Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 15, 2010

They bought distribution and engineering talent. billion valuation. They only recently raised $30 million at around a $300 million valuation and THAT raised eyebrows. Stitcher - San Francisco-based service that lets users customize talk radio programming on their mobile devices. No big surprise. Good deal for all.

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Venture Capital Affiliate Valuation San Francisco 271

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2010

Current round: $35mm in Series C (extension of Series B at higher valuation) from General Atlantic, Matrix Partners. Booyah – Develops a location based service platform that pairs the virtual world with mobile gaming. In the show we talked about why this is important to mobile application developers. OTHER DEALS: 1.

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Partner New York City Cofounder Syndicate 240

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 23, 2017

PC and mobile interfaces dynamically display portfolio valuations and exposures, along with system-generated investment recommendations tailored to a specific client’s financial goals and risk appetite. Morgan Stanley predicts that Robo Advisors will manage $6.5 trillion by 2025, about 5% of the world’s wealth. Transaction Processing.

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Genuine VC

JULY 19, 2010

But leveraged distribution via platforms (organic/paid search, social networks, mobile devices) and self-service monetization (ad networks, app stores, payments) is what has truly empowered startups to become real scalable businesses on very small amounts of initial capital.

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crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2012

Why We’re Pivoting from Mobile-first to Web-first – [link]. … Checking In on Foursquare’s Valuation – [link]. The Biggest Problem in Mobile: Retention – [link]. The Biggest Problem in Mobile: Retention – [link]. Start With a Business Model, Not a Business Plan | WSJ – [link].

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thebarefootvc

DECEMBER 16, 2011

In India, two female journalists launched a mobile app to allow women to report harrassment and abuse, an issue in their hometown of Delhi and throughout the world. Applications such as Xtify , Local Response , and Placecast provided turnkey mobile solutions for retailers to target consumers.

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Up and Running

OCTOBER 13, 2014

The bank wanted to develop mobile deposit technology quickly so that it could keep pace with its competitors. Either way, he says, these smaller firms gain major clients that fund further growth and drive their valuations higher. The aerospace company wanted to index, store, and display top-secret documents for the U.K.

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Intellectual Property Philadelphia Small Business California 106

Lightspeed Venture Partners

SEPTEMBER 21, 2013

to fund the company at a $6M post money valuation from a number of investors including Selena Gomez. pre money valuation and planned to use the money to market the app. pre money valuation). pre money valuation. pre money valuation and a $2.7M The smartphone app that enables this is free but it costs $2.49

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Ben's Blog

JUNE 18, 2011

If they have, then we should be able to see some evidence that the dominant public technology companies are moving towards bubble valuations. Apple’s valuation is now a case for business historians to discuss because I don’t think there are modern precedents. Ex-cash it’s 13.5. That estimate will prove to be low.

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Technical Review Software Review Valuation Internet 76

ReadWriteStart

DECEMBER 31, 2013

Snapchat may be a company with no revenue and an unrealistic valuation, but it is changing the way people think of messaging. The custom Android ROM company that has found favor with hackers and hobbyists is looking to become the next mobile operating system. CyanogenMod. SmartThings. Coin is available to pre-order now for $100.

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ConversionXL

MAY 1, 2017

As marketing channels that once brought in endless streams of new customers mature, those streams can quickly become mere trickles, as a result of anything from new competition, to changes in consumer behavior (often brought about by technology, like the shift to mobile), to new rules that govern the channel. Image Source.

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Steve Blank

MARCH 18, 2011

The signals are loud and clear : seed and late stage valuations are getting frothy and wacky, and hiring talent in Silicon Valley is the toughest it has been since the dot.com bubble. Underwriters realized that as long as the public was happy snapping up shares, they could make huge profits from the inflated valuations. Carpe Diem.

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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. The first 15,000 units sold out in six weeks in specialty retailers that distributed it in the Quantico area, and another 80,000 are being made now.

