This is going to be BIG.

JANUARY 18, 2024

They might not understand how a pre-revenue startup could be worth anything, let alone be valued at $5mm. Governance Moreso than a lot of actual VCs, a lot of high-net-worth folks tend to ask for board representation—even in the super early stages of a company where boards tend to be a little less formal. Can they lose this money?

.Net 88

.Net Cap Table Startup Technical Review 88

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 24, 2014

With social media and smart phone conversations, real product information spreads at astounding speeds. Moving forward, you should expect the market volatility to increase, driven not only by customers, but by new technology, changing government regulations, and a surge in new competitors.

Agile 250

Agile Technical Review Leadership Social Media 250

Hearpreneur

JANUARY 26, 2022

This is critical since the government is moving toward a speedier payment system, which will reduce the time it takes for victims to get compensation. You're likely going to be experiencing revenues in waves, owing to the pandemic booms and dips, and the varying regulations. Conversational AI can help businesses achieve this.

Software Review 122

Software Review Technical Review Artificial Inteligence Entrepreneur 122

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

OCTOBER 11, 2010

He published revenue figures even when they were still pathetic , he pledged loudly and eagerly to give away lots of free copies to non-profits, and he revealed all his (remarkably effective) marketing strategies (updated here ) even though it meant competitors would learn them too. But one story beats a pile of AdWords A/B tests.

Software Review 261

Software Review Technical Review Viral Software Developers 261

YoungUpstarts

MAY 20, 2020

How Government Regulations Influence Your Business. Laws and government regulations affect almost all business activities. Entrepreneurs whose products will come under government regulations must first make them official with the necessary branch of government. Explore these options to further your cause: 1.

Entrepreneur 244

Entrepreneur Missouri Iowa Government 244

NZ Entrepreneur

MARCH 19, 2020

The New Zealand Government has activated a business relief package to help affected businesses navigate these challenges. The government announced its $12.1 Talk to your accountant or business advisor about this, or see Inland Revenue. Talk to your accountant or business advisor about this, or again see Inland Revenue.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 28, 2019

by Quint Studer, author of “ The Busy Leader’s Handbook: How To Lead People and Places That Thrive “ I remember an interesting conversation I had with a venture capitalist. They need training in basics like hiring, firing, creating revenue streams, etc. I was surprised but probably shouldn’t have been.

Leadership 162

Leadership Florida Hiring Government 162

The Next Web

JULY 18, 2013

In less than half a year we have created a completely community-led startup scene with no outside investment or government support, and our growth and influence in South London and beyond is only set to increase over the next six months.”. It may well still be early days, but there are big ambitions. Money, money, money.

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Government New York Software Developers Software Development 121

Austin Startup

OCTOBER 31, 2017

They excite investors because some offer great revenue potential. And yet, in spite of all this, small emerging firms are largely left out of government contracting. And yet, in spite of all this, small emerging firms are largely left out of government contracting. Selling to the government is a slow process in the beginning.

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Government Partner Kansas City San Francisco 48

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 26, 2015

With social media and smart phone conversations, real product information spreads at astounding speeds. Moving forward, you should expect the market volatility to increase, driven not only by customers, but by new technology, changing government regulations, and a surge in new competitors.

Agile 120

Agile Technical Review Leadership Social Media 120

Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 20, 2020

How HelpKitchen began The idea for HelpKitchen began with a conversation between Eric Ries and Jeff (founder and CEO of Twilio) and Erica Lawson. After all, in order for this all to work it would require the generous donations of philanthropists and (ideally) the support of government programs down the line.

Lean 128

Lean San Francisco Technical Review Software Review 128

ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

In my daily work with ecommerce brands, I see two types of companies: The first type focuses on acquisition and conversion. Cohort analysis can be done for revenue, churn, viral word of mouth, support costs, or any other metric you care about. Some changes you make will influence conversions at the specific time you implement them.

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Retention Analytics Campaign eCommerce 126

Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 22, 2020

When it became clear that waiting for government funding and support would take weeks, if not months, Lenore instead looked to her community for both, using her experience with the layoffs and her expertise as a small business owner to solve two of the massive problems crashing over our society. Here's my conversation with Lenore Estrada.

