Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 25, 2020

Equity is stock, but private company stock has no market value until the company goes public or is sold or merged with another company. IPO – public company initial public stock offering. Here are three important reasons for the question: Good investment paybacks normally require an exit event.

Exit Strategy 376

Exit Strategy Startup Private Equity Equity 376

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 26, 2020

For example, “We just patented a new battery technology that will cut your smartphone charge time and cost in half.” If your goal is a large national corporation with more than 100 investors, and multiple classes of stock, you might prefer a C-Corp or S-Corp. They want to see revenue to share in the return.

Business Plan 423

Business Plan Product Intellectual Property Elevator Pitch 423

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

DECEMBER 21, 2009

If you had zero revenue from now on, on what date would you run out of money? Second, you know the length of your fuse even in event of disaster (if you have revenue) or if you never manage to land a customer (if you're just starting out). This gets you to crystallize what cost-centric activities would most help your business.

Startup 315

Startup Revenue Cofounder Sales 315

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 8, 2020

Even non-profits need revenue to cover their costs, and continue to provide services. Great team members may take more time to find, and cost you stock options, but a qualified and highly motivated team that stretches your budget is a good calculated risk. Find a strategic partner to accelerate growth.

Management 322

Management Entrepreneur Forecast Stock Options 322

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 29, 2010

People buy companies for 3 primary reasons: 1) they want the management team / talent 2) they want the technology or 3) they want the market traction (revenue, customer base, profits, etc). Mark Jeffrey - Q: “Is it more traditional to do your ESOP (employee stock option plan) before or after your angel or Series A funding?&#

Venture Capital 282

Venture Capital Term Sheet Valuation Stock Options 282

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 6, 2012

When you have limited distribution, the costs of distributing media are so prohibitive that only the largest of media producers (and distributors) are relevant. When you had physical stores selling books, the bookseller would have to stock the shelves with those books most likely to sell so consumer choice was more limited.

Media 302

Media South Korea Distribution Technical Review 302

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Even non-profits need revenue to cover their costs, and continue to provide services. Great team members may take more time to find, and cost you stock options, but a qualified and highly motivated team that stretches your budget is a good calculated risk. Find a strategic partner to accelerate growth.

Forecast 304

Forecast Stock Options Technical Review Metrics 304

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 12, 2014

Equity is stock, but private company stock has no market value until the company goes public or is sold or merged with another company. IPO – public company initial public stock offering. Here are three important reasons for the question: Good investment paybacks normally require an exit event.

Exit Strategy 289

Exit Strategy Entrepreneur IPO Startup 289

Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

Tech IPO prices exploded and subsequent trading prices rose to dizzying heights as the stock prices became disconnected from the traditional metrics of revenue and profits. Almost overnight the floodgates opened, and risk capital was available at scale from venture capital investors who rushed their startups toward public offerings.

Lean 335

Lean Burn Rate Startup IPO 335

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 27, 2014

Even non-profits need revenue to cover their costs, and continue to provide services. Great team members may take more time to find, and cost you stock options, but a qualified and highly motivated team that stretches your budget is a good calculated risk. Find a strategic partner to accelerate growth.

Startup 283

Startup Forecast Stock Options Technical Review 283

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 3, 2010

How much dilution should I take for it?&# My friend’s company was pre-revenue. My version is, “you have a company with private stock. Somebody else is trying to convince you to sell to them in exchange for all stock. Don’t trade your company (cat) for their stock (dog).&#. how to cut redundant costs. -

Merger 276

Merger Technical Review Early Stage Dilution 276

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 25, 2023

Equity is stock, but private company stock has no market value until the company goes public or is sold or merged with another company. IPO – public company initial public stock offering. Here are three important reasons for the question: Good investment paybacks normally require an exit event.

Exit Strategy 264

Exit Strategy Private Equity Equity Technical Review 264

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 16, 2010

But VC is an “illiquid asset&# so funds didn’t disappear quickly - In 2000/01 the stock market quickly adjusted punishing investors in the NASDAQ and in individual public technology stocks. What accelerated this was the collapse of the public stock markets. Fred Wilson wrote a great piece on this.

