Both Sides of the Table
NOVEMBER 14, 2017
You start out with vision, you must adapt and have intellectual honesty once you stare at your data and know where your true sources of differentiation and value are. An example of the systems companies build are pricing & revenue management tools to best help to optimize yield.
YoungUpstarts
APRIL 19, 2012
When not approached carefully, growth can destroy value as it outstrips a company’s managerial capacity, processes, quality, and financial controls, or substantially dilutes customer value propositions. Growth can dilute a business’s culture and customer value proposition and put the business in a different competitive space.
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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks
FEBRUARY 26, 2019
Instead, watch payback period for acquisition efficiency, watch retention for product/market fit, watch expansion revenue for long-term growth, and watch gross margin for long-term profitability. Find and focus on one reliable distribution mechanism before diluting your time diversifying. If the latter, they might be right.
The Next Web
SEPTEMBER 15, 2013
The most common example of an API strategy is around companies who aspire to build a developer community as a new revenue source or as the foundation of their business. They should not be trying to generate new revenue streams or reach new audiences through such programs. Twilio is an interesting example of such a company.
Brandanew
JULY 11, 2015
Its existing premium customers won’t take it kindly as it dilutes the said image. It may include tangible financial value such as market share and revenue as well as intangible aspects such as strategic benefits of the brand. Brand Differentiation. For instance, Rolls Royce has the image of a luxury car maker.
Both Sides of the Table
APRIL 25, 2011
A great recent example of this was a successful group of entrepreneurs who had created a company that will do $10-12 million in revenue at their system integration business (read: services business) in 2011 after having done $5 million or so in 2010 and $2-3 million in 2009. In a down market IP can become a huge differentiator.
Lightspeed Venture Partners
SEPTEMBER 21, 2013
Despite having over 500k downloads and making $450k in revenue over the last 21 months, he had only $185k left in the bank, which meant that he would be out of business in 90 days if he didn’t raise more money. pre money valuation seems big, the actual implication is only between 5% and 10% dilution since the round size is small.
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