Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 27, 2021

Being too late and you back an “also ran” You also need to be right about the team. I’ve sometimes been right about the market value but too early. You’re thinking about one bullet at a time. At Upfront we often talk about these as “shots on goal” (a fitting soccer analogy given the EURO 2020 tournament is on right now).

Funding 294

Funding Startup Writing Invest 294

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 25, 2020

Whether we are talking about startups or corporations, innovation requires a leader who can inspire others to step into the unknown. A technical champion may drive a specific innovation, but the business leader has to own the result, in order to drive an appropriate business model, customer acquisition, support, and a growth strategy.

Coach 144

Coach Metrics Social Network Competition 144

TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 5, 2020

“The only success criteria of my startup career is whether GrubMarket can eventually make $100 billion of annual sales,” he said to me over both email and in a phone conversation. It has made some 15 acquisitions in the last two years, including Boston Organics and EJ Food Distributor this year.

Technical Review 343

Technical Review Startup Marketing San Diego 343

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 27, 2011

I find it amusing when a journalist writes an article about a prominent startup (either privately held or preparing for an IPO) and decries that, “They’re not even profitable!” The most obvious way to explain this is with sales people. Gross Profit (also called Gross Margin or sometimes “Net Revenue”).

Startup 418

Startup Venture Capital Sales Technical Review 418

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 3, 2009

and the subsequent acquisition sprees of companies like Google, Yahoo!, It has also brought about my favorite new term – Ramen Profitable. So, definition: when I talk about a business plan I’m not talking about a 40-page Word document outlining your market approach. I care about your assumptions going in.

Web 2.0 334

Web 2.0 Venture Capital Web Technical Review 334

socalTECH

DECEMBER 12, 2014

For those who haven''t heard of OneStop Internet, tell us about the business? The way we get compensated, is we receive a percent of net sales that flow through the website. John Tomich: We have about forty clients today, and I would say about thirty of them are in the apparel, accessories, and footwear space.

Commerce 203

Commerce Venture Capital Internet Brands Startup 203

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 18, 2018

Whether we are talking about startups or corporations, innovation requires a leader who can inspire others to step into the unknown. A technical champion may drive a specific innovation, but the business leader has to own the result, in order to drive an appropriate business model, customer acquisition, support, and a growth strategy.

Entrepreneur 64

Entrepreneur Coach Metrics Competition 64

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 14, 2016

Whether we are talking about startups or corporations, innovation requires a leader who can inspire others to step into the unknown. A technical champion may drive a specific innovation, but the business leader has to own the result, in order to drive an appropriate business model, customer acquisition, support, and a growth strategy.

Coach 64

Coach Metrics Competition Ideas 64

Jason Nazar

MAY 1, 2016

Customer Acquisition Cost / Cost Per Acquisition . The customer acquisition cost or cost per acquisition is the basic marketing cost to acquire a customer. See what other startup mentors have to say about marketing tactics. Net Promoter Score. Paid Product Metrics. Conversion Rate.

Marketing 40

Marketing CPC Metrics .Net 40

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 12, 2015

Whether we are talking about startups or corporations, innovation requires a leader who can inspire others to step into the unknown. A technical champion may drive a specific innovation, but the business leader has to own the result, in order to drive an appropriate business model, customer acquisition, support, and a growth strategy.

Entrepreneur 101

Entrepreneur Startup Coach Metrics 101

Jason Nazar

NOVEMBER 1, 2015

Customer Acquisition Cost / Cost Per Acquisition . The customer acquisition cost or cost per acquisition is the basic marketing cost to acquire a customer. See what other startup mentors have to say about marketing tactics. Net Promoter Score. Paid Product Metrics. Conversion Rate.

Marketing 40

Marketing CPC Metrics .Net 40

Xconomy

AUGUST 8, 2016

Talk about auspicious timing. Qualcomm had worked to develop its Vuforia technology for at least five years before a maturing smartphone market and new economic realities led to the sale. Prior to the acquisition, we focused primarily on computer vision. But now there is an exceptional example. Jay Wright. Wright said.