LP 311

LP Technical Review Early Stage Silicon Valley 311

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 27, 2010

I learned how to retain employees when stock options were no longer a real currency. I learned how to get press coverage when we were no longer “hot.&# I learned how to manage costs effectively. and we ultimately sold when we hit $14 million and had more than $30 million in backlog revenue. I never built Google.

Venture Capital 285

Venture Capital Hiring Software Review Stock Options 285

Steve Blank

JUNE 27, 2017

Its employees and investors don’t depend on an existing revenue stream. Every Airbnb rental is a lost night of revenue for hotels that hate it. After it was discovered, legal penalties cost Volkswagen $18 billion and several indicted executives.). Initially, a startup has no business model and no market share to defend.

Startup 306

Startup New York City Valuation Distribution 306

Steve Blank

APRIL 23, 2018

The entrepreneur who founded and grew the largest startup in the world to $10 billion in revenue and got fired is someone you have probably never heard of. Ford’s Model T cost just $260 ($3,700 in today’s dollars) and Ford held 60% of the U.S. A version of this article appeared in the Harvard Business Review. auto market. car market.

Michigan 301

Michigan Cofounder Stock Forecast 301

YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

REASON 2: You Need to Gain the Efficiencies to Be Cost-Competitive. REASON 4: Digitally Driven Companies Have Greater Revenue Growth. Digitally advanced” companies create 9 percent more revenue than their industry competitors, as reported in a study conducted by MIT. percent average for the rest. Bottom line? It’s a new era.

Valuation 264

Valuation Technical Review Revenue Operations 264

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

Examples: large bidders tripled the cost per click, Google’s SEO algorithm changed, the event organizers changed the rules or stopped doing the event, the link-sharing site became irrelevant, the hot blog lost its traffic, the magazine running the ads finally failed. Which means they have to stock large amounts of gasoline.

Software Review 294

Software Review Channel Revenue Non-Compete 294

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 2, 2013

I like the work just published by Bob Rice in “ The Alternative Answer ,” which does a great job of summarizing the investment universe, starting with the “conventional” stocks, bonds, and real estate, but moving on through more esoteric alternatives, including hedge funds, private equity, real assets, managed futures, and finally venture funding.

Angel Investor 269

Angel Investor Cram Down Intellectual Property Venture Capital 269

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

Within a year WAP became the laughing stock of the mobile industry. They therefore have large cost bases and have to pass on those costs to you. - But the trade-off in terms of flexibility and costs were enormous. Apple wants to take a major share of the revenue. It was slow. It was hard to use.

Flash 326

Flash Mobile Application Development Cloud 326

ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

And while spelling mistakes haven’t been heavily researched in relation to revenue, optimization , or growth, there is a small amount of research that suggests spelling mistakes impact credibility in negative ways. Then there are some business experts that directly relate spelling mistakes to lost revenue. Image source ).

Cost 124

Cost Social Media Audience Software Review 124

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 1, 2014

Whether you are contemplating an investment in your favorite startup, or a little-known stock on a public exchange, there is “big data” out there that can’t possibly be evaluated by you without predictive analytics. Without predictive targeting, a retention campaign may cost more than it gains. Investment risk management.

Analytics 257

Analytics Entrepreneur Retention Social Media 257

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Whether you are contemplating an investment in your favorite startup, or a little-known stock on a public exchange, there is “big data” out there that can’t possibly be evaluated by you without predictive analytics. Without predictive targeting, a retention campaign may cost more than it gains. Investment risk management.

Analytics 248

Analytics Retention Social Media Startup 248

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 12, 2013

Whether you are contemplating an investment in your favorite startup, or a little-known stock on a public exchange, there is “big data” out there that can’t possibly be evaluated by you without predictive analytics. Without predictive targeting, a retention campaign may cost more than it gains. Investment risk management.

Analytics 246

Analytics Retention Startup Social Media 246

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

The reasons are a lot more complex than the meltdown of key investment banks in the US a few years ago, so don’t expect a big change in the numbers soon, even with recent stock market rallies. Typical costs for startups today range from $250,000 to $1 million, even if the offering does not go through.

