Small Business 64

YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 2, 2011

Hellinger, who founded Miami, Florida-based ThriftyComputer ( ThriftyComputer.com ) at the age of 19, saw that business crash and burn in early 2009 from inexperience. The rare disease made him deaf at the age of 18, and combined with the painful tumors on his hand made working on day-to-day operations at ThriftyComputer a living hell.

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Miami Florida Operations Finance 232

Austin Startup

JUNE 27, 2017

Collectively they have $850M in capital in their most recent funds: [link] Both Silverton Partners and LiveOak Venture Partners have filed regulatory documents associated with new fundraising efforts in 2017 so we should all look forward to announcements from them on successfully raising new funds.

Venture Capital 54

Venture Capital Austin Texas Private Equity 54

Tim Keane

DECEMBER 14, 2009

How To Change The World » December 14, 2009.   He is a partner in a pretty much exclusively software seed stage fund, Y Combinator that you can read more about.    But because seed firms operate in an earlier phase, they need to offer different kinds of advice.  Starting Startups.   Yup. 

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Burn Rate Angel Groups Seed Stage Startup 60

This is going to be BIG.

FEBRUARY 26, 2010

Senior VP of Operations/COO – ROBLOX - San Francisco, CA Tree forts. We are one of the fastest growing game and kid sites in 2009, according to comScore. Wooden blocks. Erector Set. Tinker Toys. We are also one of the stickiest sites on the internet. Each month over 2 million unique visitors come to our site.

San Francisco 92

San Francisco CTO Hire Developer EC2 92

crowdSPRING Blog

AUGUST 6, 2017

Coursera is one of the biggest online educators with over 20 million registered users and 150 education partners which include universities from all over the world. We’ve researched and prepared a list of some of the most popular sources of online courses that could help you become a better entrepreneur or small business owner.

Programming 73

Programming Technical Review Small Business Illinois 73