Hunter Walker

MARCH 2, 2018

” It’s shorthand for the concept than businesses which are primarily bits (not atoms) have some very attractive characteristics: fixed development costs, economies of scale in deployment & servicing, and “winner take most” markets with pricing power.

Software Review 92

Software Review Software Technical Review .Net 92

Up and Running

AUGUST 24, 2020

Cutting costs , revisiting forecasts , and stabilizing your business. 5G Network. 5G is a next-generation cellular network technology which has a number of advantages over 4G: it has wider coverage, greater data bandwidth, higher speed, and lower latency. The first stage in this crisis was survival.

Technical Review 131

Technical Review Analytics Forecast Artificial Inteligence 131

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 31, 2014

The alternatives range from giving it away for free, to pricing based on costs, to charging what the market will bear (premium pricing). The revenue model you select is basically the implementation of your business strategy, and the key to attaining your financial objectives. Cost-based model. Value model. Subscription model.

Revenue 287

Revenue Startup Business Model Retention 287

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

Don’t expect them to believe your $100M revenue projection, if you are still waiting for the first revenue dollar. Get a real customer and real revenue. Funding for pre-revenue startups used to be the domain of angel investors, but they have moved up-stage. Only real results count. Attract a well-rounded team.

Intellectual Property 281

Intellectual Property Entrepreneur Sweat Equity Fractional CTO 281

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 4, 2011

He told me in some combinations of device / OS / network they are crashing 4 times per 100. All applications crash and this is especially true in the nascent mobile world where dealing with device types, OS’s & networks adds one hell of a configuration management problem. Now you can two levels to get your cost-to-acquire down.

Metrics 346

Metrics Startup Acquisition SEM 346

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

I recently spoke at Caltech at the Caltech / MIT Enterprise Forum on “the future of social networking,&# the 30-minute video is here and the PowerPoint presentation is here on DocStoc ). What are the big trends that will drive the next phase of social networks? And so it goes with social networking.

Social Network 318

Social Network Networking Internet Technical Review 318

YoungUpstarts

JULY 5, 2011

He later worked for eight years at the European Union commission helping to develop the cultural industry in Africa (cultural products being the main exports – and revenue – for poor African countries). Peer-To-Peer Referral Network. – to promote their campaigns.

Togo 222

Togo Africa Advisory Board Campaign 222

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 24, 2012

Instead, buyers are checking out product and service information in their own way, often through the Internet, their social network, or just plain word-of-mouth or customer reviews. It’s a myth that social networks and their technologies are creating new approaches to marketing. One is known as ‘Mr.

Marketing 234

Marketing Software Review Technical Review Social Network 234

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 31, 2012

Don’t expect them to believe your $100M revenue projection, if you are still waiting for the first revenue dollar. Get a real customer and real revenue. Funding for pre-revenue startups used to be the domain of angel investors, but they have moved up-stage. Only real results count. Attract a well-rounded team.

Intellectual Property 260

Intellectual Property Sweat Equity Fractional CTO CTO Hire 260

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 17, 2022

Every entrepreneur thinks he can relax a bit after his business model is proven, funding is in place, and revenues are scaling as projected up that hockey-stick curve. Marketing costs and time go up, and the growth curve flattens. Unfortunately, the mainstream customers who can really drive revenue care more about price.

Hockey Stick 265

Hockey Stick Guerilla Acquisition Startup 265

www.forentrepreneurs.com

FEBRUARY 2, 2010

Blog About Log in Register Startup Killer: the Cost of Customer Acquisition In the many thousands of articles advising entrepreneurs on what they have to focus on to build successful startups, much has been written about three key factors: team, product and market, with particular focus on the importance of product/market fit.

Acquisition 103

Acquisition Cost Customer Entrepreneur 103

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 30, 2010

Social networks. They became popular for socializing, but now are prime sources of business networking, customer service, and client leads. Rates per click are very low, so don’t try to live on ad revenues until visit rates are very high. Viral marketing costs real money, but is often worth it.

Internet 224

Internet SEM Wiki Entrepreneur 224

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 18, 2012

I come from a high-tech software background, and only a few years ago, it would cost at least a million dollars ($1M) for a team of professionals to produce any commercial software product. Now, with open source software components, and low-cost development tools, the same job can be done by one good hacker for a few thousand dollars.

