Hearpreneur

JANUARY 4, 2019

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. 4- Partner and create books. Find (at least) three institutional partners who will use us. Have potential partners reach out to us. Photo Credit: Talya Miron-Shatz.

Entrepreneur 119

Entrepreneur Social Media Vertical SEO 119

The Startup Magazine

JUNE 1, 2023

We’re hitting record revenue months, weeks, and margins. Don’t be afraid to pivot The collapse of SVB spurred us to do a deep evaluation of how we’re generating revenue and value for customers. So instead of throwing dollars and time at a revamp, we’re doubling down on what we already know is the best value and revenue generator.

Early Stage 111

Early Stage Los Angeles Silicon Valley Cofounder 111

Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

In it, I got asked a question I often hear: “What if we have a web-based business that doesn’t have revenue or paying customers? And without revenue how do we know if we achieved product/market fit to exit Customer Validation?” Bill and his partner Fred Wilson have invested in ~30 or so companies with 27 still active.

Customer Development 219

Customer Development Web Developer Customer 219

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 6, 2019

Too many early-stage companies are so desperate for customers that they operate in a frantic and random sales mode. They sell into multiple verticals, or pursue multiple revenue streams, such that they can’t develop a repeatable, scalable sales process, and don’t do anything well. A startup must maintain a relevant laser focus.

Startup 242

Startup Early Stage Vertical Sales 242

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 20, 2014

As you may know we co-lead the first round of financing of Maker Studios, the largest overall producer for online video content, along with Greycroft Partners. I have been saying privately for years now that I believe online video will evolve into fragmented distribution (my next online video post) and vertical production.

South America 291

South America Colombia Mexico Vertical 291

David Teten

JANUARY 21, 2021

(co-written with Jamie Finney, Founding Partner at Greater Colorado Venture Fund. This essay is part of a series on alternative VC: I: Revenue-Based Investing: a new option for founders who care about control. II: Who are the major Revenue-Based Investing VCs? IV: Should your new VC fund use Revenue-Based Investing?

Equity 78

Equity Revenue Cofounder Colorado 78

The Startup Magazine

OCTOBER 14, 2021

5000 list , which lists private American companies based on three-year revenue growth between 2016 and 2019. That’s groundbreaking in accounting, where margins are thin and the overheard of operating in-office with year-round staff is high. Last year, Taxfyle ranked No. Magazine’ Inc. There is no secret sauce.

CPA 137

CPA Founder Vertical Cofounder 137

Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

Each VC firm/partner has a different spin on what to weigh more.) Five Quarters of Profitability During the 1980’s and through the mid 1990’s startups going public had to do something that most companies today never heard of – they had to show a track record of increasing revenue and consistent profitability.

Silicon Valley 217

Silicon Valley IPO Technical Review Venture Capital 217

David Teten

SEPTEMBER 23, 2017

PEVCTech is partnering with Blue Future Partners to run the first large-scale survey of VCs’ technology stack. Johann Kratzer of Blue Future Partners , a fund of funds, observed, “The majority of the hundreds of funds we’ve diligenced rely predominantly on their relationships to source deals. Greylock Partners.

Private Equity 60

Private Equity Venture Capital Equity Technical Review 60

This is going to be BIG.

MAY 5, 2023

I’ll also continue to work within the NYC tech community—now thriving at a level I could hardly have imagined when I first got the pitch deck for USV’s first fund as a Limited Partner at the GM pension fund. In other words, there’s still lots of work left to do here and the lights will stay on until the last investment wraps up.

Later Stage 218

Later Stage Venture Capital Term Sheet Limited Partner 218

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 30, 2013

Too many early-stage companies are so desperate for customers that they operate in a frantic and random sales mode. They sell into multiple verticals, or pursue multiple revenue streams, such that they can’t develop a repeatable, scalable sales process, and don’t do anything well. A startup must maintain a relevant laser focus.

Startup 293

Startup Early Stage Vertical Sales 293

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 28, 2012

Too many early-stage companies are so desperate for customers that they operate in a frantic and random sales mode. They sell into multiple verticals, or pursue multiple revenue streams, such that they can’t develop a repeatable, scalable sales process, and don’t do anything well. A startup must maintain a laser focus.

Startup 247

Startup Early Stage Vertical Sales 247

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 17, 2016

Too many early-stage companies are so desperate for customers that they operate in a frantic and random sales mode. They sell into multiple verticals, or pursue multiple revenue streams, such that they can’t develop a repeatable, scalable sales process, and don’t do anything well. A startup must maintain a relevant laser focus.

