Agile VC

OCTOBER 27, 2011

There’s a couple different forces I see at work: 1) Selling & Customer Acquisition - In the last 5 years, the biggest force in business software was the impact of the cloud as an infrastructure layer and product/service delivery mechanism. companies on user acquisition are increasingly being applied to SaaS companies.

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Agile VC

APRIL 17, 2011

Now that Google’s acquisition of ITA is closed, following lenghty FTC review, it would appear Kayak is poised to proceed with their IPO in the coming months. =. paying for travel data from ITA or others (customers acquisition spend is not included in COGS). This was the large round to fund the acquisition of Sidestep.

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Pre-Money Valuation Liquidation Preference Dividend Common Stock 113

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

JANUARY 4, 2018

We’ve come a long way from switching this blog to WordPress in 2009, my systematic vetting of the business idea in 2009 (after needing it myself due to the success of this blog crashing my dedicated server every time I got on Hackernews), the “ coming soon ” pre-launch in April 2010, our Series A 3-minute pitch in 2011, our incredible CEO Heather Brunner (..)

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The Equity Kicker

JANUARY 21, 2014

Following Google’s acquisition of Nest last week Venturebeat published the following list of Google’s top ten acquisitions by value: Motorola Mobility – $12.5 billion, 2012. Wildfire – $450 million, 2012. Nest Labs – $3.2 billion, 2014. DoubleClick – $3.1 billion, 2007. YouTube – $1.7 billion, 2006.

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Acquisition IPO Mobile Internet 103

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 3, 2013

We spent a year (2012-2013) building a merchant acquisition machine and all of the systems to support bookings, calendar integrations, location services, etc. And today it was listed in the Best Apps of the Week by Apple. The team has put in a huge effort to get to this day – and I hope they’re sleeping well tonight.

Development Team Review 324

Development Team Review Los Angeles San Francisco Mobile 324

Agile VC

MAY 26, 2011

Online social networking is a concept still being evangelized even in Silicon Valley… Friendster is in private beta (wasn’t until Oct 2003 they received Google acquisition offer which they turned down for Kleiner/Benchmark round). 10 July 2012, 7:05 pm Why Do VC’s Have Ownership Targets? A lot has changed. link] leehower.

Term Sheet 178

Term Sheet Silicon Valley Technical Review Social Network 178

Hearpreneur

MARCH 21, 2021

7- I was the victim of a horrible acquisition. I started my business because I was the victim of a horrible acquisition (can you name a good one?). In addition, this horrible acquisition took place while my wife and I were 3 months into our first pregnancy. Thanks to Omid Semino, Diamond Mansion ! #7- Photo Credit: ????Jay

Entrepreneur 143

Entrepreneur Technical Review Acquisition Software Review 143

Genuine VC

MARCH 26, 2012

Many of formerly rich acquirers like AOL and Yahoo have long since faded past their heyday, and their appetite for acquisitions has subsided along with it. And last week’s $200M OMGPOP acquisition by Zynga is the starting-gun fire for deals that aren’t just “acquihires,” but real meaningful ones.

Acquisition 128

Acquisition Internet IPO Venture Capital 128

The Equity Kicker

DECEMBER 18, 2012

They note from the eMarketer chart inset right that US mobile ad spend is up 180% this year to $4.1bn and say that “after years and years of every year being proclaimed as the ‘year of mobile’ it finally happened in 2012”. The earlier eMarketer data is here and here.

Mobile 100

Mobile Acquisition Forecast IPO 100

Haystack

NOVEMBER 3, 2019

2/ Consolidating Hardware And Time – Another watch-enthusiast brand — Pebble — was unceremoniously folded into Fitbit after launching in 2012 to rabid fanfare. For Fitbit to even maintain that percentage in the face of the Apple freight train is remarkable.

Acquisition 100

Acquisition Venture Capital Aggregator Mobile 100

Agile VC

JUNE 5, 2011

3) Groupon’s Business is Like An ATM: Groupon is currently unprofitable on a GAAP basis thanks to acquisition related expenses in 2010 as well as ongoing marketing spend to acquire customers. If Groupon’s growth rate drops by 80% they’ll still be nearly tripling top line sales in 2012. Author howerl.

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North America Chicago Boston Silicon Valley 100

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Sam also had a vision as early as 2012 about how MakeSpace would be a large employer of middle-income jobs: The company would hire employees rather than just have contractors and he would lead the effort to ensure they had opportunities for growth and benefits for their families. How profitable is my product or service?

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Operations New York City Technical Review Startup 286

YoungUpstarts

JUNE 20, 2016

A 2012 study done by IBISWorld revealed that VDRs experienced a steady growth of about 17 percent annually as a result of technological advancements as well as the growth of global demand for these storage services. trillion between 2012 and 2017 respectively. Mergers and Acquisitions. percent between 2009 and 2014.

