Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 7, 2020

In the short term you need customers to find you at any price, and in the longer term you need revenue, profit, and return loyalty. You need to be constantly assessing mergers and acquisitions, as well as divestitures. Explore partners and M&A to solidify your strategy. Proactively prepare for downturns and recoveries.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 5, 2012

Yet a creative collaboration with your biggest competitor may be the best opportunity for revenue and survival. As a result of our increased coverage and wider range of solutions, we both gained revenue and credibility, while reducing marketing and development. You have to take the risk, but keep your wits about you.

Non-Compete 241

Non-Compete Merger Technical Review Software Review 241

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 17, 2011

I know it’s much sexier to race around talking about buying up companies than it is tweaking your business operations to accelerate revenue, reduce churn and grow faster. Create hassles for post-merger integration of technology or teams. But it will not help your business grow faster. What will it do?

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 18, 2009

We had been working on a merger between BuildOnline and a competitor called iScraper. My contact at ETF told me that Apax had called them and told them that they were planning to fund iScraper on their own without the merger and that ETF should back their deal rather than ours. .&# (quote via David Fishman ). But we did $2.1

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Germany Entrepreneur Merger Los Angeles 298

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 12, 2014

Even still, in the context of all three points, I recommend that you evaluate the most common exit alternatives and considerations, and integrate the right one into your startup strategy and plan: M&A - merger or acquisition by another company. You can kick-off your next startup. Position the company as a cash cow to fund spinoffs.

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Exit Strategy Entrepreneur IPO Startup 289

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 4, 2011

Yet a creative collaboration with your biggest competitor may be the best opportunity for revenue and survival. As a result of our increased coverage and wider range of solutions, we both gained revenue and credibility, while reducing marketing and development. You have to take the risk, but keep your wits about you.

Partner 225

Partner Non-Compete Merger Technical Review 225

YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

Minecraft” accounts for nearly all of Mojang’s revenue, highlighting the risk to Microsoft should interest in “Minecraft” dissolve, or Microsoft fails to produce “Minecraft” sequels or add-on software. Thinking Aloud acquisition Jack Narcotta mergers & acquisitions Microsoft Minecraft Mojang'

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 2, 2013

This requires a visible focus on the company’s revenue model, the costs to get there, and cash on hand. That means merger and acquisition (M&A), not initial public offering (IPO). They bet on the jockey, not the horse. Funding risk. Will the startup be able to get to self-sustaining mode before it runs out of cash? Exit strategy.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 25, 2023

Even still, in the context of all three points, I recommend that you evaluate the most common exit alternatives and considerations, and integrate the right one into your startup strategy and plan: M&A - merger or acquisition by another company. You can kick-off your next startup. Position the company as a cash cow to fund spinoffs.

Exit Strategy 264

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 8, 2019

Thus I’m getting more questions on new mechanisms, like crowd funding, or going public through the side door as a reverse merger. It better be an established company, with millions of dollars in annual revenue and profits, following generally accepted accounting, reporting, and audit procedures. Yet reverse mergers are not all bad.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 3, 2014

Thus I’m getting more questions on new mechanisms, like crowd funding, and an old one long out of favor, the so-called “reverse merger.” It better be an established company, with millions of dollars in annual revenue and profits, following generally accepted accounting, reporting, and audit procedures.

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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.

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Balance Sheet Forecast Equity .Net 148

VC Cafe

JULY 13, 2022

With today’s news on the merger between Unity and Ironsource (valuing the latter at $4.4 billion in revenue in 2021, 5% of global industry revenues in 2021 ($175 billion) ? billion in revenue in 2021. billion), Israel is incredibly well positioned to be a leader in gaming tech and infrastructure. Proud to take part!

