Steve Blank

OCTOBER 24, 2017

Uber , Zenefits , Tanium , Lending Club CEOs of companies with billion dollar market caps have been in the news – and not in a good way. — Unremarked and unheralded, the balance of power between startup CEOs and their investors has radically changed: IPOs/M&A without a profit (or at times revenue) have become the norm.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

During Jeff Immelt’s tenure GE’s stock-market value fell by about half. Its stock is trading where it was 20 years ago. So far in 2017, GE is the worst performing stock on the Dow Jones Industrial average. billion of GE stock – about 1.5% In fact, what happened is activist investors. of the company.

Institutional Investors 271

Institutional Investors Dividend Stock Technical Review 271

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

SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

Paul Graham provides what is roughly the core formula for equity at any point in The Equity Equation : You can use the same formula when giving stock to employees, but it works in the other direction. I've talked about this topic before in How Investors Think About Valuation of Pre-Revenue Startups. Stock vests for 4 years.

Early Stage 391

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 26, 2020

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. Quantify the market opportunity in business terms. For example, “Nielsen projects that the market for smart phones will double every year for the next five years.”

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Business Plan Product Intellectual Property Elevator Pitch 423

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 5, 2011

2 preamble issues having read the comments on TC today: 1: I know that the prices of startup companies is much great in Silicon Valley than in smaller towns / less tech focused areas in the US and the US prices higher than many foreign markets. I can’t control the market. Private markets for stocks are the opposite.

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Pre-Money Valuation Valuation Silicon Valley Stock 336

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. Staying “lean&# is not an option.

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LP Technical Review Early Stage Silicon Valley 311

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 8, 2020

If the customer need is obvious and large, the calculated risk is in the quality of your solution, your team, and marketing. Even non-profits need revenue to cover their costs, and continue to provide services. Use metrics to measure results of marketing initiatives. Schedule frequent updates to your solution to maintain growth.

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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

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 13, 2010

He taught me, amongst other things, the benefit of “ top down thinking &# that changed the way I analyzed markets, companies and people. We worked together at Andersen Consulting between 1996-99 when the markets were booming. See, Mark, in a booming market you can never tell the winners from the losers.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

If the customer need is obvious and large, the calculated risk is in the quality of your solution, your team, and marketing. Even non-profits need revenue to cover their costs, and continue to provide services. Use metrics to measure results of marketing initiatives. Schedule frequent updates to your solution to maintain growth.

Forecast 304

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 6, 2012

Chris Anderson wrote a really influential book some years ago called “ The Long Tail ” that shaped how many people think about emerging Internet markets. At the left of the graph is the “head end” of the market, where the “hits” are produced for mass audiences. Why is that?

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Steve Blank

JUNE 27, 2017

Initially, a startup has no business model and no market share to defend. Its employees and investors don’t depend on an existing revenue stream. But often the legal obstacles confronting startups have been put in place by companies that look to the government and regulators as their first line of defense against new market entrants.

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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

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 27, 2014

If the customer need is obvious and large, the calculated risk is in the quality of your solution, your team, and marketing. Even non-profits need revenue to cover their costs, and continue to provide services. Use metrics to measure results of marketing initiatives. Schedule frequent updates to your solution to maintain growth.

Startup 283

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 22, 2011

They have seen one side of a market where many of us have seen the ebb and flow multiple times. Still, market amnesia by ordinarily rational actors always surprises me. I believe a bubble occurs when a market is willing to pay greater than intrinsic value for an asset class. I spoke about a lot of things during the keynote.

Saudi Arabia 309

Saudi Arabia Valuation IPO Technical Review 309

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.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 8, 2022

Success in any business these days requires a constant flow of new and innovative solutions, to keep up with changes in the market, competition, and to attract new customers. Markets and needs change so quickly these days that the view we had last week can be out of date today. Make sure people take time to look for new opportunities.

Stock Options 277

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 10, 2020

It is kind of similar to affiliate marketing, but you can join with multiple shops or even sell your own products. Check out these stock newsletters at No BS IM Reviews to know everything about how you can create a review website. Publishing a book is so troublesome because of all those edits, formats, marketing, etc.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 16, 2018

Sales and marketing is the most important and most powerful department of any corporate or business. The whole business and revenue depends on the sales, marketing and promotion techniques adopted by the companies. The soar and effective marketing efforts can boost your business and take it to the heights.

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Marketing Entrepreneur Startup Social Media 133

The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 9, 2022

As part of our Founder interview series , The Startup Magazine caught up with Salo Sterental, Co-Founder of the SoStereo, a marketing firm that enables brands and artists alike to unlock the marketing power of music. Salo: We help brands unlock the marketing power of music. TSM: Music is an important tool in marketing strategy.

