VC Cafe

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

At Remagine Ventures we like to say that “we invest in technologies that change how people spend their time and money”. Advancements in technology and changing cultural behaviour are big drivers of this trend and Covid-19 was like pouring gasoline on fire. . Revenue in Q2 2021 was up 127% to $454.1m. . *by Kevin Baxpehler.

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Up and Running

JULY 25, 2017

You’ll have to make the final call yourself, but here are a few resources that lend some perspective on small business and startup funding trends that relate to the economic landscape. Startups Barometer. This index tracks Venture Capitalist (VC) backed tech startups and compares this week to the same week last year.

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

JANUARY 4, 2018

The Silicon Valley-oriented technology press outlets don’t cover us because we’re not in San Francisco, even though we’re more successful than most of the startups they cover. Late last year we passed $100M in annual recurring revenue. We just announced a few more things.

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ReadWriteStart

JULY 20, 2023

Leveraging technology, Collectly has achieved impressive results. Collectly’s journey began in 2017 as a digital debt collection startup but pivoted after participating in Y Combinator and raising $1.9 million in funding. This brings the total capital raised by Collectly to an impressive $34.1

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NZ Entrepreneur

DECEMBER 10, 2020

Kiwi inventory forecasting software StockTrim achieved international sales in the UK, Australia and US immediately after launching in 2017. In early 2020, Sutton set up meetings through cold and warm outreach over email, LinkedIn, and networking through angel and tech start-up groups. Some guys just won’t write small cheques.”.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 24, 2017

Growth stocks provide the ideal opportunity as they see earnings and revenues rise at above-average speed. Investors, therefore, should be willing to sacrifice current return as long as the revenue keeps on increasing at an above-average rate. The company’s outlook is strong for 2017. Which growth stocks are you eyeing for 2017?

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The Startup Magazine

DECEMBER 29, 2022

According to IBIS World, the revenues generated by the hotels and motels industry in 2022 have reached $258.1 The industry has grown 4% per annum on average between 2017 to 2022. Leveraging Revenue Management Solutions. Revenue management is the practice of managing the flow of revenue in and out of a business.

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Version One Ventures

DECEMBER 14, 2016

Every announcement – whether it was a funding round, exit or layoffs – was analyzed within the context that the tech bubble has definitely burst or that we’re still in the bubble. forward revenue in February 2016 (the low), they appreciated by 6% each month for the following six months. Looking ahead to 2017.

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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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Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 30, 2020

I realized that this was an opportunity to solve a huge problem for an entire generation of parents and their kids using technology. Hence the Elixir2Go bottle was born back in 2017. Thanks to Jen Ohlson, Interactive Health Technologies ! #5- Due to business, I am free to spend my time and money as I see fit.

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Up and Running

MAY 10, 2021

Today, people use healthcare apps to schedule/cancel appointments, review prescriptions, access medical records, connect with doctors via video calls, track fitness goals, etc. Read on for some helpful tips on how to create a mobile healthcare app, what technologies to use, and how to make money with your new health app.

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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. The global market for CBD oils is expanding due to their medical efficacy.

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Women Entrepreneurs Can

JULY 2, 2019

Female entrepreneurship has been on a steady rise in the United States, with the number of women-owned businesses nearly doubling between 1997 and 2017. What’s more, startups founded by women are 20 percent more likely to be revenue-generating and bring 35 percent higher returns to investors than all startups combined.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 7, 2017

Reports suggest that 90% of today’s shoppers skip marketing pitches, to research online before they buy, and over 50% check user reviews before making a decision. Kristin Zhivago, in her classic book “ Roadmap to Revenue ,” makes the point that the selling system is broken, since sellers no longer sell the way customers are buying.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 20, 2017

Today, the move to digital technology is driving marketplace change at a seemingly ever-increasing rate. Due to the efficiencies of digital, it is now commonplace to have companies with billions of dollars of revenue and valuation, with few employees, and without years of building infrastructure. How tired are you feeling today?

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David Teten

SEPTEMBER 23, 2017

VCs tout themselves as frontier technology investors, but most are using the same infrastructure tools they have used for the past 20+ years: Excel and recent college grads searching Google. According to Knowledge.VC , under 5% of US VCs have a full-time team member focused on technology. . But we’re doing it slowly.

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View from Seed

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

It occurred to me that although we mentioned our new thematic approach when we raised our last fund in 2017, we haven’t really shared a broader manifesto about how we are approaching the early stage market. It’s been an interesting several years in the early stage venture eco-system, and the sands have shifted considerably.

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Austin Startup

AUGUST 3, 2017

I talk to at least a dozen new entrepreneurs each week and probably review two dozen email pitches. Is it an Texas-based tech startup company or is it doing something in the email space? For me, that’s any tech startup company in Texas or any email related company in the world.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

Use your knowledge of evolving needs and technology to add more value than competitors, and introduce clients to each other to build partnerships. They expect reviews and testimonials from other clients. Set pricing to assure both revenue and profit. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 02/09/2017.

