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Is the Lean Startup Dead?

Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

Their idea is that consumers will want a subscription service for short form entertainment (10-minute programs) for mobile rather than full length movies. Will consumers want to watch short-form mobile entertainment? Startups with huge burn rates – building leases, staff, PR and advertising – ran out of money.

Lean

Lean Burn Rate Startup IPO

Why Founders Should Know How to Code

Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 3, 2014

Dave was building a mobile app for matching college students who needed to move within a local area with potential local movers. neither you nor your cofounder can code and you’re building a mobile app? Speed keeps cash burn rate down while allowing you to converge on a repeatable and scalable business model. The Problem.

Cofounder

Cofounder Founder Technical Cofounder Coder

Twitter Link Roundup #238 – Small Business, Startups, Innovation, Social Media, Design, Marketing and More

crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2014

Refocusing the Startup Burn Rate Debate | OpenView Blog – crowdspring.co/1n8paLq. Best Practices for Mobile SEO | Mobile Marketing – crowdspring.co/ZvOJfc. Hamburger menus for mobile navigation: do they work? 15 Free Mobile UI Kit PSDs for App Designers – crowdspring.co/1ptuapA.

Social Media

Social Media Small Business Design Media

Twitter Link Roundup #240 – Small Business, Startups, Innovation, Social Media, Design, Marketing and More

crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 24, 2014

What is the Right Burn Rate at a Startup Company? | Why Google’s Reported CPC Declines Can’t Tell The Story Of “A Mobile Advertising Problem” – crowdspring.co/1wkmIU1. Why You Should Find Product-Market Fit Before Sniffing Around For Venture Money | Co.Labs – crowdspring.co/1sRVsv5.

Social Media

Social Media Small Business Design Media

Twitter Link Roundup #235 – Small Business, Startups, Innovation, Social Media, Design, Marketing and More

crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2014

Are startup burn rates out of control? Fresh and Free Resources for Website and Mobile Interface Designers – crowdspring.co/1m69Rmd. Fresh and Free Resources for Website and Mobile Interface Designers – crowdspring.co/1m69Rmd. 12 Qualities To Look For In A Co-Founder – crowdspring.co/1m97mzy.

Social Media

Social Media Small Business Design Media

How much does it cost to build the world’s hottest startups?

The Next Web

DECEMBER 2, 2013

With mobile development agencies and product incubators on the rise and more corporate “labs” spinning out each day, there’s no shortage of talent to help you build the next great Web or mobile app. Each of these Web and mobile apps has evolved over months and some over years. 4) WhatsApp. All the grains of salt.

Cost

Cost San Francisco New York City Ruby

ProfessorVC: Burn Rate

Professor VC

JULY 22, 2009

The burn rates of my portfolio companies is certainly top of mind right now, but thats not what this post is about. Since Im not a fan of any of those genres, I have been looking forward to the release of his latest work, Burn Rate. The Most Obvious Mobile Ad Unit and What the New York Times Got Wrong. ProfessorVC.

Burn Rate

Burn Rate San Jose Silicon Valley Angel Investor

An Alternative to Board Decks Some Seed VCs Actually Prefer

View from Seed

OCTOBER 15, 2014

Examples of housekeeping include the following list, though not every item will appear every time: Finance: Cash out date, burn rate, 409A valuation, cap table, common/preferred stock dashboard. A seed-stage mobile startup’s housekeeping section might look something like this: Section 3: Core Metrics.

Seed Stage

Seed Stage Cap Table Metrics Burn Rate

Startup Grind Turns the Tables on Mark Suster

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 13, 2013

And we had these vans and mobile kegs in the back, and we would go to golf courses. And for every time I’ve felt hugely stressed that our burn rate was getting too high, and I didn’t know who else was going to fund the company, and I’m all in on this company, right?”

Cofounder

Cofounder Technical Cofounder San Diego Startup

The danger of over-funding and herd investing

The Equity Kicker

APRIL 22, 2016

In 2014-2015 the unicorn market was over-funded, sparking intense competition, high burn rates, and as we are starting to see now, ultimately damaging returns. Other examples include mobile games, DVD rentals, and cloud storage. This threatens returns for all involved. It’s likely to happen in bots and AR/VR next.

Burn Rate

Burn Rate IPO Valuation Mobile

Why Eyeballs No Longer Matter For Startups

ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 10, 2012

A company like Uber doesn’t have a ton of users but they’re making gobs and gobs of money with their high-ticket mobile car service,” Ravikant says. Second, a lot of companies have such a low burn rate that if you can get revenue quickly you can get to break-even and sustain yourself much longer.

