Cracking the Code

MARCH 12, 2010

Cracking The Code. Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. Given the predictability of SaaS GAAP revenues on a quarterly basis, the fact that the 08/09 projections were unchanged is not a surprise. Cracking The Code on Facebook. Add RSS feed.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 27, 2011

You have to understand whether they’re likely to yield revenue growth in the near term OR whether you have access to cheap enough capital to fund your losses until your investments pay off. They have have raised $2-3 million, built a product that has some amount of market traction and got to annualized revenues of around $1 million.

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VC Adventure

AUGUST 31, 2017

Beyond that, they actually went back in time and looked at the earlier stage periods for these companies so we can track how some of the world’s best SaaS companies performed at revenue levels more akin to the typical Series B business. Companies in the study that scored 40% of greater had TTM revenue multiples of 6.4x

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mashable.com

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

Brett Miller is the president of Custom Software by Preston (CSP). For more than 10 years CSP has impressed clients with highly effective software solutions and teams of multi-talented software engineers. I'd approached Advanced Millennium Technologies, to develop our ERP software, last September.

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Cracking the Code

OCTOBER 9, 2009

Cracking The Code. Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. This strong recovery has highlighted the resiliency of the recurring revenue model in a downturn as well as the stength of the shift to soaftware-as-a-service and cloud computing.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 24, 2012

Instead, buyers are checking out product and service information in their own way, often through the Internet, their social network, or just plain word-of-mouth or customer reviews. He was building a better enterprise software product, and to get the word out, he organized ‘City Tour’ events and neighborhood ‘street teams.’

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 11, 2022

Husband and wife co-founders, Todd and Laure Fisher founded CallTrackingMetrics in 2011 in their basement and together have grown it into an Inc. 500-rated, top-ranked conversation analytics software serving over 30,000 businesses around the world. Click on over and give us a review on iTunes, please! Like this show?

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Cracking the Code

DECEMBER 1, 2009

Cracking The Code. Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. Cracking The Code on Facebook. software. (10). ► 2011. (2). Software 2.0: Tuesday, December 01, 2009. The recession created opportunities! at 12:41 PM. Newer Post.

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Rob Go

DECEMBER 28, 2011

So I thought I’d jot down some of the highlights I have seen from my vantage point in this 2011 Boston Consumer Web Year in Review. 61M in Q3 revenue, up 28% YoY. Zipcar: Ok, not exactly consumer web/software, but a great consumer tech company nonetheless. IPO’s/Exits. market cap. Carbonite: Raised $62.5M

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 8, 2012

Some of the success found in the auto industry today is due to recovery in Japan, where a year after the March 11, 2011 earthquakes, top auto makers have once again reached pre-earthquake levels. Following a boost in holiday retail sales, the service industry has experienced a fast pace of growth in late 2011 and early 2012.

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Cracking the Code

JANUARY 22, 2009

Cracking The Code. Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. While it may make sense to offer very slight adjustments for favorable payment terms and one time revenue, net additions to MRR should dominate the sales rep’s thoughts.

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Cracking the Code

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

Cracking The Code. Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. Cracking The Code on Facebook. software. (10). ► 2011. (2). Software 2.0: Cracking the SMB code. Tuesday, November 10, 2009. Subscribe in a reader.

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Cracking the Code

NOVEMBER 13, 2008

Cracking The Code. Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. Thursday, November 13, 2008. Getting through the downturn: a few thoughts for SaaS companies planning their 2009 budget. With this decline, the average EV/08 rev. multiple fell down to ~2.2x

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Agile VC

APRIL 17, 2011

April 17, 2011. GameFly filed in 2010 and remains in registration, though 2011 has seen a positive start for VC-backed IPOs with 14 in Q1 2011. GameFly filed in 2010 and remains in registration, though 2011 has seen a positive start for VC-backed IPOs with 14 in Q1 2011. Kayak Software Corporation.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 19, 2011

Jeff will also be joining us on stage at Startup Lessons Learned 2011 , where he will be presenting a case study on his experience blending design, Lean Startup, and large company culture. Can an established organization with a recognized brand, proven revenue stream and an employee count in the hundreds or thousands embrace these principles?

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Cracking the Code

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

Cracking The Code. Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. Software as a Service (SaaS), the most mature of these segments, is comprised of end user applications like Salesforce.com. Forget everything you learned about software channels.

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Cracking the Code

JANUARY 28, 2008

Cracking The Code. Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. Happy New Year to you, Cracking-the-code reader! and online gaming companies and 2/3 looking at the software and SaaS industry. Intego is the leading Security Software Suite for Mac.

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crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 24, 2013

So while you keep an eye on your team, your customers, your marketing, your online activities, and your bottom line it is now also time to get ready for tax time, perform the year-end reviews, consider raises and bonuses, clean up the office, schedule holiday vacations, and plan the company party! Review your website. Clean up, now!

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crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 7, 2011

Why would people “save&# ads to review later? Hulu On Track To Generate $500 Million In Revenue This Year – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template tco use today) – [link]. Are you a student & love hacking software? – [link].