Software Review 100

Software Review Technical Review Due Diligence Security 100

Genuine VC

MARCH 26, 2012

Many of formerly rich acquirers like AOL and Yahoo have long since faded past their heyday, and their appetite for acquisitions has subsided along with it. And last week’s $200M OMGPOP acquisition by Zynga is the starting-gun fire for deals that aren’t just “acquihires,” but real meaningful ones.

Acquisition 100

Acquisition Internet IPO Venture Capital 100

Agile VC

MARCH 13, 2012

March 13, 2012. only notified them of potential IP infringement two weeks ago on February 27, 2012 (as described in the lawsuit) and Facebook heard about it through the media rather than in private. Leader on Mar 5 2012. 10 July 2012, 7:05 pm Why Do VC’s Have Ownership Targets? How to Evaluate Firms for a Seed VC.

IP 100

IP IPO Social Network Silicon Valley 100

VC Cafe

OCTOBER 28, 2021

The consumerisation of enterprise was a big investment trend in 2011-2012. In this Techcrunch article written by Aaron Levie of Box, he refers to it as the rise of enterprise ‘to ys’, citing the acquisition of Yammer by Microsoft for $1.3 The rise of enterprise “toys” – Techcrunch, 2012.

B2B 167

B2B Sales Cycle Software Mobile 167

Haystack

NOVEMBER 24, 2018

It’s been a few years now since BlackBerry made phones, and this represents its largest purchase to date (by a factor of 3) since its 2015 acquisition of Good Technology. 1/ A Pre-Seed Reminder: According to Crunchbase, PlanGrid was founded and went through Y Combinator in 2012. AutoDesk Acquires PlanGrid For $875M.

Acquisition 62

Acquisition Artificial Inteligence Balance Sheet Cofounder 62

Up and Running

FEBRUARY 1, 2012

Section 179 allows businesses to deduct the cost of qualifying businesses equipment placed in service in 2012 up to $125,000. Describe to the equipment lease financing provider how the equipment acquisition will benefit your business. In 2013, the deduction will drop significantly to just $25,000 unless Congress acts.

Technical Review 98

Technical Review Due Diligence Acquisition Startup 98

The Equity Kicker

AUGUST 1, 2012

In its quarterly filing yesterday Facebook disclosed that it spent $24m on ‘talent focused acquisitions’ in the first half of 2012. Three of the four are mobile companies (which rises to five of the six acquisitions Facebook made in total in H1 2012 if you include the bigger deals Instagram and Face.com ).

San Francisco 110

San Francisco Hiring Liquidation Preference Aggregator 110

The Next Web

OCTOBER 17, 2012

If true, and our sources are very well placed, the acquisition helps end a tumultuous period of Color’s existence. Color said that it had six patents pending at the time of its funding, including its ‘elastic’ social. graph and patents related to GPS location and battery saving.

Los Angeles 161

Los Angeles Silicon Valley Media Startup 161

Up and Running

JANUARY 2, 2013

Customer Acquisition : This is usually one of the most skipped sections of an investor pitch and a full business plan. Your financials should easily allow you to calculate your customer acquisition costs. This post was originally posted on the LivePlan blog on July 11, 2012. How will you reach your customers?

Hockey Stick 164

Hockey Stick Exit Strategy Technical Review Due Diligence 164

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 2, 2012

They know you and your brand, so this should minimize your customer acquisition cost for the new product. New products or services to existing customers. You already understand your existing customers and have a relationship with them. Add services that are complementary to your product.

Bandwidth 246

Bandwidth Incubator .Net Global 246

Agile VC

MAY 21, 2012

May 21, 2012. On the consumer facing side, the number of companies doing multiple acquisitions of $100M+ was extremely short… Google, eBay/PayPal, Amazon, and Microsoft are at the top of the list. <$100M) acquisitions for several years now, but they’ve mainly been acquihires. Author howerl. Pingback: this.

Acquisition 162

Acquisition Silicon Valley B2B Seed Stage 162

Pascal's View

DECEMBER 19, 2012

My comments on the key findings from the Shareholder Representative Services 2012 M & A Deal Terms Study are in bold: Deal sizes: although the median deal size* rose slightly to $75 million in 2012 from $70 million in 2011, deals $50 million or less grew to 42% of deals in 2012, up from 33% in 2011. That’s for sure!