Burn Rate

Burn Rate Startup Revenue Valuation

Reinventing the Board Meeting – Part 1 of 2

Steve Blank

JUNE 1, 2011

The only numbers in those documents that are important in the first year of a startup’s life are burn rate and cash balance. Angel investments in mobile and web apps today are approaching the “throw it against the wall and see if it sticks” strategy. That’s simply a failure of a startup board’s fiduciary responsibility.

Silicon Valley

Silicon Valley Business Model Venture Capital Balance Sheet

Why Board Meetings Suck – Part 1 of 2

Steve Blank

JUNE 1, 2011

The only numbers in those documents that are important in the first year of a startup’s life are burn rate and cash balance. Angel investments in mobile and web apps today are approaching the “throw it against the wall and see if it sticks” strategy. That’s simply a failure of a startup board’s fiduciary responsibility.

Silicon Valley

Silicon Valley Business Model Venture Capital Balance Sheet

ProfessorVC: Card Counting for Investors

Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

The Most Obvious Mobile Ad Unit and What the New York Times Got Wrong. Social-Mobile-LOCAL: “Local” Will Be The Biggest of the Three. Can Entrepreneurship Be Taught? ► October. (1). Watch Out for the Red W(h)ine. ► September. (1). Survey says VC's invest on Gut Instinct. ► July. (1). ► May. (1).

Technical Review

Technical Review Early Stage San Jose Angel Investor

ProfessorVC: Are DEMO's days numbered?

Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

To be fair, the Day 1 categories were primarily infrastructure companies (Enterprise, Cloud and Mobile). The Most Obvious Mobile Ad Unit and What the New York Times Got Wrong. Social-Mobile-LOCAL: “Local” Will Be The Biggest of the Three. Can Entrepreneurship Be Taught? ► October. (1). ► September. (1).

Technical Review

Technical Review San Jose Angel Investor Silicon Valley

Why Eyeballs No Longer Matter For Startups

ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 10, 2012

A company like Uber doesn’t have a ton of users but they’re making gobs and gobs of money with their high-ticket mobile car service,” Ravikant says. Second, a lot of companies have such a low burn rate that if you can get revenue quickly you can get to break-even and sustain yourself much longer.

Burn Rate

Burn Rate Startup Revenue Valuation

ProfessorVC: How Much Diligence is Due.

Professor VC

JANUARY 27, 2011

The Most Obvious Mobile Ad Unit and What the New York Times Got Wrong. Social-Mobile-LOCAL: “Local” Will Be The Biggest of the Three. Can Entrepreneurship Be Taught? ► October. (1). Watch Out for the Red W(h)ine. ► September. (1). Survey says VC's invest on Gut Instinct. ► July. (1). ► May. (1).

Technical Review

Technical Review Due Diligence Silicon Valley San Jose

Buy a machine or buy the parts (creating vs. acquiring)

Eric Friedman

NOVEMBER 8, 2011

2 mobile client developers. Hire 2 people per month ~ $100K/month/per person across 12 months is 24 people at a $2.4MM burn rate. I am sure someone could do a better calculation but this is just back of the napkin stuff; Acquhire option. what are 8 people worth all at once who can produce? lets call it $10MM. 2 engineers.

Burn Rate

Burn Rate Agile Equity Hiring

ProfessorVC: Bootstrapping 101

Professor VC

MARCH 10, 2009

The Most Obvious Mobile Ad Unit and What the New York Times Got Wrong. Social-Mobile-LOCAL: “Local” Will Be The Biggest of the Three. Can Entrepreneurship Be Taught? ► October. (1). Watch Out for the Red W(h)ine. ► September. (1). Survey says VC's invest on Gut Instinct. ► July. (1). ► May. (1).

Bootstrapping

Bootstrapping San Jose Silicon Valley Software Review

ProfessorVC: Why I Hate Convertible Debt.Let Me Count the Ways

Professor VC

APRIL 7, 2011

The Most Obvious Mobile Ad Unit and What the New York Times Got Wrong. Social-Mobile-LOCAL: “Local” Will Be The Biggest of the Three. Can Entrepreneurship Be Taught? ► October. (1). Watch Out for the Red W(h)ine. ► September. (1). Survey says VC's invest on Gut Instinct. ► July. (1). ► May. (1).

San Jose

San Jose Technical Review Angel Investor Valuation

ProfessorVC: Negotiating an Angel Deal in your PJ's

Professor VC

APRIL 1, 2010

The Most Obvious Mobile Ad Unit and What the New York Times Got Wrong. Social-Mobile-LOCAL: “Local” Will Be The Biggest of the Three. Can Entrepreneurship Be Taught? ► October. (1). Watch Out for the Red W(h)ine. ► September. (1). Survey says VC's invest on Gut Instinct. ► July. (1). ► May. (1).

