Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 29, 2009

Many people have speculated a variety of revenue sources such as charging 3rd parties for their data, charging power users for their accounts, charging “verified users&# for their certified accounts, etc. People mistook the fact that these text advertisements worked in Google to say they would work in social networks.

Technical Review 286

Technical Review Advertising Early Stage Internet 286

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 17, 2011

Don’t expect them to believe your $100M revenue projection, if you are still waiting for the first revenue dollar. Get a real customer and real revenue. Funding for pre-revenue startups used to be the domain of angel investors, but they have moved up-stage. Only real results count. Attract a well-rounded team.

Intellectual Property 253

Intellectual Property Sweat Equity CTO Hire Fractional CTO 253

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 1, 2009

Consumer spending is 70% of the economy and will continue to be stretched – We can look all we want at tech innovation, VC funding cycles and hot M&A deals, but ultimately growth and therefore investment must be underpinned by revenue. It is also a result of pent-up demand.

Technical Review 269

Technical Review Stock Hawaii Early Stage 269

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 4, 2011

How many social networks, picture sharing sites, new aggregators or blogs can we really spend time on? Revenue Metrics. Revenue metrics are one of the first things I ask for from the startups in which I invest. I like to think of revenue drivers. Sure, but will they still be using it in a year? In 6 months?

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Metrics Startup Acquisition SEM 346

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 24, 2012

Instead, buyers are checking out product and service information in their own way, often through the Internet, their social network, or just plain word-of-mouth or customer reviews. It’s a myth that social networks and their technologies are creating new approaches to marketing. One is known as ‘Mr.

Marketing 234

Marketing Software Review Technical Review Social Network 234

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 22, 2010

Don’t expect them to believe your $100M revenue projection, if you are still waiting for the first revenue dollar. Get a real customer and real revenue. Funding for pre-revenue startups used to be the domain of angel investors, but they have moved up-stage. Only real results count. Attract a well-rounded team.

Intellectual Property 222

Intellectual Property Sweat Equity CTO Hire Fractional CTO 222

YoungUpstarts

JULY 5, 2011

He later worked for eight years at the European Union commission helping to develop the cultural industry in Africa (cultural products being the main exports – and revenue – for poor African countries). Peer-To-Peer Referral Network. – to promote their campaigns.

Togo 222

Togo Africa Advisory Board Campaign 222

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 7, 2013

Your friends and family are really the only answer until you have a significant revenue stream. Use friends, family, and angels, if possible, to get a product, revenue, and customers first before the VC connection. Angels are also moving up-stage, leaving a bigger and bigger black hole for new startups.

Venture Capital 252

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 16, 2016

Not only are you kicking it when it comes to revenue, you’re also savvy marketers with impressive do-it-yourself skills. Digging into the numbers, 70 percent of small business owners reported meeting or exceeding their Q1 2016 revenue targets. In terms of which social networks to build a presence on, follow your audience.

Revenue 100

Revenue Small Business Social Media Technical Review 100

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 24, 2010

Social networking is indeed the new business networking. Since I’ve been lurking around the various social networks for the last year or so, I’ve learned a few things, so I thought it would be helpful to clue you in on current networking cultures, and how they map into the business networking scene.

Social Network 255

Social Network Networking Entrepreneur Asia 255

Hunter Walker

APRIL 17, 2025

By early 2024, we were sustainably profitable for a second time, on track to generate over $30 million in revenue and starting to get some PEs and strategics showing interest in Issuu. These generally include revenue and cash in the bank commitments, and can sometimes include other elements. Thats a mistake. Debt lenders dont.

Covenant 77

Covenant Acquisition IPO Artificial Inteligence 77

Steve Blank

MARCH 8, 2011

Agora’s selling points are its ability to reduce users’ IT infrastructure cost and enhance revenue for service providers. JointBuy allows buyers to start a new deal on any available product and share the idea with others through existing social networking sites.

Lean 307

Lean Business Model Customer Development Guinea 307

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

Reserve the company name on social networks to protect it. In most cases, a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet is adequate, with projection formulas for revenue, costs, and cash flow over the next five years. In today’s world, if you don’t have a web site up and running, you will not be perceived as a real company.

