Forecast Valuation Viral 
Both Sides of the Table
MAY 19, 2010
Founded in November 2007 in New York City by Alexis Maybank and Kevin Ryan (co-founder of DoubleClick); CEO is Susan Lyne (ex-CEO Marta Stewart Living Omnimedia) Revenue estimates: $50mm in 2008; $170mm in 2009 (versus budget of $150mm); $450mm forecasted for 2010. Note that these are “gross” revenue numbers. Total raised: $29.5mm.
Cracking the Code
FEBRUARY 23, 2011
In comparison, the overall technology sector growth was projected at 9-10% in early 2010 and this forecast did not change significantly today. Detailed SaaS Spreadsheet (Valuation and CAC benchmark). SaaS 13 Index Valuation. Popular Media: the key to viral marketing. Wednesday, February 23, 2011. My Investments.
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Start Up Blog
MAY 26, 2022
It really is astonishing: Forecast VOD streaming content spend = $US230 billion Forecast VOD streaming revenue = $US83.4 Tech companies have been getting a free pass for a long time on their valuations. This one here is a classic duet song about Crypto Kids that went super viral last week. The tyranny of choice.
YoungUpstarts
FEBRUARY 14, 2017
Managing your cash position when forecasted sales aren’t being achieved is tough, and if you are spending more than you are generating and cash piles are dwindling, now is the time to address your financial position. It now has a multi-billion dollar valuation. Cash is king, always has been and always will be. Channel pivot.
Cracking the Code
MARCH 12, 2010
So, here is the first edition, including the recent Q4 2009 earnings and the updated 2010 forecast. If we consider that 2009 was probably the worst year in the past 5 years, forecasting the same growth for 2010 is not very encouraging. Detailed SaaS Spreadsheet (Valuation and CAC benchmark). SaaS 13 Index Valuation.
Rob Go
MAY 26, 2016
The first is practical and real – it’s hard to forecast and plan expenses when revenue might swing significantly. The exception are recurring revenue businesses with an amazingly viral free product that very effectively get consumers to subscribe without needing significant marketing and sales expenses. That is not good.
Duct Tape Marketing
DECEMBER 14, 2017
We saw the issue of how do we get people to know that our free tool exist, and it has grown organically very well, it has a viral effect at this point, but the other thing we really did a year ago was double down on our content marketing, so one of the biggest challenges we have is our customers are software developers.
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