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San Francisco Government Technical Review Community 60

Austin Startup

OCTOBER 15, 2017

What seems to be the best way to create customers and revenue may result in a business model that is out of vogue with the investment world and shortchanges you on enterprise valuation. If you bill for your technology services on a percentage of ad spend, you are guaranteed to look like an agency that deserves a revenue multiple of 1–2X.

Technical Review 48

Technical Review Software Review Nevada Silicon Valley 48

Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

They will initially generate crowdsourcing revenues by matchmaking science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) researchers with government, academia and industry employers who pay to access the scientists seeking employment. We will also seek first-mover STEM recruiting customers in order to generate revenues.

Intellectual Property 48

Intellectual Property Technical Review Malta Startup 48

This is going to be BIG.

OCTOBER 12, 2020

One just got a seed term sheet for twice the valuation I put in at in the pre-seed and the other is doing $200k/month in revenue. Meanwhile, I’ve got another company out of the five I invested in out of this new fund also approaching $200k/month in revenue and I just want to go back to investing. Honestly, I hate fundraising.

LP 147

LP Technical Review Software Review Valuation 147

Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

Convertible debt is best when you don’t yet have revenue or a good sense for your valuation, because it allows you to raise money on the basis that the valuation will be set one to three years in the future, based on execution of the early business model. With that in mind, we were not shy about being picky.

Strategic Investors 49

Strategic Investors Austin Angel Investor Bootstrapping 49

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

OCTOBER 4, 2017

There’s also an armed globally-dispersed Sales and Support teams, so we’re selling to our 70,000 existing customers as well as thousands of new customers per month, which means we’ll end up adding more new revenue in one month than a small company will take in over a whole year. The tradeoff, however, is predictability.

Government 223

Government Startup Cofounder Technical Support 223

Austin Startup

JANUARY 27, 2019

I watch his “I have a dream” speech every year), and finished with our federal government finally re-opening temporarily after a clear failure of action-oriented communication and the longest government shutdown in American history. because “life changes one fierce conversation at a time” (think about how true this is?—?whether

Conversion 48

Conversion Email Cofounder Hosting 48

Hearpreneur

JANUARY 22, 2023

Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) practices should be at the core of a company's strategy in 2023. In recent years, eCommerce companies have begun to increase revenue by selling products directly via social media networks. Every year, social media coverage expands. Thanks to DJ Parker, Life in Hampton Roads, VA !

Artificial Inteligence 124

Artificial Inteligence Technical Review Entrepreneur Social Media 124

Hearpreneur

JULY 13, 2022

Digital marketing has opened many doors for businesses to earn higher revenues and have a name in the international market. With government support and continued technological innovation, the renewable energy industry is poised for rapid growth in the coming years. Thanks to Rahul Vij, WebSpero Solutions ! #12-

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Artificial Inteligence Technical Review Entrepreneur Software Review 122

BeyondVC

JANUARY 3, 2019

Balanced growth vs. growth at all costs: No conversation about 2019 will be complete without considering the uncertain economic, financial and geopolitical environment in which we are currently living. The 10 year bull market where every company’s revenue chart is up and to the right is over.

Stealth 79

Stealth Advisory Board Cloud Virginia 79

NZ Entrepreneur

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

If you need working capital to get you through, make sure you’ve taken advantage of all the Government support options for small business. You can also use this time to review any non-performing revenue lines and exit them.

Technical Review 52

Technical Review Software Review Stock Non-Compete 52

Pascal's View

JULY 9, 2017

However, many VCs experience vexing discussions with CEOs, and many CEOs belatedly realize that this is because they made a mistake: issuing multiple series of notes at various valuation caps without actually sitting down and figuring out the pro forma post-conversion equity ownership. It’s going to be great!”.

Post-Money Valuation 49

Post-Money Valuation Valuation Cap Table Covenant 49

Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 28, 2015

We’ll also be hearing about leading Lean Startup strategies from folks at Google, Dropbox, Wells Fargo, American Express, and the Internal Revenue Service , among others. Guest post by Jennifer Maerz, Contributing Editor of Lean Startup Co. But wait — there’s more. Get smart, fast Our Ignite talks are back!

