Berkonomics

JANUARY 3, 2013

Most every business can take advantage of continuing, recurring revenues from its customer base. Sometimes, products are designed to make all of their profit upon the recurring revenues from supplies or support. Usually that amount exceeds 50% of total revenues, and is often much more.

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Revenue Software Review Vertical Valuation 79

Steve Blank

MAY 28, 2009

Steve,&# he said, “you’re missing the most interesting part of vertical markets. These two numbers have direct impact on revenue and financial health. Customer/Market Risk Versus Invention Risk One day I was having lunch with a VC sharing what I learned from my students.

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VC Cafe

JANUARY 27, 2021

But within two weeks its Israeli founders managed to pivot their product into the virtual events world and have concluded 2020 with 100% growth and tens of millions of dollars in revenue. Vertically-focused startups design products to better meet the needs of particular user segments. Here’s his full list of Verticalization of Zoom ).

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 14, 2020

Marketplace campaigns are designed to be launched almost instantly so that users can generate leads and make revenue as quickly as possible. All they need to do is select a vertical, which will be the focus of the ad campaign, and then choose from a list of ready-made campaigns from an extensive library of pre-fabricated banners.

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Technical Review Advertising Affiliate Vertical 147

ConversionXL

OCTOBER 21, 2013

Managing shopper experience for medium-sized eCommerce businesses presents a lot of opportunities for conversion testing, and the ability to see real and immediate revenue results when tests are successful. This one small change led to an additional 110 orders, bringing in an additional $43,230 in revenue in a 2 week period.

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Revenue Caching Software Review eCommerce 124

ReadWriteStart

JUNE 19, 2021

Also, it can open up numerous business models and revenue channels that were earlier inaccessible for want of a suitable hardware and software solution. In the process, it is creating Billions of revenue and cost-efficiency impact for several industries. . The world’s most sensitive industry vertical is for upheaval with IoT.

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Technical Review Software Review Cloud Vertical 215

ConversionXL

MARCH 17, 2021

After analysing our case studies and CRM, we saw that 73% of total revenue came from these two segments. Our research showed that LTV was much higher compared to other verticals we have worked in the past which made the decision to change our approach a no-brainer. And as a monthly pillar we setup hosting a 60-90 minute webinar.

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Duct Tape Marketing

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

At Scorpion, he played a pivotal role in growing the agency’s revenue 8x in 5 years to a remarkable $150M. He is currently on a mission to empower 1,000 agencies to become vertical-market specialists, leveraging his extensive experience and insights. Not only just get clear but specialized in serving a specific vertical market.

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VC Cafe

AUGUST 30, 2023

The Information revealed that OpenAI passed the $1 billion revenue pace over the next 12 months, far ahead of its projections. billion quarterly revenue, driven by surging demand for its AI chips. But it’s not just large tech companies fighting for their share of cloud revenue – startups are entering the space quickly.

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Agile VC

FEBRUARY 5, 2014

This is a logical thing to do… when we started LinkedIn, my mentor Reid Hoffman instilled a mantra of Growth –> Usage –> Revenue which still holds for many consumer companies. Arguably revenue is the best signal of product-market fit for B2B startups. But B2B startups need to take a different tack.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 22, 2023

In recent years, eCommerce companies have begun to increase revenue by selling products directly via social media networks. 14- Brands will prioritize vertical video marketing Photo Credit: Austin Armstrong The number 1 trend for 2023 digital marketing will be brands making vertical video marketing a top priority.

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Artificial Inteligence Technical Review Entrepreneur Social Media 122

deal architect

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

As we’ve moved to virtual briefings, I have increasingly been excerpting short video segments (with permission) as part of my Analyst Cam series. I attended Dreamforce last month fully expecting to be inundated with AI messaging–and I was, with Salesforce.

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VC Adventure

AUGUST 31, 2017

Beyond that, they actually went back in time and looked at the earlier stage periods for these companies so we can track how some of the world’s best SaaS companies performed at revenue levels more akin to the typical Series B business. Companies in the study that scored 40% of greater had TTM revenue multiples of 6.4x

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Version One Ventures

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

Next, adding payments to a platform is very profitable, since the SaaS company gets a cut of the payment revenue. This year, Shopify’s merchant solutions (which are largely driven by payments revenue) overtook its “core” business (subscription services). Shopify is probably the best example of this trend. and that’s insurance.

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Software Review Vertical Differentiation Revenue 116

deal architect

NOVEMBER 29, 2020

As we have moved to virtual vendor briefings, I have increasingly been excerpting short video segments (with permission from vendors), as part of my Analyst Cam series. In June, I had interviewed Jason Blessing, CEO of Model N.

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Revenue Video Vertical Global 195

Up and Running

JULY 26, 2016

Between January 2015 and January 2016, we grew our platform Slidebean from $1K to $20K in monthly recurring revenue. Getting the first tracks of revenue is one of the toughest processes of building a startup. Customer Lifetime Value (LTV): The potential revenue that you’ll be receiving from a given user. in other countries).

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Steve Blank

MAY 11, 2021

Dozens of outreach programs across the military now offer quick revenue to early-stage companies. Historically, more than 80% of new entrants exit the defense market before they have a chance to see recurring revenue. Is the company prepared to endure revenue gaps? billion in early funding. Recently public enterprise-AI firm C3.ai

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The Equity Kicker

NOVEMBER 8, 2012

Then before long all dentists will be using a system like this and an entire mini-vertical will have been transformed. The second vertical to go was hearing aids where I’ve heard up to 90% of high end hearing aids are now 3D printed. A company called Sirona sells the machines dentists use to 3D print crowns.

