Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

Google has been investing in a broad healthcare portfolio, Amazon has been investing in pharmacy distribution and Apple…? It may be the first one built into the watch, but it’s not the first Apple Watch ECG app cleared by the FDA – AliveCor , got over-the-counter-clearance in 2014 and Cardiac Designs in 2013.)

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The Next Web

SEPTEMBER 15, 2013

Over the course of 2013, the API industry has matured a great deal. The most common example of an API strategy is around companies who aspire to build a developer community as a new revenue source or as the foundation of their business. He is also the co-author of APIs: A Strategy Guide. The reality: “API as a tactic”.

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om.co

FEBRUARY 5, 2013

We recently wrapped up our strategy offsite, an annual event that brings together the members of our very distributed team – 12 different cities in four different countries – to discuss what our aspirations and ambitions are for the coming year. It is my one resolution for 2013: less annoying emails. Back to the top.

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ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Where Airbnb recognized the value in another platform, Dropbox doubled down on the strength of its product as a distribution channel. Once you’ve established your ideal customer, you can better focus your growth hacker marketing efforts to improve revenue and ROI. This helped grow revenue by 637%. The result? Image source.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 15, 2013

For much of 2013 I watched the press write articles about how the YouTube “MCNs” (multi-channel networks) were doomed and tried to square that with the data I was watching at the one I invested in, Maker Studios, who has had one hell of a year. but not that this justifies take a 45% revenue share.

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ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

For this article, we asked 14 SaaS CEOs a simple question: “How much did you spend on your MVP before you had your first dollar of revenue?”. The MVP took around four months to build, during which time the company earned no revenue. They then spent the first year qualifying the product and testing out their revenue model.

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Occam's Razor

JANUARY 2, 2013

It will be the same in 2013. What you now see is the distribution of which link is making you how much money. Sure they can sprout the number of tweets or top search keywords, but rarely do they have a robust understanding of the geographical distribution of their audience. What lessons can be applied to all other visitors?

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Hunter Walker

JANUARY 2, 2017

When Satya and I started Homebrew in 2013 one of our bets for the coming decades was that non-traditional acquirers would become more aggressive in their pursuit of technology startups. Next Level: Buying Customers/Revenue/Distribution. Satya likes to describe the trend as “outsourced R&D.”

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Up and Running

JULY 18, 2014

So the S corporation splits the owners income into two parts, wages and pass-through distributions. But you’ll avoid employment tax on the income distribution. New for 2013-tax season, the IRS has released a “safe harbor” method that may make home office deductions more accessible. You’ll pay the same 15.3%

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David Teten

MARCH 5, 2021

BCG (June 2018): “Startups founded and cofounded by women actually performed better over time, generating 10% more in cumulative revenue over a five-year period: $730,000 compared with $662,000.”. of 3,981 VC funds below $2b in size returned at least 2X Distributions to Paid-In Capital (2X) or more.

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David Teten

AUGUST 8, 2013

For example, whether the data shows consumption of soft drinks, vs. amount of soft drinks entering distribution channels, will affect the interpretation of the numbers. National Automotive Dealers Association, [link] , as of August 6, 2013. For example, frequently the company’s annual volume or revenue appears on multiple slides.

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Genuine VC

JANUARY 3, 2013

Happy New Year and welcome to 2013. Given the ability to plug into (often self-service) monetization platforms and/or employ freemium models which weren’t available or de rigueur five years ago, seed stage companies are able to transform into seed stage businesses (with real revenue!)

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ConversionXL

AUGUST 5, 2014

A couple weeks ago, we dug into internal site search & found that in some cases , searches performed by only 10% of the site’s total traffic made up nearly 40% of the companies overall revenue. Billion in sales in 2013, 2% = $24 million dollars… …That’s a pretty big win. Star rating of this hotel.

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ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

For this article, we asked 14 SaaS CEOs a simple question: “How much did you spend on your MVP before you had your first dollar of revenue?”. The MVP took around four months to build, during which time the company earned no revenue. They then spent the first year qualifying the product and testing out their revenue model.

Sweat Equity 50

Sweat Equity Software Review Vesting Cofounder 50

Steve Blank

DECEMBER 17, 2013

Part 6: Distribution channels in Life Sciences. Part 7: Revenue Streams in Life Sciences. Gastro.org 2013 Education Meeting. Part 4: This Will Save us Years – Customer Discovery in Medical Devices. Part 5: Value proposition and customer segments in Life Sciences.

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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. International Data Corporation (IDC) estimates that there will be 1 billion mobile internet users by 2013. Horace Dediu, Asymco. That estimate will prove to be low. There are currently 4.5

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

Sure, the revenue & margin will be significantly lower than traditional TV. Before this South Korean wonder spread across the globe I had written about a trend in global audiences that exists when the costs of production are nearly zero and the costs of distribution are also nearly free. think Apple. million views).

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 24, 2014

According to the National Venture Capital Association , the amount of money that VC’s invested rose 8% to nearly $30 billion in 2013. Just get it done” is fine when entrepreneurs are starting out, but not when the work is distributed to a bigger team. Investors keep pouring money into startups and early stage companies.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 15, 2013

.” Since its oringal launch, Spotify has driven more than half a billion US dollars to music rights holders, and aims to drive another half a billion US dollars to rights holders during 2013. Spotify is already the second biggest source of digital music revenue for labels in Europe.

