SoCal CTO

MARCH 22, 2007

It seems that four different models of "discussion creation" have occurred: Organice Discussion - someone posts something interesting, lots of bloggers post on the topic, distributed discussion ensues. I have to say that it has netted far more than I would have thought. See Five Things Meme as an example.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 4, 2010

If this figure is accurate – it’s certainly a very large business even when you look at net revenues. Investors: Lightspeed Venture Partners (Jeremy Liew)(lead), with existing investors: U.S. Venture Partners, Grotech Ventures, Revolution LLC (Steve Case). Its net income for the 2009 period is $11.66

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abovethecrowd.com

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

Wow” moments lead to word-of-mouth viral growth and high net promoter scores. oDesk’s presence increases the number of first time software outsourcers. The supplier not only looks to you as a provider of revenue, but they receive that revenue “net of the fee.” Economic Advantages vs. the Status Quo.

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Up and Running

MARCH 1, 2016

Boris Wertz, founding partner of Version One Ventures, believes that if you’ve worked in an industry you’re passionate about for a long time, you may know something about the market that nobody else knows. If You Want Venture Capital, You Need It. He calls this “the secret of the market.”. Do you know a specific market’s secret?

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David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Private equity and venture capital investors are copying our sisters in the hedge fund world: we’re trying to automate more of our job. . Fund/SPV management services specifically are provided by Assure Services and Proteus Capital. ff Venture Capital hired two full-time engineers to build out Totem.

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Reid Hoffman

JULY 27, 2021

When I decided I wanted to start a company, I realized that I needed to pick up certain skills first, like product management, knowledge of online services, and a practical understanding of commercial software development. I was still unprepared; I had no idea that I also needed to learn about go-to-market strategy and distribution.

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Reid Hoffman

JULY 27, 2021

When I decided I wanted to start a company, I realized that I needed to pick up certain skills first, like product management, knowledge of online services, and a practical understanding of commercial software development. I was still unprepared; I had no idea that I also needed to learn about go-to-market strategy and distribution.

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David Teten

MARCH 24, 2014

Addepar is precisely trying to collect and convert into software these best practices. (ff ff Venture Capital is both an investor and also runs our back office on Addepar.). Teten : I’m not sure I agree, as inevitably some people will look like geniuses in a random distribution of outcomes. Chernick : 4.

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David Teten

JULY 12, 2013

I emphasize that the best PR you can build is through satisfied customers with high Net Promoter scores. Distribute press releases on free sites like Free Press Release and PRLog.com. ff Venture Capital recently hosted an event in its offices to feature two of its portfolio companies: MovableInk and Parse.ly.

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abovethecrowd.com

APRIL 17, 2013

The percentage rake is the amount that the marketplace charges as a percentage of GMS (gross merchandise sales), which typically represents net revenues for the marketplace. Because most of the developers building on these platforms make software, the developers do not experience immediate pain when they share 30% of top-line revenue.

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David Teten

JULY 12, 2013

I emphasize that the best PR you can build is through satisfied customers with high Net Promoter scores. Distribute press releases on free sites like Free Press Release and PRLog.com. ff Venture Capital recently hosted an event in its offices to feature two of its portfolio companies: MovableInk and Parse.ly.

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Software By Rob

JUNE 25, 2013

Not Distribution. Alongside growth hacking there is another buzz phrase titled distribution hacking. Growth hackers generally tend to focus on product centric growth mechanisms, while distribution hackers focus on distributing a product using paid channels (i.e. Think Product. pay-per-click, retargeting, etc.).

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abovethecrowd.com

DECEMBER 18, 2017

An increasing number of urgent care facilities measure wait time, ask for consumer feedback surveys, and even calculate NPS (net promoter score) in an effort to deliver a superior customer experience. Our venture capital firm, Benchmark, has made four investments consistent with the “customer-first” theme. healthcare market.

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Software By Rob

JUNE 20, 2013

Not Distribution. Alongside growth hacking there is another buzz phrase titled distribution hacking. Growth hackers generally tend to focus on product centric growth mechanisms, while distribution hackers focus on distributing a product using paid channels (i.e. Think Product. pay-per-click, retargeting, etc.).

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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. Over the past two years, one of the most influential venture-capital firms has turned the usual rules of start-up investing on its head.

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Software By Rob

JUNE 25, 2013

Not Distribution. Alongside growth hacking there is another buzz phrase titled distribution hacking. Growth hackers generally tend to focus on product centric growth mechanisms, while distribution hackers focus on distributing a product using paid channels (i.e. Think Product. pay-per-click, retargeting, etc.).

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Venture Capital Bootstrapping Distribution Conversion Ratio 27

Steve Blank

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

Series B is about proving your net revenue model (can you be profitable?). These elements of the business model– revenue (pricing, pricing strategy), distribution channel, How to Get/Keep/Grow customers, Key Activities, Resources and Costs – are other, critical parts your start up needs to understand and have in place.

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David Teten

MARCH 5, 2021

What can we learn from the best 40 venture capital investments of all time? For example, a profitable firm at which 30 percent of leaders are women could expect to add more than 1 percentage point to its net margin compared with an otherwise similar firm with no female leaders. “For How do we reconcile these two sets of data?

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Austin Startup

JUNE 26, 2019

Turns out my network (of politicos and do-gooders) is not one of accredited tech investors (meaning they meet income and net wealth thresholds and choose to make investments at all, and specifically in startups). For those unfamiliar, there’s a very specific model for investable ventures and, while we had one, the kind of capital we needed?—?swing

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This is going to be BIG.

AUGUST 20, 2010

Search quality was low, I had no means of music discovery, and the device has what might have been the worst piece of software ever written. The full experience is largely broken, but you're starting to get a sense of what a complete, end to end, net-native content stack should look like—one that works and is sustainable as a business.

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VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 11, 2011

BigBand Networks, which has more than 200 customers in North America, Asia and Europe, provides broadband service providers with digital video networking solutions designed to make it easier to distribute, manage and monetize video. Binational Industrial Research and Development ( BIRD ) Foundation, approved $8.1

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Up and Running

DECEMBER 9, 2014

For this discussion, we were joined by CEOs Jared Hecht of Fundera, Joshua Reeves of ZenPayroll, Matt Rissell of TSheets, and our own Sabrina Parsons of LivePlan and Palo Alto Software. Then now into TSheets which is a subscription based software with a much different model so again thank you for having us, having me on the panel.

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