View from Seed

OCTOBER 14, 2021

And within NextView, we’ve certainly undergone a myriad of changes ourselves (who remembers our craft beer branding circa 2011? Anyone?).

Seed Stage 194

Seed Stage Portfolio Curation Vertical 194

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. So, let’s just look back 10 years to the 2011 vintage. Was this a lost decade for venture capital?

Valuation 319

Valuation Pre-Money Valuation Distribution Early Stage 319

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. So, let’s just look back 10 years to the 2011 vintage. Was this a lost decade for venture capital?

Valuation 295

Valuation Pre-Money Valuation Distribution Early Stage 295

Lightspeed Venture Partners

JANUARY 6, 2011

Scott Albro of Focus , a knowledge sharing community for business people, has fully embraced the idea of constant iteration for 2011, taking the best practices of social media to the business media world. in 2011, I’d like to encourage a culture where this happens as much as possible. Plan big, increment small.

Stealth 60

Stealth Startup Lean Cofounder 60

ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 27, 2011

The next event will be on Tuesday, November 22, 2011, at 8:00 AM (PDT), register to attend here. However, the mistake Said has made is to go "spray and pray" and build numerous different verticals without really fleshing out the business strategy for any of them. PTA Portals.

Entrepreneur 116

Entrepreneur San Francisco Technical Review New Jersey 116

techcrunch.com

AUGUST 12, 2012

The top layer of applications and services that use the innovations of the first two layers to transform vertical markets (e.g, 2011 Holiday. Your guide for the best gadget gifts of 2011. Upcoming Events. Disrupt SF 2012. San Francisco, CA. Disrupt SF Hackathon 2012. San Francisco, California. Crunch With Us. Follow @TechCrunch.

Early Stage 70

Early Stage San Francisco Los Angeles Southern California 70

ReadWriteStart

JANUARY 6, 2011

6, 2011 we hosted our 64th free One Million by One Million (1M/1M) strategy roundtable for entrepreneurs, and the first for this year. In fact, in the discussion on JuJu brands is yet another validation of the verticalization and niche-ization of the Internet.

Vertical 115

Vertical Web San Francisco Entrepreneur 115

ConversionXL

JANUARY 16, 2014

In another study, Granify, a CRO software company, conducted a real time behavior analysis of 20+ million visitors over 5 different verticals and also found that “lower prices” was not as pervasive as we may have believed. Shipping Costs. Now, as I said, these are just averages. Do your research and see how this applies to you.

Software Review 117

Software Review Social Media Vertical Algorithm 117

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. So, let’s just look back 10 years to the 2011 vintage. Was this a lost decade for venture capital?

Valuation 156

Valuation Pre-Money Valuation Distribution Early Stage 156

YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 20, 2014

They connect buyers and sellers in creative new verticals, helping merchants and non-profits interact with customers or donors. In 2010, he was named one of Business Insider’s Silicon Valley 100 and in 2011, as one of BusinessWeek’s 30 under 30 Best Tech Entrepreneurs. . Thinking Aloud Bill Clerico technology trends WePay'

Silicon Valley 217

Silicon Valley Non-Compete API Vertical 217

Gust

OCTOBER 16, 2012

Access to our 2010 and 2011 surveys can be found at 2011 Valuation Survey of North American Angel Investor Groups. Others were able to provide additional data for one or more business verticals. Of the 22 groups included in both the 2012 and 2011 survey, 18 reported higher valuations while only 4 reported lower valuations.

Angel Groups 169

Angel Groups Valuation Pre-Money Valuation North Dakota 169

Steve Blank

JANUARY 6, 2011

For 2011, I’m glad to announce that you can now hear my blog posts via a podcast that you can subscribe to, download or have emailed to you a few days after each blog post goes live. Now Hear This.

Silicon Valley 195

Silicon Valley California Vertical Customer Development 195

mashable.com

OCTOBER 27, 2010

Here, developers and dev shops are organized by vertical so you can find a shop that has expertise in the kind of app you want to build. Office for Mac 2011 Delivers the Good. Fees for these devs and shops run from under $5,000 to more than $20,000. Another good resource is Appolicious’ directory.

