Austin Startup

MARCH 26, 2019

These strategies can be useful in increasing initial conversions from your ads and website traffic, but offering large discounts too early in the life of the company will lower your gross margins and CAC, both of which will affect your unit economics and future financing conversations. These add up very quickly.

Technical Review 49

Technical Review Software Review China Acquisition 49

ReadWriteStart

JULY 18, 2011

He says that one is too lonely, two is good and three is a great number if they can combine their skills to cover design, development and distribution. The conversation at investment banks was 'why don't we have one of those?'. with a run rate of 12 to 18 months: 6 months of development and then 12 months of distribution.

Investment Bankers 153

Investment Bankers Technical Review Cofounder Due Diligence 153

Hunter Walker

JANUARY 2, 2017

Next Level: Buying Customers/Revenue/Distribution. Although as small investors we weren’t privy to the specific conversations, here’s my interpretation: “There’s no ‘bottom up’ way to get to the $1b+ figure. It could lower earnings because of continued investment and share dilution.

Technical Review 116

Technical Review Cap Table Acquisition Startup 116

crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 1, 2013

– Conversion Tips and Examples | KISSmetrics Blog – [link]. – Conversion Tips and Examples | KISSmetrics Blog – [link]. “if you really want to dilute your ownership stake quickly, then assume that your vision is perfect.” Fully Distributed Teams: are they viable? – [link].

Social Media 97

Social Media Small Business Design Media 97

The Next Web

SEPTEMBER 15, 2013

The majority of the non-technical conversations in the API industry seem to be focusing on terms like “API strategy” and “API economy.” The majority of companies that are considering API implementations, based on my conversations and experience in the industry, are more like Netflix than Twilio. The problem: “API Strategy”.

API 135

API Audience Dividend Programming 135

View from Seed

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

This post is inspired by some of the earliest conversations I have had with the team here at NextView and since the beginning of my VC journey. Seed investors are being compensated for the risk because later-stage investors are paying higher prices, and diluting early-stage investors less. Source: AngelList.

Valuation 156

Valuation Pre-Money Valuation Distribution Early Stage 156

David Teten

JANUARY 19, 2021

Yes, via conversion rights at a valuation cap. Yes, via conversion rights at a valuation cap. Flexible VC creates early liquidity which can be either reinvested or distributed to LPs. Capacity Capital, Greater Colorado Venture Fund, Indie.VC, Reformation Partners, UP Fund, Versatile VC. Flexible VC: Compensation-based.

Cofounder 78

Cofounder Technical Review Equity Dividend 78

Agile VC

JULY 11, 2012

How do you deal with a severely uneven distribution of investment success between individuals or groups of partners? Like any other form of diluting your focus… it occasionally works, but usually doesn’t. I find myself having similar conversations and really appreciate that you’ve written and shared this.

Silicon Valley 240

Silicon Valley Carried Interest Cofounder Boston 240

Occam's Razor

MAY 2, 2017

The very best analysts distill, rather than dilute. Outcomes: Revenue | Ideas Funded Behavior: Path Length | Cart Abandonment Rate Acquisition: Assisted Conversions | Share of Search. We focus on the better conversion rate definition, divide it by Visitors (or Users in GA). Every ecommerce site has to obsess about Revenue.

Metrics 141

Metrics Acquisition eCommerce Analytics 141

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 17, 2017

Is the revenue dependent on a concentrated set of distribution partners or platforms that put future revenue at risk? That management team might have decided that they wanted to maintain more control of their company, didn’t want new board members and didn’t want to take dilution. The answer may not be known for many years.

Stock Options 227

Stock Options Startup Dilution Venture Capital 227

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 30, 2018

Many VCs will have a distribution curve where they’ll do a small number of early-stage deals (say $1.5–3 If a VC prices a flat or down round it means that management teams are often taking too much dilution. If I assume 20–25% dilution that implies a price of between $20–28 million pre-money valuation ($25-$35m post-money).

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Valuation Post-Money Valuation Pre-Money Valuation Cofounder 324

ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

A number capable of signaling growth, like absolute count of conversions, conversion rate, total revenue, revenue per visitor, cost per acquired customer, among others. Most tools will not be capable of identifying the same user across different devices or browsers, diluting the value of customers who have multi-device journeys.

Programming 117

Programming Audience Analytics Metrics 117

Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 24, 2009

So I generally feel right at home in these conversations. One is explaining the world as it used to work: the importance of gatekeepers, the scarcity implied by limited distribution, and the resulting quality bar that the industry is so proud of. In other words, they are facing conditions of extreme uncertainty, just like startups.

San Francisco 113

San Francisco Lean Technical Review Distribution 113

Scott Edward Walker

JUNE 9, 2011

Conversion Rights What Are Conversion Rights? Indeed, preferred stock, as the name suggests, is preferable to (and more valuable than) common stock because it grants certain key rights to the holders, one of which is a conversion right. There are two types of conversion rights: optional and mandatory.

Term Sheet 60

Term Sheet Conversion Rights Venture Capital Liquidation Preference 60

Life Beyond Code

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

Thus, I have come to the conclusion that if I could help a million entrepreneurs globally reach $1 million in revenue (and beyond), that would be the foundation of a robust, distributed, and sustainable economic value creation that would add up to a trillion dollars in global GDP. a distributed, democratic model of capitalism.

Programming 116

Programming Silicon Valley Bootstrapping Technical Review 116

Austin Startup

MARCH 23, 2017

Priced equity financings make sense as they provide clarity around valuation and ownership dilution, while creating alignment between the investors and founders. was originally published in Austin Startups on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story. Well, it depends.