Acquisition 31

Acquisition Merger Dilution Aggregator 31

SiliconHills

MARCH 11, 2021

The financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Turnkey, founded in 2012, had raised $120 million in venture capital. Austin-based TurnKey Vacation Rentals is being bought by Portland, Oregon-based Vacasa, a competing vacation rental management platform. Vacasa has raised $639.5

Portland 71

Portland Oregon Venture Capital Acquisition 71

YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 4, 2014

Beyond Lenovo’s famous acquisition of IBM’s PC business, entertainment conglomerate Dalian Wanda bought American cinema operator AMC Entertainment followed by British yacht builder Sunseeker. While Hollywood has captured 53% of China’s box office in 2012, it only snared 10% of the Indian movie market.

Technical Review 171

Technical Review United Arab Emirates Saudi Arabia China 171

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

by Michael Woolf that is worth any startup founder reading to get a sense of perspective on the reality warp that is startup world during a frothy market such as 1997-1999, 2005-2007 or 2012-2014. We want money to make some acquisitions (investors would prefer to fund M&A if they know specific deals – not to encourage bad behavior.

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Burn Rate Balance Sheet .Net Valuation 383

This is going to be BIG.

APRIL 11, 2012

Lack of loyalty aside, I wonder if my kids will wonder why the photos I took in 2012 look like they were taken in the 1970's. Splitting up functionality across different apps was only a matter of time. Core Feature or Fad?: Dad, didn't you have better camera's by then?" "We We did, but we like to pretend that we didn't."

Acquisition 131

Acquisition Curation Mobile Valuation 131

Babbling VC

FEBRUARY 17, 2013

Device Ident is a startup founded in 2012 and sells online fraud prevention software as well as services since January of this year. 3 to 5 years sales experience, ideally in the online space with a focus on new customer acquisition. Below is the actual job description which will eventually be online but right now, is only posted here.

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Sales Russia Sweden France 65

crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2012

The Most Memorable Quotes (I Could Capture) From Startup School 2012 | The Art of Ass-Kicking – [link]. The economic logic behind tech and talent acquisitions – Chris Dixon – [link]. Web Designs 2012 – 36 Inspiring Examples | Graphic Design Junction – [link]. Rare Historical Photos Pt.

Social Media 102

Social Media Small Business Design Media 102

Venture Chronicles

OCTOBER 3, 2012

Last week the respected industry analyst firm Gartner Group released their 2012 Social CRM Magic Quadrant. As a result, the proclaimed leaders in the MQ are what they always are… well capitalized, suited-based offerings, and in 2012 we saw little movement from 2011, which itself saw little movement from 2010.

Differentiation 67

Differentiation Community Acquisition Software 67

Ben's Blog

APRIL 27, 2011

In that role, he championed the acquisition of a little known company named Weblogic. When Alfred presented the acquisition to BEA’s board of directors, one prominent board member said: “if you think that this company is going to pay $150M for a company with $150K in revenue, you are out of your f&%! The New Company.

Acquisition 78

Acquisition Cloud Architecture Revenue 78

www.kalzumeus.com

AUGUST 13, 2012

Posted on May 31, 2012. This is enormously motivational for SaaS businesses because they typically have godawful terrible cash-flow issues with customer acquisition costs front-loaded and revenue dripped out at a mostly steady pace for years. May 31, 2012 at 8:21 am. #. May 31, 2012 at 9:45 am. #. Greatest Hits.

Email 54

Email Software Review Software Campaign 54

Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 9, 2019

and today Bazaarvoice has a broad Conversations platform, network solutions (like Bazaarvoice Connections), analytics (Bazaarvoice Intelligence), and now advertising for the network with the acquisition of Longboard Media. So here we go with the thirteenth lesson from The Entrepreneur’s Essentials. We paid Jacob in stock only.

Stealth 48

Stealth Cofounder Los Angeles Technical Review 48

YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 19, 2017

billion across 283 deals in the first three quarters of 2017, nearly three times that of in 2012. Mergers and acquisitions with tech giants and corporates. Instead of expanding further, this group might be considered by corporates for mergers and acquisitions. Drives development in technology.

Venture Capital 196

Venture Capital Asia Artificial Inteligence Later Stage 196

Seeing Both Sides

MARCH 27, 2014

billion in credit last year, a 3x increase over 2012. China''s Alipay reports that they processed $150 billion in mobile transactions in 2013 - nearly 6x the $27 billion PayPal reported (not including the Venmo acquisition, which is bound to accelerate growth in 2014).

Software Review 55

Software Review Software China Technical Review 55

crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 9, 2012

Google’s Rules of Acquisition: How to Be an Android, Not an Aardvark – [link]. 14 Best Web Design Trends of 2012 – [link]. Why entrepreneurs don’t sleep well – [link]. Why Startups Should Curate Content – [link]. The Importance of Brand in an Era of Digital Darwinism – [link].

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Social Media Small Business Design Technical Review 92