ReadWriteStart

JUNE 1, 2020

The primary source of your funds should be your paying customers, i.e., your business should generate enough revenues and profits to fund the growth and expansion. Let’s take an example – In the case of an internet or app business, the user traction and market penetration is a must. Incubators and Accelerators. Government programs.

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Startup Entrepreneur Elevator Pitch Seed Stage 150

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 1, 2009

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 is tied to having consumers who feel confident enough to spend. million – take it.

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Technical Review Stock Hawaii Early Stage 269

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 5, 2011

But the reality is that you’re faced with two problems: 1) the earlier the stage the riskier and thus more write-offs so you need to have enough ownership percentage in your winners to make up for the losers and 2) the earlier stage your check the more likely the company will need many more funding rounds behind you and thus you face dilution.

Pre-Money Valuation 336

Pre-Money Valuation Valuation Silicon Valley Stock 336

ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

What works for first-time customers might have less of an effect on (and be diluted by) people who are returning to buy again. TIm Stewart offers an Internet Explorer browser example to illustrate how data segmentation after your test can tell you about your site’s functionality: Tim Stewart, TRS Digital. So, we’ll ignore it.

Chad 112

Chad Mobile Technical Review Aggregator 112

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 14, 2012

Is your crappy little 12-person company really worth they and their shareholders diluting by 2% given more than a decade they’ve put in building one of the Internet’s most solid business social networks? You just said, “nobody would take 1-2% dilution.” Hang on, Mark. I believe Instagram was.

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Valuation Balance Sheet Dilution Term Sheet 316

Hunter Walker

JANUARY 15, 2016

with strong tailwinds behind it: a) Christmas 2003 was the year of the digital camera, b) Pets had quietly been moving from something families had to becoming members of the family c) the Internet nuclear winter was just passing, and a fun, colorful, whimsical site that anyone could use turned out to be quite newsworthy.

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Technical Review Startup Cofounder SMS 48

The Startup Magazine

JULY 4, 2018

Every business owner wants to grow their revenue, but scaling up your business can be a major challenge. These features help security your company’s sensitive data, while ensuring that slow internet speeds don’t hold up your business. Most companies that grow fast also go out of business fast , a Kauffman Foundation study found.

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Artificial Inteligence Azure Cloud Campaign 70

Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 24, 2009

And thanks to the radical transparency enabled by the internet, the quality of these proposals is actually constantly rising, to the point that it’s almost impossible to judge the quality of the final product – because all the proposals look polished and professional, even the terrible ones. What is the right revenue model?

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San Francisco Lean Technical Review Distribution 113

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 11, 2010

Let me assume for this discussion it’s a garden variety 2010 IT or Internet business (as opposed to something requiring capital equipment or a life sciences project). Your revenue will take longer to ramp then you think. It’s a tricky question with no clear answer. There are trade offs. add a buffer. Brilliant.

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Venture Capital Startup Silicon Valley Warrant 319

The Equity Kicker

MAY 14, 2012

achieving first revenues. breaking through revenue thresholds – e.g. run-rates of £1m, £5m, £20m and so on. for consumer internet companies, breaking through user based thresholds – e.g. successful public beta with thousands or tens of thousands of users, 1m monthly uniques and so on. signing distribution deals.

Finance 118

Finance Valuation Venture Capital Dilution 118

Berkonomics

AUGUST 27, 2015

They financed their companies, to the extent possible, in a manner minimizing the cost of capital, planning for organic growth in the number of customers served and in associated revenues. As the business owners had a longer-term perspective, decisions were made with greater deliberation and with a more conservative recognition of risk.

Intellectual Property 48

Intellectual Property Balance Sheet Stock Options Valuation 48

Startup Lessons Learned

JUNE 15, 2009

As a consumer internet company with millions of customers, it may seem to have little relevancy for an enterprise software company with only a handful of potential customers, or a computer security company whose customers demand a rigorous audit before accepting a new release. Take a look and let me know what you think.

Continuous Deployment 167

Continuous Deployment Software Review San Francisco Lean 167

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 11, 2011

Last night I had the great privilege to interview Bill Gross , one of the Internet’s true pioneers. I thing I’ve learned over the years is that technology purists hate advertising even when it is that revenue stream that truthfully drives much of our industry. If it worked in the Yellow Pages, why not on the Internet?