Dilution 54

Dilution Equity Warrant Distribution 54

Austin Startup

AUGUST 19, 2018

It’s my policy to avoid exclusivity unless it’s absolutely necessary for the survival of the company or if it has the effect of replacing a dilutive round of venture funding with guaranteed revenue that is non-dilutive. Who does it cover? The first question about negotiating exclusivity is who does it apply to?

Customer 48

Customer Intellectual Property Dilution Revenue 48

Tim Keane

JANUARY 12, 2010

A liquidation preference means that the investors receive their investment back (plus dividends) prior to a distribution of the proceeds to stockholders. The investor may also ask for a participation in which the investors receive some additional multiple of their investment prior to distribution of proceeds to stockholders.

Term Sheet 68

Term Sheet Valuation Dividend Liquidation Preference 68

The Equity Kicker

MAY 14, 2012

signing distribution deals. demonstrating that signed distribution deals are working. However, raising lots of money to buy lots of time is great if you can do it, but for a lot of startups it won’t be possible, at least not without excessive dilution. achieving first revenues. achieving first international sales.

Finance 118

Finance Valuation Venture Capital Dilution 118

ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

What works for first-time customers might have less of an effect on (and be diluted by) people who are returning to buy again. Your experimental controls, Stewart says, need to be equal: sample size, performance range, and distribution of outlier behavior. We see this pattern all the time] outside of a test.’.

Chad 112

Chad Mobile Technical Review Aggregator 112

Lightspeed Venture Partners

SEPTEMBER 16, 2012

The founder wanted to take the offer, but he called his advisor (his business school professor) who told him it was too much dilution for this stage, so he turned it down. The founders clearly believed in the upside of the company and that is why they were willing to take a lower valuation but wanted minimal dilution.

Silicon Valley 167

Silicon Valley Salary Dilution Indiana 167

Reid Hoffman

AUGUST 17, 2021

During the conversation, Ramaswamy, Hoffman and Yeh explored how startups can approach building a differentiated product, to identify different levels of competition, and how large incumbents view the challenger startups. You can listen to the podcast here, and read the full transcript of the conversation below. TRANSCRIPT.

Cofounder 69

Cofounder Differentiation Search Advertising 69

Reid Hoffman

AUGUST 17, 2021

During the conversation, Ramaswamy, Hoffman and Yeh explored how startups can approach building a differentiated product, to identify different levels of competition, and how large incumbents view the challenger startups. You can listen to the podcast here, and read the full transcript of the conversation below. TRANSCRIPT.

Cofounder 69

Cofounder Differentiation Search Advertising 69

ConversionXL

JANUARY 14, 2020

It’s more than just a distribution channel. No conversation in SEO can exclude user intent. on Twitter or Facebook can lead to interesting conversations. The answer is given by user intent: If your existing pages already target a clear intent, and the new feature would dilute it, create a new page for it.

SEO 159

SEO Framework SCRUM Search 159

Austin Startup

AUGUST 1, 2017

By driving the valuation up, you’re usually not reducing your dilution in the round; you’re just increasing the size of the check they need to write in order to get to their desired %. This is the distributed portfolio mindset; i’ve got stakes in a lot of companies, so it’s OK if most fail, as long as I get at least one unicorn.

Liquidation Preference 48

Liquidation Preference Common Stock Valuation Silicon Valley 48

ConversionXL

APRIL 14, 2016

According to Google Trends , the term “conversion rate optimization” is an official “breakout”, meaning “searches for that phrase have jumped by +5,000 percent” over the last few years. Even a mere 1 second delay can result in “11% fewer page views, a 16% decrease in customer satisfaction, and 7% loss in conversions.”. seconds to 2.9

Conversion 48

Conversion Technical Review Audience PPC 48

Scott Edward Walker

JULY 7, 2011

Redemption Rights What Are Redemption Rights? What Does a Redemption Rights Provision Look Like?

Term Sheet 49

Term Sheet Redemption Venture Capital Preferred Stock 49

David Teten

SEPTEMBER 2, 2017

Sean Seton-Rogers, Partner, Profounders Capital, breaks the conversation into three areas: Control: voting/veto for new deals, share of management company. – Protection against dilution when adding partners. – Tax distributions. – Tax distributions. So assessing fit is critical. – Succession.

Private Equity 60

Private Equity Venture Capital Equity Partner 60

crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 13, 2017

Writing for a smaller niche allows you to focus on content that resonates strongly with that group since you’re not diluting your message trying to achieve broader appeal. Customize the content you distribute on each channel. Whoever your audience happens to be, keep them in the forefront of your mind whenever you plan content.

Social Media 60

Social Media Media Small Business Marketing 60

Austin Startup

MARCH 7, 2021

In 2019 and 2020, we saw hundreds of millions of dollars in non-dilutive funding go to Texas startups, most of which had never worked with the government before. In short, the first wave of internet companies were widely distributed and brought people online (AOL in Virginia, Microsoft in Albuquerque and Seattle, Dell in Austin, etc.)

Texas 90

Texas San Antonio Houston Dallas 90

maplebutter.com

JANUARY 8, 2013

At the end of the conversation, ask them if they’d be willing to make an introduction. 1 page website w/ simple checkout, then add things as you feel it’ll help increase conversions. What’s the best way to START a conversation about funding with a potential investor assuming that I either know this person or can get an intro.

Technical Review 44

Technical Review Startup Cofounder Software Review 44

Up and Running

DECEMBER 9, 2014

That’s why,” or “Wow my conversion rate is not what I thought it would be by now. I better work on that conversion rate,” but if you actually take that time then you get more information to make decisions about your business. It encompasses conversions, and it encompasses growth and where we’re headed.

Small Business 95

Small Business Finance Forecast Metrics 95