InfoChachkie

JANUARY 5, 2015

In his premier film appearance in the blaxploitation send-up “I’m Gonna Git You Sucka,” Chris Rock inadvertently addresses a key pricing challenge faced by most entrepreneurs. Watch this 93-second clip and see if you can identify the pricing pitfall addressed in this humorous snippet. Price = Value. How Much For A Rib?

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 16, 2009

This post is part of my series “ Startup Lessons &#. Elephants, Deer and Rabbits – Some thoughts on start-up segmentation. I know that this advice won’t apply to every possible startup – but I think it applies to many. So when I started my first company I naturally went for elephants.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

I’m over-paying for every check I write into the VC ecosystem and valuations are being pushed up to absurd levels and many of these valuations and companies won’t hold in the long term. Today you have funders focused exclusively on “Day 0” startups or ones that aren’t even created yet. By definition?—?I’m two founders in a garage?—?(HP

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TechEmpower

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Although noteworthy, working with large corporations differs remarkably from working with startups. Inquisitiveness: Prior to starting the project, you should receive an estimate of the work effort. cto , product , saas Are they publicly available? Beware of being swayed by big-name firms or impressive name-dropping.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 26, 2016

There has been a lot of public debate over the past several weeks about whether it’s a good thing to be “gross margin positive” or not and commentary always reminds me that some people at startups don’t quite understand financial metrics or even how to think about which ones are healthy. So here are some more details ….

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

At our mid-year offsite our partnership at Upfront Ventures was discussing what the future of venture capital and the startup ecosystem looked like. Should SaaS companies trade at a 24x Enterprise Value (EV) to Next Twelve Month (NTM) Revenue multiple as they did in November 2021? And reset they must. Except the music stopped.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

I was reading Danielle Morrill’s blog post today on whether one’s “ Startup Burn Rate is Normal. I love how transparently Danielle lives her startup (& encourages other to join in) because it provides much needed transparency to other startups. Let’s set up a framework. Gross Burn vs. Net Burn.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 27, 2020

In fact, subscription pricing has been around for a long time for magazines, cloud-based software, and gaming, but now I’m seeing it used for just about anything, including for more stylish clothes via Mr.Conection , gourmet foods via TryTheWorld , and toys for your kids via KiwiCo. Private club model. Front-of-the-line model.

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InfoChachkie

MARCH 16, 2016

Startups do not always have the luxury to optimize their product for both buyers and users. In the early 2000’s, SaaS was a nascent concept and most companies were reticent to rent software. Users, on the other hand, immediately saw the benefits of SaaS. Follow John’s startup-oriented Twitter feed here: @johngreathouse.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 2, 2015

Subscription pricing has been around for a long time for magazines, cloud-based software, and gaming, but now I’m seeing it used for just about anything, including for more stylish clothes via Mr.Conection , gourmet foods via TryTheWorld , and toys for your kids via SparkBoxToys. Private club model. Front-of-the-line model.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 31, 2013

The startup, which is led by Dave Skibinski, said its new Connected Care telemedicine system offers up live video, audio, and text message consultation between patients and their primary care and specialty care physicians. Pricing on the new offering was not announced. snapmd biotech telemedicine saas healthcare physician'

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InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 3, 2011

So they don’t have enough dots to connect, and they end up with very linear solutions without a broad perspective on the problem. Everything Is A Remix – Including Your Startup. Nobody starts out original. Like music, movies and blog entries, startups are a remix of that which came before. emphasis added).

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 7, 2010

I started with a Top 10 list for Nivi (at VentureHacks), but I couldn’t cram it into 10 so it became a Top 11 list. My first company launched in 1999 and we were offering a SaaS document management in the cloud (we were called ASPs back then). OK, it’s not really my final part. I know this stuff cold now.

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TechCrunch LA

JUNE 18, 2022

This week, we saw the interconnectedness of major institutions as crypto lending protocol Celsius stuttered and brought down Ethereum prices with it as investors feared a price collapse brought on by reportedly over-leveraged players like 3 Arrows Capital. follow the money. follow the money. the week in web3.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 27, 2014

I wrote my version here and Scott wrote an excellent write-up of his views here. We both agree that the later-stage valuations are being driven up to a point that feels irrationally priced [he uses b-round SaaS valuations as an example and I am willing to be even more broad based]. Startup Lessons' And we ended.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 21, 2020

if you listen you’ll pick up much more than my quick notes below). We discussed why in Q4 you will see large renegotiations of SaaS contracts and increased churn rates. We talked about what startup CEOs should do in these situations and how to think about these renegotiations. A seed company hasn’t ramped up its cost base.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 9, 2022

A common request I get while mentoring entrepreneurs is for a copy of the startup checklist they need to follow, in order to build a successful new business. His checklists cover everything from building a vision, to consistently delivering results, for entrepreneurs up to mature business executives. I wish it was that easy.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 24, 2016

Subscription pricing has been around for a long time for magazines, cloud-based software, and gaming, but now I’m seeing it used for just about anything, including for more stylish clothes via Mr.Conection , gourmet foods via TryTheWorld , and toys for your kids via Pley. Private club model. Front-of-the-line model. Surprise box model.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 28, 2015

A common request I get while mentoring entrepreneurs is for a copy of the startup checklist they need to follow, in order to build a successful new business. His checklists cover everything from building a vision, to consistently delivering results, for entrepreneurs up to mature business executives. I wish it was that easy.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

Rarer still is the startup CEO who can make the transition effectively on their own. Unwillingness to devolve power is the bane of many management teams at startup companies. I see the problem directly at many startups I know. We moved toward more standardized pricing (e.g. We moved toward more standardized pricing (e.g.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Our interview today is with Andrew Schydlowsky , the CEO and founder of Santa Barbara-based TrackStreet (www.trackstreet.com), a startup which is backed by Okapi Capital, The Cove Fund, Early Light Ventures, SaaS Venture Capital, and Stage Venture Partners. It allows us to start peeling the onion. How did you start the business?