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The Startup Magazine

APRIL 15, 2019

And then there is blockchain technology. With blockchain technology, every interaction is between the end-users who communicate with each other directly. Thus, blockchain technology is rapidly removing the need for the middlemen who help the market run. Doing so would effectively reduce everyone’s revenues.

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ConversionXL

MARCH 6, 2019

But there are technical and strategic keys to smart deployment. The strategy, according to Google, improves ad recall (and, undoubtedly, YouTube revenues). Just as LinkedIn videos perform differently than YouTube pre-roll clips, they have unique technical and targeting requirements, too. LinkedIn video ad tech specs.

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crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 14, 2016

Let’s take a look at the top ten things you can do to make SEO an effective part of your 2017 marketing strategy: 1. For most businesses, success translates to more revenue (and profits). In 2017, SEO will continue to evolve and topics, not just keywords, will become important. Set Specific Goals. Ignore The Noise.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

TL;DR Product management is a unique and poorly understood discipline, especially as it applies to software and other tech-related companies. Product management is a unique and poorly understood discipline, especially as it applies to software and other tech-related companies. There’s usually also a little je ne sais quoi?—?a

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David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

When I met my now-wife, I realized that any technology that can find me a spouse is a killer app. I’d argue that the same type of technologies that have revolutionized dating can revolutionize our industry. . I walk through below how progressive investors are using technology and analytics throughout all of their operations.

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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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Austin Startup

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

In September 2017, I spent 2 weeks in Austin, Texas to understand what makes this vibrant startup ecosystem tick. It follows up on my posts discussing why early stage startups should — or should not — move to Silicon Valley. Should Early Stage Startups Move to Austin because of Capital? That’s helpful in a couple of ways.

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Austin Startup

DECEMBER 17, 2017

This the 21st installment of Startup Decision Making will conclude my writing until after the Holidays. Hurricane Irma had a major negative revenue impact on one whose fall book of business was mostly in Florida. But, credit is due to all these CEO’s for perseverance. It’s not my place to form judgments based on that.

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Austin Startup

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

With the recent influx of startups, there is a lot of competition for venture capital funding. Unfortunately, this is largely due to our institutional structures, but, while we can’t tell you how to topple the institution, we can give some tips on how to play the game, get ahead, and get funded. Published March 15, 2017.

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Duct Tape Marketing

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Hello Alice is a free, data-driven, and multichannel platform helping small business owners on their entrepreneurial journey by providing access to relevant funding networks and technical assistance tools while increasing owner success rates. Click on over and give us a review on iTunes, please! Alice started back in 2017.

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This is going to be BIG.

OCTOBER 12, 2020

Moat, the biggest exit out of the bunch, was sourced when I met Mike Walrath at a tech event. It’s been incredibly difficult for both professional and personal reasons—and if I hadn’t met my wife Aja in late 2017, this would have all been a pretty dismal time, to be honest. Let’s start with my fundraising timeline.

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Hearpreneur

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

I don’t feel comfortable sharing exact revenue numbers but it’s now making me more than $1,000 per month. Thanks to Cynthia Brown, Only Top Reviews ! #4- 4- Home technologies. Due to the need of having to market myself, I learned social media and SEO. Very little work due to it being drop shipping. 14- Fiverr.

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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. This is the context of your world, and it’s not for everybody.

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Hearpreneur

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

The sales helped them raise $30K and the attention of a startup incubator, which offered them training and another $20K in funding. Over the years, despite massive losses, Netflix was able to bounce back and improve its revenue by 47%. Thanks to Jen Wan, Soteri Skin ! Thanks to Jason Baker, Emerald House Cleaning ! #17-

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Austin Startup

APRIL 25, 2017

Revenue needs to grow 20x, and margins must expand dramatically. I won’t dive into cost structure in this blog post, but let’s think through how Snap could grow revenue 20x. I won’t dive into cost structure in this blog post, but let’s think through how Snap could grow revenue 20x. Global smartphone revenue is about $420B.

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ConversionXL

JULY 19, 2018

This resulted in a $2 million increase in revenue in three months. HR GO , an HR recruitment firm, used Sentient Ascend , AI-powered conversion optimization technology, to test 1,080 designs on their site. They experienced over 153% more conversions, according to VP of Marketing for Sentient Technologies Jeremy Miller.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 22, 2018

It’s not surprising that companies with successful products grow their customer base, increase their revenues, and outperform competitors. New research reveals that the iPhone’s market share grew from 37% to 44% in Q4 2017 – a record high. And, of course, ask the vital question – why?

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 5, 2016

With tax filing deadlines right around the corner, and with tax planning still on everyone’s mind, I thought now would be the perfect time to remind entrepreneurs and executives in the software and tech space of an opportunity that could be the difference in ensuring the future success of their businesses.

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