Lean 60

Lean San Francisco Startup Global 60

YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 10, 2017

The supportive pro-business environment paired with forward-thinking government initiatives such as the Start-Up Enterprise Development Scheme (SEEDS) ensure that Singapore’s startup community is teeming with activity. Despite these positive moves, the same NUS Enterprise study reported that half of Singaporean startups operate at a loss.

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Singapore Asia New Zealand Malaysia 162

ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

But what if you’re an analyst, optimizer, or digital marketer and working on a site without a clear conversion? Government agencies. Government agencies. Of course, some of these can have financial conversions (e.g. It’s a lot foggier than saying you increase your average order value or conversion rate. Nonprofits.

Conversion 48

Conversion Metrics Analytics Non-Compete 48

Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

More than 70 percent of the In-Q-Tel portfolio companies have never before done business with the government. One of the surprises for me was seeing the value of having the Department of Defense and other government agency sponsors working together with the university educators. (One The Educator Class: What We Learned.

Silicon Valley 259

Silicon Valley Afghanistan Iraq Community 259

Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 7, 2016

Actually startup would be a misnomer as Rahul had built a great company, now over $50M in annual revenue with hundreds of employees. There wasn’t much conversation as we walked to dinner. government still measures its most creative people with a time-management system in 15-minute increments.). Even today the U.S. Productivity.

Metrics 222

Metrics Employee Revenue Matching 222

Up and Running

AUGUST 6, 2019

Opportunities and threats: Are there any entrepreneur opportunities or resources offered by the government or local bodies? The high cost of marketing, salaries, appliances, ambiance, and so on will dry up incoming revenue instantly. Is the restaurant located in an area that is convenient for your target market?

Technical Review 86

Technical Review SBA Merger Customer 86

Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 4, 2018

we can offer them clear new ways to generate new revenue streams with our interactive, immersive AR film. Startups in this city have a lot of resources, government and otherwise, to help them succeed, including a huge pool of tech and creative expertise. Who are you aiming to network with at SXSW 2018?

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Startup Canada Europe Austin 48

Scalable Startup

JANUARY 12, 2015

RI primarily needs to accelerate revenue growth and market share in order to build new products, increase salaries to market rate and defend their position against a large number of competitors. For B2B, online reviews and testimonials and becoming a requirement in healthcare, automotive, government and other industries.

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Management Los Angeles Angel Investor B2B 20

Austin Startup

DECEMBER 20, 2020

Alex has helped bring more than $160 million in funding to Texas startups through SBIR, STTR and other government funding programs for companies like Essentium, ICON 3D, and LIFT Aircraft. Ben previously co-founded Simply Interactive, Chaotic Moon, and Conversable leading all of them to successful exits. STOIKY is his callsign.

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Austin Texas Cofounder Los Angeles 110

Start Up Blog

JUNE 3, 2021

That is the first task of change – in some ways ‘markets evolve from conversations’. I’ve worked with Government of some issues at a Sate and Federal level but big tech power seems low of the priority list at present. This was because we have a powerful lobby here wanting to protect that industry and its advertising revenue.

Technology 118

Technology Social Media Affiliate Media 118

Occam's Razor

JULY 24, 2018

work (collection, processing, reporting, analysis), processes, org structure, governance models, last-mile gaps , metrics ladders of awesomeness , and… so… much… more. Remember, tools, work, processes, org structure, governance models, last-mile gaps, metrics ladders of awesomeness, and… so… much… more. The Implications of Complexity.

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Analytics Framework Metrics Algorithm 93

YoungUpstarts

JUNE 19, 2018

It’s important for a community to know where its revenue comes from and, more importantly, know what isn’t generating revenue. They’re changing the conversation on who drives revitalization. They (not government) have to lead the way. They’re partnering with government the right way. .

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America Community Covenant Metrics 100

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 10, 2017

Small businesses need easy-to-understand codes from local government as well as a solid understanding of why such regulations are in place. Too often (accurately or not) entrepreneurs and small business owners perceive that local governments put up hurdles for them to jump over. A friendly regulatory environment. Access to capital.

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Small Business America Government Community 124