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Vertical Audio Venture Capital Channel 142

ReadWriteStart

MARCH 8, 2021

They want to open new offices, generate more revenue, and ultimately, secure higher profitability. . And the revenue from your existing customers alone may not be enough to cut it. . Are you going to grow vertically or horizontally? You could put together a client referral program. How much growth is reasonable to achieve?

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David Cohen

AUGUST 22, 2012

After the market downturn, I think that investors in general got more picky about “real” revenue models. As an example, one of the areas that I like to invest in is vertical search. With vertical search, it’s all about the crack. I had a meeting today with the vertical search company that I recently funded.

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ConversionXL

JANUARY 18, 2022

It partners with sales to close more revenue, informs product teams to deliver better products, and in some cases, co-owns demand generation activities with marketing teams. Founder Nathan Barry launched in 2013 to help creators sell their books and courses but failed to meet revenue goals and eventually stalled.

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Marketing Product Audience Equity 110

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 23, 2021

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. Too many early-stage companies are so desperate for customers that they operate in a frantic and random sales mode.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 7, 2017

Longer, costlier cycles drain cash on hand while delaying the onset of crucial revenue streams. Instead, use an existing user manual template that’s appropriate for your process and vertical. Two conditions that do matter to your startup’s out-year viability are the cost and length of its product development cycle.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JANUARY 25, 2023

Growing Your Audience (And Your Revenue) With A Book written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing Marketing Podcast with Matt Briel In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast , I interview Matt Briel. People wanna get on the speaking circuits for whatever, you know, industry or vertical they're in. Thanks, John.

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Audience Revenue Distribution Differentiation 88

ReadWriteStart

NOVEMBER 3, 2011

In How To Defend Your Dream Against All Odds , Alex and I explore the company's journey to $200 Million in revenue, while their VCs wrote them off. Zoho is already over $100 million in revenue and is seeing tremendous traction. In that case, the verticals of choice could be manufacturing, wholesale and retail.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 7, 2013

My estimate is that the top 5 YouTube networks will do > $200 million net revenue in 2013 (after Google’s share). Distribution costs have, too. This is classic “Innovator’s Dilemma” market conditions.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 8, 2009

In the last three posts, we drew the relationship of market risk and invention risk with vertical markets and pointed out verticals where customer development would be useful. would look in each of the verticals. Business and Revenue Model – How do we organize to make money? Marketing – How do you create end user demand?

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Vertical Silicon Valley RSS Marketing 122

Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 8, 2019

This focus has helped me recruit the best and the brightest in the field, build a world-class operation, and most of all, with all the knowledge in a specific vertical, help build a leading agency for food & beverage manufacturers that are looking to build a direct to consumer channel. Photo Credit: Matt Daigle.

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Entrepreneur Technical Review Vertical Las Vegas 117

Steve Blank

APRIL 23, 2018

The entrepreneur who founded and grew the largest startup in the world to $10 billion in revenue and got fired is someone you have probably never heard of. He also believed that to succeed the company needed to be vertically integrated and bought up 29 parts manufacturers and suppliers. The next year, 1910, trouble hit.

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Michigan Cofounder Stock Forecast 268

Up and Running

OCTOBER 7, 2019

Revenue growth rate: measures the month-over-month percentage increase in revenue and is the most common and important metric for startups. Monthly recurring revenue (MRR): an indicator of the health of the company, it shows how successful your business is at growing its customer base and retaining customers. Sales KPIs.

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Founder Retention Metrics Technical Review 71

VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

More than investment, entertainment is one of the largest industries in the world in revenue terms, projected to reach $2.5 And last year alone Audible generated $1 billion in revenue for Amazon. . Entertainment is more than newspapers, more than Hollywood, and more than the sum of specific verticals jousting for consumer eyeballs.

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The Startup Magazine

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

Online retailers are increasingly turning to subscription sales models to get a reliable strain of long-term revenue for the business. Visualizations about monthly recurring revenue, profits and loss, cycle analysis, rebill rates and more are updated in real time.

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eCommerce Analytics Security Churn Rate 106

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?” They’re putting money into web services/business – most without early revenue. End of theory.&#

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ConversionXL

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Since 2015, clothing brand ASOS has grown revenue by an average of 22% year over year. The best way to keep engaging with your customers (without acting overly salesy) is to create educational content relevant to your product vertical. Not for lack of competition, but as the result of a carefully designed ecommerce marketing strategy.

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eCommerce Marketing Social Media Retention 129

David Teten

JANUARY 21, 2021

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? III: Why are Revenue-Based VCs investing in so many women and underrepresented founders? IV: Should your new VC fund use Revenue-Based Investing?

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Equity Revenue Cofounder Colorado 78

Hearpreneur

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

This year we will hit over $15m in gross revenue. This year we will hit over $15m in gross revenue. . In six months, the following was accomplishes: a one year lease was signed, I had made a public commitment to my business, and we were generating zero revenue. Thanks to Rafe Gomez, Vertical Cloud Inc. ! . #4-

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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. Through these efforts, we will continue to build trust and credibility in the eyes of all stakeholders – employees, customers, prospects and other vendors in our verticals. .

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