View from Seed

APRIL 24, 2019

Couple that noise with the flurry of AI/messaging startups from a few years back (set off by Facebook’s WhatsApp acquisition), in conjunction with app developers’ notification euphoria… all of which have resulted in a state on our mobile phones where “ our brains being overloaded with push notifications about nothing.”. They don’t.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 25, 2010

Paige Craig , currently the most prolific, under-dressed, and most eligible angel in Los Angeles, sourced a hot, young startup called Gendai Games (makers of GameSalad - a platform for rapid development of mobile games). This gives you the ability to get the first money in the bank while giving you flexibility in size of round.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 18, 2014

So, they created an app for mobile phones that provided farmers with daily prices from various markets. Unfortunately, Toyota diluted that system in its drive for global expansion and global sales leadership. As a result, the farmers could choose to travel to the market that would pay them the highest price; 1.6

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Austin Startup

MARCH 16, 2017

Given that all 40K of the SXSW Interactive attendees from around the globe had mobile phones looking for real-time updates, this technical post feels particularly relevant. Stoplight is philosophically based on distilling what is inherently complicated into a beautiful and use-to-use visual solution without diluting the overall effectiveness.

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ConversionXL

JULY 22, 2021

We’ll look at key ranking factors including content, speed, structure, and mobile-friendliness to ensure your site can be crawled and indexed. Test and improve site speed and mobile responsiveness. In 2018, they upped the stakes by rolling out mobile page speed as a ranking factor in mobile search results. .

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 20, 2018

The results in a dilution of their focus, doing many things poorly, and losing sight of key markets and key competitors. For example, Kodak invested billions of dollars into technology for mobile phones and other digital devices, but didn’t recognize the impact of digital cameras on their core film business.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 27, 2014

Mobile and web software apps may cost even less. This can cause early investor dilution, lower ultimate returns or leave the startup stranded. The cost of entry for tech startups continues to go down. Twenty years ago, it cost several million dollars to launch an e-commerce startup, which can be done today for a few thousand dollars.

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The Next Web

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

Finding the right partner is a much bigger win than the extra cash or minimizing dilution. Be sure to raise well in advance of this scenario and plan for a very long cycle of about nine months – just to be cautious. Finally, don’t over-optimize on valuation.

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ReadWriteStart

JULY 18, 2011

If you like this kind of advice, check out my coverage of a talk by Paul Palmieri, Co-Founder and CEO of mobile advertising service Millennial Media, titled " Investing in Your Influencers. ". At this stage, the founders pay for the dilution of the shares and the funders will take 20 to 25% of the company.

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The Startup Magazine

JULY 4, 2018

A scalable cloud infrastructure also depends on supporting mobile devices. Today’s best mobile devices combine support for high-speed connectivity with artificial intelligence platforms that can take advantage of the latest technological innovations. Another area that can be challenging to scale up is customer service.

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Hunter Walker

JANUARY 15, 2016

HW: You’re on the verge of ending the role of COO at InVenture, a business that provides mobile-based credit scoring and direct lending in emerging markets. Social benefit companies also have access to impact investors which can provide 6 & 7 figure zero-dilution grants, which are an early stage secret weapon.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 22, 2015

With this in mind, here are today’s top e-commerce trends: Mobile isn’t just a gimmick anymore. One of the biggest trends to take note of, if your business hasn’t already, is the large-scale shift toward the mobile platform. As a result, e-commerce companies are focusing more on their mobile presence – and rightfully so.

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www.inc.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Besides the future potential earnings youre forgoing, youre also diluting your own ownership in the company. The offering to a consultant may affect your securities compliance in later offerings and will certainly add to further dilution to founders," Durkin says. Fonality HUD Mobile. Send a Press Release. To find answers.

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Version One Ventures

APRIL 7, 2015

And marketplace uniqueness can become diluted even when suppliers don’t intentionally leave. Uber and Lyft have done a great job becoming the de-facto local transportation options locking valuable real estate on many people’s mobile phones. And becoming a home screen app is the ultimate prize in a mobile-first world.

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Haystack

AUGUST 18, 2019

We know the web and mobile internet have hit critical mass and embedded into our lives. When more capital is chasing the same set, entry prices go up and returns are likely to go down. On this dimension, most seed funds can’t even compete on network, brand, or the cost of capital.

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Lightspeed Venture Partners

SEPTEMBER 21, 2013

With his back to the wall and about to run out of money, his first priority should have been runway extension, not dilution from new capital. pre money valuation seems big, the actual implication is only between 5% and 10% dilution since the round size is small. And although the headline difference between a $5.7M

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Lightspeed Venture Partners

NOVEMBER 19, 2012

The two founders are attorneys in Mobile, Alabama, who found themselves wearing the same ties over and over again, and wanted to find a way to expand their wardrobe. But I think that given the demand, he could have held firm on valuation and either given up slightly less equity or taken in slightly more money for the same dilution.

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ReadWriteStart

NOVEMBER 30, 2011

Yesterday, I wrote a short review of a new mobile app from Webscorer that has a curious lineage. Plan that you will struggle initially, and this way you won't end up diluting all (or even much) of your startup capital. "It The startup came to be from a group of several ex-Microsoft developers and is led by Vesa Suomalainen.

