Genuine VC

JULY 19, 2010

I think that the number of players in this devloping class of what I’d call “Micro VCs” will continue to increase over the coming years: the model fits into an opportunity on the capital supply side, as well as more importantly becomes the right product for many entrepreneurs on the demand side. Structural.

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ConversionXL

OCTOBER 25, 2018

It’s also the same one we apply to demand generation. You (supposedly) do demand generation—or you would if you just ran LinkedIn ads, too. But demand generation isn’t a pile of tactics. It’s hard to do, which is why most demand generation advice merely advocates adding another channel or tool to the heap. You email them.

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Seeing Both Sides

JULY 11, 2013

Across our portfolio and in my own entrepreneurial experience, I have seen three main sales models work successfully in scaling B2B sales: 1) Enterprise; 2) Telephone; and 3) Developer-driven. To that point, a well-run telesales operation will be super metrics-driven. 3) Developer Driven Sales. Related articles. Scaling is Hard.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 19, 2015

Below are some key metrics to track when managing accounts receivable and planning to receive payments on invoices: Days Sales Outstanding (DSO). Your customers make up your portfolio of business. With a portfolio, comes credit risk. Invoice payment is the final step in the sales process and should be planned. Credit Risk.

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ConversionXL

MARCH 19, 2020

These companies get the prevention-promotion balance right by evaluating every aspect of their business model—making near-term changes that reduce costs now and after demand returns (unlike layoffs). Use that intelligence to inform product portfolio and investment choices.”. Progressive. Image source ).

Marketing 121

Marketing Campaign Non-Compete Lean 121

David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

However, in private markets, there is more room to optimize across all 11 steps of the investing process: firm management , marketing, fundraising , origination , manage relationships, due diligence, negotiation, monitoring, portfolio acceleration , reporting, and. 3) Raise capital.

Technical Review 78

Technical Review Software Review Analytics Private Equity 78

View from Seed

MARCH 3, 2016

Editor’s note: We’ve seen a lot of demand for content marketing talent in our portfolio, including the need for freelancers and consultants. Relevant Resource from NextView: How some founders are using content to go distribution first, product second. What is the goal that they will help you reach?

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Hunter Walker

MAY 18, 2015

They provide assistance to Californians in building a vibrant, successful and inclusive society, distributing more than $1.5b Anne Dinneen: Nothing has contributed more to the growth of the Irvine endowment over the years than our venture portfolio. And what leads to adding or removing a fund from Irvine’s portfolio?

LP 48

LP Portfolio Early Stage Institutional Investors 48

K9 Ventures

APRIL 9, 2014

Most of these funds are <$100M, with the majority of them being clustered around the $40M mark (that’s the point where the fund economics start to work in terms of management fee and ability to take a meaningful stake in portfolio companies). The low supply and high demand is driving up the valuations and deal sizes.

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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? How wide do you want to grow production and distribution, or do you want to focus on selling over your own bar?

Oregon 60

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Occam's Razor

AUGUST 13, 2012

That means: All of these metrics are off. Start with models like Time Decay and Position Based to understand what the conversion portfolio might look like (last two columns above) and create hypotheses about what a better budget allocation might look like. Rinse and repeat. Pretty cool right?

Analytics 124

Analytics Channel Metrics Web 124

Up and Running

MAY 15, 2019

These products will be distributed to remote yet extremely viable areas, where the market is appreciative of readily-available, good-quality brew. With this money, they plan to expand its distribution to selected metro areas within the state of Oregon. Initial plans are to produce three main lines of beer. Martin Cove Brewing Company.

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Oregon Jordan Software Review Distribution 24

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 6, 2011

I think how hard it is for me to be hands-on with a handful of portfolio companies. He was talking profusely about their portfolio company email lists and the knowledge that is shared. EcoMom’s metrics improved throughout this process and that’s when I decided to invest. Not intended that way, it was sincere. So I thought, WTF?

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abovethecrowd.com

APRIL 20, 2016

Anything that hints of a down round brings questions about the success metrics that have already been “booked.” Gavin Baker, a high-profile portfolio manager at Fidelity has a message for Unicorn CEOs: “Generate $1 of free cash flow, and then you can invest everything else in growth and stay at $1 in free cash flow for years.

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Occam's Razor

APRIL 23, 2012

While there is a great deal of appreciation for the power of metrics/data, I've come to realize that Sr. Leaders don't quite appreciate the deep, and often corrosive, consequences of choosing metric x over metric y as a key performance indicator (KPI). It is a standard metric. Don't believe me?

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Metrics Analytics Search Channel 152

VC Cafe

JANUARY 16, 2011

. - Spacecom is offering a wide range of Pan African satellite services, including: Cellular backhaul, Rural telephony, Broadband VSAT networks, e-government, e-learning, e- health, Direct To Home (DTH) Multi-channel platforms, DSNG, Video Distribution & Contribution. MailVision. Rad Data Communication. Saguna Networks.

Mobile 103

Mobile Securities and Exchange Commission Flash IP 103

www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

Startup Metrics for Pirates â?? SaaS Metrics Tutorial â?? on demand billing and fraud management. free, distributed source code control management system. VC Portfolios. Startup Foundry tools list. Small Business tools list. Lean Startup Circle â?? Google Group for startup advice. SEO and Analytics Tutorials.

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Software Review Technical Review Startup 53

Reid Hoffman

JANUARY 13, 2021

And one and two are, “I don’t want to do the deal,” with one being, “I really don’t want to do the deal,” and two is like, “I don’t think it should be part of the portfolio, but look, if the rest of you think it’s kind of a good idea…fine. You know, maybe I’m wrong.” Do you still believe in blitzscaling?

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