David Teten

MARCH 5, 2021

Kauffman Fellows Report (2020): “Diverse Founding Teams generate higher median realized multiples (RMs) on Acquisitions and IPOs]. BCG (June 2018): “Startups founded and cofounded by women actually performed better over time, generating 10% more in cumulative revenue over a five-year period: $730,000 compared with $662,000.”.

Cofounder 78

Cofounder Founder Technical Cofounder Technical Review 78

The Startup Magazine

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Facetune was originally released in 2013, and Facetune 2 was released in 2016. Lightricks was founded in 2013 by Zeev Farbman, Nir Pochter, Yaron Inger, Amit Goldstein and Itai Tsiddon. At the time of funding, their revenue for the year to date had already exceeded $200 million. million followers on YouTube).

Venture Capital 166

Venture Capital Bootstrapping Valuation Social Media 166

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. =. Financial Snapshot: 2010 Revenue: $170 million. Revenue growth: 51% YoY (2010), 1% YoY (2009), 131% YoY (2008). Distribution revenue is CPC and CPA. .

Pre-Money Valuation 113

Pre-Money Valuation Liquidation Preference Dividend Common Stock 113

ConversionXL

JANUARY 18, 2022

It partners with sales to close more revenue, informs product teams to deliver better products, and in some cases, co-owns demand generation activities with marketing teams. Founder Nathan Barry launched in 2013 to help creators sell their books and courses but failed to meet revenue goals and eventually stalled.

Marketing 110

Marketing Product Audience Equity 110

VC Cafe

OCTOBER 2, 2020

Technically, the term unicorn was coined by Aileen Lee in 2013, so many consider the first ‘new’ unicorn to be Waze in 2013, as the company achieved a $1.3 Lucent acquired Chromatis for $4.8b in 2000, M-Systems, inventor the disk-on-key, was acquired for $1.6 Billion by Sandisk in 2006, etc.

Venture Capital 183

Venture Capital Acquisition IPO 183

deal architect

JANUARY 10, 2014

Cloud revenues are just 4% of total 2013 revenues. Three of its senior cloud executives from SuccessFactors and Ariba acquisitions have moved on in the last year. Its own internally developed BYD shows little traction after years of investment. Enterprise Software (IBM, Microsoft, Oracle, SAP)'

Analytics 223

Analytics Cloud Acquisition Revenue 223

YoungUpstarts

MARCH 21, 2013

percent in January 2013, it fails to tell the whole story and its drop does not mean that economic good times are a’ rolling. Answer: Well thought out, broad and detailed business, operational, growth and acquisition/sale strategies that can be implemented quickly. While the unemployment rate has decreased from a high of 9.4

Technical Review 183

Technical Review Operations Acquisition Leadership 183

The Startup Magazine

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Based in Jerusalem, Lightricks was established back in 2013 by five Ph.D. In total, the prolific app developer has accumulated over 500 million downloads worldwide across Android and Apple users, bringing its 2021 revenue to date up to the $200 million mark. Startup Journey. Platform and Scaling Vision.

Private Equity 142

Private Equity Developer Venture Capital Merger 142

abovethecrowd.com

OCTOBER 1, 2013

Internet analytics can be roughly broken down into two simple activities – customer acquisition and customer optimization. Nearly every Internet company on the planet has invested in some form of the first activity, customer acquisition. As a result, AdWords boasts over one million customers and over $30B in annual revenue.

Metrics 93

Metrics Conversion Internet Acquisition 93

VC Cafe

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Gaming as a category generated $200 billion in revenue in 2021 and is expected to continue to grow, especially amongst the younger generation. billion revenue in 2021 for Epic Games in 2021, much of it on users purchasing ‘skins’ or clothing for their virtual avatars. Fortnite generated $5.8 Cloud Gaming Hiccups.

Cloud 198

Cloud Bandwidth IP Global 198

VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

YouAppi (2011)- YouAppi creates adtech to streamline mobile user acquisition. SparkBeyond (2013) – an automated general purpose research engine designed to leverage and intelligently augment masses of data that exist on the web, and discover complex patterns within them. This interview with Ami sheds more light on the company.

Artificial Inteligence 122

Artificial Inteligence Technical Review Startup 122

YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 5, 2018

by Walker Deibel , Managing Director of Centra and author of “ Buy Then Build: How Acquisition Entrepreneurs Outsmart the Startup Game “ If I asked you to name a business success story, what would you think of? In 2013, they owned 12 million small businesses, which is 43 percent of all small businesses in the country.

Startup 182

Startup Acquisition Portfolio Venture Capital 182

Steve Blank

JANUARY 14, 2014

In late 2013 Cowboy Ventures did an analysis of U.S.-based A pivot may mean you changed your customer segment, your channel, revenue model/pricing, resources, activities, costs, partners, customer acquisition – lots of other things than just the product. There’s a sign on the wall but she wants to be sure?’

