ReadWriteStart

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Rental subscriptions and late fees were the main drivers of revenue for the organization. Ironically, the founder of Netflix, Reed Hastings, made an offer to Blockbuster to buy out Netflix for $50 million in 2000. Blinded by its advertising revenue , Yahoo let customer experience take a backseat.

Software Review 190

Software Review Application Development Technical Review Bankruptcy 190

SoCal CTO

MARCH 5, 2007

However, Elgg could power 100,000 networks and it would make no difference - there is no revenue stream as we give everything away under a GPL license. Common revenue streams are consulting, training, support, customization, upgraded versions for corporate applications, etc. I understand his frustration.

Open Source 150

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Steve Blank

JUNE 3, 2010

The company loses customers, then revenues and profits decline and it eventually gets acquired or goes out of business. Meeting the Challenge of Disruptive Change, Clayton Christensen/Michael Overdorf: March/April 2000. - Over time, innovations outside the company (demographic, cultural, new technologies, etc.) Creative Destruction.

Search 251

Search Agile Customer Development Technical Review 251

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. Questions I ask Matt Briel: [1:29] Could you tell us about the origin story of Lulu and how did it come to be? [2:25]

Audience 98

Audience Revenue Distribution Differentiation 98

YoungUpstarts

MAY 8, 2012

The poultry and livestock industry recently added $19 billion in tax revenues for the U.S. million in tax revenue since 2000, with California following shortly behind at 17,000 jobs and $185.5 million in tax revenue. million in tax revenue since 2000, with California following shortly behind at 17,000 jobs and $185.5

Iowa 176

Iowa Technical Review India United States 176

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 29, 2010

The A round was done in February 2000 (end of the bull market) and my B round was done in April 2001 (bear market). People buy companies for 3 primary reasons: 1) they want the management team / talent 2) they want the technology or 3) they want the market traction (revenue, customer base, profits, etc).

Venture Capital 282

Venture Capital Term Sheet Valuation Stock Options 282

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 5, 2011

million post-money valuation with no revenue. It was early 2000. We had companies pitching us that had almost no revenue at all and they were raising $10-15 million in capital at a $40-50 million pre-money valuation. I raised my A round at a $31.5 That was market.

Pre-Money Valuation 336

Pre-Money Valuation Valuation Silicon Valley Stock 336

YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 6, 2012

The Sandbox is designed to accelerate the process of business creation through a 12-week experiential-based program, producing either investment-ready firms or ready-to-go, revenue-generating entities.

Incubator 202

Incubator New York City Boston Intellectual Property 202

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 29, 2009

Just ask anybody who was trying to close funding the fateful week of September 11, 2001 or even March 2000. Huge downturns have a real impact on the revenue line of start-ups and therefore the pressure on valuations. But any entrepreneurs raising capital should keep in mind that this opening of the markets could possibly be temporary.

Burn Rate 263

Burn Rate Valuation Pre-Money Valuation Private Equity 263

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 22, 2011

I know that most people who are close to them tend to deny their existence, as we saw in the great housing bubble of 2002-2007 and the dot com bubble of 1997-2000. Ah, but today’s Internet companies have real revenue! I believe a bubble occurs when a market is willing to pay greater than intrinsic value for an asset class.

Saudi Arabia 309

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Feld Thoughts

JUNE 9, 2021

I’ve been working with Matt since 2000. Matt Blumberg has a new book out titled Startup CXO: A Field Guide to Scaling Up Your Company’s Critical Functions and Teams. It’s a follow-up to his previous book, Startup CEO: A Field Guide to Scaling Up Your Business. That year, we merged two companies: Return Path and Veripost.

Fractional CTO 197

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The Startup Magazine

JUNE 20, 2024

Around 80% of all major power outages that occurred from 2000 to 2023 were caused by weather. As the production halts due to faulty equipment, you have to bear the costs of labor, lost revenue, reduced capacity, etc. As IBM mentions, fortune 500 companies are losing around 11% of their annual revenue to downtime.

