Mucker Lab

DECEMBER 2, 2015

Most brilliant “Internet of Things” ideas are quicksand for capital unless you have the branding, vertical integration and customer lock-in that Apple achieved. However, the rise of the Internet equalized if not flipped the ratio as the web (and mobile) created a new product category and distribution platform.

Vertical 60

Vertical Widget Distribution China 60

Gust

OCTOBER 16, 2012

This summer I conducted our third annual survey of the pre-money valuation of pre-revenue companies recently funded by angel groups in North America. For the first time, we asked for data from specific business sectors, as follows: All pre-revenue deals. Pre-revenue life Science, biotech and medical device deals. Number: 30.

Angel Groups 169

Angel Groups Valuation Pre-Money Valuation North Dakota 169

The Next Web

OCTOBER 2, 2013

For mobile app developers, the impressive figures are enticing. After all, it’s all about reach for mobile apps. In this aspect, China’s huge market seems ripe for the taking — and which firms are better-placed to do so than homegrown startups, especially app developers looking to conquer the mobile market? billion people.

China 122

China Developer Intellectual Property Mobile 122

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 18, 2010

Reportedly, Softbank and Zynga have discussed jointly distributing games through Softbank’s mobile-phone service in Japan and other countries. Network of vertical focused sites: BeachMint, BeachMint, WineMint, etc.; first vertical to launch by 2010 Holiday Season. DST invested $180mm last fall.

Venture Capital 225

Venture Capital Non-Compete Vertical Europe 225

Steve Blank

AUGUST 31, 2009

customers aren’t buying it, the cost of distribution is too high, etc.) Was the sales revenue model based on actually testing the hypotheses outside the building? Greg Boutin Founder, Growthroute Ventures, [link] Reply TO REVENUE » Talking on Techie-Biz Divide at Communitech Guelph on Sept.

Customer Development 246

Customer Development Developer Customer Silicon Valley 246

abovethecrowd.com

APRIL 17, 2013

With each hand, a small percentage of the pot is scraped off by the dealer, which in essence becomes the “revenue” for the casino. While casinos use the term “rake,” a plethora of interesting word choices exist which all describe the same thing – keeping a little bit of the revenue for the company that is running the service.

Europe 101

Europe Social Network Technical Review IPO 101

ConversionXL

OCTOBER 25, 2018

Building a cache of user data in a CRM that’s strong enough to inform demand gen campaigns—what content to produce, where to distribute it—can take years, according to Brandt Bogdanovich of MST Solutions. Create and distribute content to those segments. Months or years of uncoordinated efforts erode data quality.

Demand 132

Demand Vertical Campaign Channel 132

justinmares.com

OCTOBER 8, 2012

It follows that failure occurs when a company cannot grow fast enough to support itself on revenues, or does not have promising enough growth on which they can raise money. Think of several traction verticals that could potentially work for you, and come up with cheap ways to test them as acquisition channels. Bookmark the permalink.

Vertical 44

Vertical Lean Channel PR 44

ReadWriteStart

DECEMBER 8, 2011

In 2012, one of the greatest unaddressed pain points for the mobile and online industries is this overabundance of eyeballs that publishers, software, app and game developers are struggling to find monetization models for. Some vertical ad networks have gone after this opportunity, Glam Media being one of the most successful of the lot.

Greece 116

Greece Entrepreneur India Silicon Valley 116

ConversionXL

OCTOBER 14, 2021

For example, you could deploy CSAT surveys at various parts of the buyer’s journey (distributed across leads so as not to bombard a single customer with multiple questions). To give context, compare market share changes with objective measures such as changes in total industry spending and company revenue, and strategic changes.

Metrics 157

Metrics Marketing Campaign Audience 157

abovethecrowd.com

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

Unfortunately, either information asymmetry or physical distances and the resulting distribution costs can both cut against the economic advantages that would otherwise arise for all. In many cases, a deeper focus on a particular category or vertical allows these marketplaces to distinguish themselves from broader marketplaces like eBay.

Internet 88

Internet Matching Vertical Hosting 88

Rob Go

JANUARY 21, 2016

The ride experience is better in an UberX than a taxi, uberX is cheaper than a taxi, and on demand mobile booking, payments, etc make it way more convenient. Convenience tends to be an area where incumbents struggle, especially when convenience is tied to new forms of distribution. Some companies have all three. Uber is the trifecta.

Disintermediation 28

Disintermediation Distribution Demand Flash 28

Steve Blank

AUGUST 27, 2009

Yet we used the product development model not only to manage product development, but as a road map for finding customers and to time our marketing launch and sales revenue plan. After that there’s a discussion of how the product will reach the customer and the potential distribution channel.

Silicon Valley 272

Silicon Valley Product Startup RSS 272

David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Point Nine Capital uses Qwilr to create modern, mobile-native collateral. Some notable metrics are revenue growth rates, free cashflow, leverage ratios, historical financing amounts, returns on marketing spend, customer acquisition costs, lifetime value of customers, customer churn rates, and team social scores.

