Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 27, 2011

You have to understand whether they’re likely to yield revenue growth in the near term OR whether you have access to cheap enough capital to fund your losses until your investments pay off. Internet scale. million in revenue three years later is, “So effing what?” Simplifying: Revenue -. Operating Costs.

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VC Cafe

JULY 21, 2022

NPD reported on Friday that consumers spent 10% less in the first six months of 2022 than they did during the same time period last year, with game industry revenue down to $26.3 While mobile game revenue was down 6.6% Where the Internet is headed (Joost van Dreunen). Mobile games earned $41.2bn globally during H1 2022.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 25, 2023

Some analysts argue that revenue drives growth, while others say user growth drives revenue. Google reached $1B in revenue within five years of incorporation, and now has a market capitalization of over $1 trillion. Long-term stability requires revenue growth and profit. Both have worked. Traditionally, it was simple.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 30, 2018

Internet of Things. It is estimated that AR and CR will generate revenue of $200 billion by 2020. Increase storage, low costs on hosting, continuous processing, streamlined business operations and large scale retention of users are some of the ways by which Cloud computing can increase business profits. Apple Homekit.

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Developer Artificial Inteligence Cloud Retention 140

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 31, 2014

The revenue model you select is basically the implementation of your business strategy, and the key to attaining your financial objectives. So what are some of the most common revenue models being used by startups today? It’s great for customers, but not for startups, unless you have deep pockets. Freemium model. Subscription model.

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Revenue Startup Business Model Retention 287

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 10, 2014

Some analysts argue that revenue drives growth, while others say user growth drives revenue. Both have worked.Google reached $1 billion in revenue within five years of incorporation, and now has a market capitalization of over $400 billion. Long-term stability requires revenue growth and profit.

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Revenue Entrepreneur Valuation Viral 246

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 1, 2017

Every business needs to develop a revenue model even before a product. The alternatives range from giving the product away for free (revenue from ads), to pricing based on costs, to charging what the market will bear (premium pricing). Revenue is a percentage of every transaction. Facebook spent $150 million getting started.

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Revenue Affiliate Advertising Retention 166

YoungUpstarts

APRIL 19, 2017

Among many other strategies employed by e-retailers, improving the customer experience seems to carry a significant weight in increasing revenues. This information is especially important for internet based businesses as the competition is so fierce for eyeballs in the digital space.

Software Review 133

Software Review Technical Review Retention Channel 133

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 26, 2016

Some analysts argue that revenue drives growth, while others say user growth drives revenue. Google reached $1B in revenue within five years of incorporation, and now has a market capitalization of over $400B. Long-term stability requires revenue growth and profit. Both have worked. Traditionally, it was simple.

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Revenue Valuation Startup Viral 145

ReadWriteStart

JANUARY 25, 2020

The rise of ecommerce started in 2001 – during the growth of the commercial availability of the internet in households. For most online vendors, this new revenue model was a significant change in the way brands set advertising campaigns. This is where customer retention comes into play. The Rise of Ecommerce.

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eCommerce Technical Review Social Media Analytics 152

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 26, 2016

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. In SaaS (or any recurring revenue business) this is also a very difficult task. One big, beginners mistake people make in LTV is to measure revenue.

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Metrics Cost Acquisition Startup 150

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 11, 2014

I have seen many teams pour tons of money, time and effort into PR strategies without thinking about how product tweaks could drive more consumption, more retention and more referrals. What I mostly see are companies trying yesterday’s playbook trying to drive extra-ordinary performance today. Doesn’t.

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Technical Review Hockey Stick SEM Channel 384

Gust

AUGUST 24, 2014

The revenue model you select is basically the implementation of your business strategy, and the key to attaining your financial objectives. So what are some of the most common revenue models being used by startups today? It’s great for customers, but not for startups, unless you have deep pockets. Freemium model. Subscription model.

Revenue 184

Revenue Startup Retention Internet 184

Hearpreneur

JANUARY 23, 2022

It could be more revenue, hiring clients or launching a new product or service, but every new year is an exciting time because it’s ripe with opportunity. Increasing my revenue by attracting more leads is my plan for 2022. Thanks to Adam Wood, Revenue Geeks ! #10- 12- Boost revenue. 6- Boost organic traffic.

