Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 29, 2009

Many people have speculated a variety of revenue sources such as charging 3rd parties for their data, charging power users for their accounts, charging “verified users&# for their certified accounts, etc. Finance and a host of other wonderful services brought to you by their sponsors.

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This is going to be BIG.

SEPTEMBER 30, 2012

How else can you explain this headline matching a story about a professional social network still trying to explore revenues raising $17mm on an $80mm valuation? venture capitalists are now asking tougher questions about start-ups' revenue and profits.". Perhaps I need to rethink that. But second, how do you back this up?

Venture Capital 114

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 1, 2019

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. Of course, not every entrepreneur wants to tackle this challenge. There is no free lunch.

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Mezzanine Private Equity Startup Bandwidth 244

ReadWriteStart

MARCH 24, 2011

First up, Priyanshu Harshavat, from Evanston, Illinois, presented Socioclean , a service for cleaning up your reputation on social networks. In addition, Priyanshu is also considering an enterprise solution with the notion of cleaning up the profiles of employees (based on social media policies) of objectionable material.

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Steve Blank

MARCH 8, 2011

Agora’s selling points are its ability to reduce users’ IT infrastructure cost and enhance revenue for service providers. JointBuy allows buyers to start a new deal on any available product and share the idea with others through existing social networking sites.

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David Teten

SEPTEMBER 5, 2014

Professional expert networks allow you to efficiently convert your financial capital into relationship capital. Like many established finance & media companies, GLG knows that the tech startup sector is a growing part of the economy. Or, you can go straight to the source. Previously posted at Forbes.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 29, 2010

People buy companies for 3 primary reasons: 1) they want the management team / talent 2) they want the technology or 3) they want the market traction (revenue, customer base, profits, etc). In the era of social networking if you can’t figure out how to get intro’d to me you probably aren’t cut out to be an entrepreneur.

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mashable.com

OCTOBER 27, 2010

Topics are divided into IT, marketing, sales, finance, customer service, operations and human resources sections, which makes it easy to search for the latest discussions on your interest area. The site is run by Mercy Corps , which intends to help “small businesses grow faster, generate more revenue, and employ more people.&#

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The Startup Magazine

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

The creator economy has changed the way we, as a society, experience social networks. At a time when we are seeing content creators monetize content on social media at new levels, it is clear that Lightricks’ platform has the ability to create a one-stop shop that will be meaningful to its users.”. Startup Journey.

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mashable.com

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

TokyoYuki Question: What about giving an added incentive to potential developers, in exchange for part of up-front fees, a percentage of the revenue generated from the app/program? View More » Business The 12 Days of Holiday Revenue Maximi. That's my old keyboard (in the post image)! Saitek Executive.

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Software Developers Software Development Software Review Software 79

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 20, 2013

In finance, a bubble is too much money chasing assets, greater asset production and a herd mentality. In startup business plans, a bubble is too many entrepreneurs and too many investors chasing the latest “next big thing,” like Google search engine, Facebook social network, or Amazon e-commerce site. Overconfidence.

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Start Up Blog

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Last week a report was released by the bipartisan Senate Committee on Australia as a centre for finance and technology. Of their $US12 billion in revenue, 27.5 A certain amount of revenue would go towards maintaining the system itself with a pool of developers, and a business and marketing team.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

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. Of course, not every entrepreneur wants to tackle this challenge. There is no free lunch.

Mezzanine 141

Mezzanine Private Equity Startup Bandwidth 141

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 3, 2013

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. Of course, not every entrepreneur wants to tackle this challenge. There is no free lunch.

Mezzanine 240

Mezzanine Private Equity Bandwidth Metrics 240

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 25, 2011

In finance, a bubble is too much money chasing assets, greater asset production and a herd mentality. In startup business plans, a bubble is too many entrepreneurs and too many investors chasing the latest “next big thing,” like Google search engine, Facebook social network, or Amazon e-commerce site. Overconfidence.

Startup 225

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 14, 2012

…” I’ll write soon on my views of why I believe Instagram took off as a social network and what I think comes next. Instagram happens to be one of the few social networks I regularly use along with Twitter. Clichés abound about, “You know what would be cool? I will weigh in with some thoughts soon.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 4, 2015

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. Of course, not every entrepreneur wants to tackle this challenge. There is no free lunch.

Mezzanine 120

Mezzanine Private Equity Startup Bandwidth 120

YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 17, 2016

In a day and age when almost everything is being done online, you could be missing out on a significant chunk of potential revenue if you’re not digitizing your business. That’s why it’s important that you figure out where you need to invest in your business, and some of the best areas to start are marketing, digital, admin, and finance.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 25, 2018

Your brand lives in everyday interactions your company has with its prospects and customers, including the images you share, the messages you post on your website, the content of your marketing materials, your presentations and booths at conferences, and your posts on social networks. Business analytics. Accounting. Marketing.

Entrepreneur 83

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The Next Web

DECEMBER 8, 2013

Anthony Del Monte is the CEO and founder of Squeaky Wheel Media , a Web design and development agency based in NYC, as well as the co-founder of IHadCancer.com , one of the first social-networking sites for cancer survivors, fighters and supporters. Revenue: As a small agency, you are always in search of revenue.

Cofounder 140

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David Teten

JANUARY 28, 2019

Everyone wanted to work in finance. But now, the defining movie of today’s twentysomethings is “The Social Network”. My former Partner John Frankel of ff Venture Capital observes that 20 years ago, the defining movie of the generation was “Wall Street”. Everyone wants to work in tech startups.