Cost 255

Cost Burn Rate SEM Startup 255

SoCal CTO

MARCH 5, 2007

However, Elgg could power 100,000 networks and it would make no difference - there is no revenue stream as we give everything away under a GPL license. Common revenue streams are consulting, training, support, customization, upgraded versions for corporate applications, etc. Marketing, Startups and Networking in Los Angeles.

Open Source 150

Open Source Business Model Technical Cofounder Southern California 150

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 17, 2011

Don’t expect them to believe your $100M revenue projection, if you are still waiting for the first revenue dollar. Get a real customer and real revenue. Funding for pre-revenue startups used to be the domain of angel investors, but they have moved up-stage. Only real results count. Attract a well-rounded team.

Intellectual Property 253

Intellectual Property Sweat Equity Fractional CTO CTO Hire 253

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 23, 2014

We’re all socially connected (so great businesses spread faster). Lower costs to start a business (95% reduction), many more companies created & funded by angels / seed. Summary: Cheap, mobile, social, global, always-on, one-click-purchase =. Unprecedented revenue growth + companies staying private longer =.

Technical Review 398

Technical Review Venture Capital Valuation Pre-Money Valuation 398

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Engaging in social media and blogging on a regular basis is a low-cost way to achieve visibility, and become the “go-to” person for that topic and the voice that people trust in your industry. Courting them with ongoing updates and special offers through their social networks is a natural way to keep their loyalty.

Social Media 355

Social Media Media Reputation Viral 355

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Use networking, the Internet, and personal contacts to really understand the ‘how’ and ‘why’ behind related success stories. Don’t be afraid to contact insiders directly, reach out through social networking, and reserve some time each day to expand your insight until you understand their story.

Entrepreneur 339

Entrepreneur Stealth Social Network Business Plan 339

Up and Running

JULY 26, 2016

Between January 2015 and January 2016, we grew our platform Slidebean from $1K to $20K in monthly recurring revenue. Getting the first tracks of revenue is one of the toughest processes of building a startup. Cost of Acquisition (CAC): The total cost of acquiring a user through a given channel.

Revenue 60

Revenue Acquisition Channel Campaign 60

Gust

AUGUST 24, 2014

The alternatives range from giving it away for free, to pricing based on costs, to charging what the market will bear (premium pricing). The revenue model you select is basically the implementation of your business strategy, and the key to attaining your financial objectives. Cost-based model. Value model. Subscription model.

Revenue 184

Revenue Startup Retention Internet 184

The Startup Magazine

MAY 7, 2024

The social proof and validation received from having numerous tangible backers can also be priceless. Lastly, note that using free crowdfunding sites provides an excellent cost-effective solution compared to seed capital or personal loans with high-interest rates. However, it collects a transaction fee of 4.9%

Campaign 123

Campaign Seed Capital Social Network Global 123

VC Cafe

AUGUST 2, 2022

billion revenue in 2021 for Epic Games and was played by 83.3 billion revenue in 2021, a 107% increase year-on-year. billion revenue in 2021, the second year in a row it made over $1 billion. In April 2022, the company announced it has raised $2 billion (at $31.5 Fortnite generated $5.8 but still lost $2.8

IP 206

IP Cofounder Valuation Acquisition 206

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

Reserve the company name on social networks to protect it. In most cases, a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet is adequate, with projection formulas for revenue, costs, and cash flow over the next five years. Network to the maximum with investor connections. Define some intellectual property. Free trials don’t count.

Intellectual Property 249

Intellectual Property Angel Investor Technical Review Elevator Pitch 249

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 20, 2020

Every entrepreneur thinks he can relax a bit after his business model is proven, funding is in place, and revenues are scaling as projected up that hockey-stick curve. Marketing costs and time go up, and the growth curve flattens. Unfortunately, the mainstream customers who can really drive revenue care more about price.

Hockey Stick 307

Hockey Stick Guerilla Acquisition Revenue 307

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 5, 2022

Check your business network for a great co-founder or a great designer. Low cost infrastructure. Ad revenue is still down as companies right-size marketing budgets. Negotiate, or use social networks, which are virtually free. Notice the empty offices that are wasting away as you drive down the street?

