thebarefootvc

DECEMBER 16, 2011

This was the year that the promise of technology to truly change the world and empower individuals (the reason I entered the tech world in 1994) reached global scale. This is my recap of what stood out to me this year and what I’m looking forward to in 2012 — we are only in the beginning of many revolutions.

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Cracking the Code

FEBRUARY 23, 2011

It would have been easy to explain the difference by changes in the 2010/2011 revenue growth projections but unfortunately that is not the case. revenues while large caps are trading at 6.4x. ► 2012. (1). Global warming: a plague for humanity? McKinsey highlight #1: the art of cost cutting or. Global Warning!

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 18, 2013

Anu Madgavkar, senior fellow at the McKinsey Global Institute , shared these and more interesting insights into small businesses in Asia during a sharing session organized by search giant Google. Feature Story In the News Asia economic impact economy Google growth industry Internet McKinsey Global Institute small business'

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2012

Cloud computing and the open source movements have brought down the costs of starting a company by more than 90%. But in 2012 a visit to any major college in America will show you the massive increase in aspirations of our young talent to become the next Mark Zuckerberg and build a future Facebook. Today’s Normalization.

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The Next Web

JUNE 15, 2015

Take Airbnb’s expansion into Europe as an example, a market that now generates over half of the company’s revenue. For the areas that the company found harder to crack, Airbnb employed a hands-on strategy by sending in small teams at a relatively low cost to generate grassroots interest in their service. Talent-Driven Expansion.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 20, 2013

Even though the world is getting smaller, due to easy global connectivity, people still feel alone if not well-connected locally. These hyperlocal sites don’t have to compete with global sites, and always have unique content, community advertising, and local issues. Getting these users costs money.

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Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 8, 2019

This year, LoveMyDetour devised a program which provides creative strategies, resources, to empower women with the leadership tools needed to transform adversity into creative growth and entrepreneurial success, which I’ve toured internationally to organizations, conferences, hospitals and universities since 2012.

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Hearpreneur

JUNE 19, 2018

As a successful young entrepreneur (he’s only 30! ), Harrison Rogers is Founder and CEO of HJR Global, a private equity company that has increased at least 200% every year for the past 4 years. HJR Global is a family of small businesses founded by Harrison that span industries including education, real estate, security systems, and more.

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gigaom.com

JULY 10, 2012

9, 2012, 3:50pm PT. For the remainder of 2012, AT&T will give free and unlimited access to the Watson APIs to any developer paying AT&T’s $99 annual registration dues. Registered developers will get 5000 points a month and any speech transaction of a minute or less will cost one point. Monday, July 9 2012.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

John Oechsle joined Swiftpage in July 2012 and currently serves as president and chief executive officer. John came to Swiftpage with a 30-year track record of building highly profitable and sustainable revenue growth for emerging companies and established global leaders. This saves hours.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 14, 2013

To drive home the point, Nielsen’s 2012 social media report reveals that: • Forty-seven percent of social media users engage in social care (i.e., In a global marketplace that’s more connected and competitive by the day, customers aren’t limited to only one or two methods of communication.

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Cracking the Code

MARCH 12, 2010

Given the predictability of SaaS GAAP revenues on a quarterly basis, the fact that the 08/09 projections were unchanged is not a surprise. Given that the revenues are not growing very fast, this means that most of the companies have reduced their sales force and focused on productivity improvement. (1). ► 2012. (1).

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Haystack

NOVEMBER 3, 2019

On the other end , Xiaomi’s Mi Band sold for a fraction of the cost, putting pricing pressure on Fitbit’s potential user base. 2/ Consolidating Hardware And Time – Another watch-enthusiast brand — Pebble — was unceremoniously folded into Fitbit after launching in 2012 to rabid fanfare.

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abovethecrowd.com

JULY 10, 2014

For the market size, he states, “For my base case valuation, I’m going to assume that the primary market Uber is targeting is the global taxi and car-service market.” He then goes on to calculate a global estimate for the historical taxi and limousine market. The global market would obviously be much larger.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 12, 2013

Yet I am amazed to see US Census Bureau data from 2012 that at least 50%, maybe up to 75%, of small businesses still have no presence at all. The website can be a source of revenue. These may not have the globally recognized www.companyname.com domain name, but will certainly put you in touch with the new Internet generation.

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searchengineland.com

MAY 30, 2012

May 30, 2012 at 1:06pm ET by Conrad Saam. Also note that the data I’ve provide the candidate so far doesn’t include anything around revenue or costs. SMX Advanced - June 5-6, 2012. SMX Paris - June 7-8 2012. 15-16, 2012. Search, Social and Mobile: What Travel Marketers Must Know - June 26, 2012.

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Cracking the Code

OCTOBER 9, 2009

This strong recovery has highlighted the resiliency of the recurring revenue model in a downturn as well as the stength of the shift to soaftware-as-a-service and cloud computing. One way to measure this productivity is to look at the Customer Acqusition Cost ratio that I have defined in a previous post. ► 2012. (1).

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

While inherently more difficult to start and more complex to manage, the rewards can far outweigh the risks, with blockbuster drugs capable of reaching yearly revenues of USD $12 billion. This has opened the doors for healthcare start-ups to commercialize discoveries and set themselves up for a lucrative exit.

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Cracking the Code

DECEMBER 1, 2009

► 2012. (1). Global warming: a plague for humanity? McKinsey highlight #1: the art of cost cutting or. Global Warning! The recession created opportunities! Online Gaming. (1). Portfolio. (3). sales and marketing. (10). Small and medium businesses. (2). software. (10). Venture Capital. (3). Blog Archive.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 23, 2014

Their assembly chain approach to construction brought in a level of efficiency, cost-savings and quality that was previously unmatched. The base product is quickly deployed, cost-effective and customizable. The Cost Advantage is Obvious. They met high demand for affordable homes with a single, replicable solution.

