Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

So if your costs are $500,000 per month and you have $350,000 per month in revenue then your net burn (500-350) is equal to $150,000. But those of us with longer memories remember that the revenue line can move south very quickly when the market overall turns south. Gross burn is the total amount of money you are spending per month.

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ConversionXL

JUNE 2, 2022

Done right, both can help attract the kind of high-quality leads that become long-term customers and advocates. You’ll also learn how to approach ABM and lead generation to engage your ideal customer. It’s proven to drive more revenue , improve customer experience , and power growth. ABM makes sense.

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Eric Friedman

MAY 9, 2019

In this constant struggle, I learned (definitely the hard way) that Revenue = Resources. When I was first on the BD team at Foursquare we would optimize many of the initiatives and strategic partnerships around brand recognition and exposure – there was no scalable revenue to speak of. Great prospects right?

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Up and Running

DECEMBER 8, 2021

A wiser strategy—especially for key revenue-potential products—includes a portfolio of patents protecting the product’s various unique functionalities and component parts. Proper alignment between the patent portfolio and revenue is financially savvy. Securing the essential European hubs, (i.e.,

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Steve Blank

DECEMBER 10, 2014

Over 44 classes have embedded the business model canvas and/or Customer Discovery including a year-long course taken by every single one of its bioengineering majors. We didn’t know it at the time, but with that investment we had paid for front-row VIP seats to witness the origins of Customer Development and the Lean Startup.

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Up and Running

AUGUST 7, 2018

If the money isn’t there or the workload doesn’t warrant bringing in new employees, you should reconsider scaling. . Ideally, you’re using a sales pipeline to determine how close and far away your business is from converting leads into customers. Some of these numbers include revenue over a set period of time.

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Up and Running

APRIL 22, 2020

This does not mean that you need 2-3 years’ worth of documents showcasing your revenue and cost of goods sold, but you’ll likely need reports that show at least 12-months of financial activity. Many startups are small, local businesses with hopes of eventually rapidly scaling—but they’re still establishing a track record.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 2, 2009

We should end the year with a few million in fully recurring revenue and we’re projected to double next year. But more spend = more viral opps = more revenue down the road. >50% of our revenue in now viral. But it is clearly not warranted in all cases. Probably revenue based. Many term sheets ensued.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 16, 2020

After the COVID-19 outbreak, the growth in e-commerce witnessed a steep rise that eventually has set new records of revenues and customers for businesses. The staggering numbers in revenue are certainly way above the projections of $2 trillion for 2020. Enamel pins are the cheapest and most warranted products by consumers.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 29, 2018

Much of your focus as a business owner is directed towards the activities that form the basis of your enterprise and marketing them to potential customers. Make sure you allow for any difference in revenue between what was predicted in your plan and what you are taking in reality.

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Berkonomics

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

In the investment world, if we are unable to come to terms over the valuation of a company, we sometimes add penny warrants to sweeten the deal, allowing the investors to own a larger stake in the company at any time merely by exercising the warrants.

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The Startup Magazine

JUNE 1, 2023

million at the end of last year, we’re laser-focused on fast growth without sacrificing customer experience. We’re hitting record revenue months, weeks, and margins. As a founder, ask yourself – does your business actually warrant VC funding? As an early-stage company that just closed our seed round at $8.1

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 24, 2016

Going into business, you would assume that in order to be successful all you need is a great product or service and a reasonable customer base that is interested in making a purchase. It has been proven time and time again that companies who take care of the needs of their customers last a lot longer than those who don’t.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 17, 2019

According to Forbes research, 85 percent of companies with a successful, enterprise-wide data analytics strategy are experiencing revenue growth of seven percent or higher. Revenue growth. Enhanced customer service. When Is Spend on BI Not Warranted? The takeaway? Improved operational efficiency/cost savings.

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David Teten

OCTOBER 1, 2015

I’ve talked with a number of software development shops who are eager to get into the business of cofounding companies, i.e., getting product revenue and equity instead of just consulting revenue. Lastly, I would suggest a range of equity or warrants is offered, vs. a fixed amount. Our model at Casual Corp.

Software Developers 60

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ConversionXL

JUNE 2, 2022

In this article, you’ll learn how to define your ABM strategy so you can target the right accounts and increase your revenue. Account-based marketing is an approach where marketing and sales work together to nurture target accounts and convert or retain customers. This required more product evangelism and customer wins.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 3, 2010

How much dilution should I take for it?&# My friend’s company was pre-revenue. Focus on your customers and don’t obsess about deals or keeping up with your competitors releases.&#. I can save tons of development time and I think I can buy it for all equity. Me: “Zero dilution. BUT … it’s your company.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 2, 2018

Marketing is the bridge between your business and your customers. Almost any form of communication with your customers falls under its umbrella. Without marketing, your business may as well exist in an unlit locked vault – no customers are coming in and no sales are going out. Customers will beg to differ.

Small Business 73

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Software By Rob

MARCH 26, 2015

The interesting part is that my own path moving from consulting to products followed the same steps, as you can see in my product revenue chart from the past decade: Each revenue jump is when I made the move to the next step of the Stairstep Approach. Getting those initial early sales is a big win. all at once.

Bootstrapping 41

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ReadWriteStart

JANUARY 27, 2011

This partnership speaks to a core philosophy of the program where we encourage entrepreneurs to get as much customer validation as possible before raising too much money, use other people's channels if you can get to them, don't burn too much cash, and all that good fiscal conservative stuff. million in revenue. Brainscape.