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Entrepreneur Revenue Channel Technical Review 131

YoungUpstarts

JUNE 30, 2020

The CBILS loan scheme provides financial support to small businesses that are losing revenue as a result of the pandemic and can provide key funding in a time where cash flow is an issue for many businesses. Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme. Another Government financial support scheme in the UK is the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme.

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Angel Investor Retention Government Equity 223

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

It’s the most profound book I’ve read on thinking about how the Internet is changing business. The reason that incumbents can’t react is that their revenue and defensibility are continued by serving the high-end of the market for which it would take too much time & money for any competitors to effectively challenge.

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Los Angeles Revenue Retention Acquisition 329

Hearpreneur

FEBRUARY 13, 2022

Now, with the use of technology and the internet, especially with the pandemic, the landscape is shifting to safe, non-contact phone sales for life insurance. Digital navigation classes teach you how to use the correct tools to get around the internet. Automated, hyper-personalized marketing will help customer retention as well.

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Artificial Inteligence Software Review Technical Review Entrepreneur 112

Hearpreneur

JANUARY 26, 2022

You're likely going to be experiencing revenues in waves, owing to the pandemic booms and dips, and the varying regulations. With more of us working from home and placing more demands on our bandwidths, faster internet with increased capacity for file sharing and uninterrupted Zoom conversations is the natural next step.

Software Review 122

Software Review Technical Review Artificial Inteligence Entrepreneur 122

View from Seed

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

I could hear the internet nodding in violent agreement. But for less well known founders, a series A requires pretty significant revenue, growth, and retention metrics. I sent a tweet out last week that elicited quite a few responses from both founders and investors: seed funds that don’t invest pre-traction =. —

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

is an elegant way to model any service-oriented business: Acquisition Activation Retention Referral Revenue We used a very similar scheme at IMVU, although we werent lucky enough to have started with this framework, and so had to derive a lot of it ourselves via trial and error. The AARRR model (hence pirates, get it?)

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San Francisco CPA SEM CTO Hire 167

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 23, 2013

The revenue model you select is basically the implementation of your business strategy, and the key to attaining your financial objectives. So what are some of the most common revenue models being used by startups today? It’s great for customers, but not for startups, unless you have deep pockets. Freemium” model. Subscription model.

Product 290

Product Revenue Business Model Retention 290

YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 14, 2013

Coupled with the rise of SOLOMO – Social, Local and Mobile - companies should tap on these socio-psychological attributes to generate revenue through social commerce. Retention strategies are key here (read more about this in Joseph Jaffe’s book here ); 15. This is where personal connections meet shared interests; 12.

Technical Review 145

Technical Review Social Media Curation Mobile 145

crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2012

What Hasn’t Changed: The Internet Keeps Getting Bigger. The Biggest Problem in Mobile: Retention – [link]. The Biggest Problem in Mobile: Retention – [link]. Red All Over: Newspaper Revenues Fall In Q3 – [link]. How To Choose A Market For Your Startup Or Small Business – [link].

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Social Media Small Business Central African Republic Design 100

Mike Michalowicz

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

There is increasing competition from big box stores, mall kiosks, and the internet to overcome. Dr. White has one of the highest Yelp scores among private practice optometrists and has one of the highest per-patient revenues in the country. Profitability is the main key to business success.

San Diego 111

San Diego Technical Review California Retention 111

Hearpreneur

JANUARY 8, 2017

It could be more revenue, hiring clients or launching a new product or service, but every new year is an exciting time because it’s ripe with opportunity. 2017 is one of best years for entrepreneurship and small businesses because with the help of technology, tools, resources and internet you can compete against big brands.

Entrepreneur 48

Entrepreneur Miami Social Media PPC 48

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 17, 2017

70–80% of the costs of most startups are employee costs so what you’re really talking about when a company is unprofitable is that they are growing their staff ahead of their revenue. Revenue When I look at an income statement I start by focusing on the revenue line. You need to understand the “quality” of the revenue.

