View from Seed

JUNE 13, 2019

revenue business still growing >50% YoY? Chewy now has over 10 million customers, repeat purchases by existing customers account for approximately 90% of their revenue today. This is analogous to SaaS companies like Slack or Dropbox, which have strong revenue growth just as their existing users consumer more of their service.

Leadership 214

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Agile VC

JANUARY 13, 2016

Looking back at 2015, the standout theme in the VC/startup ecosystem was unicorn hunting. We started the year enraptured by the “Age of Unicorns” with this cover of Fortune in January 2015 : Illustration: Jeremy Enecio. But clearly 2015 saw the bloom come off the rose for this group of companies broadly.

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Up and Running

MAY 23, 2016

Since the term “cloud computing” was coined in 1996—at least as we have come to understand its meaning—the software as a service industry has exploded. In fact, SaaS industry revenue is projected to grow from $49 billion in 2015 to $67 billion in 2018, a compound annual growth rate of approximately eight percent.

Software Review 74

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David Teten

MARCH 5, 2021

We reviewed CB Insights’ global list of “40 of the Best VC Bets of all Time.” 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.”. All of the 40 companies’ 92 founders were male. Of the 43 U.S.-based

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 15, 2015

As the end of the fiscal year approaches, it is critical for businesses to determine what initiatives where successful, as well as what were financial weights in order to create strategic operational goals that will result in increased revenues and reduced costs in the next year. Review What Worked. Here are five things to look at: 1.

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ReadWriteStart

DECEMBER 16, 2021

For those of you who don’t know: Conversation Intelligence software integrates with your customer engagement platform to record, transcribe, and analyze sales calls, giving businesses access to crucial deal information, CRM data entry automation, faster sales reps review, and sales coaching. Customer demands . Market trends, etc.

Conversion 78

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Duct Tape Marketing

JULY 23, 2020

Under his leadership, the company grew from just over $6 million in annual revenue in 1993 to over $1.6 Cree was recognized as MIT Technology Review’s 50 Smartest Companies for 2014 and as one of Fast Companies World’s 50 Most Innovative Companies in 2015. Click on over and give us a review on iTunes, please!

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Cracking the Code

MARCH 28, 2022

Back in 2016, Europe and Israel had only four public companies worth less than $9B combined and local cloud companies had raised just $900M throughout 2015. The $900M of SaaS VC funding in 2015 now represents less than Europe's largest financing round, with Celonis raising $1B in June this year. of market capitalization. in Sept 2020.

Global 62

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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?”. An engineer by training, Founder and CEO Larry Gadea built the MVP of Envoy’s first product, Visitors, by himself using only free versions of software. “I million in revenue a year. .

Sweat Equity 78

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 28, 2015

For the first time, iPhone revenue accounted for more than two-thirds to total revenue – iPhone revenue climbed 57% year-to-year in 4Q14 to $51.2 billion in revenue in 4Q14 – signifying that the iPhone has been cemented at the core of the value propositions of Apple’s entire product and services portfolios.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 27, 2015

With Nadella’s message that the company he leads is primed to further evolve into a platform and productivity company communicated at great length during the Windows 10 preview event in earlier January 2014, it is clear that the primary focus for Microsoft has shifted back to increasing user engagement with Windows software.

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Haystack

NOVEMBER 25, 2018

As a little tradition on this blog, I’ve singled out companies starting in 2013 with Stripe ; there was Snap back in 2014; Slack in 2015; took a break in 2016, as I wasn’t inspired to select one then; and last year, 2017, was Coinbase. It’s entirely possible the trend lifts these companies in due time, as well.

Technical Review 127

Technical Review Open Source Software Review Venture Capital 127

Agile VC

JUNE 13, 2019

revenue business still growing >50% YoY? Chewy now has over 10 million customers, repeat purchases by existing customers account for approximately 90% of their revenue today. This is analogous to SaaS companies like Slack or Dropbox, which have strong revenue growth just as their existing users consumer more of their service.

Leadership 100

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 24, 2015

This plunge in productivity has critical impacts on a business’s efficiency and revenues. One of the reasons employees lose focus during the summer is due to the increase in their personal priorities and commitments. Robotic Process Automation softwares are the future employees. Offer a summer promotion or discount.

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VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

Chorus.ai (2015) – Chorus uses AI to analyze sales calls by joining the conference calls, transcribing the data and extracting important action items. The company’s chairman was the former General Chief of Staff of the IDF 2011-2015. Dragonera (2016) – AI based software development service.

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Artificial Inteligence Israel Technical Review Startup 122

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 7, 2019

Neil carried on running an internet marketing consulting business so that he could pay for Crazy Egg’s software development. NP Digital receives consistently positive reviews from its customers. Today the Crazy Egg marketing blog sees nearly half a million visitors per month, but it took time for Crazy Egg to really take off.

Marketing 113

Marketing PPC Software Review Hosting 113

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?”. An engineer by training, Founder and CEO Larry Gadea built the MVP of Envoy’s first product, Visitors, by himself using only free versions of software. “I million in revenue a year. .

Sweat Equity 50

Sweat Equity Software Review Vesting Cofounder 50

ReadWriteStart

JUNE 1, 2020

The primary source of your funds should be your paying customers, i.e., your business should generate enough revenues and profits to fund the growth and expansion. Any custom manufactured IoT device would require software development as well as hardware customization. Both of which are expensive and time-consuming. Government programs.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 18, 2015

Adopt a project-based revenue model. Many consultants today are hard to contact between scheduled meetings, due to their formal communication processes. If your customer dress code or decisions process is informal, you should adapt yours to fit in, rather than continue to act and look like an outsider.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 7, 2015

Below are six key mobile holiday shopping trends we’re seeing take shape for 2015: 1. They’re looking up everything from reviews to product information to pricing comparisons. Some examples include: Auto-detection of a mobile shopper’s city and state based on their zip code. The Line Between Online and In-Store Has Blurred.

