YoungUpstarts
SEPTEMBER 16, 2014
billion acquisition of Sweden-based software company Mojang, the developer behind the popular building game ““Minecraft”, which has sold over 100 million copies since its release in 2009, illustrates the degree to which Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella’s long-term vision for Microsoft is taking root at that company. Microsoft’s $2.5
YoungUpstarts
OCTOBER 25, 2018
Toronto’s Mark Attanasio has spent some 20 years advising businesses at various stages in their development on what it takes to position themselves for growth – whether it’s through traditional transactional activities like management buyouts and mergers and acquisitions or via a public listing on a Canadian stock exchange.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
Babbling VC
FEBRUARY 17, 2013
-Sales is focussed on Europe, specifically the DACH region, UK, France, Sweden and Russia. . 3 to 5 years sales experience, ideally in the online space with a focus on new customer acquisition. Must be able to do cold acquisition of new customers as well as develop new market segments independently. . Your qualifications: .
Startup Lessons Learned
SEPTEMBER 22, 2008
is an elegant way to model any service-oriented business: Acquisition Activation Retention Referral Revenue We used a very similar scheme at IMVU, although we werent lucky enough to have started with this framework, and so had to derive a lot of it ourselves via trial and error. The AARRR model (hence pirates, get it?)
Startup Lessons Learned
AUGUST 2, 2008
Its the same with acquisitions. If an investor knows you have other investors lined up, hell be a lot more eager to close-- and not just because hell worry about losing the deal, but because if other investors are interested, you must be worth investing in. The key to closing deals is never to stop pursuing alternatives.
Hearpreneur
DECEMBER 1, 2017
The company now has additional communities Phoenix, AZ, Washington, DC, and Sweden, with several other cities in the works. This is invaluable when dealing with acquisitions, hiring new employees, even purchasing something for your closet. What is Hera Hub? You can inherently feel quality. (4)
Startup Lessons Learned
SEPTEMBER 2, 2008
In a subscription business, maybe your attrition starts matching your acquisition, balancing like magic. Or your cost of customer acquisition just magically floats up to match your customer lifetime value. Nothing seems to matter. In an eyeballs business, you just cant seem to acquire or activate that next step-up of customers.
Expert insights. Personalized for you.
157 
Let's personalize your content