Small Business 104

Small Business Technical Review Social Media Software Review 104

Steve Blank

JUNE 25, 2009

Memorex is turning 50 years old in 2011. I’ve tried to read a lot of your History of Silicon Valley posts. They are very interesting. Now, I have an assignment that I would like to request your help with. We are putting together a plan to have some sort of gathering, lectures and celebration. So, here is my assignment.

Technology 138

Technology Silicon Valley Fractional VPE Part-Time VPE 138

Austin Startup

DECEMBER 20, 2020

Follow Brett on Twitter @databrett #Ecommerce #CEO #AngelInvestor #BigData #AspenInstitute Bob Metcalfe is a Professor of Innovation and Entrepreneurship at UT Austin since 2011, most recently with a big focus on geothermal energy. Notley also serves as a powerful resource platform for scaling innovative nonprofit organizations.

Austin 110

Austin Texas Cofounder Los Angeles 110

sixrevisions.com

DECEMBER 29, 2011

Feb 8 2011 by. Vertical Bar/Sidebar Navigation. Vertical bar/sidebar navigation is when navigation items are arranged in a single column, one on top of another. The vertical bar/sidebar navigation design pattern is seen all over the place, on virtually every kind of website. Drawbacks of Vertical Bar/Sidebar Navigation.

Design 83

Design Vertical Architecture Search 83

ConversionXL

JUNE 5, 2014

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. Figure, back in 2011 the Speciality Coffee Association of America found that the average 16 oz cup of coffee costs around $1.17

Retention 115

Retention Customer Developer Programming 115

ConversionXL

JUNE 5, 2014

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. Figure, back in 2011 the Speciality Coffee Association of America found that the average 16 oz cup of coffee costs around $1.17

Retention 112

Retention Developer Customer Programming 112

tomazkovacic.com

MARCH 24, 2011

The algorithm applies vertical and horizontal separators to the block layout to construct such a semantic structure. Technologies I'm passionate about. It first extracts blocks from the HTML DOM tree and assigns them a value that indicates the coherency of the block based on visual perception.

HTML 56

HTML Semantic Algorithm Software Review 56

ConversionXL

JUNE 5, 2014

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. Figure, back in 2011 the Speciality Coffee Association of America found that the average 16 oz cup of coffee costs around $1.17

Retention 105

Retention Customer Developer Programming 105

Hunter Walker

SEPTEMBER 22, 2014

Often these funds are attempting to build out a reputation or gain exposure to a new vertical. Here the later stage fund writes a substantial ($~500k) check quickly into the seed round, not necessarily being the only/lead funder, but definitely different than the ~$50-100k exploratory seed checks we saw from these guys in 2011-2012.

Later Stage 95

Later Stage Valuation Semantic Institutional Investors 95

The Next Web

JULY 13, 2013

2010-2011 was a period of rampant funding and hazy valuation calculation for Indian e-commerce. Legal services, again, is an industry ripe for disruption, being a high value services vertical and one where the majority of the end product can be transmitted digitally. You can follow Sangeet on Twitter at @sanguit.

India 126

India Marketing Non-Compete Vertical 126

This is going to be BIG.

MAY 13, 2015

They do this through vertical integration and special packaging--and that's where the technical innovation comes in. I first met Ben on January 29th, 2011 at an SLP mentoring session. Newfound appreciation for rutabaga. Hungryroot meals have a 10 day shelf life. So if you don't have any by Friday, no worries.

Product 60

Product Term Sheet Vertical Community 60

The Next Web

NOVEMBER 26, 2013

The amount of competitors present in any vertical today can be overwhelming, which is why it is as important as ever to stand out and differentiate your company from others. In 2011, 58 percent of U.S. Stand out amongst competitors. consumers say they’ve interacted with an e-retailer using live chat, up from 54 percent last year.

Vertical 151

Vertical Social Media Programming Matching 151

ConversionXL

JUNE 5, 2014

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. Figure, back in 2011 the Speciality Coffee Association of America found that the average 16 oz cup of coffee costs around $1.17

Retention 98

Retention Customer Developer Programming 98

Hippoland

JULY 24, 2016

By the time 2011 rolled around, uncapped notes were quite common. In crowded verticals, a lot of investors will simply sit on the sidelines and avoid making investments, which limits the number of investors who are writing checks in these spaces. Some verticals will be difficult to get revenue traction in.