Mobile 100

Mobile Software Review eCommerce .Net 100

YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 14, 2017

For those that do, the benefits are a bigger customer base, higher revenues and higher profitability. There has been a tremendous revolution in software in the last 5+ years that has brought down the cost of setting up a full service, secure e-commerce store to roughly the cost of an bottle of wine (per month).

Global 145

Global Small Business Asia Singapore 145

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. Regardless of the defined contribution approach you decide to take, your company should utilize third-party administration software to ensure compliance. For many, it’s been a struggle.

Software Review 224

Software Review Employee Retention Government 224

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 6, 2014

Reviewing financial & operational performance. See as a board we can already see very clearly how our 2014 & 2015 years pencil out with a fair degree of predictability. Selling tons of “shelfware” (customers who buy but don’t use your software) and thus having bad customer references. Mentorship.

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Technical Review Early Stage Software Review Los Angeles 325

YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 26, 2015

Fortunately, in 2015, loans to small businesses are expected to increase; great news for small businesses searching for capital. Additionally, poor inventory management eats up capital , and according to the 2015 State of Small Business Report , 46% of SMBs with 11-500 employees currently do not track inventory or are using a manual process.

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ConversionXL

JANUARY 23, 2019

A fixed pricing structure not only reduces potential revenue—and, therefore, the money available to invest back into the product—but also impacts perception: Increasingly, customers will see your product as the “cheap” option. Over time, the potential gain (or loss) in revenue can have an exponential impact. You need the revenue.

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Customer Technical Review Software Review Revenue 121

crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 2, 2018

From traditional advertising to social media, online review management to blogging, search engine optimization to direct mail – it’s all marketing. However, as of 2015 60% of small businesses did not have a website! Less than 30% of small businesses use website analytics, call tracking or coupon codes.

Small Business 73

Small Business Software Review Social Media Marketing 73

YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

According to Google, the number of mobile search queries overtook desktop queries in 2015. Let’s say your company is in the B2B Software as a Service (SaaS) space. The cost per click also tends to be lower due to less competition. Provide A Mobile Responsive Experience. With more than 1.5

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ConversionXL

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Since 2015, clothing brand ASOS has grown revenue by an average of 22% year over year. Tactics are the specific activities you’ll use to communicate with customers (for example, advertising on social media with a 20% discount code). This is what drives growth for online stores like ASOS, despite existing in a saturated market.

eCommerce 129

eCommerce Marketing Social Media Retention 129

crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 30, 2016

After all, the clever little extensions that give the rest of us a faster, cleaner, less irritating web experience are eating away at ROI for advertisers and revenue for publishers. According to a 2015 study, malware served by advertising networks tripled between June 2015 and February 2015.

Advertising 54

Advertising Netherlands New York Software Review 54

ConversionXL

JULY 16, 2021

Gumroad , a software that allows content creators to easily sell digital products, gets straight to the point with their unique selling proposition (USP) : They state exactly who their target audience is: creators. Naturally, somebody will copy Dollar Shave Club in due time. In due time, the community paid them back in dividends.

Audience 127

Audience Framework Differentiation Software Review 127

YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 28, 2015

Many of the respondents for Hubspot’s State of Inbound 2015 Asia report – in fact, almost half – comes from India. In 2016, businesses and organisations will need to put a greater emphasis on effectiveness, top-line revenue and overall engagement.

Asia 100

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ConversionXL

JANUARY 26, 2017

The Research Says… Research from customer experience firm Medallia published in the Harvard Business Review states , “Customers who had the best past experiences spend 140% more compared to those who had the poorest past experience.”. The revenue implications of a strategically crafted receipt are huge too.

Retention 48

Retention Email eCommerce Software Review 48

A Crowded Space

SEPTEMBER 18, 2015

Any time you have Techcrunch publishing articles like, “ Our 9 Favorite Startups From Y Combinator Summer 2015 Demo Day 2” , you’re going to get some hyped companies. Notice the distinct absence of little things like revenue, customers, engagement metrics, or gross margin. Many investors pride themselves on that ability.

San Diego 60

San Diego Software Review San Francisco Silicon Valley 60

ConversionXL

OCTOBER 23, 2019

’ These blog posts are written by publishers who want more traffic and click bait, which is why most of them are titled something like ‘The 1 tip that increases revenues by 780% every single time.'” I say to the optimization champions in companies all over: Be patient, diligent, determined. Where should you start?

Conversion 81

Conversion Software Review Technical Review Chad 81

YoungUpstarts

MARCH 29, 2017

of internal control weaknesses are caused by a lack of management review, also conducive to fraud and information mismanagement. In June 2015, Forbes contributor, Tom Taulli, described eFileCabinet document management software as a technology that “manages the lifecycle of a company’s files,” and with an emphasis on security and compliance.

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VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 11, 2011

The Cerro del Aguila power station, located in Tayacaja Province in central Peru, in March signed a 15-year power purchase agreement with Peru’s government-owned electricity company, which will come into effect when the power station is completed in the second half of 2015. Israel Corporation is Israel’s largest holding company.

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Israel Peru Technical Review North America 96

ConversionXL

MARCH 4, 2016

We often talk about online conversion optimization without mentioning that many businesses, especially B2B, rely on offline sales to produce revenue. The biggest new trends, according to a 2015 Gartner study , are cloud, mobility and the use of data and AI in decision-making. The two aren’t disconnected, though. Image Source.

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