The Startup Magazine

OCTOBER 4, 2023

This blog aims to guide you through the process, from the initial steps of conducting market research to operational management, hiring staff, and more. Dry carpet cleaning is a niche that is rapidly growing as homeowners and commercial establishments opt for these services due to their swift execution and deep-cleaning performance.

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Balance Sheet Technical Review Business Model Business Plan 106

YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 30, 2015

by Jack Narcotta, Devices Analyst at Technology Business Research. Google recorded revenue of $16.2 billion in operating income in 4Q14. Google will amplify total advertising revenue volume as a means to counter the effects of declining cost-per-click as new competitors emerge in mobile ads. billion and generated $4.1

Advertising 100

Advertising Revenue Mobile Intellectual Property 100

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 23, 2017

The combination of services and infrastructure traditionally housed under one roof – underwriting, research, sales & trading, supported by large back office operations, and monitored by compliance systems – will remain at the sector’s core. However each component will change dramatically. Research and Trading.

Technical Review 154

Technical Review Artificial Inteligence Software Review IPO 154

David Teten

MARCH 18, 2021

Investment theses are just hypotheses; the portfolio shows how accurate the hypothesis was. A typical VC thesis: “we invest in tech startups in Europe at an early stage” However, our experience shows that in many cases: . “Tech” means B2B Saas/Fintech or Consumer apps. Technical” Companies (i.e.

Technical Review 78

Technical Review Cofounder Venture Capital Deal Flow 78

Version One Ventures

DECEMBER 14, 2016

Every announcement – whether it was a funding round, exit or layoffs – was analyzed within the context that the tech bubble has definitely burst or that we’re still in the bubble. forward revenue in February 2016 (the low), they appreciated by 6% each month for the following six months. So, what really happened in 2016?

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Technical Review Early Stage Portfolio Valuation 60

YoungUpstarts

JULY 13, 2020

SIP, which stands for Session Initiation Protocol, and is one of the more common protocols in voice over internet protocol (VoIP) technologies. SIP trunking is the tech all businesses need to conduct real-time audio and video sessions between multiple parties. Customer Service Provides More Revenue. What Is SIP? Compatibility.

Technical Review 147

Technical Review IP Internet Audio 147

The Startup Magazine

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Here we discuss how you need to handle data efficiently to enhance the organizational functions and boost business growth: Enhance Customer Experience: Reviewing the data produced by your sales department regarding the customers can give you great insights. Each function of an organization needs statistics to operate adequately.

Analytics 131

Analytics Portfolio Advertising Technical Review 131

VC Cafe

OCTOBER 9, 2020

Esports revenues as an industry. Despite the massive viewership, Esports as whole is still relatively small when it comes to revenue. In 2020, revenues are expected to reach $1 billion, and grow by 60% in 2023. A few facts about Esports revenue according to Newzoo : Global esports revenues will grow to $1.1

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Technical Review Revenue IP Affiliate 167

Start Up Blog

APRIL 20, 2023

The AI Portfolio It got me wondering If I could get ChatGPT to recommend an investment portfolio. And so, I have managed to manipulate ChatGPT to provide me with an investment portfolio. SS (me): Recommend a stock portfolio using shares 50 per cent from the ASX in Australia and 50 per cent from the US stock market.

ChatGPT 62

ChatGPT Dividend Stock Technical Review 62

Hunter Walker

JUNE 7, 2014

Not because they’re all operating in stealth or pre-product – in fact some already are earning $1m+ in revenue per annum. And my sense is the trend carries outside of our portfolio these days. Now the employees carry your technology into the enterprise via their own phone and cloud services.

Technical Review 118

Technical Review CTO Hire Finance Stealth 118

David Teten

JANUARY 19, 2021

More and more startups are pursuing Revenue-Based VCs , but “RBI” doesn’t fit everyone. Our categorization is not a technical one. Additionally, Flexible VC can accommodate all types of companies, not just asset-lite, tech-enabled companies.”. Flexible VC 101: Equity Meets Revenue Share. Of the Inc. raised from angels.

Cofounder 78

Cofounder Technical Review Equity Dividend 78

David Teten

SEPTEMBER 23, 2017

VCs tout themselves as frontier technology investors, but most are using the same infrastructure tools they have used for the past 20+ years: Excel and recent college grads searching Google. According to Knowledge.VC , under 5% of US VCs have a full-time team member focused on technology. . But we’re doing it slowly.

