Agile VC

APRIL 17, 2011

How They Make Money: Majority of Kayak’s revenue actually comes from advertising on their site (55%), not lead generation or referral fees to travel suppliers as you might think (more on this below). Financial Snapshot: 2010 Revenue: $170 million. Revenue growth: 51% YoY (2010), 1% YoY (2009), 131% YoY (2008).

Pre-Money Valuation 113

Pre-Money Valuation Liquidation Preference Dividend Common Stock 113

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 11, 2022

Getting investors to trust you with their money is always a challenge, and it’s even more difficult in the early stages, where you don’t have a significant revenue stream, a few customers, or maybe even a product yet. At these stages, it’s all about you, and your ability to communicate and execute effectively.

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Hearpreneur

AUGUST 11, 2021

There will be less employees and more solopreneurs. Thanks to Ben Reynolds, Sure Dividend ! #3- With a simple 30 second video posted on social media, business owners have the opportunity to build major traffic and revenue from their sites. The future of entrepreneurship for the vast majority is like ‘freelancing'.

Entrepreneur 126

Entrepreneur Technical Review Social Media Bootstrapping 126

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 14, 2020

Getting investors to trust you with their money is always a challenge, and it’s even more difficult in the early stages, where you don’t have a significant revenue stream, a few customers, or maybe even a product yet. At these stages, it’s all about you, and your ability to communicate and execute effectively.

Due Diligence 308

Due Diligence Intellectual Property Preferred Stock Seed Stage 308

Steve Blank

OCTOBER 24, 2016

If the Microsoft board was managing for quarter to quarter or even year to year revenue growth, Ballmer was as good as it gets as a CEO. Apple under Cook has doubled its revenues to $200 billion while doubling profit and tripling the amount of cash it has in the bank (now a quarter of trillion dollars). Lessons Learned.

Azure 120

Azure Business Model Cloud Artificial Inteligence 120

Steve Blank

OCTOBER 24, 2016

If the Microsoft board was managing for quarter to quarter or even year to year revenue growth, Ballmer was as good as it gets as a CEO. Apple under Cook has doubled its revenues to $200 billion while doubling profit and tripling the amount of cash it has in the bank (now a quarter of trillion dollars). Lessons Learned.

Azure 120

Azure Business Model Cloud Artificial Inteligence 120

Tim Keane

JANUARY 12, 2010

  Note that this applies only to earl stage Series A-type equity financings and assumes no cash dividends are paid to investors. 3]   However, if they are built bottom up, they demonstrate and make explicit a range of business model assumptions the entrepreneur is using to think about his business and its revenue model.

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Term Sheet Valuation Dividend Liquidation Preference 68

Mike Michalowicz

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

When I’m consulting with clients looking to invigorate and grow their businesses, one question I often ask is: “Who’s your most valuable employee?” Entrepreneurs don’t realize that they, themselves, are their most valuable employee, and that is a short-sighted position. You’re both an employee and a shareholder.

Dividend 113

Dividend Employee Revenue Hiring 113

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 4, 2017

Accumulating the resources necessary to hire an in-house data and analytics team pays regular dividends as your firm keeps growing. The ability of WMS to assist employees to work absent from the office is a boost to productivity. Traditionally companies have opted to engage consultants who will drive this function for them.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 14, 2021

But these days, it can pay big dividends to go above and beyond to make people happy or benefit society. At every Ritz-Carlton , employees are authorized to spend up to $2,000 per guest to solve a guest issue or improve a guest's stay, no matter what the cause.

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Customer Social Media Dividend Technical Review 432

YoungUpstarts

MARCH 13, 2018

If you’re self-confident enough to sell them on your vision, and said vision is actually worth selling, their largess may be all you need to get from whiteboarding to revenue. Every new employee you take on adds to your company’s liabilities: salary, benefits, office space, equipment. Use a Rewards Credit Card.

Balance Sheet 113

Balance Sheet Bootstrapping Dividend Entrepreneur 113

Transformify

JANUARY 16, 2024

Understanding IR35 IR35 addresses tax avoidance in the UK, targeting contractors providing services through intermediaries while functioning as employees. According to IR35, a contractor is either considered an employee for tax purposes or is legitimately self-employed (therefore eligible for any applicable tax benefits).

