Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 23, 2022

One 11-year study of over 200 companies over a decade ago, detailed in the book “ Corporate Culture and Performance ,” found that those working on their culture improved revenue by 516%, and increased net income by 755%.

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View from Seed

JUNE 13, 2019

revenue business still growing >50% YoY? Chewy now has over 10 million customers, repeat purchases by existing customers account for approximately 90% of their revenue today. This is analogous to SaaS companies like Slack or Dropbox, which have strong revenue growth just as their existing users consumer more of their service.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 20, 2012

You can review all the specifics of this approach in a recent book by Nathan Furr and Paul Ahlstrom, appropriately titled “ Nail It then Scale It: The Entrepreneur's Guide to Creating and Managing Breakthrough Innovation ,” but I will net it out here. Great businesses begin with a customer problem that has a big and monetizable pain point.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

You can review all the specifics of this approach in a new book by Nathan Furr and Paul Ahlstrom, appropriately titled “ Nail It then Scale It: The Entrepreneur's Guide to Creating and Managing Breakthrough Innovation ,” but I will net it out here. Great businesses begin with a customer problem that has a big and monetizable pain point.

Startup 286

Startup Angel Investor Technical Review Incubator 286

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 18, 2014

You can review all the specifics of this approach in a book by Nathan Furr and Paul Ahlstrom, appropriately titled “ Nail It then Scale It: The Entrepreneur''s Guide to Creating and Managing Breakthrough Innovation ,” but I will net it out here. Great businesses begin with a customer problem that has a big and monetizable pain point.

Entrepreneur 283

Entrepreneur Startup Angel Investor Technical Review 283

YoungUpstarts

JUNE 16, 2020

A liquidation asset-based approach determines the value as confirmed by the net amount the company would be worth if all assets were sold and all liabilities paid off immediately. Capitalization Factor – This can be defined as a multiplier used for converting projected future earnings and revenue into present day value.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 28, 2013

One 11-year study of over 200 companies, detailed in “ Corporate Culture and Performance ,” found that those working on their culture improved revenue by 516%, and increased net income by 755%. Building an ethical business is more than just compliance and meeting legal requirements, and it has big paybacks.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 27, 2017

Its employees and investors don’t depend on an existing revenue stream. Every Airbnb rental is a lost night of revenue for hotels that hate it. In the 20 th century companies worried about increasing their market share, profit margins, return on investment and return on net assets. None of the renters pay hotel or tourist tax.

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Agile VC

JANUARY 13, 2016

It used to take 5-10 years for a great startup to go from $0 to $75-100M+ in annual revenue. A $100M revenue company which has hit an asymptote of growth is unlikely to be worth $1B+ in enterprise value, even if it reached that point far more rapidly than most companies before it. Revenue is revenue, right?

Technical Review 157

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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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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 24, 2019

Yet, in my daily role as an advisor to entrepreneurs and small business owners, struggling to boost revenues, profits, and earnings, I still see too many managers falling back on command-and-control, a focus on weaknesses, and not enough time for people. Change is hard. But these days it’s required and inevitable.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 21, 2020

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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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 15, 2019

You can review all the specifics of this approach in the classic book by Nathan Furr and Paul Ahlstrom, appropriately titled “ Nail It then Scale It: The Entrepreneur's Guide to Creating and Managing Breakthrough Innovation ,” but I will net it out here. Great businesses begin with a customer problem that has a big and monetizable pain point.

Startup 245

Startup Angel Investor Technical Review Incubator 245

YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 7, 2014

Revenue Growth. Enterprise startups must have processes in place to monitor revenue growth. According to a Pacific Crest survey , the average year-over-year revenue for enterprise startups is 89 percent. If you’re doubling revenue every year, you’re in great shape. Payback Period. Lifetime Value/Cost of Acquisition.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 25, 2012

Just don’t quit your day job before your new company is producing revenue. If you don't know any “high net worth” individuals, use your advisors to find them. A related company may see the value of your product as complementary to theirs, and be willing to advance funding, which can be repaid when you develop your revenue stream.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 15, 2013

Your “burn rate” or net cash flow out is usually the single most important survival parameter to a startup. The holy grail is break-even, when revenues first catch up with the outflow. Check industry average statistics to make sure you are in the right range. Cash flow is king. For even more value, you should develop a financial model.

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The Startup Magazine

MARCH 8, 2024

It compares a company’s net operating income to its debt payments, providing insight into its repayment capacity. Utilize Debt for Strategic Investments Use debt to invest in revenue-generating assets that generate a positive return on investment for your business.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 28, 2019

One 11-year classic study of over 200 companies, detailed in “ Corporate Culture and Performance ,” found that those working on their culture improved revenue by 516%, and increased net income by 755%. Building an ethical business is more than just compliance and meeting legal requirements, and it has big paybacks.

Software Review 192

Software Review Offshore Leadership .Net 192

Steve Blank

MARCH 31, 2014

Companies horde cash and squeeze the most revenue and margin from the money they use. Metrics like Return on Net Assets, Return on Capital and Internal Rate of Return are the guiding stars of the board and CEO. Instead of measuring success in dollars of profit, …firms focus on measuring capital efficiency.

