socalTECH

MARCH 17, 2017

The company reported a net loss of $1.2 The company says it has been seeing competition in the data storage industry which has "create pressure" on maintaining market share, saying that "market headwinds" have been challenging the company. According to Qualstar, it had a loss of $0.4 million on revenues of $2.2M

Layoffs 113

Layoffs .Net Report Competition 113

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 4, 2017

Exactly what is that customer experience that every modern marketer is talking about, and how do you measure it? One metric now commonly used is called the Net Promoter® Score (NPS). Satisfied but unenthusiastic customers who can be easily wooed by the competition. Detractors. Have you checked your customers’ experience lately?

Customer 85

Customer Custom Product Marketing 85

Berkonomics

MAY 7, 2015

You, the lonely fisherman, have to weave a net to catch your fish. Should your net be large and bulky, requiring more effort and expense to weave? Or should it be small and delicate, to catch those fish that would otherwise fall through the net? The size of your market may well define the ultimate size of your dream.

.Net 120

.Net Research Marketing Entrepreneur 120

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. In fact, if you add the capital flows of the past ten years, there have been just shy of $50 billion in net cash outlays.

Venture Capital 150

Venture Capital Capital Marketing Seed Funding 150

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 31, 2015

Telecom has announced that it has filed suit against the United States government in response to the recent ruling by the Federal Communications Commission on Net Neutrality. Without the FCC’s ruling, companies such as this one could face restrictions and unfair competition from internet providers. The suit was filed in the U.S.

.Net 40

.Net Networking Content Services 40

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 25, 2023

Google reached $1B in revenue within five years of incorporation, and now has a market capitalization of over $1 trillion. It’s only been in the last decade or two, that social media companies, like Facebook and Twitter, have achieved market valuations in billions of dollars (unicorn status), while clearly sacrificing revenue to gain users.

Organization 94

Organization Invest Customer Custom 94

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 21, 2020

Google reached $1B in revenue within five years of incorporation, and now has a market capitalization of over $1 trillion. It’s only been in the last decade or two, that social media companies, like Facebook and Twitter, have achieved market valuations in billions of dollars (unicorn status), while clearly sacrificing revenue to gain users.

Organization 173

Organization Invest Customer Custom 173

TechCrunch LA

DECEMBER 8, 2020

He did note that in the four markets where the company has gone live since launching its business in January 2019 — San Diego, Los Angeles, the Inland Empire , and Sacramento — has yielded an annualized revenue run rate of over $400 million in gross merchandise value (the total value of home sales transacted on its platform).

Sales 282

Sales Demand San Diego Funding 282

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

The challenge is that too many are confused on what that means for them, and what it takes to make their business competitively agile. These authors, and I agree, define agility in business as the ability to detect and assess changes in the competitive world in real time, and then take decisive and effective action.

Competition 102

Competition Examples Startup Resource 102

Berkonomics

APRIL 4, 2019

Others worry that we will latch onto individual line items within financial data and engage in inquisitions regarding telephone bills, marketing costs and other tactical line items in detailed financial statements. They worry that we will not keep the information confidential and that financial data will find its way into competitors’ hands.

Class 120

Class Course Report Competition 120

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 29, 2022

The reasons are a lot more complex than the meltdown of key investment banks in the US a few years ago, so don’t expect any real change in the numbers soon, especially with recent stock market downturns. Violent market swings usually hit public companies first. Public companies are always at risk for takeovers.

Startup 98

Startup Report IBM IBM 98

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

This statement leaves no confusion in the minds of investors, or customers, of what the company does and how it is different (and better) than the competition. Investors realize that the resources and risk required to hit both markets concurrently are great, so they will likely look for focus, or a staged approach.

.Net 73

.Net Examples Customer Custom 73

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 9, 2019

To refresh your memory, angel investors are typically high net worth individuals, accredited by the SEC and willing to invest their own money in a high-potential startup for a share of the ownership. They don’t get excited by early stage research, development, or marketing hype. Crowdfunding is not the best platform here.

Funding 119

Funding Startup Platform Examples 119

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 1, 2015

Then we launched our service in NYC and in just one year captured 2% of all new storage customers in our target demo in just one year with almost no marketing budget. We offered a service that has a net promoter score of 87 placing us higher than such great brands as USAA, Costco, Apple and Amazon.

Snapchat 150

Snapchat Press .Net Customer 150

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 27, 2011

As I like to say, “If you’re really on to an enormous idea then other people in the market are going to spot that and want to compete with you. If you have a market lead then raising capital and making investments now will help you as others enter the market. If you don’t, somebody else WILL!”

Startup 418

Startup Venture Capital Sales Technical Review 418

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 26, 2015

Exactly what is that customer experience that every modern marketer is talking about, and how do you measure it? One metric now commonly used is called the Net Promoter® Score (NPS). Satisfied but unenthusiastic customers who can be easily wooed by the competition. Detractors. Have you checked your customers’ experience lately?

Customer 100

Customer Custom .Net Competition 100

Berkonomics

APRIL 14, 2012

Others worry that investors will latch onto individual line items within financial data and engage in inquisitions regarding telephone bills, marketing costs and other tactical line items in detailed financial statements. First, let’s cover the absolute minimum legal requirement a company has to provide to its investors.

Class 202

Class Report Competition .Net 202

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 16, 2014

The speaks to the continued confidence in the venture capital markets and as I had predicted some time ago the VC markets right now are a great place to invest – especially relative to other places to put one’s money. Or perhaps VCs like to carefully guard who has bankrolled them so as not to attract competition?