Product 350

Product Tuvalu Dilution Incubator 350

crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 30, 2018

It is a key factor in the success and prosperity of all businesses and nonprofits, regardless of their revenues. The internet is full of websites; some reputable, some not. If your brand tries to be too many things at once, the message becomes scattered and the brand grows diluted.

Small Business 55

Small Business Metrics Social Media Audience 55

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 16, 2021

With the low cost of e-commence entry, and powerful Internet technologies, they require minimal capital to start, perhaps as little as $500. This allowed him to learn enough from all his early mistakes to hit it big ($10 million revenue) with a global beauty tools company called Tweezerman. Do you love antiquing?

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Entrepreneur United States Dilution .Net 304

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 27, 2010

That is when no customers wanted to work with Internet startups because we as an industry had burned so many customers. and we ultimately sold when we hit $14 million and had more than $30 million in backlog revenue. I learned about revenue recognition. The things you learn in tough environments. million, then $5.9m, $7.7m

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Venture Capital Hiring Software Review Stock Options 285

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 12, 2023

Angels will likely agree to simpler term sheets, better valuations, and less restrictive terms on potential dilution, voting rights, exit options, and executive roles. Sending unsolicited business pitches to every angel and VC investor you can find on the Internet is a waste of your time as well as theirs.

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Angel Investor IRR Venture Capital Valuation 246

Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

JUNE 14, 2011

There’s income at risk, an audience who may leave, a brand that could become diluted. These are some of those factors that will power change in your business: More Knowledge And Experience When I started my Internet infopreneur voyage , I didn’t even know if writing was my strong suit. and maybe more at stake.

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Entrepreneur Non-Compete Internet Dilution 90

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

MARCH 1, 2010

Hanging your hat on just one advantage that you can own completely is stronger than diluting your message across many advantages. Having nothing but the Web of Lies Internet to rely on for tech support is not free. See, we don't line our pockets with that revenue, we spend it making you maximally effective. Leave a comment !

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Open Source Dilution Software Developers Software Development 239

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 13, 2020

Angels will likely agree to simpler term sheets, better valuations, and less restrictive terms on potential dilution, voting rights, exit options, and executive roles. Sending unsolicited business pitches to every angel and VC investor you can find on the Internet is a waste of your time as well as theirs.

Angel Investor 314

Angel Investor Entrepreneur IRR Valuation 314

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 12, 2018

With the low cost of e-commence entry, and powerful Internet technologies, they require minimal capital to start, perhaps as little as $500. This allowed him to learn enough from all his early mistakes to hit it big ($10 million revenue) with a global beauty tools company called Tweezerman. Do you love antiquing?

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United States Dilution .Net Small Business 244

BeyondVC

JUNE 11, 2007

Trust me, a number of companies got burned with this during the Internet boom when their businesses were based on wildly inflated revenue projections and unilimited capital resources. Just when you needed another month or two to sign that strategic deal, the venture debt guys would come in and pull the rug from under you.

Intellectual Property 60

Intellectual Property Covenant Warrant Equity 60

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 9, 2016

With the low cost of e-commence entry, and powerful Internet technologies, they require minimal capital to start, perhaps as little as $500. This allowed him to learn enough from all his early mistakes to hit it big ($10 million revenue) with a global beauty tools company called Tweezerman. Do you love antiquing?

United States 242

United States Dilution .Net Small Business 242

Gust

MAY 24, 2012

This is nothing new; long favored by family-controlled media empires such as Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation , among Internet firms alone, Google took a dual-class approach when going public in 2004.

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IPO Equity Common Stock Stock 159

crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 3, 2018

In that time, here’s what we’ve learned about website credibility: the credibility of your website will directly impact your revenues and profits. . Is the internet abuzz with your greatness? The Internet to the rescue! ). How can branding lead to bigger revenues and profits? What is credibility? Show it off.

