Berkonomics

OCTOBER 5, 2023

How about young or pre-revenue companies? Although young companies rarely measure profitability this repeatedly, more mature companies usually can bring from five to ten percent of revenues to the bottom line in the form of net profit. And we were able to secure that investment along with a partner from that firm joining our board.

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Berkonomics

AUGUST 10, 2017

Although young companies rarely measure profitability this repeatedly, more mature companies usually can bring from five to ten percent of revenues to the bottom line in the form of net profit. It is not a strong bargaining position for the CEO to ask for money to complete a product promised for completion with the previous round of funding.

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Berkonomics

MARCH 30, 2010

Although young companies rarely measure profitability this repeatedly, more mature companies usually can bring from five to ten percent of revenues to the bottom line in the form of net profit. And we were able to secure that investment along with a partner from that firm joining our board.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 22, 2011

Ah, but today’s Internet companies have real revenue! New investors hate down rounds. So at GRP Partners we’re very active now. Building billion-dollar businesses requires 7-10 years which means operating through at least one full economic cycle, if not two. I said that at the Founder Showcase, too.

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abovethecrowd.com

APRIL 20, 2016

All Unicorn participants — founders, company employees, venture investors and their limited partners (LPs) — are seeing their fortunes put at risk from the very nature of the Unicorn phenomenon itself. A high performing, high-growth SAAS company that may have been worth 10 or more times revenue was suddenly worth 4-7 times revenue.

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Reid Hoffman

JUNE 8, 2021

Greylock Partners · Brian Chesky | People-First Capitalism. And all of the other smart and operational decisions that have enabled Airbnb to weather the storm and go on to have one of the most successful public market debuts. So we have to think of ourselves as partners. And most companies have a partner, group and then society.

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Reid Hoffman

JUNE 8, 2021

Greylock Partners · Brian Chesky | People-First Capitalism. And all of the other smart and operational decisions that have enabled Airbnb to weather the storm and go on to have one of the most successful public market debuts. So we have to think of ourselves as partners. I always saw it as the opposite.”. EPISODE TRANSCRIPT.

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