Startup 120

Startup Early Stage Vertical Sales 120

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 18, 2010

What a pleasure that I got to spend an hour talking with both Om Malik (whom I’ve always respected his views) and Paul Jozefak , a venture capital partner at Neuhaus Partners in Germany (and formerly the head of Europe for SAP Ventures). His view: sometimes entrepreneurs expect too much value from the partner.

Venture Capital 225

Venture Capital Non-Compete Vertical Europe 225

YoungUpstarts

APRIL 27, 2018

Potential clients might know you, know you are active in a vertical and have a problem they need to solve, but they need to have a belief that you can do the work effectively. This is not about pining after those hard-to-get CFO appointments; it is about being thoughtful about where the preponderance of decision-making lies.

Developer 149

Developer Elevator Pitch Reputation Vertical 149

Austin Startup

DECEMBER 20, 2020

Follow Amber on Twitter @amberallen_aa #Gaming #Esports #VirtualReality #AugmentedReality #MixedReality #AmbersReality Andy Tryba recently launched a new company with Donald Park from Vista Equity, called Ionic Partners, after almost a decade running companies for Joe Liemandt.

Austin 110

Austin Texas Cofounder Los Angeles 110

Mucker Lab

OCTOBER 24, 2013

It’s a perfect storm waiting to take flight – as software continues to eat industries and verticals we believe this BloomNation story will repeat itself over and over again across more and more industries. Real businesses have multiple employees, they have processes, and they have sizable existing offline revenue base.

Vertical 74

Vertical Retention Green Acquisition 74

The Next Web

DECEMBER 3, 2013

Two parts of the same network operating as islands. In fact, a recent IDC study showed 85 percent of respondents who said IT has become a more valuable partner compared to three years ago. Data that must be corralled, managed, and tied directly into the company’s revenue and growth. A bigger network of smaller things.

Cloud 128

Cloud API Vertical Cofounder 128

Cracking the Code

NOVEMBER 13, 2008

The fact that SaaS valuations are being more affected by the downturn than the Nasdaq can be surprising given the supposed resiliency of the SaaS model (recurring revenues) but it translates the public investors belief that SMB software spend is going to be hit very hard by this recession. Rethink vertical segmentation: Healthcare?

Software Review 48

Software Review Technical Review Valuation Portfolio 48

Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 14, 2022

Bob is the Founder and Chairman of the Board of Acceleration Partners, a global partner marketing agency. In this episode, I talk with the Founder and Chairman of Acceleration Partners, Bob Glazer, about why diversifying your marketing strategy with other channels — like partnerships — is the way of the future.

Marketing 89

Marketing Affiliate Channel Software Review 89

Mucker Lab

OCTOBER 23, 2013

Competitor’s partners have message boards dedicated to b g about their monopolistic practices. It’s a perfect storm waiting to take flight – as software continues to eat industries and verticals we believe this BloomNation story will repeat itself over and over again across more and more industries. The industry is an oligopoly.

Vertical 60

Vertical Retention Green Acquisition 60

Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 7, 2022

Marcel is the CEO & Co-Founder of Parakeeto, a company dedicated to helping agencies measure and improve their profitability by streamlining their operations and reporting systems. 20:05] Why wouldn’t you use a resource plan with your white label partners to some degree? [20:52] Yes or no? [17:51] No, you did a great job.

Cofounder 76

Cofounder Hosting Networking Software Review 76

Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

She is the primary inventor of a modular centrifuge that operates with or without electricity. This will require new partners, new skill sets, and new business model innovation. Our dual 2020 goals are continued geographic scale of Hemafuse to achieve a $1M revenue run rate and a pilot of our second portfolio product.

Baltimore 62

Baltimore Africa South Africa Michigan 62

ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

These days, many agencies start as a lean operation. Much like our digital PR offering, we started with a lean operation: We used Google Sheets to manage content operations across all accounts, along with dashboards that each client had access to. Choose to expand vertically or horizontally.

PR 120

PR B2B Lean Audience 120

David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

But in business, you want a lot of partners. I walk through below how progressive investors are using technology and analytics throughout all of their operations. In the private equity universe, most Partners have primary training as deal-makers, not as managers. Most of us want one spouse and we’re done. 1) Manage the firm .

