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10 Steps To Second Stage Success For Your New Venture

Startup Professionals Musings

By definition, second-stage ventures generally have 10 to 99 employees and/or $750,000 to $50 million in revenue, and see that as just the beginning. Very few startups are cash-rich enough to self-finance aggressive second-stage growth. Managing business growth is more than metrics. There is no free lunch.

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Flexible VC, a New Model for Companies Targeting Profitability

David Teten

More and more startups are pursuing Revenue-Based VCs , but “RBI” doesn’t fit everyone. Flexible VC 101: Equity Meets Revenue Share. By tying payments to actual revenues, founders and investors remain aligned around the company’s real-time performance, good or bad. “Too Of the Inc. 5000 companies, only 6.5% raised from angels.

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10 Keys To Surviving From A Startup To An Enterprise

Startup Professionals Musings

By definition, second-stage ventures generally have 10 to 99 employees and/or $750,000 to $50 million in revenue, and see that as just the beginning. Very few startups are cash-rich enough to self-finance aggressive second-stage growth. Managing business growth is more than metrics. There is no free lunch.

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10 Steps To Scaling Your Startup Toward A Fortune 500

Startup Professionals Musings

By definition, second-stage ventures generally have 10 to 99 employees and/or $750,000 to $50 million in revenue, and see that as just the beginning. Very few startups are cash-rich enough to self-finance aggressive second-stage growth. Managing business growth is more than metrics. There is no free lunch.

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The Next Business Stage Requires Aggressive Growth

Startup Professionals Musings

By definition, second-stage ventures generally have 10 to 99 employees and/or $750,000 to $50 million in revenue, and see that as just the beginning. Very few startups are cash-rich enough to self-finance aggressive second-stage growth. Managing business growth is more than metrics. There is no free lunch.

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10 Keys To Evolution From A Startup To An Enterprise

Startup Professionals Musings

By definition, second-stage ventures generally have 10 to 99 employees and/or $750,000 to $50 million in revenue, and see that as just the beginning. Very few startups are cash-rich enough to self-finance aggressive second-stage growth. Managing business growth is more than metrics. There is no free lunch.

Mezzanine 120
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The New Venture Landscape

K9 Ventures

Threshold for an IPO is higher Ten years ago, if you had $20M in revenue you were ready to go public. If you have <$100M in revenue, you’re probably going to stay private. Seed is not the first round of financing any more. 6M-$15M used to scale customer acquisition and revenue) Series B is the new Series C.

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