Term Sheet

Term Sheet Angel Investor San Jose Venture Capital

Why Eyeballs No Longer Matter For Startups

ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 10, 2012

A company like Uber doesn’t have a ton of users but they’re making gobs and gobs of money with their high-ticket mobile car service,” Ravikant says. Second, a lot of companies have such a low burn rate that if you can get revenue quickly you can get to break-even and sustain yourself much longer.

Burn Rate

Burn Rate Startup Revenue Internet

ProfessorVC: What does it take to be an Angel Investor?

Professor VC

MAY 29, 2008

The Most Obvious Mobile Ad Unit and What the New York Times Got Wrong. Social-Mobile-LOCAL: “Local” Will Be The Biggest of the Three. Can Entrepreneurship Be Taught? ► October. (1). Watch Out for the Red W(h)ine. ► September. (1). Survey says VC's invest on Gut Instinct. ► July. (1). ► May. (1).

Angel Investor

Angel Investor Angel Groups Accredited Investor San Jose

ProfessorVC: Brickbreaker - Mindless Amusement or Viscious.

Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 16, 2008

Im still not actually sure what this says about new venture opportunities, but there are a few points that came to mind: Stabilitly of mobile platform - Can you imagine using your PC and not having it crash once in several months? I do have one investment in a company that has developed a platform for in game mobile advertising - Greystripe.

San Jose

San Jose Technical Review Angel Investor Silicon Valley

ProfessorVC: Why didn't I think of that??

Professor VC

DECEMBER 18, 2008

The Most Obvious Mobile Ad Unit and What the New York Times Got Wrong. Social-Mobile-LOCAL: “Local” Will Be The Biggest of the Three. Can Entrepreneurship Be Taught? ► October. (1). Watch Out for the Red W(h)ine. ► September. (1). Survey says VC's invest on Gut Instinct. ► July. (1). ► May. (1).

San Jose

San Jose Silicon Valley Technical Review Angel Investor

ProfessorVC: Baby's All Grown Up

Professor VC

APRIL 11, 2008

The Most Obvious Mobile Ad Unit and What the New York Times Got Wrong. Social-Mobile-LOCAL: “Local” Will Be The Biggest of the Three. Can Entrepreneurship Be Taught? ► October. (1). Watch Out for the Red W(h)ine. ► September. (1). Survey says VC's invest on Gut Instinct. ► July. (1). ► May. (1).

San Jose

San Jose Angel Investor Venture Capital Balance Sheet

ProfessorVC: Is the Grass Really Greener on the Dark Side?

Professor VC

JANUARY 27, 2008

The Most Obvious Mobile Ad Unit and What the New York Times Got Wrong. Social-Mobile-LOCAL: “Local” Will Be The Biggest of the Three. Can Entrepreneurship Be Taught? ► October. (1). Watch Out for the Red W(h)ine. ► September. (1). Survey says VC's invest on Gut Instinct. ► July. (1). ► May. (1).

San Jose

San Jose Technical Review Angel Investor Venture Capital

ProfessorVC: Is it the Horse or Jockey?

Professor VC

JUNE 6, 2008

The Most Obvious Mobile Ad Unit and What the New York Times Got Wrong. Social-Mobile-LOCAL: “Local” Will Be The Biggest of the Three. Can Entrepreneurship Be Taught? ► October. (1). Watch Out for the Red W(h)ine. ► September. (1). Survey says VC's invest on Gut Instinct. ► July. (1). ► May. (1).

San Jose

San Jose Technical Review Norway Angel Investor

ProfessorVC: Man Camp

Professor VC

NOVEMBER 13, 2008

The Most Obvious Mobile Ad Unit and What the New York Times Got Wrong. Social-Mobile-LOCAL: “Local” Will Be The Biggest of the Three. Can Entrepreneurship Be Taught? ► October. (1). Watch Out for the Red W(h)ine. ► September. (1). Survey says VC's invest on Gut Instinct. ► July. (1). ► May. (1).

Oregon

Oregon San Jose Angel Investor Silicon Valley

ProfessorVC: 4 Lessons of Entrepreneurship

Professor VC

FEBRUARY 26, 2008

The Most Obvious Mobile Ad Unit and What the New York Times Got Wrong. Social-Mobile-LOCAL: “Local” Will Be The Biggest of the Three. Can Entrepreneurship Be Taught? ► October. (1). Watch Out for the Red W(h)ine. ► September. (1). Survey says VC's invest on Gut Instinct. ► July. (1). ► May. (1).