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Stock Options Startup Dilution Venture Capital 227

NZ Entrepreneur

APRIL 29, 2019

IoT (The ‘Internet of Things’) has the potential to do some amazing things for New Zealand businesses, but at the very heart of it, people will want to know how it will help their organisation grow – or more to the point, bring in greater financial gains. Productivity and revenue models are the big winners.

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New Zealand Technical Review Retention Acquisition 40

ConversionXL

DECEMBER 7, 2017

NB: Notice this “tripwire marketing” is different from the “tripwire offer” popular in internet marketing circles. That latter term is used to describe an initial offer that generates enough revenue to offset the cost of acquiring a customer. Say you have 1000 customers and $1000 to spend on customer retention and loyalty.

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Bankruptcy Marketing Campaign Intellectual Property 106

crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 5, 2013

Small Business Marketing Tip: Send Email Campaigns At Night To Increase Revenue | crowdSPRING Blog – [link]. Online Education’s Dirty Secret — Awful Retention – [link]. 15 Best Creative Logo Designs to get Inspiration | Internet Dreamz – [link]. Top 6 Crowdsourcing Websites | ichitect – [link].

Social Media 92

Social Media Small Business Design Media 92

Duct Tape Marketing

AUGUST 23, 2023

Lloyed explores the intricate art of harnessing the community’s strength as your ultimate acquisition channe l, brand differentiator, feedback source, retention lever, and catalyst for transformative change. I asked their chief revenue officer, how do you do attribution on this community? He's like, I can't, don't care.

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Community Kuwait Cofounder Bootstrapping 51

Startup Lessons Learned

APRIL 14, 2009

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Tuesday, April 14, 2009 Validated learning about customers Would you rather have $30,000 or $1 million in revenues for your startup? All things being equal, of course, you’d rather have more revenue rather than less. And yet revenue alone is not a sufficient goal. More on that in a moment.

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Customer San Francisco Lean Hockey Stick 167

ConversionXL

AUGUST 19, 2016

Marketers should also be looking at acquisition (visits, unique visitors, pageviews), behavior (pages per visit, time on site, bounce rate), and revenue (if you’re eCommerce). These behaviors can be useful in investigating how different behaviors impact retention and churn, funnel conversion rates, and revenue. Image Source.

Mobile 48

Mobile Technical Review Software Review Metrics 48

Steve Blank

MARCH 4, 2014

Facing continuous disruption from globalization, China, the Internet, the diminished power of brands, changing workforce, etc., Sales teams are commission-based, executive compensation is based on EPS, revenue and margin, business units on revenue and margin contribution, etc. What Does this Mean?

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IRR Startup Business Model Agile 335

ReadWriteStart

AUGUST 26, 2022

He focuses on investments in fintech, the internet, and software. So first, we were much more sort of with a high growth rate, and we did not even care about how we got the revenue when we got it. And now we are much more careful about revenue quality revenues. But stuff like retention is super important.

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Partner Cofounder Retention Acquisition 132

Hunter Walker

JANUARY 15, 2016

with strong tailwinds behind it: a) Christmas 2003 was the year of the digital camera, b) Pets had quietly been moving from something families had to becoming members of the family c) the Internet nuclear winter was just passing, and a fun, colorful, whimsical site that anyone could use turned out to be quite newsworthy.

Technical Review 48

Technical Review Startup Cofounder SMS 48

Cracking the Code

DECEMBER 1, 2009

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. internet. (6). How the use of internet is transform. Cracking The Code. Tuesday, December 01, 2009. Cloudonomics and 2010 Planning for your SaaS and Cloud Computing business. The recession created opportunities!

Software Review 48

Software Review Technical Review Cloud Europe 48

YoungUpstarts

JULY 5, 2018

This popular model could also prove valuable for retail chains and stores looking to stave off Amazon and generate new revenue streams. Yet discounts, loyalty program perks and in-store promotions can only go so far in driving business and sustained success in the internet age. Big names getting onboard.

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Programming Bankruptcy Curation Retention 113