YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 18, 2016

Websites, they claim, need advertising revenue to survive. More than being vehicles of marketing and revenue, this means that resource-hogging advertisement networks are often vehicles for malware. Each time a visitor clicks on one of those links, the referring site earns a bit of revenue.”. by Max Emelianov, CEO of HostForWeb.

Advertising 100

Advertising Software Review Revenue Internet 100

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 13, 2010

Within a year, by late 2000 / early 2001 consulting firms were firing people en masse. On July 27th, 2001 Accenture IPO’s and many of the partners grew fabulously wealthy. 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.

Turkey 302

Turkey Differentiation IP Technical Review 302

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 27, 2010

Most of what I learned about operating startups I learned from the really tough years at my first company from 2001-2003. My company had raised venture capital in April 2001 but we were told that there may never be any more coming. and we ultimately sold when we hit $14 million and had more than $30 million in backlog revenue.

Venture Capital 285

Venture Capital Hiring Software Review Stock Options 285

Hearpreneur

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

billion in annual revenue. In 1999, Alibaba had to face many failures; for the first three years, the company made zero revenue. Conant joined the team in 2001, just as sales were declining for the company and its market value was decreasing. Airbnb now makes $2.5 Thanks to Donny Gamble, RetirementInvestments.com ! #4-

Entrepreneur 132

Entrepreneur China Incubator Philippines 132

ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 4, 2012

The dead startups honored were mobile social-networking company Addieu, mobile game and activity locator Get-a-Game and the late, seldom-lamented but often-derided Kozmo.com, which failed way back in 2001 but to this day is held up as the embodiment of dotcom-era foolhardiness. Max Delivery charges a fee and makes a profit.

Technical Cofounder 152

Technical Cofounder Cofounder Video New York City 152

YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 17, 2017

days in 2001-2003. Keith leads all marketing activities and has successfully grown revenue and lead volume every quarter. Glassdoor reports that since 2009, interview processes have grown from 3.3 days and data from DHI Hiring Indicators shows that the average job opening remained unfilled for 28.1

Artificial Inteligence 113

Artificial Inteligence B2B Reputation Hiring 113

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. In my first company I had to raise money in April 2001 or die. Probably revenue based.

Founder 329

Founder Liquidation Preference Term Sheet Participating Preferred 329

Gust

OCTOBER 20, 2011

In 2011, the valuation of pre-revenue, start-up companies is typically in the range of $1.5–$2.5 Such comparisons can only be made for companies at the same stage of development, in this case, for pre-revenue startup ventures. As can be seen the average (mean) pre-money valuation for recent pre-revenue deals is $2.1

Valuation 146

Valuation Pre-Money Valuation Intellectual Property Technical Review 146

ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 4, 2012

The dead startups honored were mobile social-networking company Addieu, mobile game and activity locator Get-a-Game and the late, seldom-lamented but often-derided Kozmo.com, which failed way back in 2001 but to this day is held up as the embodiment of dotcom-era foolhardiness. Max Delivery charges a fee and makes a profit.

Technical Cofounder 96

Technical Cofounder Cofounder Video New York City 96

ConversionXL

MARCH 19, 2020

“Value brands can also effectively reach out to pained-but-patient consumers who previously bought higher-end brands, a strategy Wal-Mart aggressively used with its ‘everyday low prices’ policy in the 2001 recession.” Even less does it mean high transaction volume or revenue. Premium-brand market leaders [.] recession in 2009.”.

Marketing 121

Marketing Campaign Non-Compete Lean 121

Austin Startup

APRIL 23, 2020

After September 11th, 2001, people were afraid to fly. down 97%: Austin Business Journal Restaurant revenue is down 73%?—?despite despite the ability to offer takeout: Austin Restaurant Revenues Dropped by 73 Percent Austin’s unemployment rate went from 2.6% TSA had two functions. First, make us safer when we fly.

Austin 100

Austin Software Review Technical Review Viral 100

Feld Thoughts

JUNE 19, 2017

Between the spring of 2000 and the end of 2001, I had the worst, most stressful, and most painful business period of my life. There’s a special bonus in Mark’s post, which is in the section titled Revenue is Not Revenue is Not Revenue. They are both worth reading right now. Or something else?”