San Diego 40

San Diego Mobile Examples .Net 40

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 14, 2015

For others, it’s all about making money. Common financial metrics include burn rate, gross margin, revenue growth and net profit. You also need a sales pipeline, customer acquisition costs and marketing costs as a percent of revenue. Define success as it relates to this startup.

Startup 101

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 5, 2010

I’ve been meaning to write this post since September of last year when Brad Feld first wrote about the The Founders Visa Movement. Two weeks after Brad’s post I was at the 140 Conference in LA and I held open office hours for any entrepreneur who wanted to spend 15 minutes talking with a VC about their business.

Technical Review 282

Technical Review Startup High Tech Software Review 282

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 17, 2011

I’ve always believed it’s been one of the most important attributes of business success yet something very few business leaders talk about. So I thought I’d write a post about how I drive my personal creativity. (A So no whinging about what a long post this is! Creativity. Strange, I know.

Writing 356

Writing Startup Ideas Summary 356

InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

In a company’s latter stages, a wasted dollar directly impacts the company’s exit valuation, which is influenced by the company’s net income. Once he proved his negotiating skills, people from all over the company brought him significant acquisitions for him to negotiate. Professional Negotiator. Enter Liquidator Larry.

Startup 221

Startup Pricing Entrepreneur Email 221

InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 1, 2009

In addition to the Luxury Tax board space, there are also Chance cards that require you to pay a percentage of your net worth in taxes. One way to do this is to structure a portion of your sales in the form of evergreen annuities, annual maintenance payments, quarterly license fees, or monthly subscriptions. Monopoly is no different.

Outsource Development 154

Outsource Development Entrepreneur Training Startup 154

Frank Addante

MARCH 12, 2007

About Frank Addante > (from the Silicon Valley Business Journal) Twitter Updates follow me on Twitter Blog Archive ► 2010 (2) ► June (1) Part II: Optimized for Profitability ► February (1) Get Out of the Office! Internet Advertising ASP) Exit: $112M IPO and acquisition Lesson: Think big. My solution: cast a wider net.

Outsource Development 40

Outsource Development Startup .Net Venture Capital 40

Frank Addante

NOVEMBER 16, 2006

About Frank Addante > (from the Silicon Valley Business Journal) Twitter Updates follow me on Twitter Blog Archive ► 2010 (2) ► June (1) Part II: Optimized for Profitability ► February (1) Get Out of the Office! Internet Advertising ASP) Exit: $112M IPO and acquisition Lesson: Think big. ► October (1) New Video!

Startup 40

Startup Venture Capital Web 2.0 Outsource Development 40

InfoChachkie

JULY 14, 2009

A writer is someone who writes, not someone who goes about telling their friends that they are “a writer”. Repeatedly organize yard sales in which you sold your broken toys, books you wrote and illustrated, along with overly sugared lemonade and burnt cookies. You can learn more about his experiences at johngreathouse.com _. —

Entrepreneur 153

Entrepreneur Ideas Writing Startup 153

Frank Addante

OCTOBER 31, 2006

About Frank Addante > (from the Silicon Valley Business Journal) Twitter Updates follow me on Twitter Blog Archive ► 2010 (2) ► June (1) Part II: Optimized for Profitability ► February (1) Get Out of the Office! Internet Advertising ASP) Exit: $112M IPO and acquisition Lesson: Think big. ► October (1) New Video!

Startup 40

Startup Venture Capital Advertising Email 40

SoCal Delicious

OCTOBER 8, 2012

The units, asking $500,000 to $2 million, hit the market in about a month. Last November, the Web-search giant opened a flashy new office in Venice to focus on engineering, sales and advertising; the company will lease close to a quarter-million square feet in the neighborhood by 2014. VENICE RISING. Venice: 13% | L.A. County: 0.9%.

Los Angeles 44

Los Angeles Software Review Technical Review Journal 44