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Why Misunderstanding Startup Metrics Can Cost You Your Business

Both Sides of the Table

In an eCommerce or Internet Services business it is often the marketing costs (if purchased online) and in an enterprise software company it is often marketing plus enterprise sales reps. Generally you should take your full marketing spend including PR divided by your customers acquired to get your “fully loaded CAC.”

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On Bubbles … And Why We’ll Be Just Fine

Both Sides of the Table

The fact that today’s Internet bubble does not represent all companies does not disprove its existence. Ah, but today’s Internet companies have real revenue! million pre-money valuation is now raising $1 million at a $12 million valuation the next investor has nowhere to go but up (or sit out the investment).

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New Rules for the New Internet Bubble

Steve Blank

We’re now in the second Internet bubble. 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. Software companies had to buy specialized computers and license expensive software. Carpe Diem.

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Cracking The Code: SaaS Multiples: Recovery or Bubble?

Cracking the Code

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. and (2) their leadership position in multi-billion dollar markets will likely make them dominant players in the software landscape, even though they are still small today (SuccessFactors $2.5B internet. (6).

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Cracking The Code: BlablaCar - Travel Revolution

Cracking the Code

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. Labels: Europe Consumer , internet. Detailed SaaS Spreadsheet (Valuation and CAC benchmark). SaaS 13 Index Valuation. internet. (6). software. (10). Software 2.0: Older Post.

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Cracking The Code: A Quick & Funny Summary of AdTech

Cracking the Code

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. Detailed SaaS Spreadsheet (Valuation and CAC benchmark). SaaS 13 Index Valuation. internet. (6). software. (10). Impact of the recession on SaaS Sales&Marketing pr. at 5:29 PM.

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Cracking The Code: In search of Europe's next tech stars.

Cracking the Code

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. Detailed SaaS Spreadsheet (Valuation and CAC benchmark). SaaS 13 Index Valuation. internet. (6). software. (10). Impact of the recession on SaaS Sales&Marketing pr. anecdotes.