Startup 258

Startup Cofounder Salary Advertising 258

ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 4, 2012

The dead startups honored were mobile social-networking company Addieu, mobile game and activity locator Get-a-Game and the late, seldom-lamented but often-derided Kozmo.com, which failed way back in 2001 but to this day is held up as the embodiment of dotcom-era foolhardiness. (The alcohol, not the bagpiper.)

Technical Cofounder 152

Technical Cofounder Cofounder Video New York City 152

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 22, 2010

Don’t expect them to believe your $100M revenue projection, if you are still waiting for the first revenue dollar. Get a real customer and real revenue. Funding for pre-revenue startups used to be the domain of angel investors, but they have moved up-stage. Only real results count. Attract a well-rounded team.

Intellectual Property 222

Intellectual Property Sweat Equity Fractional CTO CTO Hire 222

Hearpreneur

JANUARY 30, 2022

Thanks to Adam Wood, Revenue Geeks ! #7- The traditional push marketing approach has given way to a new approach that entails engaging customers through social networking, blogs and video. In 2022, every business that adapted and survived the pandemic will realize the importance of increasing revenue through online sales.

Entrepreneur 127

Entrepreneur Green Technical Review Social Media 127

David Teten

SEPTEMBER 5, 2014

As the former CEO of a professional expert network , I’m a firm believer in the value of speedy access to relevant experts. I was excited to see that GLG (formerly Gerson Lehrman Group), the industry leader, is now offering a professional network service geared to the needs of the startup community: GLG Share.

New York 114

New York Technical Review Networking Advisory Board 114

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 10, 2012

If you can harness the knowledge, natural enthusiasm, and peer influence of your very best customers — I call them “Rock Star” customers — they’ll market, sell, and help develop breakthrough products for your firm better than your internal resources can do, and often at a fraction of the cost. But it does require some new thinking.

Customer 154

Customer Fractional CTO Canada Technical Review 154

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

Reserve the company name on social networks to protect it. In most cases, a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet is adequate, with projection formulas for revenue, costs, and cash flow over the next five years. Network to the maximum with investor connections. Define some intellectual property. Free trials don’t count.

Angel Investor 224

Angel Investor Intellectual Property Technical Review Elevator Pitch 224

Steve Blank

MARCH 8, 2011

Agora’s selling points are its ability to reduce users’ IT infrastructure cost and enhance revenue for service providers. Veritas is making a low cost, residential wind turbine. JointBuy allows buyers to start a new deal on any available product and share the idea with others through existing social networking sites.

Lean 308

Lean Business Model Customer Development Guinea 308

Austin Startup

APRIL 25, 2017

Revenue needs to grow 20x, and margins must expand dramatically. I won’t dive into cost structure in this blog post, but let’s think through how Snap could grow revenue 20x. I won’t dive into cost structure in this blog post, but let’s think through how Snap could grow revenue 20x. Let’s look at each figure.

Valuation 48

Valuation Technical Review Forecast Social Network 48

This is going to be BIG.

NOVEMBER 26, 2012

The collaborative web arrived after the social web hit a tipping point. That is the very month that Facebook became the largest social network, outpacing MySpace. The overhead cost of running any kind of a business, given shared access to workspaces, machines, rapid prototyping, and SaaS software, has fallen off the table.

Web 120

Web Curation Open Source Demand 120

SoCal CTO

MARCH 22, 2007

Its also been interesting to see the interaction of tools involved - Social Networking, Blogging and a Discussion Group. The level of resumes we get through our LinkedIn networks is top notch. Weve also found that other social networks such as FaceBook and MySpace to have almost no results when it comes to recruitment.

Technical Cofounder 150

Technical Cofounder Southern California Los Angeles CTO Hire 150

ReadWriteStart

FEBRUARY 1, 2012

Our plan is to have seven figure revenues and be profitable by Q3, in addition to to seven new hires by end of the year," he says. Click With Me Now makes 1-click Web-sharing for consumers possible; with no cost, no downloads and no frustrations. They also signed Global eTelecom as a customer, one of U.S.'

St. Louis 118

St. Louis CTO Hire Fractional CTO Entrepreneur 118

BeyondVC

JANUARY 31, 2008

First of all, Google announced some amazing numbers growing its revenue over 50% and its earnings around 17%. One note that many in the blogosphere seemed to pick up on is the higher cost of traffic acquisition from partners and the fact that social networking is not delivering results as expected( read Between the Lines for more).

Social Network 68

Social Network Networking Advertising Acquisition 68