Private Equity 60

Private Equity Venture Capital Equity Technical Review 60

Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

A version of this article first appeared in the Harvard Business Review. Tech IPO prices exploded and subsequent trading prices rose to dizzying heights as the stock prices became disconnected from the traditional metrics of revenue and profits. Then the cycle repeats with a new set of technologies. The result?

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Lean Burn Rate Startup IPO 335

Steve Blank

JUNE 27, 2017

This article originally appeared in the Harvard Business Review. As more and more companies face disruption from globalization, new technology, and startups that have more capital than the incumbents, the continuing cry from Wall Street investors is, “Why can’t companies be as innovative as startups?”.

Startup 275

Startup New York City Valuation Distribution 275

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2012

I have been close to the tech & startup sectors for more than 20 years and I can’t think of a period in which I felt more optimistic about the innovation and value creation I see in front of us. The opportunity to transact at the point of purchase increases the sheer number of revenue opportunities. This never existed a decade ago.

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Venture Capital Technical Review LP Mobile 347

David Teten

MARCH 14, 2018

I’ve listed them below in *very* roughly descending order of efficiency, measured by increased dollars one can put to work, divided by the operational dollars required to implement each strategy. . Sophisticated VC and private equity funds have a wide array of options for leveraging outside operating executives.

Private Equity 60

Private Equity Venture Capital Equity Cofounder 60

View from Seed

JUNE 23, 2022

Automating their end-to-end eCommerce operations (from managing inventory to order fulfillment to customer service). For example, Marques Brownlee is one of the most prolific technology reviewers. He gets first access to review the latest iPhones, etc. Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube). RH: Who are your customers?

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DC Cambodia eCommerce Social Media 156

David Teten

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Here’s what I said: In your career in tech and VC, how has your focus on ESG responsibility changed over time? When we launched in 2010, I saw a white space: a burgeoning NY tech ecosystem, but only one angel group regularly writing checks. In its first full year of operation, VCAP attracted 159 applicants.

Venture Capital 60

Venture Capital Partner Technical Review Cofounder 60

YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 27, 2015

by Jack Narcotta, Devices Analyst at Technology Business Research. A unified Microsoft has set the stage for sustained revenue growth. Expenses related to supporting Microsoft’s growing devices businesses will offset overall profit growth and search revenue gains through 2015. While Microsoft’s 7.9%

Cloud 100

Cloud Mobile Software Review Technical Review 100

Version One Ventures

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

Our portfolio company Top Hat just closed a $22.5M (USD) Series C round. This funding is big news, particularly since 2016 was a weak year for Ed Tech funding. Generally speaking, Ed Tech has proven to be a tough vertical, primarily due to the fact that it’s hard to charge consumers (students) directly. They hustle.

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Vertical Technical Review Cofounder Sales Cycle 132

VC Cafe

JULY 5, 2010

investors the opportunity to participate in the Israeli high-tech market. based Angel capital with early stage technology companies in Israel, and do so in a way that substantially mitigates the risk of seed stage investing. But we do tell them that we are aiming for a 3X-5X return on each portfolio company.

Technical Review 106

Technical Review Software Review Seed Stage 106

Gust

OCTOBER 20, 2011

In 2011, the valuation of pre-revenue, start-up companies is typically in the range of $1.5–$2.5 Active angels invest in a diversified portfolio of 10 or more companies, usually spreading their investments over a few years. In the end, such a portfolio might yield the angel investor a total return on investment of 25% per year or more.

Valuation 146

Valuation Pre-Money Valuation Intellectual Property Technical Review 146

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

So if your costs are $500,000 per month and you have $350,000 per month in revenue then your net burn (500-350) is equal to $150,000. But those of us with longer memories remember that the revenue line can move south very quickly when the market overall turns south. Gross burn is the total amount of money you are spending per month.

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Burn Rate Balance Sheet .Net Valuation 383

Reid Hoffman

AUGUST 6, 2020

On the latest episode of Greymatter, Greylock partners Reid Hoffman and Sarah Guo discussed this process in detail, with a special focus on startups operating in fast-growing sectors like productivity tools and cloud SaaS platforms that power the modern working world. Diligence is specific to the company.

Technical Review 69

Technical Review Seed Stage Software Review Early Stage 69

Women Entrepreneurs Can

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Invest in New Technologies Technology is constantly evolving, and so must your business. To stay competitive, it’s important to invest in the latest technologies that can help streamline operations, reduce overhead costs, and improve customer service. Be sure to read these investment property tips before taking the leap.