Small Business 61

Small Business Design Customer Technical Review 61

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 27, 2017

People still remember Google for Internet search, Amazon for books, and Facebook for talking to friends. Consider a subscription model for a repeatable revenue stream, or full-purchase model, but not both. Now, of course, they all do much more, but those things came later. Define no more than 3 to 5 goals and priorities.

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Entrepreneur Channel Angel Investor Dilution 159

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 26, 2013

With the low cost of e-commence entry, and powerful Internet technologies, they require minimal capital to start, perhaps as little as $500. This allowed him to learn enough from all his early mistakes to hit it big ($10 million revenue) with a global beauty tools company called Tweezerman. Do you love antiquing?

United States 246

United States Dilution Startup .Net 246

maplebutter.com

JANUARY 8, 2013

I would focus on one product and set a goal to generate $1M in yearly revenue from it. Outsourcing is something a big company, with a known customer / problem (that has revenue & traction) does to save cost. Instead of spending 4 years at university, I spend 4 years starting 2 internet companies that failed. A few nuggets.

Technical Review 44

Technical Review Startup Cofounder Software Review 44

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 2, 2014

Angels will likely agree to simpler term sheets, better valuations, and less restrictive terms on potential dilution, voting rights, exit options, and executive roles. Sending unsolicited business pitches to every Angel and VC investor you can find on the Internet is a waste of your time as well as theirs.

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Angel Investor Entrepreneur Venture Capital IRR 266

www.paulgraham.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

During the Internet Bubble there were a number of startups founded by business people who then wentlooking for hackers to create their product for them. They get the same kind of stock and get diluted the same amount in futurerounds. So the deals take longer, dilute you more, and imposemore onerous conditions.

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Startup Cofounder Software Stock 105

abovethecrowd.com

APRIL 20, 2016

A high performing, high-growth SAAS company that may have been worth 10 or more times revenue was suddenly worth 4-7 times revenue. The same thing happened to many Internet stocks. It will also minimize future dilution. Achieving profitability is the most liberating action a startup can accomplish. ” Go public.

IPO 40

IPO Term Sheet Silicon Valley Valuation 40

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 30, 2016

Invoca was raising at the tail end of this market phenomenon at this time doing tens of millions in SaaS recurring revenue and growing at a nice clip. Here are some stats to give you a sense: • Year over year revenue grew 51% in 2015 and we’re forecasting the same again for 2016. forward revenue for public comps (comparable stocks).

Balance Sheet 150

Balance Sheet Burn Rate Valuation Forecast 150

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 5, 2016

Angels will likely agree to simpler term sheets, better valuations, and less restrictive terms on potential dilution, voting rights, exit options, and executive roles. Sending unsolicited business pitches to every Angel and VC investor you can find on the Internet is a waste of your time as well as theirs.

Angel Investor 120

Angel Investor IRR Valuation Startup 120

crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2018

But if you want to accelerate growth and improve your revenues and profits, you need to up your game. It is a key factor in the success and prosperity of all businesses and nonprofits, regardless of their revenues. If your brand tries to be too many things at once, the message becomes scattered and the brand grows diluted.

Marketing 162

Marketing Charlotte Naming Design 162

Reid Hoffman

JUNE 8, 2021

Airbnb got scrutiny before we were big, because Airbnb meant the internet moving into your neighborhood. If we’re making a consumer internet company, it should be good for people consuming it. But now our hosts are really angry, and they have a huge revenue shortfall. And if we did, would it have been the internet?

Silicon Valley 69

Silicon Valley Hosting Rhode Island Design 69

Reid Hoffman

JUNE 8, 2021

Airbnb got scrutiny before we were big, because Airbnb meant the internet moving into your neighborhood. If we’re making a consumer internet company, it should be good for people consuming it. But now our hosts are really angry, and they have a huge revenue shortfall. And if we did, would it have been the internet?

Silicon Valley 36

Silicon Valley Hosting Rhode Island Design 36

ConversionXL

APRIL 14, 2016

Additional elements like that dilute the central CTA. Adding all of their products to the homepage hurt revenue by nearly 48%. 10 Ways the Internet Is Destroying You” (ListVerse). As Tyler Vawser, VP of Content at Sticker Mule told me, the old version won all of their tests and remains their current homepage. John Capes).

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Conversion Technical Review Audience PPC 48