Technical Review

Technical Review San Jose Angel Investor Silicon Valley

What's Wrong With Today's Board Meetings: Part 1

ReadWriteStart

JUNE 13, 2011

The only numbers in those documents that are important in the first year of a startup's life are burn rate and cash balance. Angel investments in mobile and web apps today are approaching the "throw it against the wall and see if it sticks" strategy. That's simply a failure of a startup board’s fiduciary responsibility.

Silicon Valley

Silicon Valley Balance Sheet Metrics Early Stage

ProfessorVC: Where did Summer Go?

Professor VC

JULY 31, 2008

The Most Obvious Mobile Ad Unit and What the New York Times Got Wrong. Social-Mobile-LOCAL: “Local” Will Be The Biggest of the Three. Can Entrepreneurship Be Taught? ► October. (1). Watch Out for the Red W(h)ine. ► September. (1). Survey says VC's invest on Gut Instinct. ► July. (1). ► May. (1).

San Jose

San Jose Software Review Angel Investor Silicon Valley

ProfessorVC: Can Entrepreneurship Be Taught?

Professor VC

NOVEMBER 19, 2009

The Most Obvious Mobile Ad Unit and What the New York Times Got Wrong. Social-Mobile-LOCAL: “Local” Will Be The Biggest of the Three. Can Entrepreneurship Be Taught? ► October. (1). Watch Out for the Red W(h)ine. ► September. (1). Survey says VC's invest on Gut Instinct. ► July. (1). ► May. (1).

San Jose

San Jose Silicon Valley Las Vegas Venture Capital

ProfessorVC: Buyer's Remorse

Professor VC

FEBRUARY 12, 2008

The Most Obvious Mobile Ad Unit and What the New York Times Got Wrong. Social-Mobile-LOCAL: “Local” Will Be The Biggest of the Three. Can Entrepreneurship Be Taught? ► October. (1). Watch Out for the Red W(h)ine. ► September. (1). Survey says VC's invest on Gut Instinct. ► July. (1). ► May. (1).

San Jose

San Jose Technical Review Venture Capital Angel Investor

ProfessorVC: Touched by an Angel

Professor VC

JANUARY 17, 2008

The Most Obvious Mobile Ad Unit and What the New York Times Got Wrong. Social-Mobile-LOCAL: “Local” Will Be The Biggest of the Three. Can Entrepreneurship Be Taught? ► October. (1). Watch Out for the Red W(h)ine. ► September. (1). Survey says VC's invest on Gut Instinct. ► July. (1). ► May. (1).

Pre-Money Valuation

Pre-Money Valuation Angel Investor Angel Groups Valuation

Twitter Link Roundup #247 – Small Business, Startups, Innovation, Social Media, Design, Marketing and More

crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 12, 2014

Food Trucks 101: How to Start a Mobile Food Business – crowdspring.co/1qW98Xf. Don’t Get Burned by Your Burn Rate – crowdspring.co/159KKrk. WordPress on Mobiles: How to Own the Mobile Market – crowdspring.co/1tEz6ZX. How to Tell Your Small-Business Story – crowdspring.co/1zdweK9.

Social Media

Social Media Small Business Design Media

ProfessorVC: Don't Stop Believin'

Professor VC

OCTOBER 26, 2010

The Most Obvious Mobile Ad Unit and What the New York Times Got Wrong. Social-Mobile-LOCAL: “Local” Will Be The Biggest of the Three. Can Entrepreneurship Be Taught? ► October. (1). Watch Out for the Red W(h)ine. ► September. (1). Survey says VC's invest on Gut Instinct. ► July. (1). ► May. (1).

San Jose

San Jose San Francisco Angel Investor Silicon Valley

ProfessorVC: Waah.Do I have to build a financial model?

Professor VC

AUGUST 26, 2011

The Most Obvious Mobile Ad Unit and What the New York Times Got Wrong. Social-Mobile-LOCAL: “Local” Will Be The Biggest of the Three. Can Entrepreneurship Be Taught? ► October. (1). Watch Out for the Red W(h)ine. ► September. (1). Survey says VC's invest on Gut Instinct. ► July. (1). ► May. (1).

Silicon Valley

Silicon Valley San Jose Hockey Stick Venture Capital

ProfessorVC: Do you have a U.S. Strategy?

Professor VC

JULY 2, 2010

The Most Obvious Mobile Ad Unit and What the New York Times Got Wrong. Social-Mobile-LOCAL: “Local” Will Be The Biggest of the Three. Can Entrepreneurship Be Taught? ► October. (1). Watch Out for the Red W(h)ine. ► September. (1). Survey says VC's invest on Gut Instinct. ► July. (1). ► May. (1).