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Austin Startup

NOVEMBER 25, 2018

5, 2012, and it is a very personal post. starting the global social commerce movement and changing the face of commerce forever. The margins were small given the competition (~10–20% depending on the item), but I grew the revenues at a pretty impressive clip and sold the business two years later. That is a ton of money.

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Cracking the Code

JANUARY 22, 2009

While it may make sense to offer very slight adjustments for favorable payment terms and one time revenue, net additions to MRR should dominate the sales rep’s thoughts. 1 of MRR generates $12 of annual revenue, so $1 commission equals 1/12=8.3% What is my cost of capital and how much is worth an incremental upfront payment?

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Cracking the Code

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

Cloud accounting is all about matching revenue and costs to consumption…well, except for professional services! In regards to calculatimg the "Magic Number" - should the amount included as sales and marketing costs match the length of the sales cycle? ► 2012. (1). Global Warning! Newer Post.

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ConversionXL

JANUARY 16, 2014

Back in October 2013 Simon-Kucher & Partners , a global marketing & sales consultancy, published a survey that found 33% of shoppers did not name prices as the primary driver for online shopping. Shipping Costs. From the period of June to November 2012 they gained an additional 6,000 new customers. Social Proof.

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Agile VC

MARCH 8, 2012

March 8, 2012. But even during the macroeconomic boom of 2004 to early 2008 (inflated by various credit bubbles – housing, sovereign debt, LBOs) tech IPOs were extremely rare and then the global economic crisis of late 2008 – 2010 only further dampened hopes for a recovery. Zynga – 8x+ trailing revenue.

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The Startup Magazine

MAY 31, 2017

Outcomes from a national study conducted by the Center for an Urban Future that reported a dramatic 52 percent growth in woman-owned business formation from 2002 to 2012.( Avg Revenues / firm. There are significant global markets for fashion, art and architecture, food manufacturing and craft-making markets. Race/Ethnicity. #

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Cracking the Code

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

It is intriguing to see the M&A dynamics in the space, highlighting the interest of tech companies for recurring revenue streams - even SAP announced in their analyst call earlier this month that they were moving from perpertual licenses to five year term licences. ► 2012. (1). Global warming: a plague for humanity?

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uxdesign.smashingmagazine.com

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

UX Study The State Of E-Commerce Checkout Design 2012. September 4th, 2012. The result: three less fields for the customer to fill + shipping dates and costs already updated at the page entry. The Influence Of Revenue And Industry. September 4th, 2012 7:05 am. September 4th, 2012 7:21 am. User Experience.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 20, 2014

MiTú, based out of Los Angeles, was founded in 2012 by three veterans from the Hispanic media world: Beatriz Acevedo ( recently named on the 25 most important digital media players on The Hollywood Reporter !) , Doug Greiff and Roy Burstin. And of course they are also focused on the US Hispanic market.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 25, 2011

A great recent example of this was a successful group of entrepreneurs who had created a company that will do $10-12 million in revenue at their system integration business (read: services business) in 2011 after having done $5 million or so in 2010 and $2-3 million in 2009. Firstly, they don’t realize how hard product businesses are.

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Cracking the Code

NOVEMBER 13, 2008

The fact that SaaS valuations are being more affected by the downturn than the Nasdaq can be surprising given the supposed resiliency of the SaaS model (recurring revenues) but it translates the public investors belief that SMB software spend is going to be hit very hard by this recession. ► 2012. (1). Post a Comment. Newer Post.

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The Startup Magazine

DECEMBER 4, 2017

Failing to look at customer and partner financial data can end up costing you big time. After failing to complete adequate due diligence before acquiring Autonomy in 2012, they ended up with losses of around $5 billion. For example, look closely at their revenue and stability. Global Database – The Trusted Credit Risk Platform.

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Metrics Customer Database Bankruptcy 60

The Equity Kicker

AUGUST 24, 2016

He said that when he made those investments in 2012 and 2013 eCommerce wasn’t a hot sector with VCs and that remains the case now, but here at Forward Partners we’ve made a number of ecommerce investments and, like David and his partners at Venrock, think there will be more Dollar Shave Club scale exits going forward.

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Cracking the Code

FEBRUARY 25, 2008

As I was building the spreadsheet, I also included the revenue multiples for this set of companies, both for the trailing 12-month (TTM) and the forward 12-month (FTM). ► 2012. (1). Global warming: a plague for humanity? McKinsey highlight #1: the art of cost cutting or. Global Warning! Online Gaming. (1).

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This is going to be BIG.

NOVEMBER 7, 2011

Is 2012 going to be 2000 all over again? The difference between many of these companies and what we saw back in 1999 is that there are real revenues and revenue growth at many of these companies--and their costs are largely in people, which can always be trimmed down. Facebook is doing billions in revenues.

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Cracking the Code

DECEMBER 16, 2006

however, public SaaS companies like Concur, Saba, Taleo, LivePerson and Ultimate are growing 50-100% per year and trading at an average 5x trailing revenue multiples (I excluded salesforce leading the pack with 9x!) whereas traditional software companies of this size have a growth rate of less than 10% and revenue multiples of 2-2.5x.

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Cracking the Code

JANUARY 28, 2008

Eloqua is bringing this revolution to the B2B marketers by providing on-demand applications and best-practice expertise for B2B marketers to execute, automate and measure effective marketing programs that drive revenue. ► 2012. (1). Global warming: a plague for humanity? McKinsey highlight #1: the art of cost cutting or.

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