Analytics 155

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 25, 2017

They come at the early stage while a startup has no revenue or valuation, so professional investors are hard to find. There are already more than 2000 hackerspaces worldwide, as listed on the Hackerspace Wiki. In today’s fast moving market, the basic product development cost and time are critical to survival.

Technical Cofounder 153

Technical Cofounder Intellectual Property Wiki Cofounder 153

Ben's Blog

MARCH 24, 2011

In the great bubble of 1998-2000, the boom in public valuations mirrored the boom in private valuations. The inflation-adjusted data from the last bubble tells the story: In the 3-year period from 1998-2000, venture capital firms raised more than $200 billion, which represented about 0.55% of the national GDP. Much better.

Technical Review 78

Technical Review Valuation Venture Capital Database 78

Duct Tape Marketing

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

You could choose our system to move from vendor to trusted advisor, attract only ideal clients, and confidently present your strategies to build monthly recurring revenue. But yeah, I think we're over 2000. Sara Nay (02:30): So you've possibly listened to John interview guests 2000 times or so at this point.

Small Business 81

Small Business Cloud ChatGPT Technical Review 81

Up and Running

JUNE 21, 2021

Seeing a 200-percent revenue growth in just the first year after securing that loan, TRISTAR took out an additional $500,000 SBA-backed loan to expand its physical presence into two more locations. It has grown from five employees generating $120,000 in annual revenue to 350 employees generating annual revenues of $16.5

Columbus 134

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 2, 2014

In fact, since 2000, more than 10 million Americans have filed personal bankruptcy due to their employers’ failed health insurance plan. For many, it’s been a struggle. But the Affordable Care Act has changed the game. There are many other tax-related areas where CPAs can show great value to employer clients.

Software Review 224

Software Review Employee Retention Government 224

Up and Running

AUGUST 18, 2014

If you’d still like to be running the company in 10 years time, you’re probably going to want to ensure that exit plan comes in the form of a steady revenue stream that allows you to pay off investors; an IPO instead of a buy-out; or simply opt for a different strategy – your own funds or private/government loans and grants. “The

Small Business 154

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Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 30, 2019

Transcript of How Reducing Friction Increases Revenue written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. ” They’ll show you that it’s got four and a half stars from 2000 reviews. Back to Podcast. Transcript. This transcript is sponsored by our transcript partner – Rev – Get $10 off your first order.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 5, 2013

Of course incumbents cannot be expected to jeopardize their revenue streams or investments in CRM platforms with new concepts that wipe out the need for their current solutions. Too much was at stake, we couldn’t afford the risk of destabilizing everything and losing substantial revenue.

Programming 150

Programming Turkey Social Media Redemption 150

Gust

JANUARY 31, 2013

In 2000, the SEC adopted Regulation FD in response to growing concerns regarding “ selective disclosure.” The first question is a fact-based analysis that involves reviewing Netflix’ public disclosures up until that time, determining the effects on revenue and earnings of the growth in hours streamed, etc.

SEC 158

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Version One Ventures

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Up until late August, Lightning Labs had capped the channel capacity and payment size for users of their popular implementation of the network to ~$2000 USD and ~$500 respectively to better protect user funds with experimental software. . And >40% of that revenue is coming from in-game purchases.

Networking 168

Networking Global OTC Security 168

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

billion in annual subscription revenues not including advertising or eCommerce). In April of 2000 there were fears that the AOL / Time Warner merger would create a monopoly on the Internet. People feared they were going to have a monopoly over the Internet due to “bunding&# Internet Explorer with their operating system.

Social Network 318

Social Network Networking Internet Technical Review 318

Steve Blank

MARCH 17, 2020

Next, take a look at your actual revenue each month – not forecast, but real revenue coming in each month. Subtract your monthly gross burn rate from your monthly revenue to get your net burn rate. All your assumptions about customers, sales cycle and most importantly, revenue, burn rate and runway are no longer true.

Burn Rate 436

Burn Rate Startup Valuation Sales Cycle 436

Duct Tape Marketing

OCTOBER 29, 2024

A book can directly lead to client engagement and revenue generation. You can choose our system to move from vendor to trusted advisor, attract only ideal clients, and confidently present your strategies to build monthly recurring revenue. Key Takeaways: Writing a book acts as a calling card for businesses. Visit DTM world slash scale.