Business Model 330

Business Model Lean Customer Development Channel 330

Version One Ventures

OCTOBER 7, 2014

However, as Scott Krager points out in his post, the companies have vastly different approaches for generating revenue. Hubspot’s average revenue per customer: $8,670 per year. Moz’ average revenue per customer: $1,295 per year. Moz’ average revenue per customer: $1,295 per year. million from 2009-2013.

Initial Public Offering 148

Initial Public Offering IPO SEC Valuation 148

VC Cafe

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Moreover, several of the Israeli startups that chose a SPAC merger as an exit, are trading at lower valuations than they entered Wall Street with given that the valuations were set on future projections and not current revenues. Israeli unicorns have evolved in recent years. The post The 2021 Israeli Unicorn Map appeared first on VC Cafe.

Lock-up Period 218

Lock-up Period Merger IPO 218

Cracking the Code

JANUARY 14, 2014

This metric measures the ratio of the annualized additional recurring revenue generated by your sales and marketing investments. Secondly, the total revenue also includes, most of the time, non recurring revenue like implementation services or training which are independent of the sales productivity. the lack of!

Cost 97

Cost Acquisition Customer .Net 97

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 19, 2015

YouTube takes too high of a revenue split (45% vs. 30% that Apple and many other distribution companies take – FWIW, YouTube argues this is because their costs are much higher since they host and stream the video). It just happens to be large, dominant and willing to share revenue with you. Take for example, an eCommerce company.

SEM 150

SEM Los Angeles Silicon Valley Acquisition 150

Agile VC

FEBRUARY 20, 2014

With that said, Facebook’s acquisition price is <10x the conceivable revenue for WhatsApp. In it’s most recently announced quarterly results (for Q4 2014), Facebook generated approximately $5B in annualized revenue (1) from mobile ads across 945 million MAUs (monthly active users) on mobile. billion for it.

Valuation 159

Valuation Acquisition Mobile Revenue 159

Agile VC

FEBRUARY 20, 2014

With that said, Facebook’s acquisition price is <10x the conceivable revenue for WhatsApp. In it’s most recently announced quarterly results (for Q4 2014), Facebook generated approximately $5B in annualized revenue (1) from mobile ads across 945 million MAUs (monthly active users) on mobile. billion for it.

Valuation 127

Valuation Acquisition Mobile Revenue 127

ConversionXL

OCTOBER 12, 2015

It’s really all about revenue. The key to more revenue? Consider that 40% of an ecommerce store’s revenue is created by 8% of its customers and that 82% of companies agree that retention is cheaper than acquisition. To drive customer acquisition, however, they offered the service for just $19. via 500 Startups).

Retention 48

Retention Conversion Acquisition Social Media 48

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 15, 2013

For much of 2013 I watched the press write articles about how the YouTube “MCNs” (multi-channel networks) were doomed and tried to square that with the data I was watching at the one I invested in, Maker Studios, who has had one hell of a year. but not that this justifies take a 45% revenue share. Except for 2 things: 1.

Networking 366

Networking Media Distribution Video 366

Occam's Razor

DECEMBER 9, 2013

One that reflects the customer expectations of 2013. Or Ford (it is amazing that in 2013, for such an expensive product, it looks so… 2005). Additionally in stage three focus on Page Value , with it you are not only optimizing for content consumption (stage two) you are also optimizing for which content most creates revenue.

Analytics 165

Analytics Marketing Channel Metrics 165

YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 18, 2018

A 2013 MotherJones article titled, Ladies Last: 8 Inventions by Women That Dudes Got Credit For , cites seven women in history who broke new ground, inventing everything from the ability to solve mathematical equations using computers to the iconic Parker Brothers’ game, Monopoly. Licensing means royalty income streams. .

Intellectual Property 157

Intellectual Property Forecast LLC Acquisition 157

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 26, 2013

If your product is free, with advertising revenue from click-throughs, you need a sign-up rate and page-view rate that approaches one million page views per month. Average transaction size and revenue per customer. Customer acquisition cost. Marty Zwilling First published on Young Entrepreneur on 02/18/2013.

Hockey Stick 266

Hockey Stick Early Stage Metrics Acquisition 266

pandodaily.com

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

Multiply that by literally a couple thousand, and that’s what 2013 is going to look like in Silicon Valley, and to a lesser degree some other startup ecosystems. As a result, Pandora is nowhere near profitable at more than $103 million in quarterly revenue, paying more than half of this sum to labels for content licenses.

