Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 2, 2009

We should end the year with a few million in fully recurring revenue and we’re projected to double next year. But more spend = more viral opps = more revenue down the road. >50% of our revenue in now viral. Probably revenue based. I think a couple of million or revenues is probably a reasonable goal.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 13, 2010

Within a year, by late 2000 / early 2001 consulting firms were firing people en masse. Since that date the S&P 500 is up 2.45% while Accenture stock is up 206% with revenue of $23 billion and a market cap of $32 billion. Ameet said, “Don’t worry, we’ll be fine, just wait for the next downturn.&#.

Turkey 302

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 25, 2010

We moved into the legal process and final due diligence in January and February of 2000. Our final closure was the first week of March 2000. If it’s a biz deal you might care about IP protection, revenue share, investment commitments to joint marketing – whatever. Our final closure was the first week of March 2000.

Technical Review 301

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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

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

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

I was living in Europe in 2000 when the first WAP phones (Wireless Access Protocol) were introduced. Apple wants to take a major share of the revenue. There are so many free Flash games now where the owners of the handset and OS wouldn’t be able to have a cut in the revenue if they were widely distributed on iPhones.

Flash 326

Flash Mobile Application Development Cloud 326

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

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

APRIL 12, 2010

billion market cap), mid-sized (NetBotz with millions in revenue and funding), and small (sub-$1m operations like us). They were the disruptors, but they didn't profit from the disruption. There were many competitors, both huge (APC with $1.5

Technical Review 243

Technical Review Software Review Engineer Search 243

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

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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

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

OCTOBER 4, 2017

There’s also an armed globally-dispersed Sales and Support teams, so we’re selling to our 70,000 existing customers as well as thousands of new customers per month, which means we’ll end up adding more new revenue in one month than a small company will take in over a whole year. The tradeoff, however, is predictability.

Government 223

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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

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 31, 2019

Today the rate of startups going public (IPO – Initial Public Offering) is up from the dead zone, but is still half the rate back before 2000. As best, you should reserve this option for later stage VC discussions, once you have a well-proven business model, large market following, and substantial revenue.

IPO 210

IPO SEC Prospectus Startup 210

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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ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 4, 2012

Max Delivery does the same, with one big difference: Kozmo was free and was killed by its high-cost, low-revenue business model. (In In 2000 its revenues were $30 million, delivery costs $35 million and net loss $120 million.) Max Delivery charges a fee and makes a profit.

Technical Cofounder 152

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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 195

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Steve Blank

MARCH 31, 2014

I’m honored to be at a university noted for knowledge, and in a city with 2000 years of history – home of Gaudí one of the 20 th century’s greatest innovators. Companies horde cash and squeeze the most revenue and margin from the money they use. Thank you for the kind introduction. I’d like to start with a request.

Private Equity 330

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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

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 150

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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

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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

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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

Small Business Exit Strategy Cofounder Angel Investor 154

Steve Blank

OCTOBER 24, 2016

After running Microsoft for 25 years, Bill Gates handed the reins of CEO to Steve Ballmer in January 2000. If the Microsoft board was managing for quarter to quarter or even year to year revenue growth, Ballmer was as good as it gets as a CEO. On day one there are no customers to lose, no revenue and profits to decline.

Azure 120

Azure Business Model Cloud Artificial Inteligence 120

Steve Blank

OCTOBER 24, 2016

After running Microsoft for 25 years, Bill Gates handed the reins of CEO to Steve Ballmer in January 2000. If the Microsoft board was managing for quarter to quarter or even year to year revenue growth, Ballmer was as good as it gets as a CEO. On day one there are no customers to lose, no revenue and profits to decline.

Azure 120

Azure Business Model Cloud Artificial Inteligence 120

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

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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

SEC Prospectus United States Technical Review 158

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.

Revenue 68

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ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 4, 2012

Max Delivery does the same, with one big difference: Kozmo was free and was killed by its high-cost, low-revenue business model. (In In 2000 its revenues were $30 million, delivery costs $35 million and net loss $120 million.) Max Delivery charges a fee and makes a profit.

Technical Cofounder 96

Technical Cofounder Cofounder Video New York City 96

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

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

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crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 18, 2013

A VC: MBA Mondays: Revenue Models – Subscriptions – [link]. Thanks To Facebook, Strongest Year For IPOs Since 2000 With $21.5 The Science of Productivity: How To Get More Done In Less Time – [link]. Google’s Larry Page on Why Moon Shots Matter | Wired Business – [link].

Social Media 94

Social Media Small Business Design Media 94

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.

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