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reidhoffman.org

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

Friendster’s valuation set the tone for the entire social networking space. we had no revenue. You may happen to emphasize the right points that pique an investor’s interest, but you shouldn’t leave your financing up to chance. Second, understand the broader financing climate. Investors see a lot of pitches.

Entrepreneur 111

Entrepreneur Revenue Viral Networking 111

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2012

The movie, “The Social Network” might have had more of an impact on creating future entrepreneurs than any other event of the past 5 years. Yes, it’s true that FOMO (fear of missing out) is driving some irrational behavior and valuations amongst uber competitive deals and well-financed VCs. Thank you, Aaron Sorkin!

Venture Capital 347

Venture Capital Technical Review LP Mobile 347

crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 25, 2018

Your brand lives in everyday interactions your company has with its prospects and customers, including the images you share, the messages you post on your website, the content of your marketing materials, your presentations and booths at conferences, and your posts on social networks. Business analytics. Accounting. Marketing.

Entrepreneur 48

Entrepreneur Chicago Cofounder United States 48

ConversionXL

JULY 7, 2020

And yet, Pinterest is the third-most popular social network, with over 322 million monthly active users, nearly 50% of whom are in the United States. Even industries like finance can gain traction on Pinterest. They did it by: Focusing on personal finance, which allows them to showcase moving stories of individuals.

Marketing 114

Marketing Viral Campaign Search 114

The Next Web

DECEMBER 31, 2013

People will notice and appreciate the effort to reach out away from social networks. - Aliza Sherman , Award-winning Digital Strategist, Author. Handwritten notes, phone calls, handshakes. You must follow trend predictions. I disagree with the whole prediction thing entirely. Mobile will continue to expand.

Media 154

Media Social Media Cofounder Caching 154

Genuine VC

APRIL 30, 2008

After the crash at the end of the last decade, web startups clamped down to focus on their core value proposition and were forced out of necessity for survival to hone their revenue models. The stories of tremendous growth in adoption with the promise of revenue later on has been enough to excite both entrepreneurs alike.

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Distribution Widget Viral Social Media 103

Genuine VC

APRIL 30, 2008

After the crash at the end of the last decade, web startups clamped down to focus on their core value proposition and were forced out of necessity for survival to hone their revenue models. The stories of tremendous growth in adoption with the promise of revenue later on has been enough to excite both entrepreneurs alike.

Distribution 100

Distribution Widget Viral Social Media 100

Agile VC

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

I’ll focus for now on the business itself, there’s plenty of other info on the web if you care to understand the equity ownership or financing history of Facebook and frankly this has been fairly well known for awhile. ==. Financial Snapshot : 2011 Revenue: $3.71 2011 YoY Revenue Growth: 88%. Facebook, Inc.

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www.readwriteweb.com

OCTOBER 7, 2007

Or the founders have taken on a small amount of seed financing, just enough to get them into the market. If our aim was to raise financing and employ these people directly, we’d have burnt through $5-7 million before launch. social network for sports fans! Either way, bootstrapping is a viable model.

Bootstrapping 41

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Professor VC

JULY 31, 2008

I actually enjoy the process of pulling together a selection of materials to create a complete course on Entrepreneurial Finance. The artists received very little of album sales, but kept concert and merchandise revenue. The artists received very little of album sales, but kept concert and merchandise revenue. NCH Australia.

San Jose 28

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Campus Entrepreneurship

DECEMBER 23, 2010

When I attended between 1998-2001, there were a few course on entrepreneurship (entrepreneurial finance, entrepreneurial strategy, etc.), The firm offers email subscribers a deal-of-the-day coupon at a local business, then encourages them to share it with their social networks. If enough people sign up for it, the offer is good.

Cofounder 61

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Ben's Blog

APRIL 7, 2010

The other day my friend David Weiden and I were discussing this, and he told a fantastic story that perfectly illustrates the value of Ron’s network: My perspective on angel and VC investors is shaped by my own experiences as an entrepreneur on the firing line trying to get revenue in the door at a startup called Tellme after the dot com bust.

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Professor VC

JUNE 20, 2011

Financing, that is.I had mixed emotions when I read the the press release on the recent funding of iControl Networks. One truth of start-up financing is that it generally takes twice as long and twice as much money to accomplish your milestones. As I said up front, I have mixed emotions about the financing. ProfessorVC.

San Jose 28

San Jose Angel Investor Term Sheet Venture Capital 28

Professor VC

AUGUST 26, 2011

To that last one, there is certainly some truth as the standard time vs. revenue chart in most business plans looks like this: Im not teaching Entrepreneurial Finance this semester for the first time since Fall 2007. Does a complicated sales build model make sense for a pre-revenue SaaS company? Steve Bennet. at 3:15 PM.

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Venture Chronicles

APRIL 19, 2010

cities, including Chicago, Boston, New York and San Francisco, for large groups of potential buyers on the Web, through email or via social networking sites like Facebook or Twitter. From Groupon Grabs $135 Million From DST and Battery–Valuation Above $1 Billion for Social Buying Site | Kara Swisher | BoomTown | AllThingsD ].

San Francisco 39

San Francisco Stock Options Valuation Chicago 39

Eric Friedman

AUGUST 18, 2021

What I mean by this is that a lot of folks are perched on soap boxes across social networks, shouting from the hilltops. They talk about] businesses which are not contractually recurring revenue in the parlance of recurring revenue run rates. This doesn’t concern any specific industry, but that kind of behavioral finance.

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Silicon Valley Venture Capital Cofounder Africa 88