Internet 162

Internet Revenue .Net Operations 162

Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 7, 2023

Over the past two decades, she has led large revenue-producing divisions at businesses ranging from start-ups to the Fortune 500. Over the past two decades, she has led large revenue producing divisions at businesses ranging from startups to Fortune 500. Tiffani is also the host of the podcast  What’s Next! with Tiffani Bova.

Employee 87

Employee Technical Review Advisory Board Sales 87

Steve Blank

JANUARY 25, 2022

The revenue of products that contain chips is worth tens of t rillions of dollars. In 2001 there were 17 companies making the most advanced chips. Those companies and government agencies then design the chips into systems and devices (e.g. iPhones, PCs, airplanes, cloud computing, etc.),

Taiwan 436

Taiwan IP Artificial Inteligence Intellectual Property 436

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 18, 2009

This was soon after the bursting of the dot com bubble – in early 2001. million in recurring revenue of which $600k came from Germany. The agreement was that both sets of investors would fund the combined entity, we would reduce overlapped costs and become a healthier company. But we did $2.1 The next year we did $5.9

Germany 298

Germany Entrepreneur Merger Los Angeles 298

Feld Thoughts

APRIL 7, 2017

It’s the summer of 2001. By breakfast in the summer of 2001, the stock was trading under $1 / share. He certainly didn’t have to get up every day and go to the office, which by the summer of 2001 was a real business battle on multiple fronts. The NASDAQ peak is in the rear view mirror. Many Internet companies are struggling.

SEC 148

SEC New York Venture Capital Partner 148

YoungUpstarts

MARCH 29, 2017

Standardization and regulatory authorities (such as the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) presently have material on their websites encouraging use of such systems. Founded in 2001, eFileCabinet, Inc. Regulators are already chiming in with their opinions on the matter.

Management 100

Management Technical Review Albuquerque Security 100

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

View from Seed

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Aggregate VC investment in 2009 hits a low of roughly $20B, a figure last seen in 2003 in the wake of the bursting of the dotcom and telecom bubble and 2001 recession. Year over year revenue growth rates are measured in multiples not percentages. VC funding for startups is drying up quickly. Survival is the order of the day.

IPO 202

IPO Early Stage Cofounder B2C 202

Software By Rob

OCTOBER 26, 2010

At the time (2001), digital cameras were very much maligned by “real photographers&# , and certainly by the general public. When everyone took notice of Java and abandoned C++ in droves, Rogue Wave’s revenues plummeted. They still saw their license revenue coming in, albeit a little lower each quarter.

Java 66

Java Product Software Developers Software Development 66

ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 4, 2012

The dead startups honored were mobile social-networking company Addieu, mobile game and activity locator Get-a-Game and the late, seldom-lamented but often-derided Kozmo.com, which failed way back in 2001 but to this day is held up as the embodiment of dotcom-era foolhardiness. Max Delivery charges a fee and makes a profit.

Technical Cofounder 60

Technical Cofounder Video Cofounder New York City 60

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

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.

Silicon Valley 236

Silicon Valley IPO Technical Review Venture Capital 236

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 25, 2010

I lived through this again September 2001. If it’s a biz deal you might care about IP protection, revenue share, investment commitments to joint marketing – whatever. I lived through this again September 2001. Many companies that were in the process of raising money did not. Anybody who didn’t close was dead.

Technical Review 301

Technical Review Term Sheet Due Diligence Venture Capital 301

Ben's Blog

APRIL 27, 2011

When Alfred presented the acquisition to BEA’s board of directors, one prominent board member said: “if you think that this company is going to pay $150M for a company with $150K in revenue, you are out of your f&%!$n’ In recognition of his phenomenal vision and execution, BEA named Alfred its new Chief Executive Officer in October 2001.

Acquisition 74

Acquisition Cloud Architecture Revenue 74

OnlyOnce

JUNE 23, 2022

And yet there are days and circumstances that feel like 2001 or 2009. Plenty of businesses, especially in the tech sector, are kicking ass. It’s tough to navigate as a startup CEO. But beyond that, there’s no clear playbook. And that’s where the worrisome line comes in. a recession would come in late 2023. Wait, what?