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Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 14, 2022

Why Partnerships Are The Future Of Marketing written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Marketing Podcast with Robert Glazer. In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast , I interview Bob Glazer. Bob is the Founder and Chairman of the Board of Acceleration Partners, a global partner marketing agency.

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ConversionXL

OCTOBER 14, 2021

You work tirelessly to understand your customer, market, and competition so you can differentiate. Voice-of-customer (VoC) research, user research, competitor research, and insights on jobs-to-be-done (JTBD) can inform your marketing strategy. . Market share. Brand tracking is how you measure if those efforts are paying off.

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Metrics Marketing Campaign Audience 157

The Startup Magazine

MAY 13, 2022

We’ll address the fundamental considerations to consider when distributing stock in a business, including the method of dividing equity among founders and typical traps to avoid, in this post. As a result, you will have no dividend or voting rights until you convert your options to stock.

Equity 172

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ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Building loyalty and awareness are top priorities for any social media marketer. More people than ever are using social sites, which is good news for social media marketers. To earn that trust, word-of-mouth marketing leads the way. Yoann Pavy, Head of Digital Marketing, Depop [via MarketingWeek ]. And for good reason.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 1, 2016

At the Upfront Summit in early February, we had a chance to have many off-the-record conversations with Limited Partners (LPs) who fund Venture Capital (VC) funds about their views of the market. I suspect those days will end soon, and 61% of LPs polled said they felt VCs were coming back to market too quickly.

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ConversionXL

MARCH 17, 2021

I recently surveyed and interviewed over 200+ B2B executives, marketing & sales leaders to find out exactly what challenges they currently face and what they are doing to overcome them. Common B2B marketing challenges. Our findings also suggested, marketing-qualified leads didn’t always convert to sales opportunities as expected.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

Success in any business these days requires a constant flow of new and innovative solutions, to keep up with changes in the market, competition, and to attract new customers. Markets and needs change so quickly these days that the view we had last week can be out of date today. Make sure people take time to look for new opportunities.

Stock Options 236

Stock Options Incubator Framework Stock 236

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

billion in annual subscription revenues not including advertising or eCommerce). Was it massively better software, better companies, better markets? MySpace would liked to have owned YouTube but didn’t have the public stock valuation to purchase them at the price that Google did. It was mostly timing. The Present Era.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Just as a reminder, Quantum technologies are used in three very different and distinct markets: Quantum Computing , Quantum Communications and Quantum Sensing and Metrology. Outsiders confuse a successful venture investment with companies that generate lots of revenue and profit. That’s not always true.

Technical Review 267

Technical Review Illinois Algorithm Software Review 267

Steve Blank

MAY 19, 2015

Startups focus on speed since they are burning cash every day as they search for product/market fit. I had lunch last week with Tom, the CEO of a startup that was quickly becoming a large company – last year’s revenue was $40M, this year likely to be $80M maybe even $100 million in ad revenue.

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Technical Review Salary Early Stage Software Review 120

ReadWriteStart

JUNE 1, 2020

The primary source of your funds should be your paying customers, i.e., your business should generate enough revenues and profits to fund the growth and expansion. The next reason is to establish a competitive advantage over your competition and quickly acquire a substantial market share. Both of which are expensive and time-consuming.

Startup 150

Startup Entrepreneur Elevator Pitch Seed Stage 150

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 17, 2018

If the customer need is obvious and large, the calculated risk is in the quality of your solution, your team, and marketing. Even non-profits need revenue to cover their costs, and continue to provide services. Use metrics to measure results of marketing initiatives. Schedule frequent updates to your solution to maintain growth.

Forecast 161

Forecast Stock Options Technical Review Metrics 161

The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 21, 2024

Common business risks include: Financial Risks: These include changes in market conditions that can affect revenue streams. Fluctuations in interest rates, currency exchange rates, or stock market volatility can significantly impact your business.

Technical Review 167

Technical Review Global Reputation Employee 167

Version One Ventures

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Bitrefill makes it easy for anyone to buy gift cards and phone minutes (a big use case in emerging markets) instantly using Lightning. The market for mobile gaming is insanely large and growing quickly: >$77B in 2020 with >10% YoY growth. And >40% of that revenue is coming from in-game purchases. At least not yet.

Networking 168

Networking Global OTC Security 168

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.

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Operations Software Forecast Software Improvement 167

The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 5, 2021

Business startups need a tool that can help them increase customer intelligence for increased sales and revenue if they have to grow fast amidst stiff competition. This is why many business startups are scrambling for the right CRM tools in the market. Increased Agility. This is a clear innovation in startup development.

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