Artificial Inteligence 52

Artificial Inteligence Guerilla Technical Review Stock Options 52

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 9, 2011

Companies with less than $2 million in revenue were asking for $50-60 million valuations and getting them. I thought about things I never had to as an entrepreneur: check size, ownership percentage, deal stage, portfolio construction and risk. Let’s review all of our existing investments. We need some visibility.

Stock 305

Stock Technical Review Marketing Greece 305

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 3, 2009

portfolios. Let’s take your revenue line. If you’re a consumer destination the revenue and COGS lines should tell me about how big your funnel is, how you fill the top end of the pipe and what your conversion rates will be. Usually in a tech / software startup 70-80% of your costs will be people.

Business Plan 334

Business Plan AJAX Venture Capital Technical Review 334

Feld Thoughts

AUGUST 25, 2015

The key reason for the explosion in capital flowing into the industry, and therefore the large increase in practitioners, had nothing to do with 1970’s performance, early stage investing, or technology. So contrary to the piece, it wasn’t VC were good at early stage technology, it was that they had newfound capital and a big exit window.

Venture Capital 70

Venture Capital SBIC Technical Review Silicon Valley 70

Steve Blank

FEBRUARY 23, 2013

My friend Ron Ashkenas interviewed me for his blog on the Harvard Business Review. Instead the list is dominated by the big technology winners of the past 20 years that have built innovation into their DNA (Apple, Google, Amazon, Samsung, Microsoft), and a lot of smaller, newer start-ups. His latest book is Simply Effective.

Business Model 332

Business Model Technical Review Business Plan Search 332

Hearpreneur

JANUARY 19, 2022

Some businesses have had to change structures and make operational changes to thrive and survive. Although our in-person services were put on hold, our eCommerce products, including virtual services tripled in revenue. Due to that, we decided to widen our client base to increase our revenue. 14- Leveraging technology.

Entrepreneur 114

Entrepreneur Metrics Technical Review North America 114

Up and Running

DECEMBER 27, 2018

It partners with many companies/inventors and splits the licensing revenue 50-50. It has more than 40,000 patents in its portfolio. So, if a bank agrees that you can use a patent as collateral, they essentially agree that it has significant value, based on their due diligence. It acquires patents from almost every domain.

Intellectual Property 93

Intellectual Property Technical Review Due Diligence Cofounder 93

The Equity Kicker

FEBRUARY 8, 2012

Starting with ‘customer’, unsurprisingly, the more customers and revenues a company has the more a VC will look to what they are doing to tell him or her whether the product is good. VCs without experience (which can come from either investing or operating) often struggle to differentiate between a good product and a bad one.

Technical Review 123

Technical Review Product Venture Capital Valuation 123

Steve Blank

FEBRUARY 23, 2013

My friend Ron Ashkenas interviewed me for his blog on the Harvard Business Review. Instead the list is dominated by the big technology winners of the past 20 years that have built innovation into their DNA (Apple, Google, Amazon, Samsung, Microsoft), and a lot of smaller, newer start-ups. His latest book is Simply Effective.

Business Model 224

Business Model Business Plan Technical Review Search 224

Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

TL;DR Product management is a unique and poorly understood discipline, especially as it applies to software and other tech-related companies. Product management is a unique and poorly understood discipline, especially as it applies to software and other tech-related companies.

Management 85

Management Product Technical Review Software Review 85

Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

Posted on September 14, 2009 by steveblank Over the last 30 years Wall Street’s appetite for technology stocks have changed radically – swinging between unbridled enthusiasm to believing they’re all toxic. While there was an occasional bad apple, the public markets rewarded companies with revenue growth and sustainable profits.

Silicon Valley 217

Silicon Valley IPO Technical Review Venture Capital 217

ReadWriteStart

MARCH 1, 2011

Reilly Tech Ventures, was so concerned about the network that he deleted his AngelList account. Chris McCann is the co-founder of StartupDigest , the members-only guide to the tech startup world. Since most companies have little to no revenue, who else has already invested in the deal is heavily weighted to prove value.

Technical Review 123

Technical Review Due Diligence Cofounder Startup 123

Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 16, 2020

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. Due to the pandemic, not everyone has been lucky enough to keep their jobs. In just a few short years the disruptive elements of advanced technological change will be felt globally.

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Entrepreneur Agile Artificial Inteligence San Francisco 147