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Government Dividend Employee Salary 52

Up and Running

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Internal Revenue Service and Canada Revenue Agency both allow small business owners to write off or deduct the funds and intellectual property that they dedicate toward nonprofit causes and initiatives. As you move closer to opening day, clarify how you’ll generate revenue. Prepare for launch early on.

Intellectual Property 78

Intellectual Property Government Dividend Canada 78

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 1, 2016

Getting investors to trust you with their money is always a challenge, and it’s even more difficult in the early stages, where you don’t have a significant revenue stream, a few customers, or maybe even a product yet. At these stages, it’s all about you, and your ability to communicate and execute effectively.

Due Diligence 120

Due Diligence Intellectual Property Preferred Stock Seed Stage 120

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. No VC is interested in dividends – they want growth.

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Silicon Valley IP Dividend Finance 332

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 2, 2016

You may be getting desperate for a cash infusion, assume that money is always green, and forget that every investor is as different as every employee. Remember that all businesses, even non-profits, require revenue to survive and prosper. Rely on commitment to a higher cause to get you through.

Intellectual Property 120

Intellectual Property Due Diligence Non-Compete Startup 120

YoungUpstarts

APRIL 2, 2013

A pro forma statement is a method of calculating financial results of a business over a three- to five-year period that projects revenue and estimates future expenses and profit. Here is how to prepare a pro forma statement for your business: - Calculate Revenue Projections. Prepare a Balance Sheet. . Making Payroll. Aged Payables.

Small Business 149

Small Business Limited Liability Company Balance Sheet Finance 149

Small Business Force

JANUARY 9, 2012

It gave you the opportunity to "live life on the fault line," as your business got launched and haltingly began to generate revenue, and maybe even some positive cash flow. Now, as your small business has slowly grown, maybe even added a bunch of employees, do you still celebrate small victories? You know the ones. He's been there.

Small Business 36

Small Business Dividend Development Team Review Security 36

Up and Running

JULY 18, 2014

BUT – there’s no Social Security or self-employment tax due on the dividend pass-through. The new procedure, outlined in Revenue Procedure 2013-13, lets you deduct a flat rate of $5 per square foot, for up to 300 feet of qualifying office space. You can pay yourself as an employee of the business through a normal W-2 wage.

Small Business 87

Small Business LLC Nevada Software Review 87

Up and Running

JULY 20, 2015

Most simply, cash flow statements very quickly tell the story of how much revenue a company has coming in (inflows), and how much it has going out (outflows). Your organization’s operating activities include everything that relates to how you generate revenue. How does your business make money on a day-to-day basis?

Dividend 60

Dividend Balance Sheet .Net Merger 60

Board Effect

APRIL 21, 2021

Do nonprofits pay taxes on dividends? Some states require a “letter of determination” from the state Department of Revenue during tax season to demonstrate that they meet the qualifications of a tax-exempt organization. Does your nonprofit hire employees? Do nonprofits pay taxes on salaries? When Do Nonprofits Pay Taxes?

CPA 59

CPA Government Dividend Capital Gains 59

Mike Michalowicz

FEBRUARY 24, 2015

When I’m consulting with clients looking to invigorate and grow their businesses, one question I often ask is: “Who’s your most valuable employee?” Entrepreneurs don’t realize that they, themselves, are their most valuable employee, and that is a short-sighted position. You’re both an employee and a shareholder.

Dividend 60

Dividend Employee Revenue Hiring 60

Growthink Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2017

So much of our business day is spent on revenue and costs - i.e. generating the most possible sales at the least possible cost to pay the rent, meet payroll, and keep the lights on, etc. Permacity , completed the world's largest solar rooftop project and increased revenue by over 35%. What are these intangible assets?

Marketing 59

Marketing Malaysia Indonesia Private Equity 59

NZ Entrepreneur

JUNE 11, 2019

While we often hear statistics asserting New Zealand as a nation of small businesses, such as 97% of businesses in New Zealand having less than 20 employees (which is the current definition of a small business in New Zealand and Australia), these numbers are not the reason why small businesses are important in and of themselves.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 25, 2020

7:01) The importance of both customer and employee experience, brand building, and pivoting to anticipate the new normal that's coming. (9:33) 18:21) Carl on optimism and what he did as head of stores at Home Depot post-Katrina to take care of customers and employees, including selling products out of the back of a truck via an IOU system.

