YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 16, 2016

Every year, companies lose 20 to 30 percent in revenue due to inefficiencies. There are numerous challenges that companies strive to eliminate: Bottlenecks – the slowing or halting of a process at a specific stage due to a human/machine error or difficulty. Some examples may include: Automotive – managing parts and/or suppliers.

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ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

For this article, we asked 14 SaaS CEOs a simple question: “How much did you spend on your MVP before you had your first dollar of revenue?”. An engineer by training, Founder and CEO Larry Gadea built the MVP of Envoy’s first product, Visitors, by himself using only free versions of software. “I million in revenue a year. .

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Cracking the Code

MARCH 28, 2022

Before answering this, let’s take a look at what happened in the global software and cloud market over the last year. Global market snapshot The world now has 10 software and cloud giants worth more than $100B, representing $4.1T We’ll also see the emergence of more low code / no code platforms that address specific vertical needs.

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Feld Thoughts

AUGUST 25, 2015

Some were Silicon Valley early stage companies, such as Apple, Quantum, and Masstor Systems. As dollars flowed into the industry, cooperation was replaced by competition, to the detriment of deal flow, due diligence, ability to add value and, of course, returns. Silicon Valley firms also did many non-tech deals.

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The Next Web

JANUARY 23, 2014

In the US, San Francisco is synonymous with startups, and the attitudes and opinions that permeate the tech space, from New York to Austin to Silicon Valley, is largely derived from what’s considered the norm in the 415 area code. A trial-by-fire environment like ours means that we can’t hope to launch a company without revenue.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 25, 2010

I came several times to NorCal (where I grew up, actually) and went and met several partners from each Silicon Valley firm. Winning the contract meant that we would hit our quarterly revenue figure and be in good position for our annual sales target. They hired a consultant to help them with the review.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 25, 2010

I came several times to NorCal (where I grew up, actually) and went and met several partners from each Silicon Valley firm. Winning the contract meant that we would hit our quarterly revenue figure and be in good position for our annual sales target. They hired a consultant to help them with the review.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 15, 2017

By the time Silicon Valley white privilege culture, tech magazines that promote only white faces, Ethereum/Bitcoin fanboys, sellout black tech wannabees and globalists promoting their blockchain consortium get a hold of this article, it’s already too late and the game already ended a while ago.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 6, 2014

Reviewing financial & operational performance. when to build out our offices in Silicon Valley, New York & Los Angeles. Selling tons of “shelfware” (customers who buy but don’t use your software) and thus having bad customer references. Offering a sparring-partner function on strategic decisions.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 24, 2017

A version of this article is in the Harvard Business Review. — Unremarked and unheralded, the balance of power between startup CEOs and their investors has radically changed: IPOs/M&A without a profit (or at times revenue) have become the norm. This seems to be occurring more and more. And while new markets were created (i.e.

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ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

For this article, we asked 14 SaaS CEOs a simple question: “How much did you spend on your MVP before you had your first dollar of revenue?”. An engineer by training, Founder and CEO Larry Gadea built the MVP of Envoy’s first product, Visitors, by himself using only free versions of software. “I million in revenue a year. .

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David Teten

MARCH 18, 2021

Thirty-four VC firms in OpenVC call themselves “early-stage” Yet, 30% of those don’t actually invest in pre-revenue startups. Foundry Group, investing primarily in “ Software and Internet ”, follows six major themes, e.g., Human Computer Interaction (HCI) or Distribution. software” and “deeptech”), and so on.

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Steve Blank

JULY 2, 2009

Entrepreneur-in-Residence After SuperMac I had been approached by one of our venture investors to be an entrepreneur in residence (EIR), a Silicon Valley phrase which says one thing but means another. Peter described the first company in which “Hollywood meets Silicon Valley” and we were enthralled.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 12, 2018

Consumer value Once Jamie realized that he could not only sell tens of millions of dollars of home security cameras he also realized that he could get customers to sign up for a monthly subscription to keep the videos in storage in the cloud and review them after the fact. it was a personal mission. He was dogmatic. He was self-assured.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 5, 2011

Seattle should be the envy of any non Silicon Valley tech community in the country. They have the same trade-off decisions that you do about packing up and moving to Silicon Valley vs. staying and building locally. The ingredients are all here. Stating the obvious but you can’t will a region into success.

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Austin Startup

DECEMBER 17, 2017

John Imlay of MSA occasionally took me on road shows with analysts to talk about his new acquisition Peachtree Software. Hurricane Irma had a major negative revenue impact on one whose fall book of business was mostly in Florida. But, credit is due to all these CEO’s for perseverance. I got the message.

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Austin Startup

OCTOBER 15, 2017

What seems to be the best way to create customers and revenue may result in a business model that is out of vogue with the investment world and shortchanges you on enterprise valuation. If you bill for your technology services on a percentage of ad spend, you are guaranteed to look like an agency that deserves a revenue multiple of 1–2X.

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VC Cafe

JUNE 29, 2012

You’re in Silicon valley, competing against the best of the best. When I met Instagram, Kevin (the founder) had great numbers, but he wasn’t even thinking about revenue. A lot is happening because we have deployment platforms, code platforms, and now we have capital platforms like angellist. 99% is not enough.