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Private Equity Metrics China Intellectual Property 330

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 9, 2017

One 11-year classic study of over 200 companies, detailed in “ Corporate Culture and Performance ,” found that those working on their culture improved revenue by 516%, and increased net income by 755%. Building an ethical business is more than just compliance and meeting legal requirements, and it has big paybacks.

Software Review 166

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ConversionXL

JULY 21, 2022

How did Outreach grow in just a few years to 50,000 monthly active users , $10 million in new bookings, and net revenue retention (NRR) of more than 140%? Apply these lessons to align your teams and drive revenue growth. NSM must: Lead to revenue; Reflect customer value; Measure progress. Defaulting to revenue.

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Up and Running

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

Creating a financial plan enables companies to predict expenditures and create an effective plan for incoming revenue. Recording your expected revenues and expenses monthly does not count as effective budgeting. This information can be used to create financial strategies to cut costs and maximize revenue. Wrapping up.

Technical Review 132

Technical Review Software Review Forecast Cloud 132

YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 10, 2021

By cultivating loyalty, you ultimately increase profitability and revenue. Net Promoter Score software is one example. And in the world of social media, there’s also a degree of social acceptance involved. ( “What will people think?”). 4 Tips for Increasing Customer Loyalty. But it’s important that you find a way to do it at scale.

Customer 207

Customer Retention Software Review .Net 207

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 6, 2016

After all, if people feel more of a safety net for trying and not succeeding more people are bound to try in the first place and more innovation is almost inevitable. So I wondered out loud with the president if the government wanted to encourage more entrepreneurship — was there a way to help promote more of a culture accepting of failure?

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

These negatives have largely overshadowed the potential IPO positives of increased capital for the startup, possible huge increase in personal net worth, broader access to investors, market for their stock, the ability to attract top-notch professionals, and the peer prestige of running a public company.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 31, 2019

These negatives have largely overshadowed the potential IPO positives of increased capital for the startup, possible huge increase in personal net worth, broader access to investors, market for their stock, the ability to attract top-notch professionals, and the peer prestige of running a public company.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 12, 2017

You can review all the specifics of this approach in the classic book by Nathan Furr and Paul Ahlstrom, appropriately titled “ Nail It then Scale It: The Entrepreneur's Guide to Creating and Managing Breakthrough Innovation ,” but I will net it out here. Great businesses begin with a customer problem that has a big and monetizable pain point.

Startup 161

Startup Angel Investor Technical Review Incubator 161

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 31, 2017

by Robbie Kellman Baxter, author of “ The Membership Economy: Find Your Super Users, Master the Forever Transaction, and Build Recurring Revenue “ In today’s competitive market, customer engagement (or lack thereof) could determine whether your company sinks or swims.

Customer 171

Customer Retention Software Review Metrics 171

The Startup Magazine

JULY 21, 2021

Digital marketers promote the company’s product or service to their target audience in order to maximize revenue. Ideally, digital marketers can optimize PPC marketing campaigns so the conversions (sales) from the ad nets more revenue than the cost of the campaign. Is it any wonder they’re essential? Old School But Effective.

Technical Review 148

Technical Review PPC SEM Marketing 148

Up and Running

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Metrics such as discretionary cash flow or business revenue are used. A company’s goodwill might be worth 2x more than the discretionary cash flow, or the accounting practice’s value might be worth 1 to 1.35x the annual revenue + work-in-progress (inventory). Where Gross Profit = Net Sales – Cost of Goods Sold.

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The Startup Magazine

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

You can get immediate feedback on how satisfied your customers are with your services and whether they would recommend you to others by implementing a Net Promoter Score (NPS) system. . By knowing what your customers want, you can create consistent and measurable improvements that result in increased revenue and customer happiness.

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ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Don’t cast your net too far and wide. Use qualitative customer surveys and gather Net Promoter Score feedback to understand user intent and friction. In the retention phase, measure these performance metrics: Retention rate vs. churn rate Customer churn Net Promoter Score Email open rates Email click-through rate.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 22, 2014

DSO is the average number of days that a company takes to collect revenue after a sale has been made. The accounts receivable turnover ratio is your annual net sales divided by your annual accounts receivable. net, Asia’s banks face $1 trillion Basel III capital shortfall, says DBS chief. Watch your accounts receivable.

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ConversionXL

AUGUST 13, 2019

It’s common for companies to put a revenue figure on what it means to be successful in SaaS. But only 400 software companies have made it to the $500M revenue mark. Chances are you’ve been told to focus on metrics like: Monthly Recurring Revenue (MRR); Lifetime Value (LTV); Customer Acquisition Cost (CAC).

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Metrics SQL Retention Churn Rate 117

The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 17, 2021

EMPLOYEE NET PROMOTER SCORE . You may be familiar with the net promoter score (NPS). While measuring the sales revenue, it might take time to figure out those marketing parts that yield sales. The ratio of operating cash flow to the net capital gives insights into the financial status and anticipates profits. SALES KPIs.

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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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ReadWriteStart

JUNE 26, 2020

You must focus on growing revenues, predicting revenues, and reducing expenses. These challenges are particularly serious if you want your hiring net to consider talent from all over the globe. You should not be doing things that will deliver value 12 months from now. . E – Execution. Hiring Challenges.

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