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500hats.com

AUGUST 2, 2012

Meanwhile, Micro VC has focused on sweeping changes in technology and consumer internet adoption that have enabled dramatically reduced capital requirements for building new software companies, as well as accelerated access to customers via search, social, and mobile platforms. And of course then there is our own fund, 500 Startups.

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Silicon Valley Early Stage Venture Capital Valuation 74

abovethecrowd.com

JULY 10, 2014

Financial models, especially valuation models, are interesting in that they can be particularly precise. While it may seem like a tough question to answer, I would argue that most practitioners of valuation analysis would state “not very high.” It is not my aim to specifically convince anyone that Uber is worth any specific valuation.

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Up and Running

JULY 22, 2019

And for Drone Delivery Canada and Siyata Mobile, having the support of investors led to partnerships with Air Canada and AT&T , respectively. . If you take less money at a lower valuation, you can then prove the execution of your business and raise additional rounds at sequentially higher valuations. Start early.

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Canada Early Stage Valuation Finance 78

www.inc.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

In the past few years, hundreds of small companies have been snatched up by private equity firms willing to agree to ever-rising valuations. Because many of these businesses dont yet have revenue, valuation discussions arent very scientific, and the process requires some haggling. Fonality HUD Mobile. Graham liked the idea.

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The Equity Kicker

JUNE 21, 2012

I’ve written a reasonable amount on here about the coming opportunity in health and as regular readers will know I think the most exciting opportunity is in consumer oriented healthcare services delivered online and over mobile. Many of these will be cheap enough that they can bypass traditional health distribution systems (e.g.

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Agile Valuation Mobile Startup 98

Agile VC

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

The emergence of mobile platforms has broadened the array of internet-enabled businesses somewhat, and overall it obviously marks a massive shift in computing platforms. But with media-based businesses, the distribution of outcomes is markedly different in part because the value capture by new disruptive startups is different.

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Growthink Blog

APRIL 6, 2011

But, Facebook is doing something that it hopes will allow it to continue to grow like wildfire and grow into its $75 Billion valuation. It allows mobile devices that are less sophisticated than smart phones to use mobile applications. Which allows users with these mobile phones to use Facebook more.

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Venture Capital Mobile Valuation Advertising 110

www.inc.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

As you think about how much equity to offer, have a reasonable valuation in mind thats been determined using professional advice. CDW your 1-stop resource for configuration, activation & distribution. Fonality HUD Mobile. Consult your lawyer for details. Toshiba Laptops. We get notebooks. Deluxe for Business. To find answers.

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Agile VC

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

And distribution rights to that content are still paramount to building digital video businesses. Providence Equity invested $100M at a $1B valuation not because of their technology or product, but because the network owners contributed a lot of valuable content… or at least access to it for 2years. Read More ».

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Silicon Valley Seed Stage Syndicate Syndication 100

Up and Running

JANUARY 5, 2018

Allbirds’ expanding appeal, range of products, and distribution channels could attract Walmart. By acquiring Boxed, Walmart would strengthen its focus on mobile commerce for millennials — comparable to its acquisition of Jet.com. Boxed is a wholesale shopping mobile app, serving up food and home goods in bulk at low prices.

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The Next Web

SEPTEMBER 24, 2013

A fortnight ago, Boris interviewed Reed Hastings on his business lessons and experience, but now I’m shaking it up with a look at a 26-year-old founder who is disrupting the mobile and social networking spaces: Kik CEO and founder Ted Livingston. An all-round mobile education. RIM HQ (as was) (credit: Simon Hayter/Getty Images ). “So,

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Entrepreneur CTO Hire Startup Mobile 167

David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Point Nine Capital uses Qwilr to create modern, mobile-native collateral. Investor expectations for long term growth, eventual profitability, and scale potential are much more important drivers of valuation than looking at a list of comparable companies and pegging a number to multiply by a given year’s revenues or EBITDA.” (See

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Technical Review Software Review Analytics Private Equity 78

The Next Web

NOVEMBER 20, 2013

which will help with recruiting employees, finding the best partners, fast-tracking distribution in key countries, and landing marquee customers. Gaming has proven to be the best monetization engine across mobile, especially in Asia where the gaming companies are absolutely dominating the space.

