David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Technographics vendors such as Builtwith , Datanyze , HG Data , Stackshare, and Stacklist help CEOs identify the right tech platform on which to build their business; they’re also helpful for investors to due diligence a company’s tech stack choices. Modano standardizes Excel models to improve comparability and reduce error rates.

Technical Review 78

Technical Review Software Review Analytics Private Equity 78

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 6, 2012

At this stage you were expecting to be working on creating a good business valuation to attract future buyers, or at least funding college accounts for your kids. Instead of selling your services to everyone, expand your services “vertically” by targeting industries where you’ve already been successful. But don’t worry.

Startup 236

Startup Vertical Reputation Valuation 236

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 5, 2013

At this stage you were expecting to be working on creating a good business valuation to attract future buyers, or at least funding college accounts for your kids. Instead of selling your services to everyone, expand your services “vertically” by targeting industries where you’ve already been successful. But don’t worry.

Entrepreneur 234

Entrepreneur Vertical Reputation Valuation 234

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 28, 2011

At this stage you were expecting to be working on creating a good business valuation to attract future buyers, or at least funding college accounts for your kids. Instead of selling your services to everyone, expand your services “vertically” by targeting industries where you’ve already been successful. But don’t worry.

Startup 230

Startup Vertical Reputation Valuation 230

www.pakman.com

SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

And I believe, even at their scale, their ad load will need to further increase (along with their targeting abilities) in order to signficantly grow the business. But if your service attracts particular verticals of content engagement, not all content is created equal, and some is much more valuable than others. Andres Moran.

Social Media 47

Social Media Vertical Advertising Distribution 47

Version One Ventures

OCTOBER 1, 2019

What was one of the highest flying start-ups with a private market valuation of $47B was brought down to Earth when trying to IPO. The major point that often gets forgotten is that no business model is the same. Great start-ups can be built in many categories and with many different business models.

Valuation 115

Valuation Vertical IPO Business Model 115

The Startup Magazine

JUNE 1, 2023

There are currently tons of “zombie” startups that have runway, but growth has slowed and they have valuations that they won’t be able to grow into. And they probably never will be unless business model viability is reassessed across the board. they still aren’t profitable.

Early Stage 146

Early Stage Los Angeles Silicon Valley Cofounder 146

The Next Web

JULY 13, 2013

Editor’s note: This is a guest column by Sangeet Paul Choudary, who analyzes business models for internet startups at his blog Platform Thinking. 2010-2011 was a period of rampant funding and hazy valuation calculation for Indian e-commerce. You can follow Sangeet on Twitter at @sanguit. Amazon is entering India.

India 126

India Marketing Non-Compete Vertical 126

thebarefootvc

MARCH 5, 2017

Entry valuations for these teams were high, often bid up by the interest in the sector (and scarcity of talent). Many teams, while discussing VC investment, were acquired by larger companies for their asking valuations. Some of the smartest fledgling teams have been acquired by Google, Apple, Uber and Facebook over the past few years.

Artificial Inteligence 84

Artificial Inteligence Algorithm Valuation Aggregator 84

Rob Go

FEBRUARY 5, 2012

A founder may feel like she has made amazing strides in the 18 months since a series A, only to find few investors excited about investing in their business with a meaningful valuation step up. The reason is that the next MAJOR and OBVIOUS value-inflection point is evidence of a repeatable and scaleable business model.

Business Model 65

Business Model Seed Stage Valuation Vertical 65

Rob Go

FEBRUARY 9, 2014

I’m smashing that all into some measure of “conviction” on the vertical axis. These are all the proof points that the business is working, and can range from actual financial metrics to even subjective things like how industry experts and potential customers are perceiving the idea.

Vertical 78

Vertical Valuation Framework Metrics 78

A Crowded Space

JANUARY 13, 2016

And “on-demand” startups need to wise up and provide “almost on-demand” solutions that meet the needs of the consumer while enabling a profitable business model. Then, lastly, there is an option to change the business model. Several companies will have to change their business model to survive.

Demand 60

Demand San Francisco Atlanta Business Model 60

Sophia Perl of Wisdom

JUNE 14, 2010

There were 4 angel investors ready to share their thoughts and feedback on people’s ideas and business models. make sure investor understands your business. don’t raise money that you don’t need, it takes time to raise and you get stuck with a valuation. A couple of weeks ago, I attended the Women 2.0

Angel Investor 45

Angel Investor San Francisco Vertical Valuation 45

thebarefootvc

JULY 5, 2017

Entry valuations for these teams were high, often bid up by the interest in the sector (and scarcity of talent). Many teams, while discussing VC investment, were acquired by larger companies for their asking valuations. Some of the smartest fledgling teams have been acquired by Google, Apple, Uber and Facebook over the past few years.

Artificial Inteligence 40

Artificial Inteligence Algorithm Valuation Aggregator 40

Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 5, 2009

Chasing funding versus chasing customers and a repeatable and scalable business model, is one reason startups fail. Is there a profitable business model? The Traditional VC Pitch Entrepreneurs who pursue the traditional product development model don’t have customer data to answer these questions. Can it scale?”

Customer Development 270

Customer Development Developer Customer Silicon Valley 270

Cracking the Code

NOVEMBER 13, 2008

The fact that SaaS valuations are being more affected by the downturn than the Nasdaq can be surprising given the supposed resiliency of the SaaS model (recurring revenues) but it translates the public investors belief that SMB software spend is going to be hit very hard by this recession. Rethink vertical segmentation: Healthcare?

Software Review 48

Software Review Technical Review Valuation Portfolio 48

Cracking the Code

DECEMBER 2, 2006

The time they spend with customers is usually limited to transactional core products sales, generating lower margins – The resource allocation is not always matching the opportunity (geography, customer segment, vertical.) – The rules of engagement for technical resources (solution or product specialists) are not clear.

Software Review 48

Software Review Technical Review Europe Software 48

Ben's Blog

APRIL 28, 2010

Looking across these nearly 50 companies, the study finds that founding CEOs consistently beat the professional CEOs on a broad range of metrics ranging from capital efficiency (amount of funding raised), time to exit, exit valuations, and return on investment. He even added retail stores.

Technical Review 78

Technical Review Cofounder Technical Cofounder Software Review 78

Hunter Walker

JULY 18, 2022

Multiples dropped in public and private markets, growth expectations were cut, and business models with high spend for promise of future ROI became quite unfavorable. The ‘valuation multiples’ reset also came with an increase in slope of the curve. A drop in growth rate turns into a drop in valuation multiple.

Valuation 147

Valuation Cap Table Startup Later Stage 147

steveblank.com

JULY 8, 2011

– Mike [link] Reply Jeff Skinner , on May 24, 2010 at 9:28 am said: Steve, you don’t know me though I use your ‘Customer Development process’ video in my classes (Entrepreneurship at London Business School). Jeff skinner Faculty, London Business School. Can we touch base on this.

Software Review 110

Software Review Startup Silicon Valley Analytics 110

techcrunch.com

FEBRUARY 19, 2010

According to VCs, there’s been a 65% decrease in up-rounds (where a company gets a bigger valuation) in the last six months and more than 60% of those polled expect a longer wait for an exit. Especially since even Youtube is still struggling to try find a viable business model. A lot of the stats weren’t surprising.

Venture Capital 62

Venture Capital Technical Review Sweat Equity Valuation 62