Hearpreneur

JANUARY 23, 2022

Often entrepreneurs and business owners create their New Year’s Resolutions around their business. It could be more revenue, hiring clients or launching a new product or service, but every new year is an exciting time because it’s ripe with opportunity. Increasing my revenue by attracting more leads is my plan for 2022.

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Hearpreneur

FEBRUARY 13, 2022

We asked entrepreneurs and business owners about the future trends they see in their industry and here are the responses. #1- As COVID-19 lockdown continues, more and more avid rock climbers are stocking up on wooden studs and screws to take the climbing experience into their own homes. 1- Seamless integration of digital technology.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 16, 2018

The whole business and revenue depends on the sales, marketing and promotion techniques adopted by the companies. The entrepreneurs and startups should need to learn where to put their efforts and how to do it right otherwise their money would be in bonfire. If no one knows you and your company it would be difficult to create demand.

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David Teten

JANUARY 19, 2021

More and more startups are pursuing Revenue-Based VCs , but “RBI” doesn’t fit everyone. From RBI, Flexible VCs borrow the ability to reap meaningful returns without demanding founders build for an exit. Flexible VC 101: Equity Meets Revenue Share. Flexible VC: Revenue -based. Gross Revenues (generally 2-8%).

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

In the old days, every entrepreneur dreamed of easily taking their startup public, and making it big. Smart entrepreneurs are just now starting to look at this option again, due to its unpredictability and the challenges of running a public company. The M&A alternative looks simple by comparison.

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David Teten

AUGUST 19, 2019

A new wave of Revenue-Based Investors are emerging who are using creative investing structures with some of the upside of traditional VC, but some of the downside protection of debt. I believe that Revenue-Based Investing (“RBI”) VCs are on the forefront of what will become a major segment of the venture ecosystem.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 19, 2022

We asked entrepreneurs and business owners about the pivot they are making as a result of the pandemic and here are the responses: #1- Social media marketing. Demand for e-commerce and social media participation is increasing. Due to that, we decided to widen our client base to increase our revenue. Photo Credit: Jenna Carson.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 27, 2011

” I mention journalists here because they perpetuate the myth that focusing on profits is ALWAYS the right answer and then I hear many entrepreneurs (and certainly many “normals”) repeating the same mantra. I have had this discussion with many a first-time entrepreneur. Simplifying: Revenue -. Operating Costs.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

The best entrepreneurs, and the best executives in mature businesses, have learned how to foster both high efficiency and high creativity, in a balance that keeps their business ahead of the pack on both sides of the equation. Typical incentives give percentages of quarterly revenues and contribution as rewards for success.

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Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 10, 2019

Often entrepreneurs and business owners create their New Year’s Resolutions around their business. It could be more revenue, hiring clients or launching a new product or service, but every new year is an exciting time because it’s ripe with opportunity. 11- Double our revenue. 1- Delegate and expand.

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Hearpreneur

JULY 1, 2020

We ruled out jumping insects like grasshoppers (not friendly enough) and mammals that already represented other on-demand businesses (rabbits for example). If patients as a whole started to demand transparency and ethical pricing, then we’d truly be able to improve the healthcare industry. No one honeybee can make honey.

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The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 9, 2022

The SoStereo firm that Salo helped build not only streamlines the way Fortune 500 Brands use music on their ads, but also helps indie artists build a musical middle class and earn extra revenues. TSM: Going back to your early career decisions, tell us what factors influenced your decision to be an entrepreneur?

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Steve Blank

APRIL 23, 2018

The entrepreneur who founded and grew the largest startup in the world to $10 billion in revenue and got fired is someone you have probably never heard of. Finally, GM created the notion of perpetual demand within brands by continually obsoleting their own products with new models rolled out every year.

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NZ Entrepreneur

DECEMBER 10, 2020

The pitch: StockTrim is a SaaS API which uses a machine learning algorithm to look at past stock behaviour and project future demand to avoid the common situations of over-ordering, under-ordering or miscalculating delivery times and quantities. StockTrim is cloud-based and deliverable anywhere worldwide.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 1, 2015

In the old days, every entrepreneur dreamed of easily taking their startup public, and making it big. Smart entrepreneurs now avoid this option like the plague, due to its unpredictability and the challenges of running a public company. entrepreneur IPO m&a startup Stock Exchange' Constant pressure to increase earnings.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 5, 2021

In startup business plans, a bubble is too many entrepreneurs and too many investors chasing the latest “next big thing,” like Google search engine, Facebook social network, or Amazon e-commerce site. Supply and demand ignored. We all believe that supply and demand meet to create stable prices (reflexive). Cheap money.

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K9 Ventures

AUGUST 13, 2010

In fact, at the time (1996-1997) we offered both a downloadable product, that our customers could install on their own servers, and a “hosted-offering”, which came to be known as “On-Demand”, then the “ASP” (Application Service Provider) model, and today we call it “SaaS” (Software as a Service). Today, we call that an “Embed-Code”.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

So why on earth would you consider using stock art or stock images to represent your brand? But, stock art is the opposite of a fingerprint – it’s generic, lacking in personality, and the very same stock art could and does show up on your competitors’ websites, business cards and logos. Instead of Stock Art….