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Brandanew

JULY 11, 2015

Its existing premium customers won’t take it kindly as it dilutes the said image. But now it provides many other services including emails and mobile operating systems. For instance, Rolls Royce has the image of a luxury car maker. So, it cannot be making a budget car even if there is a market.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 19, 2015

Notice how your mobile screen is smaller than your PC or Mac display? The navigation system will also be mobile-friendly. Now you don’t have to worry about creating desktop and mobile versions of your site. Now you don’t have to worry about creating desktop and mobile versions of your site. Don’t dilute your content.

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ConversionXL

JANUARY 14, 2020

The answer is given by user intent: If your existing pages already target a clear intent, and the new feature would dilute it, create a new page for it. A big part of that is speed and mobile friendliness. Google Mobile-Friendly Test. If the new feature is additive or complementary, integrate it on existing pages.

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The Next Web

FEBRUARY 27, 2014

And, if there are no revenues for your business – unless you are a biotech business waiting for FDA approval or some new mobile app grabbing immediate market share before others for examples – raising funds for your business, at any valuation, will be very difficult. Revenue multiples for established businesses are typically in the 0.5x-1x

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Cracking the Code

OCTOBER 12, 2012

the European leader in ride-sharing) and Shopmium (offering coupons via a mobile app) and as a result have contributed to creating close to 600 jobs. Finally, it puts a break on the fast growing start-ups that could benefit from an additional injection of capital to fuel their growth but won’t do it to avoid further dilution.

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Occam's Razor

MAY 2, 2017

The very best analysts distill, rather than dilute. Click on the site link, go browse around, go to their social pages, checkout the mobile app, then write down the six metrics you would choose. They stink when it comes to user experience, even more so on mobile. The very best analysts focus, when most will tend to gather.

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This is going to be BIG.

APRIL 20, 2012

If you get people who can actually help you succeed, whatever dilution you take now because of a lower price will pale in compare to what you don't have to take in later rounds because of your progress--and moreover what you will get after a better eventual outcome. I think this is great advice. But that's not what he did.

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Start Up Blog

DECEMBER 28, 2013

It’s not as good on your mobile as ‘Insta’ and ‘Snapchat’ are. This had a really big effect on brands and organisations who had invested a significant amount in the FB platform, where overnight, their investment in connecting with those who care about their stuff was diluted. They suit it better.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 25, 2012

When you offer someone who posts a positive review 500 points, a discount, or a freebie, you’ll dilute the authenticity of their message. United Airlines recently began its “Outperform Recognition Program,” which its MileagePlus members can participate in via the company’s mobile app. You make us love what we do.”.

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ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

Most tools will not be capable of identifying the same user across different devices or browsers, diluting the value of customers who have multi-device journeys. Device (more journeys starting on mobile after the test rollout is a common culprit). Is the decay the same for different user segments? Check: Region. Time of the day.

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View from Seed

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

So when founders lose focus, they dilute their power and effectiveness, which diffuses the force of their impact. The buildup of friction cost from too many failed conversions of opportunities could bleed your company to death, since mobilizing scarce resources to act on them will cost you no matter how big or small.

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Andrew Payne

JULY 7, 2010

I’ve written before about the “weedy ecosystem” Being just smart is not sufficient, because entrepreneurship is ultimately zero-sum: a dumb, poorly funded set of competitors will still steal mind-share, confuse customers, confuse investors, dilute your brand, and make it harder to build your business.

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Austin Startup

MAY 23, 2019

These typical formats would be better known as ‘on-game’ or ‘extra-game’, because they exist as ill-fitting bolt-ons to the games they dilute. Interstitials, offerwalls and incentivized video ads all disrupt gameplay and yank players out of the gameworld for the duration of the ad.

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www.startupnorth.ca

OCTOBER 23, 2010

and then further dilute for advisors (0.5% – 1% – 2%) and early employees (5 – 15% *if* they are foregoing major chunks of salary). link] davidcrow Yeppers, I did forget to mention that this was after a Series A raise, and it doesn't talk about dilution in future rounds. Indicee Jumptive Five Mobile Inc.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 7, 2021

In 2019 and 2020, we saw hundreds of millions of dollars in non-dilutive funding go to Texas startups, most of which had never worked with the government before. In 2020, the Google for Startups Black Founders Fund awarded $5M of non-dilutive capital to exceptional black founders and 8 Texas founders took a big chunk of it.

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The Next Web

SEPTEMBER 29, 2013

Try the funnel on the website or the mobile app. Once the money is spent, young entrepreneurs are usually faced with this situation: The Cram Round - Founders raise money at a lower valuation than the first round and now understand what anti dilution clauses really mean. What about your demographic and audience? What do they expect?

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Up and Running

AUGUST 2, 2012

Many business marketers worry about their marketing programs becoming too thin and thereby diluting the reach of their marketing efforts as a whole. As such, they are pre-engaged with your business to the point where they don’t mind receiving your marketing messages directly on their mobile device. It’s an understandable concern.

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Professor VC

JANUARY 17, 2008

I guess you can make the argument that the founders keep more of the company under the take angel money at a $1M pre-money valuation, but the stars need to be aligned and it is much more likely that initial VC funding in the angel scenario would be at a lower valuation with significantly more dilution. 5 hours ago. Both Sides of the Table.

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thinkspace.com

SEPTEMBER 7, 2012

Should founders have anti-dilution rights? You would want to check and see if your shares can be diluted. Yes, you could be diluted from 10% down to 1% and there’s a number of reason why that could occur. Dilution should occur across the board. What is the equity I should expect (protected from dilution)?

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