Europe 62

Europe Stock Revenue Email 62

BeyondVC

JANUARY 3, 2019

The 10 year bull market where every company’s revenue chart is up and to the right is over. Look at 2001 and 2008’s Lehman collapse and Sequoia RIP Good Times deck for lessons learned. Many startups were funded on growth alone and this is the year that efficient growth plays a huge part in determining who the next winners will be.

Stealth 79

Stealth Advisory Board Cloud Virginia 79

Scalable Startup

AUGUST 26, 2014

Drupal was launched in 2001, and Acquia started in 2007. Angel Investor Drupal founder PHP Revenue Growth SaaS Scalability startup startup CEO venture Cash Flow CEOing leadership scalability tom nora venture capital' Acquia, Inc. Because they are open source. more info on the funding round from @thewhir [link].

Founder 42

Founder Los Angeles PHP Open Source 42

Babbling VC

AUGUST 10, 2011

I am seriously babbling like everyone else did in 2001, 2008 and now again in 2011. Make your customers happy, especially the ones generating the majority of your revenues. No matter what, stay focussed on generating revenues. . Nevertheless, I will stop right there. This is nothing new. But better they will be! .

Germany 76

Germany Stock IPO Valuation 76

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 16, 2010

The VC industry grew dramatically as a result of the Internet bubble - Before the Internet bubble the people who invested in VC funds (called LPs or Limited Partners) put about $50 billion into the industry and by 2001 this had grown precipitously to around $250 billion. He has a set of clearly defined criteria in order to invest.

LP 311

LP Technical Review Early Stage Silicon Valley 311

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 22, 2011

Ah, but today’s Internet companies have real revenue! An obvious example is Google who may have gotten less market attention if there would have been 8 well-financed competitors during the 2001-2005 timeframe. I said that at the Founder Showcase, too. and profits! Sure, that makes them better companies than those of 12 years ago.

Saudi Arabia 309

Saudi Arabia Valuation IPO Technical Review 309

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 3, 2016

This saves time and frees up your employees to do other revenue generating projects. There is also a labor cost associated with these tasks that can be saved and allocated to revenue generating projects. Our clients report saving as much as $10,000 annually in freed up office space through the use of DMS. Cost to Print and Copy.

Software 159

Software Management Utah Security 159

Ben's Blog

JUNE 18, 2011

If we are in a bubble, that is a bit of an odd commentary for a company that grew revenues 83% year-over-year and grew earnings 93% year-over-year. In 2001, Stewart Butterfield abandoned plans to build a massively multiplayer online game (MMOG) after costs became too great; he built photo-sharing service Flickr instead.

Technical Review 60

Technical Review Software Review Valuation Internet 60

This is going to be BIG.

MAY 5, 2023

Last August, I passed the point at which I had spent literally half my entire life working in this asset class, having started at the General Motors pension fund doing institutional investments in venture funds and late-stage directs back in February of 2001.

Later Stage 218

Later Stage Venture Capital Term Sheet Limited Partner 218

Ben's Blog

MARCH 24, 2011

To find out whether or not today’s public technology companies have hit bubble valuations, let’s compare some companies that survived the great bubble with their bubble era valuations: The Enterprise Value-to-Revenue multiple (EV/Rev) and Price-to-Earnings multiple (PE) are commonly used metrics to tell the valuation:value story. Much better.

Technical Review 78

Technical Review Valuation Venture Capital Database 78

Agile VC

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Aggregate VC investment in 2009 hits a low of roughly $20B, a figure last seen in 2003 in the wake of the bursting of the dotcom and telecom bubble and 2001 recession. Year over year revenue growth rates are measured in multiples not percentages. VC funding for startups is drying up quickly. Survival is the order of the day.

IPO 100

IPO Early Stage Cofounder B2C 100

Mike Michalowicz

OCTOBER 19, 2015

An accounting firm based in Santa Monica, CA, specializing in bankruptcy, from 2001 to 2003. Previously, from 1999 to 2001, Seth was a Senior Revenue Accountant for the Veterinary Centers Of America. An accounting firm based in Santa Monica, CA, specializing in bankruptcy, from 2001 to 2003.

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Video SEC Bankruptcy Wisconsin 60