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 5, 2011

I have conversations with entrepreneurs and other VCs on a daily basis about fund raising, the prices of deals, how much companies should raise, etc. On a public stock market that is the value that investors place on future free cash flows of the business discounted to today’s date to account for the time value of money.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 1, 2009

It is also a result of pent-up demand. Consumer spending is 70% of the economy and will continue to be stretched – We can look all we want at tech innovation, VC funding cycles and hot M&A deals, but ultimately growth and therefore investment must be underpinned by revenue. This will likely cause the stock market to contract.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 29, 2010

We received so much positive feedback from our This Week in Venture Capital show walking through valuation calculations & term sheets that we decided to do a Q&A show this week to address topics that entrepreneurs want to learn about. on the entrepreneur side of the table) when I raised at too high of a price. This is wrong.

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Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 8, 2019

Often entrepreneurs and business owners create their New Year’s Resolutions around their business. It could be more revenue, hiring clients or launching a new product or service, but every new year is an exciting time because it’s ripe with opportunity. 11- Double our revenue. 1- Delegate and expand.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 29, 2022

In the old days, every entrepreneur planned on taking their startup public, and making it big. Smart entrepreneurs are now starting to look at this option again, as well as the challenges of running a public company. The M&A alternative looks simple by comparison. Constant pressure to increase earnings.

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NZ Entrepreneur

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

In the findings from our MYOB General Election Snapshot, we saw that ongoing uncertainty around COVID-19 was the leading concern of SME owners and decision-makers, followed by worries about maintaining levels of customer demand and consumer confidence, and fears about their ability to continue to operate.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 19, 2017

The best entrepreneurs, and the best executives in mature businesses, have learned how to foster both high efficiency and high creativity, in a balance that keeps their business ahead of the pack on both sides of the equation. Typical incentives give percentages of quarterly revenues and contribution as rewards for success.

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Version One Ventures

OCTOBER 15, 2020

And >40% of that revenue is coming from in-game purchases. P2P exchanges like HodlHodl were early adopters of Lightning, but have put the project on “hodl” while waiting for more consumer demand and technology advancements. synthetic stocks or futures) and prediction markets. At least not yet. 5) Chat .

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Feld Thoughts

JANUARY 7, 2015

Companies were being bought (and valued) at 10x forward revenue only to be valued at between 0.5x revenue several years later. We were bought for a more reasonable 1x revenue (and about 4x pre-tax income) when the value of the AmeriData stock, options, and cash we took out were factored in. I’d argue the 0.5x

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Growthink Blog

DECEMBER 20, 2017

The first is that we currently have awesome economic conditions: a roaring stock market, low unemployment, and solid consumer and business confidence, all of which make right now as good a time as ever to start, grow, finance, and/or sell a business. This holiday season is the best ever for your business for two simple reasons.

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Women Entrepreneurs Can

APRIL 27, 2020

Outsourcing the whole app development is common practice today and enables entrepreneurs without coding knowledge to create an additional channel for communicating with their customers. Moreover, you can look out for items that are out of stock at the store. times the revenue of a business that doesn’t. But you can!

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 17, 2017

It was a stock option incentive related “expense” but I bet you didn’t know that because in an era where we only read the headlines — they must be a train wreck losing billions. I often ask entrepreneurs to consider, “What’s your objective? Revenue When I look at an income statement I start by focusing on the revenue line.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Are you a young, new, or aspiring entrepreneur looking to take your first steps with investing in gold and are not sure on how to interpret the daily gold price? And because the price of any commodity or stock is not static and changes every day, you might not understand how to read trends over longer periods.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 26, 2018

But before it can happen, entrepreneurs need to be aware that the benefits of investment involve assurances, sound business planning and scalability. Secondly, it needs to explain and convince its revenue potential. When others see this, it prompts them to buy options on that stock too and the stock price rises.

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Up and Running

OCTOBER 1, 2018

Prioritizing all the tasks that entrepreneurs have to wrestle with is a constant battle. No wonder then that new entrepreneurs are always hungry for advice from people who have already built successful businesses. Here, we look at some bad advice that entrepreneurs should just ignore. Starting a new business is always daunting.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 7, 2018

Most entrepreneurs take pride in making their business their primary focus; they’re willing to work long into nights and weekends, sacrificing their hobbies and, in some cases, their personal lives for the chance at becoming successful. You can also hedge your bets by investing in things like stocks, bonds, index funds, or real estate.

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The Startup Magazine

JUNE 1, 2023

We’re hitting record revenue months, weeks, and margins. Don’t be afraid to pivot The collapse of SVB spurred us to do a deep evaluation of how we’re generating revenue and value for customers. So instead of throwing dollars and time at a revamp, we’re doubling down on what we already know is the best value and revenue generator.

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Steve Blank

JULY 15, 2010

The Golden Age for Entrepreneurs and VC’s. The two decades from 1979 when pension funds fueled the expansion of venture capital to 2000 when the dot-com bubble burst were the Golden Age for entrepreneurs and venture capital firms. Until 1995 startups going public typically had a track record of revenue and profits. Here’s why.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 6, 2019

These people exist and they are called ‘Serial entrepreneurs.’. Serial entrepreneurs are those who understand the complete concept of a startup lifecycle and benefit from that. If there is a gap in the market, there will be demand. How much revenue are you generating on an annual basis? And, you must have wondered, ‘Man!

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