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The Startup Magazine

JULY 1, 2020

We interviewed entrepreneur Mr. Peter Agarwal, President/Owner of LED Phantom Distribution, a distributor of high quality LEDs, lighting, and lighting control products. LED Phantom has become a leader in customer service and product distribution of highly efficient green energy lighting products. LED lighting is a big example of that.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 26, 2013

The funding rounds will also build customer confidence and they’ll help journalists feel air cover in writing your more important pieces when you brag about customers, traction, revenue or whatever. But in 2013 it can also simply be, “Company X raises $2.2 ” Why? ” Funding IS the story.

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Agile VC

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

So their revenue figures, pre IPO financing and ownership, and other info is all widely available. If this were a math class, I’d just say the proof is evident but if you want some data on Twitter’s 2013 YTD revenue here you go. Twitter’s IPO has garnered a ton of attention in the tech and popular press.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 15, 2014

“In 2013, global trade accounted for approximately 25 percent of PayPal’s Total Payment Volume – so we understand the challenges and opportunities of international trade. . Then there’s also Golden Week in Japan, as well as Click Frenzy in Australia.

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VC Cafe

OCTOBER 6, 2021

When you boil it down, the innovations around the creator economy consist of new ways to create, distribute and monetise content as well as direct to consumer models for fan engagement, monetisation and commerce. It has since built a lucrative business and crossed the $100M in annual revenue.

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VC Cafe

DECEMBER 10, 2013

After peaking at $38 billion revenue more than a decade ago, the industry stabilized last year at $16.5 In the first half of 2013, 43 percent of all album sales were digital, up from 38 percent the year before (Nielsen). Digital is now the majority of revenues in markets such as the US, India, Norway and Sweden.

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Tim Keane

JANUARY 12, 2010

3]   However, if they are built bottom up, they demonstrate and make explicit a range of business model assumptions the entrepreneur is using to think about his business and its revenue model.   Pre-bubble Siliicon Valley deals were popularly valued at multiples of revenue. This is why a bottom up approach is more credible.

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Occam's Razor

JANUARY 28, 2013

It shows the normal distribution of XS, S, L etc, but it also shows, how cool is this, the Model's size (S in this case), her height, bust, waist and hip size! Don't you love happy customers and big revenues? So why is it that YouTube's home page is still such a cluttered mess? Why is it that when I visit www.3m.com

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VC Cafe

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Gaming as a category generated $200 billion in revenue in 2021 and is expected to continue to grow, especially amongst the younger generation. billion revenue in 2021 for Epic Games in 2021, much of it on users purchasing ‘skins’ or clothing for their virtual avatars. Fortnite generated $5.8 Cloud Gaming Hiccups.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 19, 2015

YouTube takes too high of a revenue split (45% vs. 30% that Apple and many other distribution companies take – FWIW, YouTube argues this is because their costs are much higher since they host and stream the video). YouTube is a distribution and marketing channel like any other. You can’t build a brand on YouTube.

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Up and Running

MAY 25, 2016

In this article, I’m going to provide you with a list of strategies that will help you increase your nonprofit’s revenue so that you can not only stay in operation, but thrive! If you have any of your own revenue-generating strategies to share, please leave a comment—I’d love to hear your thoughts! Hold benefit events. Bake sales.

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abovethecrowd.com

DECEMBER 18, 2017

Most large healthcare IT systems are chosen based on one primary objective: revenue management. healthcare system is complex and difficult, and most of these large EHR systems’ number one purpose is to deliver revenue. Billing and collection in the U.S. They contribute to the overall problem.

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VC Cafe

MAY 29, 2014

In 2013, mobile gaming generated $13.2 billion in revenue worldwide. Source: Gartner, Oct 2013). The Internet made it easy to distribute cognitive games, and mobile devices meant they could be played anywhere. The revenue for brain health (including both games and biometrics) in 2020 is projected to be $6 billion.

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uxdesign.smashingmagazine.com

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

Above you see the distribution among the top 100 grossing e-commerce websites in regards to the number of checkout steps they have. The Influence Of Revenue And Industry. Hopefully it will be out Q1 2013. The average checkout consists of 5.08 September 5th, 2012 4:56 am. Alan Horne. September 5th, 2012 1:51 am.

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Eric Friedman

AUGUST 18, 2021

Previously, he was the COO of digital gift card start-up Giftly from its inception in 2010 to its acquisition by Giftcards.com in 2013. They talk about] businesses which are not contractually recurring revenue in the parlance of recurring revenue run rates. That scares me.

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ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 9, 2016

May 2013 – Gagan Biyani, who is currently the CEO of Sprig , writes Explained: The actual difference between growth hacking and marketing , which essentially equates growth hackers and marketers with limited time / resources. They can’t make a bad product’s revenue move up and to the right. via TechCrunch).

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Austin Startup

JANUARY 27, 2019

Email is superior for messages that need to be distributed to many people at the same time (like this one) and are better left archived (such as an important piece of industry news or research). he’s our incredible Chief Revenue Officer. So, you could say that communication is clearly on my mind and that is the focus for this lesson.

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Up and Running

JUNE 6, 2014

I recently met with a new business owner who, based on her 2013 business activity, was on track to owe $18,000 to the IRS in Self-Employment taxes. For example, if your business brought in $100,000 in gross revenue during the year, and paid $40,000 in operating expenses (supplies, cost of goods sold, rent, etc.), You do that as well.

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