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Cracking the Code

FEBRUARY 25, 2008

Cracking The Code. Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. It includes NetSuite, SuccessFactors, Vocus, SalesForce, Taleo, DemandTec, LivePerson, Constant Contact, Concur, Ultimate Software, Salary.com, Omniture and Kenexa. Labels: SaaS , software.

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Hearpreneur

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

In 2011, our family was sitting around the dinner table brainstorming when our teenage daughter Mia had a great idea – starting a company that sells the best possible organic roasted seaweed in delicious flavors. It’s code and portal combined, and it just took someone close to us to. 1- From our daughter. Photo Credit: Steve Broad.

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ConversionXL

JULY 16, 2021

Gumroad , a software that allows content creators to easily sell digital products, gets straight to the point with their unique selling proposition (USP) : They state exactly who their target audience is: creators. Naturally, somebody will copy Dollar Shave Club in due time. In due time, the community paid them back in dividends.

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Rob Go

SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

Applications due Nov 20 th ! Extension Engine - Software engineering and design. Wayfair - $350M + revenue, 300 employees. [link] – Not a meetup, but a great mentorship program started by serial CTO Sean Lindsay. Coworking Spaces and Accelerators. TechStars Boston – Boston chapter of TechStars. Ruby specialists.

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Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 24, 2017

I’m no stranger to startups, having launched my digital marketing agency Creative Click Media from the ground up in 2011, but tackling an ecommerce yoga business was a completely new entrepreneurial adventure for me. Thanks to Alexis Zanger, Aegis Software Corp ! #16- This year has been momentous for my company. environment.

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Austin Startup

DECEMBER 7, 2010

SpeedMenu announced today that their mobile menuing, ordering and payment software has entered the beta testing stage with Micros Systems Point of Sale (POS) software. Dan Janjigian, CEO of SpeedMenu said “Due to the size of the Micros installed client base, SpeedMenu will begin offering service in every city around the country.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 1, 2009

I obviously don’t have a crystal ball so the economy could fare better than my gut, but here’s why I’m cautious for some time in 2010 or early 2011: Why is the future still so unpredictable? In the first post in this three part series I described why I believe the VC market froze between September 2008 – April 2009.

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Software By Rob

JANUARY 25, 2012

That I’ve had a few “exits” and instead of hunkering down and writing code for 6 months I opted to talk to a few of my buddies at the yacht club and purchase a primed and growing social network for somewhere in the mid-seven figures. After co-hosting MicroConf in early 2011 I was on the prowl for the next big thing.

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Cracking the Code

DECEMBER 16, 2006

Cracking The Code. Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. The theme was "the future of software". He is a great speaker and I enjoyed the speech, but after 40mn, I was still waiting to hear about the future of software.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 12, 2012

SAS software was doing an excellent job of keeping up with customer needs. Rather, they did these things because a) SAS software really was doing a terrific job, and b) getting the word out to their peers helped the customer champions build social capital. The company was having a noticeable customer retention issue several years ago.

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Agile VC

MAY 26, 2011

May 26, 2011. LinkedIn’s product had only been live for a couple months, we only had tens of thousands of registered users, and wouldn’t start generating revenue for more than a year after this point. Is it a case of just design it, code it, build it, deploy it, trademark it, copywright it and then go for funding? .

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 5, 2013

An IBM study in 2011, “ From Social Media to Social CRM ”, discovered significant gaps between what businesses think consumers care about and what consumers say they want from their social media interactions with companies. Too much was at stake, we couldn’t afford the risk of destabilizing everything and losing substantial revenue.

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Tim Keane

OCTOBER 19, 2006

Due diligence: An Entrepreneurs Perspective » October 19, 2006. Of course, everyone understands that somewhere in the equation theres revenue, whether directly or indirectly. We tried to buy some software recently that the vendor wanted to price on the basis of third party uses, a category of activity uncontrolled by us.

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crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 7, 2010

5 Trends that Will Shape Small Business in 2011 - [link]. Get Your Business Generating Revenue Quickly - [link]. Get Your Business Generating Revenue Quickly - [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template tco use today) – [link]. Why Wesabe Lost to Mint - [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 27, 2012

After all, without customers, there is no revenue. The global art market is believed to be about $61 billion (2011). On the other hand, startups targeting software makers have more flexibility in their approach because these companies generate multiples more profit. How big is the market and who are the potential customers?

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Altgate

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

The presentation was on outsourcing generally, not just software engineering and the audience was very early stage companies (some yet to be founded). But did you know that founder Markus Frind has just 3 employees for his $10MM+ revenue business? Unfortunately they will be very expensive (30-50% or more of gross revenue).

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techcrunch.com

AUGUST 12, 2012

Analytics (the software tools and services necessary to get intelligent , accurate, and actionable analysis out of petabytes of data in minutes instead of weeks) ; and. 2011 Holiday. Your guide for the best gadget gifts of 2011. ASUS Zenbook Prime UX31A Ultrabook review: a high-res display, and a much-improved keyboard.

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crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 13, 2011

US newspaper revenues faced a 30% decline 2007-09. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template tco use today) – [link]. 2011 edition) – data on crowdSPRING’s community – [link]. The 5 Dangerous Realities of Social Media for Business – [link]. Who are we?

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