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ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

As InVision App’s marketing manager Sophia Eng explains: “It is rare for a large company at a late stage or an enterprise software company to be doing growth marketing with all of the channels at top peak performance. For example, if you run a software company, talking to clients at a trade show might put you in touch with the right audience.

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Austin Startup

SEPTEMBER 23, 2017

QR Codes QR codes are machine-to-machine computer vision technology which will be key in the Fourth Industrial Revolution. QR codes make it quick and easy to conduct actions without typing in text as well as transfer the UX to the consumer mobile device with a quick QR scan.

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Reid Hoffman

OCTOBER 21, 2019

We argued extensively in our book, Blitzscaling , that these strategies and tactics describe why Silicon Valley Bay Area – which has a population of less than 4 million – generates such a massively disproportionate number of global technology companies. What is Blitzscaling? What makes a company Blitzscale-able? High Gross Margins.

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ReadWriteStart

MAY 19, 2011

During today's roundtable, we opened the session with a discussion of the existential crisis in media and how talented bloggers and journalists are facing a tough time sustaining themselves due to lack of business models. One of them is the 1M/1M Affiliate Program we announced today at the roundtable.

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

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. There was now a public market for companies with no revenue, no profit and big claims.

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SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 1, 2010

The United States is now a debtor nation to China and that the bill is about to come due. Five Reasons You Haven’t Launched - Software By Rob , November 10, 2010 Photo by stevendepolo. These are probably the two sites where I've posted the most reviews. This Thanksgiving it might seem that there’s a lot less to be thankful for.

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David Teten

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

due to inflation, salary increases) to maintain margin in an environment of downward pressure on prices. Andreas Rothe, CFO, Fragomen , observed, “One of the reasons for a budget is to align the various resources of the firm to projected revenues from clients and company objectives.

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Up and Running

DECEMBER 6, 2012

Here at Palo Alto Software in 2007 and 2008, we embraced these planning concepts and moved towards a more agile planning process. This form of planning condensed the business model onto one page and is most useful for high-growth, technically focused startups (think Silicon Valley). Do startups have a manual?

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Austin Startup

JUNE 26, 2019

Our venture was selected for competitive accelerator spots & recognition from media and mentors from Austin, Chicago and Silicon Valley to work on this problem and capture the value its solution provided. You might notice what’s not on that list above: revenue, investors. He then called me “a real bone-crusher of a founder”.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 16, 2010

The best and most consistent funds in Silicon Valley (e.g. But my conversations in the private corridors on Sand Hill Road in Silicon Valley is that many fund sizes will be smaller going forward. You don’t need to buy expensive software – there are free open source solutions for nearly everything.

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ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

First up was Brad Barrett presenting GrillGrate , a grill accessory with which Brad has built a year-to-date revenue of $400,000. Next, Umakant Soni discussed Vimagino.com , a software for Web-based Q&A support to engage customers better on sites that are trying to draw people in and convert them into customers. GrillGrate.

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ReadWriteStart

MARCH 17, 2011

In Silicon Valley, we've had access to the tribal knowledge, but no one has tried to capture it, derive a methodology out of it, and package it in a way that entrepreneurs around the world can benefit from this knowledge and expertise. With that, let's look at the two entrepreneurs who pitched today from Costa Rica.

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

JULY 24, 2012

Welcome back to Smart Bear Live, the call-in show with Jason Cohen, sponsored by Software Promotions. Dan: My question is related to all this talk that I hear in the Silicon Valley about Internet scale. Trying to figure out how the Silicon Valley… again, my last venture was not built here. It means no.

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Transformify

APRIL 21, 2017

Reviews aren’t always reliable, and there is stiff competition on many gig platforms, making the prices undercut, the stakes lower and the work shoddy. We really wanted to build a network of top tier talent, similar to the caliber of talent that’s working in-house at top Silicon Valley tech companies.

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ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 7, 2010

At today's roundtable we had some interesting companies and a lot of fundraising discussions, and I will review them shortly. Her diagnostic imaging camera and related software, priced at $45,000 per unit, she says, would bring unprecedented capabilities to the vets and trainers for practicing preventive medicine. Well, I don't.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 10, 2012

When 3M brought “lead users” into its innovation process, they improved revenues by a factor of eight times over innovations from internal product developers. Some of the most creative technology coming out of Silicon Valley is designed to do exactly that. You have to make it easy for them to do so.

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Cracking the Code

DECEMBER 16, 2006

Cracking The Code. Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. A couple weeks ago, I attended the 13th Silicon Valley Annual VC/Entrepreneur luncheon organized by NVCA. The theme was "the future of software". Saturday, December 16, 2006.

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A Crowded Space

SEPTEMBER 18, 2015

Notice the distinct absence of little things like revenue, customers, engagement metrics, or gross margin. Once a startup starts receiving attention, it can snowball and you get constant press coverage across Techcrunch, Re/code, etc. Sometimes they’re founded by more mature founders that are over the Silicon Valley median founder age.

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Agile VC

APRIL 17, 2011

Now that Google’s acquisition of ITA is closed, following lenghty FTC review, it would appear Kayak is poised to proceed with their IPO in the coming months. =. Kayak Software Corporation. Financial Snapshot: 2010 Revenue: $170 million. Revenue growth: 51% YoY (2010), 1% YoY (2009), 131% YoY (2008).

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