NZ Entrepreneur

DECEMBER 10, 2020

Kiwi inventory forecasting software StockTrim achieved international sales in the UK, Australia and US immediately after launching in 2017. The post Completing your first capital raise: ten lessons for startups appeared first on NZ Entrepreneur Magazine. StockTrim came out successful – oversubscribed, in fact.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 25, 2017

They come at the early stage while a startup has no revenue or valuation, so professional investors are hard to find. Countless startup teams have already been spawned from these. Meeting the new consumer demand for customization. Customers today increasingly demand solutions that are customized just for them.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

In the old days, every entrepreneur dreamed of easily taking their startup public, and making it big. Today the rate of startups going public (IPO – Initial Public Offering) is up from the dead zone, but is still half the rate of 15 years ago. Startups going public are laid open to competitors and critics.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 20, 2017

I endorse their list of the seven key drivers of digital opportunity, how to recognize them, and examples of how forward-thinking companies have capitalized on them, which I paraphrase and summarize here: Compression of supply and demand enables near instant fulfillment. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 10/05/2017.

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ConversionXL

APRIL 28, 2020

I got one of those in 2018, mere months after I started at data.world as their first growth marketing and demand generation hire. We had built the world’s largest open-data community but—like so many startups—didn’t have a clear product-market fit. . Lesson 1: Choose the right demand generation funnel. Image source ).

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

Announcing that you are a consultant, and hoping demand will set your focus, is not a good strategy. Set pricing to assure both revenue and profit. Even with all these done right, don’t expect your professional services business to match the triple-digit growth targets of billion-dollar product startups.

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ConversionXL

JANUARY 18, 2022

In 2018, after two short years and $3 million raised in startup funds, recruitment AI company Ansaro shut down due to bad market fit. 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.

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Up and Running

MAY 10, 2021

As of 2017, there were over 325,000 mHealth apps. The demand for such applications increased in the past few years, largely due to COVID-19. Social distancing guidelines and closures have led to a growing demand for remote health and fitness classes, diagnosing, and filing prescriptions. Blockchain technology.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 24, 2017

Certainly it’s important to optimize current operations, but in this age of rapidly changing demands and competitors, it’s more important change quickly as the market changes. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 03/07/2017. Your team needs to know that it is safe to experiment, and failure is not a toxic result.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 19, 2017

Typical incentives give percentages of quarterly revenues and contribution as rewards for success. Creativity and innovation are fragile business elements, and they can be easily starved, smothered, and trampled by the larger daily operational demands and old ways of doing things. Encourage an entrepreneurial culture.

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Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

Legal cannabis generated $16 billion in total economic output in the United States in 2017, and research indicates it will increase 150 percent by 2021, according to a report from cannabis industry analysts Arcview Market Research , in partnership with BDS Analytics. Banks typically will not fund a cannabis startup. Be specific.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 9, 2017

Every business needs revenue to provide investor returns and offset costs. Free” is not an attractive revenue model to investors. Popular revenue models today include recurring subscription charges, licensing, as well the traditional sale or lease model. Investors will demand clear channel definitions. Key partners.

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Version One Ventures

OCTOBER 15, 2020

And >40% of that revenue is coming from in-game purchases. Meanwhile startups like Zebedee are creating software development kits (SDKs) for the long tail of indie game developers to integrate lightning payments into their games as well. . The app could then take a small % of all revenue from “paid” messages.

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VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

One of the top reasons startups fail is timing. Some companies like Niantic, creators of Pokemon Go , generated over a billion downloads, despite seeing some drop in players in 2017. According to the Verge , Pokemon Go broke new records in 2019 reaching $900 million in revenue through in-app purchases (r. Tim Cook , Apple CEO.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

Every entrepreneur and every startup needs to have a clear “elevator pitch,” which identifies a unique strength and value they bring to the table. Focus on the ultimate customer, and find a way to improve satisfaction, grow revenue, or cut costs. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 02/12/2017.

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BeyondVC

JANUARY 3, 2019

ABM/Demand Gen), Richard Crowley (Slack, Ops Architect), Misha Brukman (JanusGraph, co-founder). Along these lines, we are starting to hear serverless more and more from the Fortune 500 and see this trend reflected in the sales pipeline at iopipe which has gone from mostly startups to larger companies.

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ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

Tidal Wave 2: Startups are more expensive to grow. Just take a look at these three channels: Facebook : 171% Increase in Cost per Thousand Impressions, or CPM ( 2017 ). Twitter : 20% Increase in CPM ( Q4 2017 ). LinkedIn : 44% Increase in CPM ( Q2 2017 ). Consumers (like us) demand it. Do you agree?

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David Teten

JANUARY 21, 2021

This essay is part of a series on alternative VC: I: Revenue-Based Investing: a new option for founders who care about control. II: Who are the major Revenue-Based Investing VCs? III: Why are Revenue-Based VCs investing in so many women and underrepresented founders? IV: Should your new VC fund use Revenue-Based Investing?

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Up and Running

APRIL 24, 2018

billion in 2017 YTD (as of May 22, 2017). billion in funding by the end of 2017, a record-breaking 5-year high. As the healthcare industry continues to adopt digital technology, the number of healthcare startups is also growing. In fact, startups have to stay one step ahead of the changing market conditions.