Technical Review 78

Technical Review Software Review Analytics Private Equity 78

Growthink Blog

JUNE 19, 2010

Or will the convergence of content, internet, mobile applications, games and social media be the onrushing asteroids that will soon destroy the movie dinosaurs? revenues from internet video services spanning user-generated content to television shows and movies will exceed $7 billion this year. How about Internet Video? Annual U.S.

Los Angeles 76

Los Angeles Silicon Valley IP Technical Review 76

ConversionXL

JUNE 2, 2022

How LiveRamp drove over $50M in annual revenue from 15 target accounts. They also use multi-channel content distribution to improve brand awareness and meet prospects where they already are. This bold account-based marketing tactic helped land GumGum a contract with T-Mobile, and a fair bit of social media exposure at the same time.

Marketing 100

Marketing Campaign Email Sales 100

Hearpreneur

AUGUST 19, 2015

So we opened the goFlow platform from surfing-only to 10 new verticals: Paddle-boarding, Diving, Fishing, Skateboarding, Cycling, Golfing, Snow sports, Boating, Kitesurfing and more to come. We make it easy for renters to quickly find, price and purchase renters insurance online and on their mobile devices. 16) Bring Change.

Entrepreneur 48

Entrepreneur Australia Technical Review Community 48

The Next Web

DECEMBER 8, 2013

Today, Airbnb, oDesk and multiple second-hand fashion marketplace startups show that there are tons of untapped verticals where horizontal product platform cannot serve properly or where consumer simply prefer a more tailored brand. It turns out that network effects can be broken – Amazon and StubHub took on eBay in the mid 2000’s.

B2C 136

B2C B2B Demand Vertical 136

VC Cafe

JUNE 16, 2012

A year ago, VC Cafe covered LumaScapes , a series of infographics by the American consulting firm LumaPartners , capturing the landscape of various digital media industry verticals including display advertising, mobile, commerce, search, social, and video. There’s more to gaming than Zynga or Rovio.

Incubator 94

Incubator Vertical Distribution Framework 94

Ben's Blog

AUGUST 31, 2020

IN THIS EDITION Fintech products ease more Americans into the stock market In defense of the IPO, and how to improve it What’s inside your (mobile) bank? Read the full post — Alex Rampell , a16z fintech general partner, and Scott Kupor , a16z managing partner What’s inside your (mobile) bank? Thanks for signing up.

IPO 36

IPO Stock Software Review API 36

Start Up Blog

APRIL 29, 2013

An era defined and dominated by the few who could afford the factories, the media and the distribution systems. The art of activating idle assets to bring in new revenue is occurring for both the service provider and the service creator. A few thousand years into the future and traders are moving back to the mobility retail model.

Uruguay 123

Uruguay Technical Review Vertical Las Vegas 123

Start Up Blog

JANUARY 28, 2015

We are also seeing lots of backwards and forwards vertical integration. Distribution and data is where the power lies, it’s no longer in making things. Cars becoming mobile rolling lounge rooms where screen time becomes a major revenue source for auto makers. Google becoming an Auto Industry player.

Technical Review 48

Technical Review Startup Australia Aggregator 48

Start Up Blog

JANUARY 5, 2015

We are also seeing lots of backwards and forwards vertical integration. Distribution and data is where the power lies, it’s no longer in making things. Cars becoming mobile rolling lounge rooms where screen time becomes a major revenue source for auto makers. Google becoming an Auto Industry player.

Technical Review 48

Technical Review Startup Australia Aggregator 48

VC Cafe

JUNE 22, 2010

Celeno is a leading vendor of standard-based WiFi silicon solutions capable of distributing up to 4 HD video streams, with full home coverage (over 500 sqm) and carrier grade robustness. ForNova provides a B2B turnkey solution to enable building aggregation solutions for classifieds eCommerce, travel and many other specific content verticals.

Media 145

Media Social Network Flash 145

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 13, 2016

In the online world the ecosystem is being fragmented into those that primarily produce content (Mitu, Vice, BuzzFeed) and those who primarily distribute it: YouTube, Amazon, Netflix, Yahoo!, This is the cycle of synergies that lead to strong vertical franchises in media. AOL and the like. ESPN in sports. CNN/Fox in news. And so forth.

Vertical 150

Vertical Video South America Los Angeles 150

VC Cafe

APRIL 15, 2024

Initially, many publishers were slow to recognize the internet’s impact on their business model as distribution and the classifieds and ad worlds split – or what Ben Thompson calls the “ Great Unbundling ”. The creation of content, but especially the sharing of content became a zero cost game. What do you think?

Generative AI 142

Generative AI Media Artificial Inteligence Vertical 142

Occam's Razor

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

Content Consumption Competitive Analysis. + #OMG Mobile, Where's Mobile Data! How does any tool have access to your website or mobile app data? In this case, a simple distribution of overall search traffic and the amount that is coming via paid search. It shows Traffic Share and distribution of the share.

Metrics 60

Metrics Analytics Non-Compete Search 60

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 12, 2017

billion and revenues likely exceeding $250 million (Wikipedia lists 2015 revenue at $167 million). But I knew I had to look for investments in “software meets X (often known as Vertical Software solutions)” rather than necessarily horizontal enterprise software applications. He thinks the very nature of video is changing.

Media 210

Media Los Angeles Russia Viral 210