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Startup Benchmarks

VC Cafe

Benchmarks are typically specific to stage/business model/geo. In this post I’ll focus on benchmarking resources for seed and series A in the following three categories: SaaS B2C / Consumer apps Deep tech. In SaaS the main benchmarks being measured are revenue growth, sales efficiency (unit economics), churn and burn rate.

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The Entrepreneur’s Essentials #18: The strength of natural network effects

Austin Startup

Yesterday I was having a discussion with one of our executives on the strength of network effects inherent in the data.world business model. This led to a far ranging strategic discussion that got us both really excited about the huge potential of our business. But most of the time it is just that?—?hope,

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6 ways to monetize a user-based business model

The Next Web

How do you monetize a unique business model based on users rather than selling an actual product? We’ve built (and continue to grow) a network of journalists and a corresponding publisher network. We’ve built (and continue to grow) a network of journalists and a corresponding publisher network.

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How To Get Ready To Participate In An Acceleration Program

YoungUpstarts

Our business model back then was very complex, and it included a B2C as well as a B2B business model, that wasn’t being implemented yet. For example, in terms of the B2C plan we needed to provide more details on the markets we were addressing and the channels we were using to tackle them.

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Ecommerce Trendwatching: How To Find, Follow, and Set Trends

ReadWriteStart

As for Metaverse — businesses should keep an eye on it as it is not clear yet whether this is hype or a trend. million people and generate monthly revenue. In the meantime, influencers can increase brand awareness for your business by publishing a review of your product on social media.

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Does Your VC have an Investment Thesis, or a Hypothesis?

David Teten

Thirty-four VC firms in OpenVC call themselves “early-stage” Yet, 30% of those don’t actually invest in pre-revenue startups. USV invests in companies that increase “ access to knowledge, capital, and well-being by leveraging networks, platforms, and protocols ”. 2) Business model-defined funds.

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Product-Led Growth (PLG) For Startups

Mucker Lab

Are there types of companies, market segments, industries, or business models where PLG does not make sense? If you work in B2C or e-commerce, you optimize that Add to Cart flow like crazy because that is your revenue. Freemium has a lot of advantage longer term, especially if your product has a network effect.

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