View from Seed

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Since inception this lodging marketplace (note 1) has enabled 825 million guest stays in over 200 countries with a cumulative booking value of more than $110 billion. But ops & customer support is another 17-20% of revenue and arguably you couldn’t run the business if you took that away.

North America 401

North America IPO Prospectus Europe 401

YoungUpstarts

APRIL 12, 2019

Intangible property means trademarks, patents, copyrights, software and even reputation and trust of customers. There are two most common approaches which are used to figure the value of a business. The first is known as “the book value method.”

Small Business 113

Small Business Valuation .Net Balance Sheet 113

Steve Blank

OCTOBER 24, 2014

It has three parts: a business model canvas to frame hypotheses, customer development to get out of the building to test those hypotheses and agile engineering to build minimum viable products. Introduces the Value Proposition Canvas. Teaches you how to use Customer Development to test it. Product/Market fit.

Business Model 335

Business Model Design Customer Development Lean 335

YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

If you find you have customers who are majorly delinquent, this may be the time to end those relationships if they cannot be rectified. It is easiest to tighten up AR in advance of a recession, when customers have excess cash. Diversify your Customers. Gain and Retain Customers. What to Do when a Recession Hits.

United States 124

United States .Net Small Business Finance 124

VC Adventure

NOVEMBER 15, 2013

Bookings (or “Sales”) – the total contracted value sold in the period we’re discussing (so a month to month customer’s “bookings” contribution is 1 month revenue; a 2 year sign-up’s booking value – the full two years; basically it’s what we hit the credit cards for for our new customers).

.Net 72

.Net Revenue Metrics Book Value 72

Up and Running

JUNE 28, 2021

Some of the key features that determine business value include: Financial health—capital structure, cash flow , revenue, and profit. Future financial prospects Owned assets Market value Book value. Attract a diverse customer base. Focus on your customer service.

Small Business 84

Small Business Valuation Early Stage Security 84

VC Adventure

NOVEMBER 15, 2013

Bookings (or “Sales”) – the total contracted value sold in the period we’re discussing (so a month to month customer’s “bookings” contribution is 1 month revenue; a 2 year sign-up’s booking value – the full two years; basically it’s what we hit the credit cards for for our new customers).

.Net 48

.Net Revenue Book Value Sales 48