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WP Engine passes $100M in revenue and secures $250M investment from Silver Lake

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

Late last year we passed $100M in annual recurring revenue. That revenue is in on 75,000 customers, earned through the hard work of 500 employees across six offices on three continents. We just announced a few more things.

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14 Entrepreneurs Explain Their Biggest Accomplishment in 2016

Hearpreneur

2016 was a bad year for some and for some it was a great year. In the last few days of 2016, we took some time to ask a few entrepreneurs and business what their biggest business accomplishments were. #1 I officially incorporated my culinary consulting business January 2016 after freelancing in the industry for 2 years.

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Brittleness comes from “One Thing”

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

The company landed one big customer representing 80% of total revenue, but that customer canceled. When a company has revenue but is susceptible to the fatal afflictions above, I call it “brittle.” Another is to prioritize accelerating sales until that customer represents a percentage of revenue that you can stomach.

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Why 2016 Will Be A Turning Point For Startups And Other Software And Tech Firms

YoungUpstarts

So, how can entrepreneurs (and for that matter, business owners of more established software and tech companies) find that added revenue that is the life blood of a successful business? Due to the recent passing of the startup provision, this changes starting in 2016.

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How The IBM PC Made Me Appreciate Entrepreneurs

Startup Professionals Musings

In enterprises, performance objectives are usually tied to internal processes, rather than beating competitors, customer acquisition, and revenue growth. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 10/24/2016. Measurements set on internal objectives, rather than market traction. I still enjoy the journey as well as the destination.

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Seduced By Growth, But Terminal Scale Still Matters

Agile VC

We’re off to a fresh start here at the beginning of 2016. We may find here in 2016 that #1 and #2 are more cyclical in nature. It used to take 5-10 years for a great startup to go from $0 to $75-100M+ in annual revenue. Revenue is revenue, right? We have now seen companies do this in 2-4 years.

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What Do LPs Think of the Venture Capital Markets for 2016?

Both Sides of the Table

Some LPs have privately speculated that later-stage VCs may have a field day in the next 18 months, buying up large positions in firms with strong revenue at attractive prices given the recent squeeze on funding. Final upfront lp survey data 2016 from Mark Suster. The full presentation can be downloaded on SlideShare or viewed below.