Dilution 114

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Software By Rob

MARCH 26, 2015

The interesting part is that my own path moving from consulting to products followed the same steps, as you can see in my product revenue chart from the past decade: Each revenue jump is when I made the move to the next step of the Stair Step Approach. Getting those initial early sales is a big win. all at once. Step 2: Own Your Time.

Bootstrapping 36

Bootstrapping Technical Review SEO Revenue 36

Cracking the Code

JANUARY 14, 2014

This metric measures the ratio of the annualized additional recurring revenue generated by your sales and marketing investments. 2 year payback) warrants further investments. The simple ratio based on GAAP revenue should be used primarily for benchmarking public companies as it is fairly inaccurate. the lack of!

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 29, 2013

Angels might be interested during “early stage” if you have a prototype, but VCs won’t bite until you have a product, customers, and revenue. I’m talking about things like anti-dilution clauses, preferred versus common stock, valuation tied to later round, warrants, and bridge loan options. See where your cashflow bottoms out.

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Software By Rob

MARCH 26, 2015

The interesting part is that my own path moving from consulting to products followed the same steps, as you can see in my product revenue chart from the past decade: Each revenue jump is when I made the move to the next step of the Stairstep Approach. Getting those initial early sales is a big win. all at once.

Bootstrapping 27

Bootstrapping Technical Review SEO Revenue 27

YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 26, 2013

An example of residual benefits would be service revenue from product sales. If a technology company sells data management systems to the healthcare industry, its residual benefits come from the ongoing service revenue from their software sales. The market was just beginning to demand custom manufacturing.

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Occam's Razor

AUGUST 28, 2017

Why in my areas of expertise, marketing, sales, customer service and analytics, the impact will be deep and wide. Why the scale at which we can (/have to) solve the problems is already well beyond the grasp of the fundamental strategy most companies follow: We have a bigger revenue opportunity, but we don’t know how to take advantage?

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

Angels might be interested during “early stage” if you have a prototype, but VCs won’t bite until you have a product, customers, and revenue. I’m talking about things like anti-dilution clauses, preferred versus common stock, valuation tied to later round, warrants, and bridge loan options. See where your cashflow bottoms out.

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Valuation Early Stage Warrant Common Stock 236

Occam's Razor

JULY 1, 2013

Would you believe me if I said that even leveraging cool features like custom reporting and smart advanced segments might be insufficient in some cases? This is a very simple analysis of the tussle between what you are providing vs. what the customers actually want. And what do happier customers deliver? More revenue! #2:

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 8, 2011

Angels might be interested during “early stage” if you have a prototype, but VCs won’t bite until you have a product, customers, and revenue. I’m talking about things like anti-dilution clauses, preferred versus common stock, valuation tied to later round, warrants, and bridge loan options. See where your cashflow bottoms out.

Entrepreneur 234

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Austin Startup

AUGUST 20, 2017

Startups often hand out shares, options, and warrants for employees and for contractors rendering needed services. Your original business plan will probably go out the window when you land your first customer. Customers are choices made by your startup. Customers pay you money so you can keep the lights on. Not really.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 11, 2015

By eliminating the need for large tips, Uber has already provided a better value to customers in nearly every major city in the U.S., Are you creating an entirely new revenue stream for suppliers, rather than competing with pre-existing business juggernauts? Uber is already close to achieving this goal in a number of ways.

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www.inc.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Why Arizona Bay started taking stock from its customers instead of cash. But with the help of Grahams company, which specializes in creating tech systems for start-ups, Jumpstart grew to more than $50 million in revenue--enough to make it an attractive acquisition for media conglomerate Hachette Filipacchi. LEADERSHIP & MANAGING.

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Up and Running

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

Where in your area will you find land or a building with the right zoning, size, facilities, and access for bringing in raw materials, attracting customers, and/or shipping out finished beer for distribution? We have lots of extra infrastructure now and can grow capacity when it is warranted.”. Relationships.

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Lightspeed Venture Partners

DECEMBER 10, 2012

Revenue is driven by children’s parties, which cost $600-$4,000 for a two hour party for 15 kids, which apparently is the market price for kids parties in LA. The space can host 6-9 parties per weekend, and they generated $350,000 in revenue last year. This is a loan with a 15% warrant attached at a zero strike price.

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Covenant Warrant Southern California Los Angeles 162

Berkonomics

JANUARY 26, 2017

In the investment world, if we are unable to come to terms over the valuation of a company, we sometimes add penny warrants to sweeten the deal, allowing the investors to own a larger stake in the company at any time merely by exercising the warrants.

Naming 48

Naming Warrant Private Equity Valuation 48

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 9, 2010

Angels might be interested during “early stage” if you have a prototype, but VCs won’t bite until you have a product, customers, and revenue. I’m talking about things like anti-dilution clauses, preferred versus common stock, valuation tied to later round, warrants, and bridge loan options. Calculate what you need.

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Valuation Early Stage Warrant Common Stock 227

Hearpreneur

JULY 30, 2016

I always have to prove myself to customers, and I get many men who don’t know the first thing about taking care of their cars. The short answer was no and whilst many of the businesses present had a large technology component to their company, with custom developed software etc they could not present themselves as a tech company.

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