Agile VC

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

There’s different flavors or derivations of these… e-tailers and marketplaces are both e-commerce businesses but differ in operational model, growth patterns, and profit margins. If this were a math class, I’d just say the proof is evident but if you want some data on Twitter’s 2013 YTD revenue here you go.

IPO 194

IPO Aggregator B2B Internet 194

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. Developing O&O (owned & operated) businesses (outside of YouTube).

Networking 366

Networking Media Distribution Video 366

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 19, 2015

Notably I said: You have to have owned & operated websites (O&O) to drive traffic to. You have to have some of your own content formats and not just be an aggregator of talent. I know that some people will point out that widely read presentation on YouTube on Sept 2013 criticizes YouTube for its revenue split.

SEM 150

SEM Los Angeles Silicon Valley Acquisition 150

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 14, 2014

Throughout 2012 & 2013 we funded many companies and then pulled together a second fund. They have aggregated talent into similar locations to learn from each other and made it easier for high-profile mentors to meet many companies at once. But by 2014 much had started to change. There is too much supply in the market.

Early Stage 290

Early Stage Venture Capital Los Angeles Coder 290

K9 Ventures

OCTOBER 10, 2017

It is what Seed used to be from 2009-2013, until the Seed rounds got fat and bloated and the bar for raising a Seed round became a lot higher. Typically, Pre-Seed rounds are less than $1M in aggregate capital raised. This has been pretty much what K9 has been doing since 2013. Q: What are some Pre-Seed funds operating today?

Seed Stage 82

Seed Stage Finance Later Stage Equity 82

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 26, 2013

According to a report just out, a record 156 operating companies went public in the U.S. in 2013, with aggregate proceeds of over $38 billion. Thus a record number of entrepreneurs (and employees) are getting rich. Initial Public Offerings (IPO) are back as an exit strategy.

IPO 273

IPO Entrepreneur Social Media Startup 273

Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 22, 2020

Deputy Chief Technology Officer in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy from 2013–2014, where she founded the United States Digital Service. But a lot of it is also just getting the data, aggregating it, being able to take action on it. We're no longer operating at the speed of government.

New Jersey 60

New Jersey Government CTO America 60

Hearpreneur

AUGUST 2, 2020

We currently operate a large 17,000 square foot facility, 5 stores to sell products in, and a distribution business to sell the product to retailers. In 2013, I started dating a guy who started a marketing agency around the same time. We kept doing that until we grew into what we are now. We have worked with over 700 food companies.

Entrepreneur 147

Entrepreneur Technical Review South Korea United States 147

View from Seed

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Aggregate VC investment in 2009 hits a low of roughly $20B, a figure last seen in 2003 in the wake of the bursting of the dotcom and telecom bubble and 2001 recession. Facebook goes public in 2012 and Twitter in 2013. We’re only a few months past Sequoia’s famous “R.I.P. Good Times” presentation (Oct 2008).

IPO 202

IPO Early Stage Cofounder B2C 202

ConversionXL

JUNE 24, 2014

77% of Users Believe Social Login Is A Good Registration Solution… … and should be offered by any website, according to the same aggregated research published by WebHostingBuzz. The same goes for businesses operating primarily in countries where social networks are blocked, such as China or Cuba.

Social Network 130

Social Network Viral Social Media B2C 130

abovethecrowd.com

DECEMBER 18, 2017

healthcare system does not operate as a free marketplace with the type of open-competition that we often associate with capitalism. In 2015, 46 percent of workers were enrolled in a plan with an annual deductible of $1,000 or more, up from 38 percent in 2013 and 22 percent in 2009. Who Is the Actual Customer? No appointment necessary.

Customer 59

Customer Technical Review Venture Capital Software Review 59

abovethecrowd.com

OCTOBER 1, 2013

This is the art of conversion: improve your site’s conversion and you simultaneously increase operating leverage AND increase competitive differentiation – a truly powerful combination. In 2013, we are in the midst of a critical platform transition from the browser-based Internet to mobile applications platforms like iOS and Android.

Metrics 93

Metrics Conversion Internet Acquisition 93

Agile VC

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Aggregate VC investment in 2009 hits a low of roughly $20B, a figure last seen in 2003 in the wake of the bursting of the dotcom and telecom bubble and 2001 recession. Facebook goes public in 2012 and Twitter in 2013. We’re only a few months past Sequoia’s famous “R.I.P. Good Times” presentation (Oct 2008).

IPO 100

IPO Early Stage Cofounder B2C 100

Occam's Razor

JANUARY 28, 2013

by creating a great experience, reassuring me with clear pricing, and they won't even have to pay a bounty to their aggregators! ADT believes that its operators are best equipped to oversell me. So why is it that YouTube's home page is still such a cluttered mess? Why is it that when I visit www.3m.com

Web 164

Web Design Marketing Security 164

Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 26, 2020

Jake Soberal and Irma Olguin started Bitwise in 2013 with the idea that the technology industry could be used to fix a city--in their case, Fresno, CA. In other words, they've more than proved their plan can work--so much so that Bitwise now operates in two more cities and plans to keep growing. They are now operating in nine States.

Fresno 60

Fresno Community Technology California 60

ConversionXL

MAY 16, 2018

In 2013 Kohl’s was looking for ways to significantly cut operating costs. After the test completed they determined that were was no significant loss of sales by decreasing the amount of operating hours, and the resulting implementation of this test was massive winner in terms of cost-saved. Not really right?

Marketing 133

Marketing Metrics Programming Design 133

Start Up Blog

APRIL 29, 2013

So I thought I might pull all these thoughts together in a new edition of Soundbites from the Future – The 2013 edition. Like most politically important information, consumers will eventually get to be in control of their own aggregated data. Especially when the brand normally operate in an invisible category like washing powder.

Uruguay 123

Uruguay Technical Review Vertical Las Vegas 123

practicetrumpstheory.com

JULY 14, 2010

Almost all funnel analysis tools use a reporting period where events generated in that period are aggregated across all users. The most common cohort used is “join date” but as we’ll see this could just as easily be the user’s “plan type”, “operating system”, ‘sex”, etc.

Metrics 51

Metrics Lean Retention Startup 51

www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

Startup Resources (Updated Mar 2013). Venture Capital Cafe > Startup Resources (Updated Mar 2013). Added – March 2013* Startup Intelligence tools. Read post Why Learning should be your top 2013 new year’s resolution  for a full list. New on VC Cafe: The Ultimate Startup Intelligence Tools List 2013 bit.ly/14ztpRb

Software Review 53

Software Review Technical Review Startup 53