Seed Stage 48

Seed Stage Valuation Vertical Demand 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 November 2011, David Rosenblatt took over as CEO and has been scaling the company ever since. Poshmark was founded by Manish Chandra in 2011.

Internet 88

Internet Matching Vertical Hosting 88

Duct Tape Marketing

AUGUST 27, 2019

Matt Cooper: Yeah, yeah, so the company was founded back in 2011. Matt Cooper: We have focused in on creative as our real sort of core vertical and core area of expertise over the last 12, 18 months, in particular. Skillshare’s been around for a while. How many courses do you spout? How many teachers do you spout?

Community 61

Community South Africa Software Global 61

Cracking the Code

NOVEMBER 13, 2008

Rethink vertical segmentation: Healthcare? ► 2011. (2). Is Government a good idea? Review your marketing media allocation: offline media prices will go down and could generate attractive ROI, tradeshows might have less impact due to travel restrictions… G&A Manage your DSOs tightly – they will go up! software. (10).

Software Review 48

Software Review Technical Review Valuation Portfolio 48

Cracking the Code

DECEMBER 2, 2006

The time they spend with customers is usually limited to transactional core products sales, generating lower margins – The resource allocation is not always matching the opportunity (geography, customer segment, vertical.) – The rules of engagement for technical resources (solution or product specialists) are not clear.

Software Review 48

Software Review Technical Review Europe Software 48

Austin Startup

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

Austin Startup Week , established in 2011, is five days full of inspiring events that celebrate Austin startups, the organizations that support them, and the spectacular people who make it all happen.

Austin 48

Austin Startup Texas Community 48

mashable.com

OCTOBER 11, 2011

October 10, 2011 by Erica Swallow. Then research which journalists at that publication cover the vertical in which your startup or its news would fall. October 10, 2011 14:07:23. October 10, 2011 14:10:15. October 10, 2011 14:18:53. October 10, 2011 14:12:16. October 10, 2011 14:16:25. Erica Swallow.

PR 103

PR Startup Social Media Technical Review 103

Version One Ventures

DECEMBER 3, 2019

We had the chance to invest in the Series B of Shopify in 2011. Unfortunately, at the time we had a few DTC / vertically integrated commerce companies in our portfolio that didn’t do super-well, so we decided that we didn’t want to add another investment. This was not our early-stage sweet spot and the $100M valuation felt rich.

Portfolio 202

Portfolio Cap Table Early Stage Valuation 202

designshack.co.uk

JUNE 8, 2011

Professional Hosting by (mt) Copyright © Compact Creative Limited 2005-2011 Company No. 072087974 20 Great Sign Up Form Examples to Learn From Written by Joshua Johnson , Published On 1st April 2011. The “Sign Me Up&# button on the right has been stretched vertically to match the height of the two fields.

Audio 53

Audio PHP Web Design 53

Duct Tape Marketing

MARCH 5, 2019

He is the founder and CEO of Vertical Measures. Actually, one of the things that we’ve worked on here at Vertical Measures the last couple of years is we’ve created something that if you see it, it looks almost too simple if I told you it took us hundreds of hours to do it. Arnie Kuenn: Yeah. Arnie Kuenn: Oh, absolutely.

Customer 60

Customer Search Vertical Early Stage 60

abovethecrowd.com

APRIL 17, 2013

As an example, eBay’s 2011 marketplace revenues were approximately $6.6B eBay recently launched an aggressive campaign attacking Amazon’s rate table on a vertical-by-vertical basis ( those percentages can be found here ). against GMS of approximately $68.6B for a rake percentage of just under 10%.

Europe 101

Europe Social Network Technical Review IPO 101

pandodaily.com

JULY 18, 2012

Ultimately, we each had a lot of domain experience in different content verticals and wanted to build the ultimate places we could work every day putting that experience to work. TastemakerX was the company Ruxin was born to build– that every hobby, obsession and savvy career move has unknowingly conspired to positioned him to create.

Entrepreneur 45

Entrepreneur San Francisco Silicon Valley Technical Review 45