Technical Review 93

Technical Review Silicon Valley Incubator Syria 93

Hippoland

JUNE 29, 2018

Today, they have around 1m subscribers, is doing multimillions in revenue per year, and has 20 employees. But, I rarely see startups doing events as a way of customer acquisition to jumpstart a new product or a new company. But it all started with just one event. It could be a small event. Maybe 1-3 hours – like a meetup.

Revenue 48

Revenue Product Audience Channel 48

Hippoland

JUNE 29, 2018

Today, they have around 1m subscribers, is doing multimillions in revenue per year, and has 20 employees. But, I rarely see startups doing events as a way of customer acquisition to jumpstart a new product or a new company. But it all started with just one event. It could be a small event. Maybe 1-3 hours – like a meetup.

Revenue 48

Revenue Product Audience Channel 48

Agile VC

NOVEMBER 9, 2015

There’s been ample coverage in the popular press of course highlighting everything from the company’s revenue growth, lack of profitability, and the well-publicized fact that founder/CEO Jack Dorsey is also CEO of Twitter so would theoretically be running two public companies simultaneously. Revenue Composition. Starbucks Deal.

IPO 165

IPO .Net Revenue Acquisition 165

Version One Ventures

OCTOBER 7, 2014

However, as Scott Krager points out in his post, the companies have vastly different approaches for generating revenue. Hubspot’s average revenue per customer: $8,670 per year. Moz’ average revenue per customer: $1,295 per year. Moz’ average revenue per customer: $1,295 per year. million from 2009-2013.

Initial Public Offering 78

Initial Public Offering IPO SEC Valuation 78

Tim Keane

MARCH 9, 2011

If, on the other hand, there is some near term prospect of cash flow (say within six months or a year) but no ability to repay in the meantime, then the entrepreneur may try and find a way to finance his “pre-revenue period” using friends and family money that accepts a somewhat lower payment in recognition of a relationship beyond just investing.

Finance 83

Finance Bootstrapping Startup Equity 83

Occam's Razor

AUGUST 9, 2016

We rarely hold people responsible for Traffic Acquisition accountable, we rarely hold people responsible for Site Design and Merchandizing accountable. Question time for your Acquisition, Design and Merchandizing team. It has been a great way to immediately influence revenue for my ecommerce engagements. A lousy 17%. Affiliates!

Analytics 60

Analytics Metrics eCommerce PPC 60

Reid Hoffman

MARCH 27, 2014

So, what conditions will best help PayPal continue to grow its user base, increase revenues, and bolster its profit margins on a consistent and ongoing basis? eBay CEO John Donahoe has lifted the company’s annual revenues from $8.54 billion in 2013. Its mobile business has grown from $14 billion in 2012 to $27 billion in 2013.

Silicon Valley 57

Silicon Valley Software Review Stock Due Diligence 57

VC Adventure

JANUARY 31, 2014

If you want to see real transparency, take a look at Moz’s 2013 Year in Review: More Than You Ever Wanted to Know About Moz, and Then Even More. Or if you want to compare how they did in 2012 to 2013, just read Rand’s post Announcing Moz’s 2012 Metrics, Acquisition of AudienceWise, & Opening of Our Portland Office.

Portland 93

Portland Acquisition Metrics Revenue 93

Software By Rob

DECEMBER 2, 2015

The Acquisition. So I took a page out of my playbook and went on a search for an acquisition larger than any I had previously attempted. I’ve already detailed the acquisition in a 3-part blog series , so I won’t rehash it here. Life was good, and I had to go screw it up. Another Next Thing. ” moment.

Software Review 27

Software Review Due Diligence Thailand Acquisition 27

Software By Rob

DECEMBER 2, 2015

The Acquisition. So I took a page out of my playbook and went on a search for an acquisition larger than any I had previously attempted. I’ve already detailed the acquisition in a 3-part blog series , so I won’t rehash it here. Life was good, and I had to go screw it up. Another Next Thing. ” moment.

Software Review 27

Software Review Due Diligence Thailand Acquisition 27

Software By Rob

DECEMBER 2, 2015

The Acquisition. So I took a page out of my playbook and went on a search for an acquisition larger than any I had previously attempted. I’ve already detailed the acquisition in a 3-part blog series , so I won’t rehash it here. Life was good, and I had to go screw it up. Another Next Thing. I call it Stair Stepping.

Software Review 27

Software Review Due Diligence Thailand Acquisition 27

ReadWriteStart

MAY 1, 2012

The big news in the world of tech acquisition may be Facebook’s $1 billion acquisition of Instagram. Zynga bought 22 companies in 2010 and 2011, and plans to increase its acquisition pace in the years ahead. For entrepreneurs in the gaming field, being bought by Zynga is the new exit strategy. Zynga has $1.8

Startup 118

Startup Exit Strategy Acquisition Flash 118