Venture Capital 396

Venture Capital Funding Technical Review Startup 396

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 15, 2013

Of course it’s a competitive market so MCNs competing for top talent not only compete on rev share to talent but also to services that they provide talent. Selling at smaller retailers will net you fewer customers and higher margins. This revenue share comes after the YouTube split.

Networking 366

Networking Media Content Customer 366

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 31, 2019

The reasons are a lot more complex than the meltdown of key investment banks in the US a few years ago, so don’t expect a big change in the numbers soon, even with recent stock market rallies. Violent market swings usually hit public companies first. Public companies are always at risk for takeovers.

Startup 84

Startup Technical Review Report IBM 84

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 3, 2009

The last couple of years has also seen the huge initial success of Ycombinator, the Lean Startup and many other product driven approaches to going to market. Broadly speaking this last trend has been healthy as it has brought an increase focus on launching products that you can test with the market and on capital efficiency.

Web 2.0 334

Web 2.0 Venture Capital Web Technical Review 334

Tech.Co

JUNE 23, 2015

In a continual effort to stay ahead of the competition in this market – which by a large stretch is mostly uncharted territory for startups – Hang w/ recently turned to the power of YouTube. The team built a ‘Share to YouTube’ button that lets users post their video straight to their personal page with the touch of a button.

Social Media 88

Social Media .Net Platform Media 88

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Happy customers quickly become your biggest advocates, today reaching far beyond friends and family, and they make traditional marketing efforts pale in comparison for growth, loyalty, and new customer acquisition costs.

Customer 114

Customer Custom Satisfaction Metrics 114

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 12, 2010

That’s because a company’s value is a composite of all of the quantitative and qualitative factors that comprise a company: revenues, expenses, risks, growth prospects, quality of the management team, competitive advantages, strength of the intellectual property, and so forth. Detail isn’t important; tracking your progress is.

.Net 89

.Net Metrics Competition Template 89

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 14, 2012

The most common failures are solutions looking for a problem, lack of a defined market, and giving away the product. The value proposition must clearly define the target customer, the customer’s problem and pain, your unique solution, and the net benefit of this solution from the customer's perspective. Target market.

Sales 97

Sales Customer Custom Outsource 97

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 11, 2014

Exactly what is that customer experience that every modern marketer is talking about, and how do you measure it? One new metric now commonly used is called the Net Promoter® Score (NPS). Satisfied but unenthusiastic customers who can be easily wooed by the competition. Detractors. Marty Zwilling.

Customer 98

Customer Custom .Net Competition 98

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 29, 2011

The most common failures are solutions looking for a problem, lack of a defined market, and giving away the product. The value proposition must clearly define the target customer, the customer’s problem and pain, your unique solution, and the net benefit of this solution from the customer's perspective. Target market.

Sales 98

Sales Customer Custom Outsource 98

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

The reasons are a lot more complex than the meltdown of key investment banks in the US a few years ago, so don’t expect a big change in the numbers soon, even with recent stock market rallies. Violent market swings usually hit public companies first. Public companies are always at risk for takeovers.

Startup 87

Startup Technical Review Report Entrepreneur 87

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

entrepreneurs consistently claim to be happier , and have a higher net worth than employees. For example, if you are in marketing, forget the number of features, and highlight the value of the whole compared to the cost. Know your peers and build your competitive advantage. Both want personal satisfaction and financial success.

Entrepreneur 93

Entrepreneur Satisfaction Customer Custom 93

socalTECH

MAY 27, 2011

Ever since the huge success of Monrovia-based Green Dot in its IPO last year, netting a huge return for local angels, investors here have taken a second look at financial startups. Jonathan Cooper: I had been in the financial area, and I had also been involved in advising middle market companies on strategy. What's your background?

Class 168

Class Monrovia .Net Customer 168

InfoChachkie

JULY 28, 2015

He told the homeowner that he represented someone who wanted to purchase the ranch at a substantial premium over its current fair market value. We boiled our alternatives down to the following: IPO – To bolster our negotiating position, I engaged an investment bank to explore the public capital markets. My House Is Not For Sale.

Company 100

Company Companies Santa Barbara Pricing 100

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. This only becomes noticeable in down markets.

Venture Capital 311

Venture Capital Startup Seed Funding Rustic Canyon 311

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 10, 2014

Both have worked.Google reached $1 billion in revenue within five years of incorporation, and now has a market capitalization of over $400 billion. Most modern investors still look for a business model that embodies a gross margin over 50 percent and a net margin in the 20 percent range.

Entrepreneur 98

Entrepreneur Organization Invest Customer 98

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 1, 2015

Yet they see warning lights flashing, based on a still fragile global economy, and volatile markets ahead. The reasons are a lot more complex than the meltdown of key investment banks in the US a few years ago, so don’t expect a big change in the numbers soon, even with recent stock market rallies.

Startup 98

Startup Technical Review Report Entrepreneur 98

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 26, 2016

Google reached $1B in revenue within five years of incorporation, and now has a market capitalization of over $400B. It’s only been in the last ten years that social media companies, like Facebook and Twitter, have achieved market valuations in billions of dollars, while clearly sacrificing revenue to gain users. Both have worked.

Startup 58

Startup Organization Invest Customer 58

Berkonomics

MARCH 30, 2012

Research the Net for guidance in this arena, which is changing as laws enabling this are evolving. Competition is high for these resources, and often there is a substantial ownership stake, if not control, for the investors, depending upon the value of the business and success in using the first moneys invested.

Funding 192

Funding Entrepreneur Startup Invest 192

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

There is no accommodation for smaller public companies, who can’t be competitive in their space with the new accounting, documenting, and reporting processes required. Violent market swings usually hit public companies first. Public companies of any size must comply immediately with the full reporting requirements of the SEC.

Startup 97

Startup Report Entrepreneur Statistics 97