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Technical Review Israel Early Stage Merger 159

VC Cafe

JANUARY 16, 2022

billion merger in Jan 2022. According to Unity’s mobile gaming trends 2022 report , the majority of gaming revenues will be from mobile by 2023. The biggest gaming transactions in 2021, already eclipsed by the TakeTwo and Zynga $12.4 Source: VentureBeat ). people have downloaded games for these smartphones.

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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. These usually play a role in the very early stage of your business, primarily pre-revenue. Moreover, there is always a possibility of a future merger and consolidation.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 13, 2019

This often means mergers and acquisitions, incremental innovation, marketing, and global expansion – which, over the long-term, only widen the gulf between the company and its customers. New customers are expensive to acquire, and typically produce less revenue than would current, satisfied customers. Here’s a look: 1.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 13, 2018

Thus I’m getting more questions on new mechanisms, like crowd funding, or going public through the side door as a reverse merger. It better be an established company, with millions of dollars in annual revenue and profits, following generally accepted accounting, reporting, and audit procedures. Yet reverse mergers are not all bad.

Merger 198

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ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 2, 2021

And even though an LLC is legally required to report its revenues, profits, and losses, it does not have to pay corporate income taxes on profits. If a founder’s goal is to grow the business for some time and exit by selling the company, through merger/acquisition, or through IPO, then the corporation (C-Corp) structure might be the best.

Technical Review 158

Technical Review LLC IPO Stock 158

YoungUpstarts

JUNE 6, 2013

If you have a deal that is related to bringing in sales and you do want to have a perpetual compensation you can use some version of a Lehman Formula that incentives the person upfront as they are bringing in revenue for you, then caps it off on an ongoing basis. Balance the risks to your reputation. In Advance vs. Arrears.

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VC Cafe

JULY 21, 2022

The merger of Unity and Ironsource (a $4.4 NPD reported on Friday that consumers spent 10% less in the first six months of 2022 than they did during the same time period last year, with game industry revenue down to $26.3 While mobile game revenue was down 6.6% Gaming M&A in H1 2022. Blockchain gaming is growing.

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Forecast IP Mobile Acquisition 190

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 14, 2016

Premium ventures need real traction, such as 100 million users, 10 million in revenue, or brand recognition around the world. Additional defensibility elements that unicorn investors look for include speed of implementation, rate of revenue and user growth, and exceptional team strength and leadership.

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crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 23, 2012

6 Ways You Can Improve Churn Rate and Increase Revenue | KISSmetrics blog - [link]. 6 Ways You Can Improve Churn Rate and Increase Revenue | KISSmetrics blog - [link]. The Ugly Numbers Behind The Viggle-GetGlue Merger | TechCrunch – [link]. This Year, What Is Your Small Business Thankful For? – [link].

Social Media 107

Social Media Small Business Design Cofounder 107

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 27, 2016

Even still, in the context of all three points, I recommend that you evaluate the most common exit alternatives and considerations, and integrate the right one into your startup strategy and plan: M&A - merger or acquisition by another company. You can kick-off your next startup. Position the company as a cash cow to fund spinoffs.

Equity 120

Equity Exit Strategy Private Equity Startup 120

Gust

MAY 24, 2012

From the point of view of a venture fund that stands to lose some or all of its investment in a portfolio company, putting up $2 million or $10 million of cold hard cash for the entrepreneur to spend building a risky early-stage, pre-revenue venture, justifies significant preferences and protections that Common Stock holders, who invest only “sweat (..)

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

billion in annual subscription revenues not including advertising or eCommerce). In April of 2000 there were fears that the AOL / Time Warner merger would create a monopoly on the Internet. A bit laughable in 2010, just 12 years later. As you know, Time Warner eventually spun off AOL for peanuts.

Social Network 318

Social Network Networking Internet Technical Review 318

Steve Blank

DECEMBER 17, 2015

In Stage 2, the corporation adds venture capital and/or mergers-and-acquisition teams to provide these functions. Disruptive solutions with new business models ( Horizon 3 ) require an a priori agreement on the criteria for creating a new business unit (revenue, profits, value-added, etc.). Who will lead this new effort?