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Tech.Co

MARCH 1, 2018

And while that cliché has been said about everything in the Lone Star state for years, it rings particularly true for the hottest startups showcasing their big innovations at SXSW Startup Night 2018 presented by the Kauffman Foundation and TechCo. Beast Mode is taking on a new meaning in the startup world. Price: $1.99

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Hollywood-based Klio Studio , a new startup founded by a former US Navy officer-turned talk show host and film producer, has launched its software on Microsoft Azure, saying it has created a new, cloud-based production management solution, purpose built for film, television, and commercial productions.

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Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 5, 2014

The Annual TechZulu Startup Forecast is one of our most anticipated events. In a short, densley packed timeline, our panel of industry experts discussed the fine line topics of wearables technology, bitcoin, SaaS, cloud, mobile gaming, and social markets. Get yourself up to speed by reading through JATI, Inc.’s

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 23, 2013

I have long advised startup companies that if you don’t control your messaging somebody else will and your potential customers will form impressions of you shaped by somebody else or by nobody at all. My starting salary was $27,000. I can’t make this up. I have published many of these PR Tips before. ” F**k.

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InfoChachkie

JANUARY 16, 2018

I have been watching ProductPlan for several years, as the founders are both friends and pillars of the Santa Barbara Startup Community. Without taking a dime of outside capital, the company has achieved impressive success in a competitive, SaaS market segment, landing companies such as Nike, Intuit, NASA, AutoDesk and PBS.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 14, 2014

Of course that website isn’t completely up to date but it’s a great resource for seeing the overall picture. But let me start with some data. They now have massive efforts to sign up local merchants and are sending direct mail (yes, erm, physical mail isn’t deal either!) We love to streamline and text people.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 18, 2017

A common request I get while mentoring entrepreneurs is for a copy of the startup checklist they need to follow, in order to build a successful new business. His checklists cover everything from building a vision, to consistently delivering results, for entrepreneurs up to mature business executives. I wish it was that easy.

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socalTECH

JUNE 2, 2017

We want to make startup times faster, and applications run faster, which equates to a better user experience, and ultimately, revenue. Eric Futoran: Honestly, today, a lot of times and engineer will throw up their arms, and say they just can't work on it, because it's a wild goose chase. That's what gets me up I the morning.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 6, 2017

We caught up with Lauren to hear about Hopscotch, and why teams and schools are turning to the company to power their mobile apps. Laurence Sotsky: I started the company about two and a half years ago, with the intent of connecting people to their passions. What is Hopscotch? We want to keep it growing very quarter. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 18, 2018

Rowe Price, plus General Atlantic, JMI Equity, and Jackson Square Ventures. The startup, led by CEO Doug Winter, develops software used to enable sales and marketing efforts in the enterprise. The funding round came from Lightspeed Venture Partners, T.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 26, 2012

Howard Marks is co-founder of Activision , and head of Los Angeles-based startup accelerator StartEngine. This year, we were lucky enough to find 40 great startups to invest in, growing StartEngine immensely. I don't even know where to start. Obviously, I would start with Apple and their constantly growing revenue stream.

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 5, 2015

500 Startups officially announced their Batch 15. We were stoked when we partnered with 500 startup for REACH NeXT and now are over the moon that they selected one of our winners. Also, 500 startups officially open their applications for Batch 16 on AngelList. Learn to code by cloning real-life startups. Code4Startup.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 24, 2015

I saw a few friends politely suggesting that “now was a great stock buying opportunity” meaning that given the stock market is off by 10% it was a great chance to buy and lock in presumably low prices before the market rises again. If the next 30 days stays calm then investment will pick up. I’m not so sure.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 29, 2019

A common request I get while mentoring entrepreneurs is for a copy of the startup checklist they need to follow, in order to build a successful new business. His checklists cover everything from building a vision, to consistently delivering results, for entrepreneurs up to mature business executives. I wish it was that easy.

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Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 13, 2010

TechZulu is helping the startup community out by listing all the great startup/entrepreneur oriented panels. Bootstrapping: Score PR for Your Start-Up, On the Cheap. Publicity and positive word-of-mouth can help grow your start-up into a successful venture. Bootstrapping bootstrap, Profitability, Startup.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 1, 2015

when a technology startup, its investors or the market believe in robust growth rates writ large. Startup companies continue to grow at unprecedented rates, raise enormous amounts of venture capital and achieve valuations that imply that they will continue to grow rapidly for the foreseeable future. __. faux·men·tum.

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