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ConversionXL

JULY 19, 2018

This resulted in a $2 million increase in revenue in three months. In 2018, revenues from the AI market worldwide were $7.35 According to Salesforce’s 2017 State of Marketing report , 51% of marketing leaders are already utilizing AI. AI can make a huge difference, and we’re only getting started. billion U.S.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

The demands of the role often add up to a full schedule that can drive even the best product managers to lose sight of their market and their customers. Top firms want fiercely ambitious product managers who possess a deep and revenue-generating empathy for their users, their colleagues and their shareholders. What does this mean?

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 4, 2017

His title “ The On-Demand Brand: 10 Rules for Digital Marketing Success in an Anytime, Everywhere World ” characterizes the challenge of demanding attention from a new generation of consumers who want what they want, when they want it, and where they want it. Marty Zwilling Published by Xerox Small Business Solutions on 01/30/2017.

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Up and Running

MAY 27, 2020

One of the most valuable things any business owner can do before launching a company is to determine that there’s a demand for whatever they want to sell. With competitor analysis, you can see if there’s already a demand for whatever you’re selling. If there is enough demand and interest in the product. Startup costs.

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

In-Q-Tel invests in startups developing technologies that provide ready-soon innovation (within 36 months) vital to the IC mission. The program will scale to 13+ universities in 2017. They realized that commercial applications of technology were often more advanced than those used internally.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 3, 2018

by Amanda Setili, author of “ Fearless Growth: The New Rules to Stay Competitive, Foster Innovation, and Dominate Your Markets “ Activist investors were really busy in 2017. That’s why all C-suite leaders need to heed the lessons of 2017. The two sides spent $60 million combined during the months-long proxy battle.

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Austin Startup

AUGUST 20, 2017

August 20, 2017: This is another in my series of posts all leading up to a book on Startup Decision Making. One of the most common mistakes I see in startups is making decisions that lose sight of the context , including the past, present, and future. Let’s look at some specifics: 1.

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The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 29, 2019

In 2017, the trucking industry amassed a mind-boggling total of $700 billion in revenue in the U.S. Since shipping facilitates global importing and exporting, any potential changes or trends could affect multiple countries, including startup companies around the world. as of last year.

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Austin Startup

JUNE 8, 2017

The Forrest Four-Cast: June 8, 2017 In May 2016, Uber and Lyft abruptly departed Austin as a way to voice their opposition to a city-implemented regulation that both companies felt would hinder their business model. But in 2017 and beyond, business efficiency is an equally important part of our identity.

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David Teten

SEPTEMBER 23, 2017

The only problem that faces startup investors now is how to mine this new data layer efficiently to increase returns.”. For the broader use case of helping startups execute their legal paperwork, Clerky is a focused solution. to motivate their angel community to support their startups. 7) Monitor and report investments.

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Spencer Fry

APRIL 17, 2017

For the workshops, I didn’t prepare anything, I just jumped right in talking about my experience as well as the pros and cons of bootstrapping vs. raising money in 2017. I was known as "the bootstrapper" for years and have written numerous articles about it, spoken on panels, and more, but 2017 presents a whole new set of challenges.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 3, 2018

It could be more revenue, hiring clients or launching a new product or service, but every new year is an exciting time because it’s ripe with opportunity. My goal for 2018 is to take my accomplishments and what I’ve learned in 2017 into 2018 with paid public speaking opportunities such as Key Notes, Workshops, and Special Events.

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

In-Q-Tel invests in startups developing technologies that provide ready-soon innovation (within 36 months) vital to the IC mission. The program will scale to 13+ universities in 2017. They realized that commercial applications of technology were often more advanced than those used internally.

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crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 13, 2018

We regularly share our favorite posts on entrepreneurship, small business, marketing, logo design , web design , startups, leadership, social media, marketing, economics and other interesting stuff! Perhaps most important is the need to have a sensible revenue model that's profitable on a unit economics basis.

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Hunter Walker

MARCH 26, 2017

The reality is that many creators have no choice but to ask directly for dollars from their audience because ad revenue alone wouldn’t be enough to support niche content. They can increase the revenue from advertising solutions over time by creating more inventory, more advertiser demand and increased targeted effectiveness.

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K9 Ventures

OCTOBER 10, 2017

It’s a legitimate stage of financing in the venture eco-system as of this writing (October 2017). Well, enter the Pre-Seed round, where the startup raises closer to $500K. In fact, when I announced K9 Ventures III in August 2017, the term Pre-Seed was part of the headline for that announcement: Announcing K9 Ventures III, L.P. –

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crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 13, 2017

Brand building at-scale can be different than brand building for a startup or small business. The 2017 Brandz Top 100 Most Valuable Global Brands report offers important branding lessons for startups and small business. This offers a tremendous opportunity for startups and small businesses to collaborate with Brands.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 15, 2017

This massive data creation and the potential for new data insights has driven explosive demands for systems that perform at both scale and speed. The Data Warehouse market is typically estimated at $30 B in annual revenue and the big data components, where the largest need for performance gains resides, is growing at double digit rates.

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