1st Quarter 2023 Newsletter
Welcome to Growthink’s 1st Quarter 2023 Newsletter. Below we will share: My video observations on look back wisdoms from 2022 and how those lessons can best direct growth strategies for 2023. Chief Client Officer Anna Vitale on notable 2022 Growthink client engagements Engagement Partner, Head of London Office and EMEA Lead Antonio Barzagli on notable […]
The Story of Jeff Bezos’ $250,000 Investment into Google in 1998
To be filed firmly in the categories of the rich get richer and it does usually make sense to be both lucky and good, most people don’t know that Jeff Bezos was one of the early investors in Google. Yes, that Jeff Bezos. Founder of Amazon.com and #1 on the Forbes’ 400 list with a […]
July 2022 Venture Growth Funding Recap
Growthink Capital Research tracked $6.4 billion in new venture funding in July 2022 down from $8.7 billion in June 2022. The month’s biggest funding event belonged to Contentsquare ($400 million) a digital experience insights optimization platform that helps businesses understand how users are interacting. Twenty-one companies raised $100 million or more in July. Other than […]
Growthink’s 3rd Quarter 2022 Newsletter
Jay Welcome to the Growthink 3rd Quarter 2022 Newsletter. Below we will share: My video observations on the business growth outlook for the remainder of 2022, specifically as to the factors likely to separate businesses that will thrive from those that will struggle. Chief Client Officer Anna Vitale’s view on notable Q2 Growthink client engagements. […]
Growthink’s 2nd Quarter 2022 Newsletter
Welcome to the Growthink 2nd Quarter 2022 Newsletter. Below we will share: My observations on the current business growth and financing outlook Chief Client Officer Anna Vitale’s view on notable Q1 Growthink client engagements and lessons from them for entrepreneurs and executives seeking to grow and raise capital in the coming months. Head of Growthink’s […]
2022 SaaS Growth and Funding Outlook
The software-as-a-Service (SaaS) market experienced a record-breaking year in 2021. Investors exuded confidence with $621 billion total venture capital investments made into private companies (CB Insights). A large share of those dollars went into SaaS companies, and record 2020 highs of public technology stock valuations held firm in 2021. Growthink’s experience mirrored these broader trends […]
2021 Mid-Year Funding Reports Now Available
In the first six months of 2021, Growthink Capital Research tracked 938 financings, representing $69.8 billion in fundings in these five hot market sectors: Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning – we tracked 43 deals representing $3.2 billion in new funding. See our Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning report here. Business/Productivity Software – 39 deals representing $3.0 billion in new funding. See […]
How to Lose $10 Million Without Even Trying
Last week I sat down with the owner of a profitable, multi-million dollar information services business and discussed his growth and exit plan. For him, it was the “best of times” in many ways. He was living the American dream. He owned his own business and had an affluent and enviable lifestyle. But it was […]
Is Yours a 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 Star Company?
Looking to raise money for your business? Or to sell it to a strategic or financial acquirer? Or create a winning simple business plan template? Well, an analysis of over 10,000 companies who recently raised growth capital or sold all or part of their business… …shows they all have at least one of these five […]
The Three Year Plan
Happy New Year! And yes the first week in January is a natural time to and set goals and objectives for 2023. In doing so however, most of us think too much just about next year… …and too little about the multi-year business horizon.There are some benefits to this, as with the incredible speed of […]
What is an Emerging Company?
Over the years, descriptions, or “boxes,” for various type of privately-held companies like “middle market,” “venture-backed,” “startups,” “small and medium-sized enterprises (SME’s),” to name a few, have been tossed around so much as to obscure and confuse their original meaning and intent. This is highly unfortunate, as it creates opaqueness and inefficiency in an asset […]
What is Your Organization’s IQ (Innovation Quotient)?
Your ability to succeed in today’s economy is directly correlated with your ability to innovate. But most organizations change and innovate way too slowly, if at all. My Growthink colleague Stephen Lehtonen has developed an eight question test to measure an organization’s Innovation Quotient , or its “IQ.” The test measures organizational attributes like clarity […]