Technical Review 78

Technical Review Software Review Analytics Private Equity 78

YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 16, 2016

Companies today are hindered with difficult to use, siloed business systems that fail to simplify communication around processes and improve how businesses operate. Every year, companies lose 20 to 30 percent in revenue due to inefficiencies. Some examples may include: Automotive – managing parts and/or suppliers.

Silicon Valley 100

Silicon Valley Cofounder Software Review Technical Review 100

ReadWriteStart

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

The premium lounge includes an online curriculum addressing the common topics specific to very early stage entrepreneurship; private roundtables that many of you have requested; customer, channel partners, and investor introductions; media and analyst access; and a variety of other value-added services to make our entrepreneurs successful.

Startup 113

Startup India Silicon Valley Incubator 113

Hippoland

AUGUST 8, 2018

Diving in a bit more into some thoughts here: 1b) Ad-based revenue streams generally have terrible unit economics. A typical ad-based revenue stream on a media website is around $5 per 1000 eyeballs ($5m CPM and give or take $1-$20ish CPMs). Unit economics are something I’ve found most entrepreneurs (and investors!)

Founder 48

Founder Sales Cycle Affiliate Retention 48

Hippoland

AUGUST 8, 2018

Diving in a bit more into some thoughts here: 1b) Ad-based revenue streams generally have terrible unit economics. A typical ad-based revenue stream on a media website is around $5 per 1000 eyeballs ($5m CPM and give or take $1-$20ish CPMs). Unit economics are something I’ve found most entrepreneurs (and investors!)

Founder 48

Founder Sales Cycle Affiliate Retention 48

ConversionXL

OCTOBER 25, 2018

Bogdanovich, who’s worked with dozens of companies on Salesforce integration and marketing automation, sketched an order of operations for data acquisition and deployment in demand gen campaigns: Bring clean data into the CRM. How many campaigns, how many creatives, how many partners, how many referrers? Scale of investment.

Demand 132

Demand Vertical Campaign Channel 132

abovethecrowd.com

APRIL 17, 2013

In a casino, the term “rake” refers to the commission that the house earns for operating a poker game. With each hand, a small percentage of the pot is scraped off by the dealer, which in essence becomes the “revenue” for the casino. As an example, eBay’s 2011 marketplace revenues were approximately $6.6B

Europe 101

Europe Social Network Technical Review IPO 101

abovethecrowd.com

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

In many cases, a deeper focus on a particular category or vertical allows these marketplaces to distinguish themselves from broader marketplaces like eBay. In November of this year, the company announced that it had achieved “substantially” more than $1B in revenue in the third quarter. billion of GSV (gross services revenue) across 2.0

Internet 88

Internet Matching Vertical Hosting 88

Duct Tape Marketing

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

John , so well, myself and my business partner Andrea. I was in sales and marketing, and Andrea was in operations and dementia care. And we just kind of rose through the ranks with some of the largest senior living operators, publicly traded companies in regional divisional, and then national VP positions. Okay, great.

Differentiation 73

Differentiation Sales Cycle Audio Networking 73

The Next Web

OCTOBER 2, 2013

Jenny Lee, a partner at venture capital firm GGV Capital which has a presence in both the US and China, also observes that in the US, the willingness to pay for an app is pretty high — especially for a utility tool, which is what CooTek’s TouchPal X Keyboard essentially is. But on the other hand they have more time.

China 122

China Developer Intellectual Property Mobile 122

Reid Hoffman

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

From there, it further shifted to operating its own refrigerated warehouse and fleet of delivery vans to deliver organic foods directly from farmers and specialty suppliers. It might cater to new customers, it might solve a different need, or it might involve a different revenue model. Not all pivots are created equal.

Startup 36

Startup Silicon Valley Business Model Mobile 36

news.ycombinator.com

SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

We already have some competitors in the vertical and while there is no point in trying to hide the actual idea, there are differences in the way we implement stuff that can get us an advantage over the competition. >> flavor of a question-and-answer, poll-your-friends site with a distant revenue model and no user acquisition strategy.

Stealth 41

Stealth Technical Review Startup Software Review 41

VC Cafe

APRIL 29, 2020

According to the Covid-19 impact report by research firm Beauhurst: 5,070 UK companies are at a ‘severe’ or ‘critical’ risk 615K startup and scaleup jobs are at risk Later stage startups are at the most risk Across the board, tech sectors and verticals are the most likely to experience a positive or low impact.

SBA 124

SBA Technical Review Startup 124