IPO 218

IPO SEC Prospectus Technical Review 218

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 31, 2019

The reasons are a lot more complex than the meltdown of key investment banks in the US a few years ago, so don’t expect a big change in the numbers soon, even with recent stock market rallies. Typical costs for startups today range from $250,000 to $1 million, even if the offering does not go through.

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IPO SEC Prospectus Startup 210

The Startup Magazine

JUNE 20, 2024

As the production halts due to faulty equipment, you have to bear the costs of labor, lost revenue, reduced capacity, etc. Keep Critical Spare Parts in Stock When equipment fails, the availability of replacement parts can mean the difference between a quick fix and prolonged manufacturing downtime.

Analytics 155

Analytics Artificial Inteligence Colorado Michigan 155

The Startup Magazine

MARCH 6, 2024

Research and Development Costs: Heavily dependent on novelty and technological advances, the electronic industry has to bear the hefty costs of research and development. That is why consumer surveys, interviews, discussions, and opinions matter the most, and so R&D costs are sky-high when talking about this industry.

Operations 158

Operations Management Software Review Technical Review 158

Up and Running

JULY 22, 2014

It’s a table that lists all of your revenue streams and all of your expenses—typically for a three-month period—and lists at the very bottom the total amount of net profit or loss. A typical profit and loss statement should include: your revenue (also called sales), followed by. how you make money.

Balance Sheet 148

Balance Sheet Forecast Equity .Net 148

The Startup Magazine

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Software for furniture s treamlines this task by providing real-time updates that help maintain stock levels and prevent overstocking and stockouts. Improving the Efficiency of the Sales Process Improving the sales process impacts revenue growth by making it more efficient and effective.

Operations 167

Operations Software Forecast Software Improvement 167

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 22, 2011

Ah, but today’s Internet companies have real revenue! But when it’s all over and they define the era of this mini run up in stock prices I suspect they’ll include 2011 in the “over valued&# category. I said that at the Founder Showcase, too. and profits! That may be. Good things may come out of bubbles.

Saudi Arabia 309

Saudi Arabia Valuation IPO Technical Review 309

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 17, 2018

Even non-profits need revenue to cover their costs, and continue to provide services. Great team members may take more time to find, and cost you stock options, but a qualified and highly motivated team that stretches your budget is a good calculated risk. Find a strategic partner to accelerate growth.

Forecast 161

Forecast Stock Options Technical Review Metrics 161

YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 5, 2013

Of course incumbents cannot be expected to jeopardize their revenue streams or investments in CRM platforms with new concepts that wipe out the need for their current solutions. Too much was at stake, we couldn’t afford the risk of destabilizing everything and losing substantial revenue. A new paradigm. Early results are exciting.

Programming 150

Programming Turkey Social Media Redemption 150

Steve Blank

MARCH 31, 2014

Companies horde cash and squeeze the most revenue and margin from the money they use. The stock market clearly values companies that can deliver disruptive innovation. For example they can reduce component cost, introduce a line extension or create new versions of the existing product.

Private Equity 330

Private Equity Metrics China Intellectual Property 330

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

Whether you are contemplating an investment in your favorite startup, or a little-known stock on a public exchange, there is “big data” out there that can’t possibly be evaluated by you without predictive analytics. Without predictive targeting, a retention campaign may cost more than it gains. Investment risk management.

Analytics 177

Analytics Retention Social Media Campaign 177

The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 17, 2021

While measuring the sales revenue, it might take time to figure out those marketing parts that yield sales. Regular checking and evaluating the company’s operating cash flow is necessary to infer the paying ability of deliveries and operational costs. It is quite challenging to envision stock turnover that occurs all day.

.Net 121

.Net Metrics Retention Revenue 121

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

We do this in our consumer lives with everything ranging from housing purchases to public stocks. If you raised money in the past 2 years and have grown it is possible that your next round valuation might be flat (or lower) even though you have a higher revenue because investors may value your multiple differently. Start early.

Burn Rate 150

Burn Rate Cap Table Startup Dilution 150