Intellectual Property 249

Intellectual Property Angel Investor Technical Review Elevator Pitch 249

VC Cafe

MARCH 16, 2025

Perhaps the most powerful content creation of all, which is growing in popularity is coding, catapulting companies like Lovable which hit $17M in annualised recurring revenue in February 2025, up from $7M at the end of 2024. These costs represent an ongoing tax on revenue, requiring careful consideration in business model design.

Technical Review 78

Technical Review B2C Generative AI IPO 78

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). In the era of social networking if you can’t figure out how to get intro’d to me you probably aren’t cut out to be an entrepreneur.

Venture Capital 282

Venture Capital Term Sheet Valuation Stock Options 282

The Next Web

NOVEMBER 17, 2013

Over time he automated more of the service - but not before he already knew there was clear demand and was making revenues. WordPress itself is free, and you can purchase inexpensive plugins that automatically transform your website into a membership site, e-commerce portal, social network, and even daily deals site.

Cofounder 167

Cofounder Artificial Inteligence Startup Widget 167

Steve Blank

DECEMBER 10, 2009

social network start up – trademark and copyright are more likely. Your intellectual property may be an additional revenue stream or may add substantial value to your company. For example if you are a: Medical device company – patents are key. Enterprise software company – copyright and trade secrets are probable.

Intellectual Property 235

Intellectual Property IP Software Review Non-disclosure Agreement 235

YoungUpstarts

MAY 28, 2014

” Getting some revenue from at least 3 clients (proving that there’s value to what you’re doing) would be fantastic, but other types of traction and validation would help too. Social networking is so last year. Demonstrate that you have been able to get a great deal done with minimal to no money.

Security 200

Security Incubator Technical Review Bootstrapping 200

View from Seed

AUGUST 30, 2016

This is a guest post by Alignable CMO Dan Slagen about the missed opportunity the company has identified in social networking, and why they’ve chosen to build the business on the East Coast. In addition, look at Facebook’s revenue per user growth globally over the past few quarters. Next-Gen Networking.

Social Media 185

Social Media B2B North America Media 185

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

Reserve the company name on social networks to protect it. In most cases, a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet is adequate, with projection formulas for revenue, costs, and cash flow over the next five years. In today’s world, if you don’t have a web site up and running, you will not be perceived as a real company.

Angel Investor 224

Angel Investor Intellectual Property Technical Review Elevator Pitch 224

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 9, 2009

million for a social networking site 18 months ago. But they didn’t have any revenue or enough traction to show for it. . - You have a “strategic investor&# who wants to invest in your B round as long as a financial investor will lead. Your A round investors are not stepping up. - You raised $1.5

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Venture Capital Due Diligence Flash Strategic Investors 264

The Startup Magazine

APRIL 22, 2024

Repeat customers offer a consistent revenue stream, shielding the startup from the erratic fluctuations of the market. In the interconnected digital landscape, a single recommendation from a loyal client can ripple across social networks, reaching a vast audience.

Retention 148

Retention Reputation Startup Social Network 148

VC Cafe

JUNE 18, 2012

Content providers and owners facing diminishing revenues from their SD sales, due to increasing demand for HD content, can now restore the full economic value of their vast archives, by transforming them to True HD. Now your SD content can be turned into True HD. The proposed resolution upgrade is fully automatic, fast, and hassle-free.

Israel 133

Israel Securities and Exchange Commission Technical Review Software Review 133

VC Cafe

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

1) It all starts from the Growth Hacking Funnel - in the early stages, startups should not just focus on top/bottom line metric like unique users and revenue. They should understand the different states of the user (Acquisition, Activation, Retention, Revenue) and focus on moving users from one state to the next.

API 167

API Viral Startup Retention 167

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 31, 2014

The revenue model you select is basically the implementation of your business strategy, and the key to attaining your financial objectives. So what are some of the most common revenue models being used by startups today? business business model entrepreneur revenue model startup' Subscription model. Marty Zwilling.

