Steve Blank

OCTOBER 24, 2017

20th Century Tech Liquidity = Initial Public Offering. In the 20th century tech companies and their investors made money through an Initial Public Offering (IPO). — all great things when you are executing and scaling a known business model. Board Control. The founders.

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Growthink Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

If you don’t have a business that can scale globally, then either don’t bother or just content yourself with staying small. Try these statistics on for size, from 1999 to today Asia’s share of the world’s Initial Public Offerings grew from 12% to 66%. A strong results and metrics-focused approach. This is HARD.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

Employs a profitable business model with customer traction. A winning business model, like Zappos, often benefits social needs as well as business needs. But business models need to be validated by paying customers (beyond free trials) before they are credible.

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Growthink Blog

MAY 23, 2011

With this capital, the company propels itself to $50 million+ in revenues, and to either a sale to a strategic acquirer or to an initial public offering. It is driven by the following: • The Best Metric for the Health of a Company is Cash Flow. For most companies, it is simply a non-starter.

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ReadWriteStart

JULY 20, 2023

While venture-backed startups struggle to find relief amidst a backlog of richly priced ventures, some tech companies are defying expectations and going public with resounding triumphs. While rapid growth may be enticing, it is essential to maintain a sustainable business model that ultimately leads to profitability.

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Growthink Blog

JULY 23, 2012

Try these statistics on for size, from 1999 to today Asia’s share of the world’s Initial Public Offerings grew from 12% to 66%. How / must your business model evolve to leverage these new opportunities? A strong results and metrics-focused approach. Your India strategy? • How can they find you? This is HARD.

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Version One Ventures

JULY 20, 2015

Bessemer offers a good overview of current valuations for different business models: SaaS, marketplaces, consumer, and ecommerce. In this case, metrics don’t count – we’re evaluating the team, idea, and vision. Etsy had a market cap of about $2.22B as of July 20, with a revenue multiple of 8.2

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