A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

JULY 23, 2013

Marketo filed for IPO with impressive 80% year-over-year growth in 2012, with almost $60m in revenue. So no, this upside-down business model isn’t what a SaaS business should construct. Even with very broad numbers, you can see how this model doesn’t work. Except, they lost $35m. for every $1.00

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David Teten

AUGUST 19, 2019

I’ve been a traditional equity VC for 8 years, and I’m now researching new business models in venture capital. Investment Criteria: B2B SaaS or tech-enabled services with proven, recurring contracts. Pied Piper Inc needs funding to accelerate customer acquisition for its SaaS solution. ARR of $500K+. ScaleWorks. “We

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crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 1, 2013

Seth Godin: Why Small Businesses Fail | Inc. The State of Business To Business (B2B) Content Marketing In North America - [link]. 8 Startup Founders Reveal Their #1 User Acquisition Tactic | Treehouse - [link]. The State of Business To Business (B2B) Content Marketing In North America - [link].

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Agile VC

JUNE 12, 2012

June 12, 2012. But in 2012 it turns out I still pay for all my offline and online purchases with a credit card or cash, and not my infinitely smarter mobile phone. They picked online, because signing up online B2B partnerships is quick, easy and capital light. How To Think About The Future. Enough said. What about Jumio?

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online.wsj.com

SEPTEMBER 23, 2012

SMALL BUSINESS. September 19, 2012, 9:32 p.m. In early 2011 an acquisition by a Fortune 500 company fell apart. Copyright 2012 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. INTERNET BUSINESSES. Business Services (B2B). MANUFACTURING BUSINESSES. Copyright ©2012 Dow Jones & Company , Inc.

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Cracking the Code

OCTOBER 10, 2008

You validated our business model and added huge value to our efforts. The top performing SaaS companies typically achieve annual customer renewal rates above 90% - with most of the churn due to death (bankruptcies) or marriage (acquisitions) - and over 100% renewals on a dollar value basis due to up-sells into this installed base.

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www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

Startups for startups – the top B2B tools used by Startups – Includes the list of top 50 startup vendors in 2012 by Vendorstack , a reviews and Q&A platform on enterprise vendors for startups and mid-market companies. Tools for Hackathons – added Dec 2012. great web customer acquisition tutorials.

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