Cloud 87

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BeyondVC

DECEMBER 7, 2005

Frictionless sales means reducing the pain for customers to adopt and use a service/product and consequently reducing the cost of sales and marketing to get a customer and generate revenue. Ultimately what you want is sales leverage where every $1 you spend on sales and marketing equals multiples of that in terms of revenue.

Sales 78

Sales Java Open Source Software Review 78

Steve Blank

MAY 6, 2015

Best practices in software development started to move to agile development in the early 2000’s. revenue streams generated by the value proposition(s). Microsoft Windows 3.0). This methodology improved on waterfall by building software iteratively and involving the customer. customer segments, such as users and payers or moms or teens.

Lean 120

Lean Agile Business Model Customer Development 120

Steve Blank

MARCH 18, 2011

Dot.com Bubble ( 1995-2000): “ Anything goes” as public markets clamor for ideas, vague promises of future growth, and IPOs happen absent regard for history or profitability. VC’s worked with entrepreneurs to build profitable and scalable businesses, with increasing revenue and consistent profitability – quarter after quarter.

Internet 335

Internet IPO Silicon Valley Agile 335

Seeing Both Sides

AUGUST 16, 2012

Last week, I wrote about Akamai , a company with strong network effects that successfully transitioned from a single product to build a platform that garners over a billion dollars in revenue and is now a core part of the Internet’s fabric. Big Data meets travel…in 2000. Magical, really. TripAdvisor’s History: Two Big Pivots.

Part-Time VPE 54

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ConversionXL

JUNE 14, 2012

study, “Customer Feedback Management: Leveraging the Voice of the Customer to Amplify Business Results,” revealed that companies successfully leveraging Voice of the Customer (VOC) programs accomplish quantifiable year-over-year performance gains including increased annual revenue and higher customer satisfaction ratings. [.] A recent [.]

Sales 129

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ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

136 CMOs were recently asked “What do you see as your biggest opportunity for revenue generation in early 2013?” Romer analyzed every fourth down that occurred in every quarter of every NFL game from 1998 to 2000. ” 46% of them said “improving conversions” Excellent.

Design 100

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Duct Tape Marketing

OCTOBER 18, 2017

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San Francisco 65

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BeyondVC

DECEMBER 7, 2005

Frictionless sales means reducing the pain for customers to adopt and use a service/product and consequently reducing the cost of sales and marketing to get a customer and generate revenue. Ultimately what you want is sales leverage where every $1 you spend on sales and marketing equals multiples of that in terms of revenue.

Sales 60

Sales Java Open Source Software Review 60

Hearpreneur

JANUARY 10, 2018

The city needed what i’d been working so hard on in all other cities – revenue and advertisers. They brought me on to help generate more revenue and to rebuild their non-existent pipeline. I sent out over 2000 resumes over about 3 months and got nothing. This is what started Brooklyn Outdoor.

Entrepreneur 110

Entrepreneur Detroit Software Review Florida 110

ConversionXL

JUNE 5, 2014

It’s too bad, because a report by local & small business locator, Manta.com found that 61% of the small businesses surveyed indicated more than half of their revenue comes from repeat customers. In a 2000 study found 68% of customers stop doing business with a company due to feeling like the company was indifferent towards them.

Retention 115

Retention Customer Developer Programming 115

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

In 1999-2000 they weren’t doing enterprise-wide installations at Merrill Lynch, Dell and Cisco. You can’t take a $5 billion revenue stream and say “Fuck it. They’re going to eat our lunch anyways – let’s just cut our revenue to $1.5 Enter Salesforce.com. That would have been laughable.

Vesting 376

Vesting Framework Revenue Technology 376

ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

Even though they may represent a much lower lifetime value for a brand, they can represent a significant chunk of revenue over a year. Take this segment of a description for a $2000/night villa in Los Angeles from luxury rental site Luxury Retreats. Where do we draw the line? First things first: don’t discount often. Image source.

eCommerce 125

eCommerce Conversion Sales Los Angeles 125