San Jose

San Jose Silicon Valley Venture Capital Angel Investor

ProfessorVC: Angie's List or AngelList?

Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

However, you never know, you might find a start-up that has a cool mobile app to fix your leaky faucet. The Most Obvious Mobile Ad Unit and What the New York Times Got Wrong. Social-Mobile-LOCAL: “Local” Will Be The Biggest of the Three. For angel funding, my choice would definitely be AngelList. Steve Bennet.

Angel Investor

Angel Investor Angel Groups San Jose Venture Capital

ProfessorVC: Would a Dart Board Provide better VC Returns?

Professor VC

FEBRUARY 26, 2010

The Most Obvious Mobile Ad Unit and What the New York Times Got Wrong. Social-Mobile-LOCAL: “Local” Will Be The Biggest of the Three. Can Entrepreneurship Be Taught? ► October. (1). Watch Out for the Red W(h)ine. ► September. (1). Survey says VC's invest on Gut Instinct. ► July. (1). ► May. (1).

San Jose

San Jose Silicon Valley Venture Capital Angel Investor

ProfessorVC: How much is enough?

Professor VC

JUNE 20, 2011

The Most Obvious Mobile Ad Unit and What the New York Times Got Wrong. Social-Mobile-LOCAL: “Local” Will Be The Biggest of the Three. Can Entrepreneurship Be Taught? ► October. (1). Watch Out for the Red W(h)ine. ► September. (1). Survey says VC's invest on Gut Instinct. ► July. (1). ► May. (1).

San Jose

San Jose Angel Investor Term Sheet Venture Capital

ProfessorVC: Who does this ProfessorVC think he is?

Professor VC

JANUARY 17, 2008

The Most Obvious Mobile Ad Unit and What the New York Times Got Wrong. Social-Mobile-LOCAL: “Local” Will Be The Biggest of the Three. Can Entrepreneurship Be Taught? ► October. (1). Watch Out for the Red W(h)ine. ► September. (1). Survey says VC's invest on Gut Instinct. ► July. (1). ► May. (1).

Silicon Valley

Silicon Valley San Jose Angel Investor Venture Capital

ProfessorVC: Academically challenged

Professor VC

MAY 6, 2008

The Most Obvious Mobile Ad Unit and What the New York Times Got Wrong. Social-Mobile-LOCAL: “Local” Will Be The Biggest of the Three. Can Entrepreneurship Be Taught? ► October. (1). Watch Out for the Red W(h)ine. ► September. (1). Survey says VC's invest on Gut Instinct. ► July. (1). ► May. (1).

San Jose

San Jose Angel Investor Silicon Valley Burn Rate

Is the Lean Startup Dead?

Why Founders Should Know How to Code

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How much does it cost to build the world’s hottest startups?

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An Alternative to Board Decks Some Seed VCs Actually Prefer

Startup Grind Turns the Tables on Mark Suster

The danger of over-funding and herd investing

Why Eyeballs No Longer Matter For Startups

Reinventing the Board Meeting – Part 1 of 2

Why Board Meetings Suck – Part 1 of 2

ProfessorVC: Card Counting for Investors

ProfessorVC: Are DEMO's days numbered?

Why Eyeballs No Longer Matter For Startups

ProfessorVC: How Much Diligence is Due.

Buy a machine or buy the parts (creating vs. acquiring)

ProfessorVC: Bootstrapping 101

ProfessorVC: Why I Hate Convertible Debt.Let Me Count the Ways

ProfessorVC: Negotiating an Angel Deal in your PJ's

Why Eyeballs No Longer Matter For Startups

ProfessorVC: What does it take to be an Angel Investor?

ProfessorVC: Brickbreaker - Mindless Amusement or Viscious.

ProfessorVC: Why didn't I think of that??

ProfessorVC: Baby's All Grown Up

ProfessorVC: Is the Grass Really Greener on the Dark Side?

ProfessorVC: Is it the Horse or Jockey?

ProfessorVC: Man Camp

ProfessorVC: 4 Lessons of Entrepreneurship

What's Wrong With Today's Board Meetings: Part 1

ProfessorVC: Where did Summer Go?

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Twitter Link Roundup #247 – Small Business, Startups, Innovation, Social Media, Design, Marketing and More

ProfessorVC: Don't Stop Believin'

ProfessorVC: Waah.Do I have to build a financial model?

ProfessorVC: Do you have a U.S. Strategy?

ProfessorVC: Angie's List or AngelList?

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ProfessorVC: Who does this ProfessorVC think he is?

ProfessorVC: Academically challenged

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