Revenue 287

Revenue Startup Business Model Retention 287

The Next Web

JANUARY 25, 2014

Without a doubt, revenue is essential for a tech company, even more so for small developers. As the number of users increases, you can provide incentives for these users to share your app on social networks. Of course, user retention will also increase monetization.

Technical Review 137

Technical Review Retention Startup Technical Support 137

YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 2, 2015

Social listening tools like Radian6, Google Alerts, and Trackur may also help you to learn what’s buzzing on social networks. Use social networks to engage with community. Here are several steps to do so: a) Build Social Communities. Consider too the unique characteristics of each social network.

Technical Review 100

Technical Review Social Media SEO Curation 100

Hunter Walker

MARCH 2, 2018

Well, maybe you focus engineering efforts disproportionately on growth and revenue-generating projects. So if you believe that in order to access growth capital and consistently trade at a high multiple as a public stock a company needs to maintain the margin-profile of a best-of-class software company, what might be the tradeoffs?

Software Review 97

Software Review Software Technical Review .Net 97

YoungUpstarts

MAY 23, 2012

Facebook’s chief online game developer, Zynga , was recently given the enormous market value of $7 billion in its initial public offering and ninety-three percent of Zynga’s yearly revenue is generated through Facebook. Future games that innovate on these concepts will prove to be highly successful in the world of online and social gaming.

Mobile 157

Mobile Video Design Initial Public Offering 157

ReadWriteStart

AUGUST 28, 2012

Understanding how to harness social media and being up to speed with the newest trending platforms allows us to be everywhere. When I started my social network, I didn’t have any tech skills. Being able to change your website on the fly based off a new analytic has been key in growing our online business.

Technical Review 131

Technical Review Cofounder Founder Software Review 131

YoungUpstarts

APRIL 29, 2014

Even a minute of downtime means millions lost in revenue and tons of bad PR. When Bebo, the UK social network went down in 2012, users flocked to Twitter to complain. People went offline and “cloud computing” was just a bunch of castles in the air. Bebo – Use a banner ad to let everyone know. A banner ad.

Security 174

Security Engineer PR Framework 174

ConversionXL

JANUARY 30, 2013

According to a report by Nielsen on social media Americans spend three times more time on social media than reading their e-mail. of online time is spent reading e-mail and 23% on social. The juicy bit of the study is that more than 70% of social networks users shop online. Black Friday data. Image credit.

Social Media 134

Social Media Sales Media Social Network 134

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 24, 2011

Your friends and family are really the only answer until you have a significant revenue stream. Use friends, family, and angels, if possible, to get a product, revenue, and customers first before the VC connection. Angels are also moving up-stage, leaving a bigger and bigger black hole for new startups.

Venture Capital 233

Venture Capital Revenue Elevator Pitch Silicon Valley 233

YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 28, 2013

Research by Bain & Co for Harvard Business Review, which looked at the costs and revenues associated with servicing customers, found that increasing customer retention by 5% could increase profits by between 25% and 95%. Social networking sites. Seek feedback. Text messages.

Customer 174

Customer Technical Review Retention Social Network 174

This is going to be BIG.

SEPTEMBER 30, 2012

How else can you explain this headline matching a story about a professional social network still trying to explore revenues raising $17mm on an $80mm valuation? venture capitalists are now asking tougher questions about start-ups' revenue and profits.". Perhaps I need to rethink that. But second, how do you back this up?

Venture Capital 117

Venture Capital Marketing Term Sheet Software Review 117

YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

A wide range of wristbands are available and are easily changed, driving additional Apple revenue and store traffic. Ezra is also a principal researcher on projects including consumer and business tablets, PC warranties, PC supply chains, Device as a Service (DaaS), ChromeOS, BYOD, mobile device strategies, app stores, and social networking.

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Bandwidth Mobile Social Network Technology 164

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 9, 2011

Companies with less than $2 million in revenue were asking for $50-60 million valuations and getting them. Computing will be an order of magnitude more mobile 10 years from now, changing the way applications are delivered and the way we interact with our real social networks. And Social. I’m long Mobile.

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Stock Technical Review Marketing Greece 305