The Angel VC

FEBRUARY 20, 2016

About two years ago, Josh Hannah of Matrix Partners wrote an excellent article titled “That's a nice little $40M eCommerce company you have there. Call me when it scales.” In it he argues that an eCommerce business with $10 to $20 million in revenues is not that hard to build and also not very valuable. I would recommend that you read the full article, but one of the key points of the article was that if you fill a niche and have distinctive product/market fit with a set of customers, you can ac

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Tom Tunguz

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

At SaaStr 2016 and SaaS Office Hours in New York , I shared an analysis of the fastest growing SaaS companies over the last 3 years. In particular, I benchmarked the revenue, growth rates and round size characteristics of these businesses at their Series A. I’ve embedded the slides here. Benchmarking Exceptional Series A SaaS Companies from Tomasz Tunguz.

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CloseSaaS

FEBRUARY 26, 2016

Startup events like Startup Istanbul, "The Leading Startup Event in Eurasia", are great places for founders, executives, and investors to meet and share great ideas and stories about startups.

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OnStartups

FEBRUARY 22, 2016

I'm doing an "Ask Me Anything' (AMA) session on Product Hunt tomorrow (Tuesday, Feb 23rd, 2016 at 10 am PST, 1pm EST). Would love for you to sign-up early, because I'm insecure, egotistical and I want to impress Ryan Hoover. Would love for a decent number of people to sign-up. Or an indecent number would be even better. 350 have signed up already (before this blog post was published).

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ReSci

FEBRUARY 22, 2016

Some subscription companies are shooting themselves in the foot by following the one size fits all method of monthly billing. Although monthly cycles are industry standard for subscription companies, it's not necessarily the most efficient model for all. A monthly cycle makes a lot of sense…. The post How customizing subscription billing cycles help with customer retention appeared first on ReSci.

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CloseSaaS

FEBRUARY 22, 2016

You know the drill. Prospects are inconsistent—they say one thing and do another. “Your product is too expensive,” they say, right before closing a deal with a competitor that costs even more. “We need more time,” you hear, then suddenly they're back with an answer the next day.

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OnStartups

FEBRUARY 22, 2016

I'm doing an "Ask Me Anything' (AMA) session on Product Hunt tomorrow (Tuesday, Feb 23rd, 2016 at 10 am PST, 1pm EST). Would love for you to sign-up early, because I'm insecure, egotistical and I want to impress Ryan Hoover. Would love for a decent number of people to sign-up. Or an indecent number would be even better. 350 have signed up already (before this blog post was published).

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Hacking Revenue

FEBRUARY 26, 2016

“In today’s world, It’s easier than ever. to start an online business”. This sentence has been repeated by many experienced business people, especially since the introduction of SaaS and other cloud based online services. While these services significantly lowered the costs of starting a new business, I believe that the people who said that sentence were missing the point of starting a business – to build an always growing, sustainable brand.

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Tom Tunguz

FEBRUARY 21, 2016

Attorneys witness the changes in the fundraising market from a unique vantage point. Consiglieri to startup founders and investors alike, attorneys assist in the negotiation and are privy to the terms of investment. Fenwick & West, one of those law firms, released data this morning detailing the evolution of financing terms for Q4. I’ve reproduced the most salient difference in Q4 compared to previous periods above.

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CloseSaaS

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

“2019 is going to be different. I’m going to get into shape, I’m going to read more, and my sales team is going to have its best year ever!

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Hacking Revenue

FEBRUARY 20, 2016

If I had a dollar for every time I heard the sentence “I have a startup idea! Now what?”, I wouldn’t bother writing this. If I had half a dollar, it would’ve been borderline. It seems we’re in the middle of a modern day gold rush to create the next billion dollar startup. Having a good idea for one is important, but it’s somewhat the new equivalent of getting a shovel and considering to hop on the next train west.

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