Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 17, 2017

For example, distribution to find new apps in a mobile Internet is tightly locked down by the oligopoly of Apple and Google. Distribution of media is tightly controlled by YouTube, Netflix, Facebook, Amazon and a handful of others. Our social graphs are locked in Facebook, Twitter and Snapchat. Enter the decentralized Internet.

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Government Distribution Stock United States 280

Diego Basch

SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

If you are an entrepreneur looking to raise your first round of funding ever, you surely must be curious about the different kinds of investors you will pitch. Typical first-time SV entrepreneurs are not millionaires, so let’s say you have 100k in the bank (maybe you’ve made some money from stock options). If so, when?

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Silicon Valley Entrepreneur Stock Options Vesting 73

abovethecrowd.com

APRIL 20, 2016

Many modern entrepreneurs have limited exposure to the notion of failure or layoffs because it has been so long since these things were common in the industry. In 1999, record valuations coexisted with record IPOs and shareholder liquidity. If 1999 was a wet (read liquid) bubble, 2015 was a particularly dry one.

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IPO Term Sheet Silicon Valley Valuation 40

VC Cafe

MARCH 15, 2011

Furthermore, the share of the net profit for the state and public will increase from one third to 52%-62% (which is slightly lower than the proposed increase to two-thirds). The company develops distributed antenna system (DAS) solutions for wireless telecommunications coverage inside buildings.

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Private Equity China North America 90

online.wsj.com

JULY 11, 2012

To order presentation-ready copies for distribution to your colleagues, clients or customers, use the Order Reprints tool at the bottom of any article or visit www.djreprints.com. and Groupon Inc., —has naturally won support from entrepreneurs. This time around, technology entrepreneurs are being more assertive.

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Silicon Valley Founder Software Review Technical Review 42

ConversionXL

JANUARY 11, 2013

Appsumo is an daily deals website for the coolest web apps and other digitally distributed goods. This is what they say about themselves: We are an distribution channel for companies that help entrepreneurs start, grow, optimize, and scale their businesses. Net Referrals: 6,656 pageviews. Net Referrals: 6,656 pageviews.

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Campaign Estonia Social Media Viral 95

ReadWriteStart

AUGUST 26, 2022

So they have about 60 million customers now, and they have a view of the net present value of each customer when they’re onboarding them and their models to show it. Suppose you trace the history of Netflix, which we’ve invested in since 1999 and are still one of the largest shareholders. So the first one is Netflix.

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