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Silicon Valley Incubator Acquisition Business Model 120

BeyondVC

APRIL 1, 2004

Performance is key-revenue visibility is of utmost importance because the street does not forgive Case in point-if you miss your numbers within the first two quarters after you go public, forget about it. The company went public in mid-November, hit a high of close to 21 and was recently punished for preannouncing a shortfall in revenue.

Software Review 78

Software Review IPO Merger Revenue 78

YoungUpstarts

MAY 6, 2019

How much revenue are you generating on an annual basis? These partnerships need to bring in more revenue. And, the last choice is Merger. You can also opt for a merger with a company of similar nature. Either to go for investors pitch to them directly about your product, or keep yourself bootstrapped.

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Startup Technical Cofounder Merger Early Stage 113

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Thus I’m getting more questions on new mechanisms, like crowd funding, or going public through the side door as a reverse merger. It better be an established company, with millions of dollars in annual revenue and profits, following generally accepted accounting, reporting, and audit procedures. Yet reverse mergers are not all bad.

Merger 261

Merger OTC IPO Due Diligence 261

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 22, 2020

For example, if you have a proven product, real revenue, a big potential market, and are ready to scale up the business, every investor will be interested. On the other hand, if you are a new entrepreneur, still in the idea stage, professional investors will only tell you to come back later when you have traction (customers and revenue).

Angel Investor 370

Angel Investor Intellectual Property Investment Bankers Private Equity 370

deal architect

JULY 29, 2013

Two large agencies, Publicis and Omnicon, announced a merger yesterday. With merged revenues of $ 23 billion, it will become the. Famous brands such as BBDO Worldwide, Leo Burnett and Saatchi & Saatchi will be part of the new empire. Offshoring (TCS, Infosys, Wipro, Cognizant) Outsourcing (IBM, Accenture, EDS)'

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 21, 2013

Startups are usually so focused on selling more of their branded product or service to their own customer base (organic growth) that they don’t consider the more indirect methods (non-organic growth) of increasing revenue and market share. Even mergers and acquisitions (M&A) came quickly. Fresh customer base. Marty Zwilling.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 13, 2011

We will invest pre-revenue and even pre-product if we have discovered the right team in the right kind of market. You had a very interesting perspective on the AOL/Time Warner merger. With this strategic position, and their prescient understanding of where the industry was going, it is hard to argue with the concept of the merger.

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Cofounder Merger Founder Venture Capital 277

VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Congrats Lior Div and team Cybereason on the merger with Trustwave , LINKS FOR YOUR BROWSER ISRAEL Sequoia Capital partner Shaun Maguire on why the venture capital fund has resumed operations in Israel since the start of the war, after closing its office here in 2016. Not all exits are happy, but nevertheless a result.

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Israel ChatGPT Non-Compete Generative AI 78

BeyondVC

APRIL 1, 2004

Performance is key-revenue visibility is of utmost importance because the street does not forgive. The company went public in mid-November, hit a high of close to 21 and was recently punished for preannouncing a shortfall in revenue. You need good recurring maintenance revenue. The stock now trades at $8.34.

Software Review 60

Software Review IPO Merger Revenue 60

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 17, 2023

For example, if you have a proven product, real revenue, a big potential market, and are ready to scale up the business, every investor will be interested. On the other hand, if you are a new entrepreneur, still in the idea stage, professional investors will only tell you to come back later when you have traction (customers and revenue).

Angel Investor 313

Angel Investor Intellectual Property Investment Bankers Private Equity 313

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 8, 2021

Airlines, for example, have difficulty scaling up through mergers and acquisitions (M&As), but they can spin off their maintenance businesses and let the spin-off do the M&A in its own field. The guaranteed revenue and incentives were only loosely tied—at best—to the spin-off’s performance. Fostering dictatorial leadership.

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Startup Non-Compete Merger Leadership 313