Technical Review 148

Technical Review Balance Sheet Texas Austin 148

Hearpreneur

SEPTEMBER 27, 2020

It’s not just matter of personal pride and fulfillment, it’s a matter of meeting your own expectations and keeping your promise to your clients and your employees. While one may see profits as a success, others may view it as customer satisfaction, employee retention, or innovation. Thanks to Hosea Chang, Hayden ! #2-

Entrepreneur 134

Entrepreneur .Net Metrics Revenue 134

Up and Running

JUNE 19, 2012

There are roughly 6 million small business enterprises that have employees in America. It is often said that if each firm hired one more employee, we would be out of our current predicament. These companies are primarily focused on services, the backbone of our consumer economy, and have annual revenues below the $5 million mark.

Dividend 69

Dividend Mobile America Distribution 69

ConversionXL

MAY 27, 2022

Then they increased their revenue from $2M to $6M in six months. In this article, you’ll learn how to build a demand generation funnel that fuels the pipeline, shortens the sale cycle, and generates revenue. But when executed right, it pays dividends. Your number one metric for any marketing initiative should be revenue.

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VC Cafe

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

A combination of competition for top talent and an effort to bring employees back to the office drove startups in Israel to throw extravagant parties and all-inclusive retreats abroad. The press took notice, especially since just a few months later startups were laying off employees en-masse to cut costs. Team, product, market.

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Founder Startup Valuation Pre-Money Valuation 187

ConversionXL

OCTOBER 1, 2022

These are the channels where your buyers are, and every other company isn’t doing well there, which creates a massive opportunity for you.” – Chris Walker, CEO of Refine Labs [via Revenue Champions ]. via Revenue Champions]. Cultivate an identity separate from your brand, and encourage your employees to do the same.

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B2B Social Media Channel Audience 103

ReadWriteStart

JANUARY 28, 2022

The market regards equity as an ownership “share” in a corporation’s income revenue stream. Dividends paid and capital gains realized on a per-share basis provide ordinary shareholders with a way to participate in the profits stream of the company. The establishment of a dividend policy. What is Company Equity?

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Valuation Equity Warrant Common Stock 108

ConversionXL

AUGUST 12, 2020

Money talks, and if you can show that, by improving the customer experience, it might lead to a 1% increase in conversion, and that could lead to $XXXX more revenue per year, that can help put things into context. Others can actually make things worse for your customers and harm revenue. Share data or insights company-wide.

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Customer Conversion Dividend Software Review 74

www.virtuosimedia.com

MARCH 8, 2012

If the idea was reliant on ad revenue for profit, it quickly becomes apparent that there will be no incoming money at all. Your projections should provide a range of best-case/worst-case revenue scenarios over a number of years. The situation becomes even worse if there is no marketing plan or budget. At this point, everyone loses.

Technical Cofounder 41

Technical Cofounder Cofounder Technical Review NDA 41

paulgraham.com

SEPTEMBER 23, 2012

The best thing to measure the growth rate of is revenue. Thats a reasonable proxy for revenue growth because whenever the startup does start trying to make money, their revenues will probably be a constant multiple of active users. [ The other way to get returns from an investment is in the form of dividends.

Startup 111

Startup Technical Review Software Review Acquisition 111

Gust

MAY 24, 2012

As a quick review, most startups begin life as corporations with a single class of equity securities, referred to as Common Stock , issued to founders, employees, and outside service providers. Options and warrants, when issued, are also typically exercisable for shares of Common Stock.

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IPO Equity Common Stock Stock 159

Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 2, 2009

For example, I often cite a real example of a problem that has as its root cause a new employee who was not properly trained. I pick that example on purpose, for two reasons: 1) most of the companies I work with deal with this problem and yet 2) almost none of them have any kind of training program in place for new employees.

San Francisco 164

San Francisco Lean Technical Review Software Review 164

discuss.joelonsoftware.com

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

Right now, my business is just myself and a part-time employee who does support, testing, and product usability design. gl3nn chan Friday, October 10, 2008 Deleting … Approving … Perhaps a good way to think about this is that the sweat equity partner is a blend of angel investor and employee. The key here is motivation.

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Sweat Equity Equity Angel Investor Affiliate 40