Asia 123

Asia Silicon Valley India China 123

Agile VC

JANUARY 13, 2016

A realignment of valuations by late stage investors? Potential for instant global distribution (mobile app stores, Facebook, etc). People started thinking of startup unicorns like this: Illustration for WSJ: Chris Silas Neal. What happened? Was this simply a shift in sentiment among the tech & business media?

Technical Review 157

Technical Review .Net Revenue Software Review 157

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

mobile, locations, layering of services, data management, portability & more]. AOL was controlled by one company and the Internet was distributed. They controlled distribution to the masses. Social Networking is Becoming Mobile: FourSquare and Skout. ask microsoft, aol/time warner & google]. The Past (1985-2002).

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Social Network Networking Internet Technical Review 318

Austin Startup

DECEMBER 20, 2010

A group of seasoned Austin technology entrepreneurs and executives are announcing the formation of their new company, Mass Relevance , to help consumer brand use real-time social content to drive engagement on television, the web, and in the mobile world. So far the news has been covered on TechCrunch , and in the Statesman.

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www.readwriteweb.com

OCTOBER 18, 2010

Raymond has built a nice business through efficient distribution deals and will do about $250,000 in revenue this year. He needs to generate enough profit so that he can grow organically and build his business systematically, and without expecting a lot of outside financing. Raymond is wondering why he cannot attract financing.

Marketing 52

Marketing Bootstrapping Incubator Angel Investor 52

www.readwriteweb.com

OCTOBER 18, 2010

Raymond has built a nice business through efficient distribution deals and will do about $250,000 in revenue this year. He needs to generate enough profit so that he can grow organically and build his business systematically, and without expecting a lot of outside financing. Raymond is wondering why he cannot attract financing.

Marketing 52

Marketing Bootstrapping Incubator Angel Investor 52

Professor VC

JUNE 20, 2011

The business model (OEM through broadband and home security companies for mass distribution) if not specific product functionality has remained largely the same. The Most Obvious Mobile Ad Unit and What the New York Times Got Wrong. Social-Mobile-LOCAL: “Local” Will Be The Biggest of the Three. 5 hours ago.

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San Jose Angel Investor Term Sheet Venture Capital 28

thinkspace.com

SEPTEMBER 7, 2012

The part that I’d like to zero in on is when you’ve got a high growth company what are some of the best practices out there to distribute equity to the founders, advisors, and employees? The one thing that I think is missing is distributing equity to every single employee in the company regardless of title. Title Range (%).

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Equity Employee Founder CTO Hire 62

crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 26, 2013

Downfalls of Distributed Startups – [link]. Q1 Venture Capital Spending & Number Of Deals Down, M&A Activity Drops 44 Percent And Pre-Money Valuations Plummet – [link]. Typography in Mobile Design: Important Aspects and Examples | Designmodo – [link]. ” – [link].

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Social Media Small Business Design Media 90

VC Cafe

DECEMBER 27, 2022

This figure only includes studios, and doesn’t include gaming infrastructure and supporting services (advertising, payments, distribution etc) which serve the gaming industry. Israel’s gaming industry is primarily focused on mobile gaming, both social and casual. Israeli gaming startups generated $8.6 billion market cap.

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Generative AI Cloud Acquisition 173

ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 22, 2019

The boundaryless era, the time for distributed teams. Companies are relying on the engineering talent provided by remote, distributed, or as we call them , boundaryless teams. Remote-Distributed (a.k.a. Why have remote, distributed teams suddenly become the smart way to build software companies? But the world has changed.

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Occam's Razor

APRIL 23, 2012

Bonuses have been distributed. This will have huge implications on your paid search strategy, your valuation of clicks you get from Google and Bing. I was advising a stealth mobile application company (hello future one billion Facebook dollars!) If you've ever created a mobile app you know that from version 0.1

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