The Startup Magazine

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

This edge may come from deep knowledge of a vertical, discovering a loophole in the marketplace, or from possessing insights into the market that nobody else is privy to. And keep in mind that the market sometimes punishes companies that don’t have debt in their balance sheet since it implies that you’re not pursuing growth.

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Founder Valuation Dividend Startup 118

The Next Web

OCTOBER 11, 2013

As startups build their digital brand, reach and influence, they can extend their brands into new verticals and create new revenue-generating opportunities through brand licensing. We are experiencing an era where intangible assets constitute an increasing percentage of a company’s balance sheet value.

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Balance Sheet Startup Advertising Vesting 141

YoungUpstarts

MAY 12, 2014

Value means the stock is priced modestly compared to the strength of its balance sheet and cash flow. Masterful execution makes up one of the triangle’s two vertical sides. (I Two factors determine a value stock, he explains. One is an attractive price. The other is the quality of the company. I call this the “hard edge.”).

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Stock Memphis Balance Sheet Analytics 157

Austin Startup

OCTOBER 4, 2017

In this way you don’t have to worry about valuation until the professional money comes in, and they expect this kind of note will be on your balance sheet already. Focus on finding good-neighbor funding sources that add value by helping your company to grow in verticals where the angel/VC has both capital and subject expertise.

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Dilution Valuation Equity Balance Sheet 59

BeyondVC

AUGUST 23, 2006

In addition, at the time of the sale, the company had raised around $30mm in financing but still had $16mm on the balance sheet when the transaction was completed. In my mind, there are two ways to look at SAAS offerings – vertical market applications or horizontal plays.

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AJAX Balance Sheet Vertical Demand 60

Version One Ventures

JANUARY 25, 2023

They’ll leverage their unique data sets, large user bases and balance sheets to get an edge, especially on the consumer side. But it might be a different story when it comes to enterprise software as there’s an opening for start-ups to create more value for their customers with vertical-specific AI products.

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Artificial Inteligence ChatGPT Azure Balance Sheet 78

Cracking the Code

MARCH 28, 2022

This number looks relatively low compared to $330B+ of cash and cash equivalents sitting on the balance sheet of the cloud giants and public companies in our global cloud Index. We’ll also see the emergence of more low code / no code platforms that address specific vertical needs.

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Global Europe Software Review 62

Ben's Blog

AUGUST 31, 2020

However, marketplace lenders that didn’t have the base of deposits that banks had, like OnDeck, saw their balance sheet – and loan-funding investors – disappear quickly. With fintech products and services, the future may look very different.

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