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.

Silicon Valley 69

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The Equity Kicker

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

Andrew Chen responded to that with a thoughtful post about how the ‘funding goalposts continue to move’ Here’s the money quote: It’s been widely noted that investing milestones have evolved quickly over time: In 1998, you’d raise $5M Series A with an idea and not much else. You didn’t need to build a datacenter either.

San Francisco 105

San Francisco Product Open Source Distribution 105

crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 16, 2011

“The median net return to VC fund investors has not been positive for any vintage year since 1998″ – [link]. Interesting to watch Google’s approach to its digital distribution model – compared to Apple’s – [link]. 13 Tips on Designing Awesome Stickers That Sell More Products – [link].

Social Media 95

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The Equity Kicker

JANUARY 30, 2018

The term ‘pre-chasm’ is a nod to Geoffrey Moore’s 1998 classic Crossing the Chasm and refers to companies that may have sold to early adopters, but haven’t yet found a way to sell to the mainstream. Getting sales going in those early years is terrifically challenging and requires great product and great sales.

Software 106

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

AOL was controlled by one company and the Internet was distributed. They controlled distribution to the masses. The conventional wisdom at Fox’s headquarters is that MySpace had “made&# both YouTube & Photobucket by allowing them distribution. AOL was closed, the Internet was open. Now I don’t get any.

Social Network 318

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 1, 2019

I came to the United States in 1998 as a Turkish immigrant with my husband Serhat Pala. And, we have become a leader in personal and professional health testing through innovative medical diagnostic products. Perhaps some of my focus on diversity comes from my own background.

San Diego 153

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David Teten

MARCH 24, 2014

As the CIO, I am constantly looking to improve productivity of my office, and I have created many productivity tools and processes that have saved a lot of money and time since I first started. Teten : I’m not sure I agree, as inevitably some people will look like geniuses in a random distribution of outcomes.

Software Review 114

Software Review Due Diligence Venture Capital Portfolio 114

VC Cafe

APRIL 8, 2010

Since 2003 the global market for children’s nutrition and infant formula products has nearly doubled reaching about $23 billion in 2009. The joint OpenMarket-MX Telecom business will provide a hosted platform to extend mobile payment and messaging capabilities through an integrated network and product portfolio.

OTC 68

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Steve Blank

MARCH 18, 2011

Startups needed millions of dollars of funding just to get their first product out the door to customers. A hardware startup had to equip a factory to manufacture the product. Startups could now get a first version of a product out to customers in weeks/months rather than months/years.

Internet 334

Internet IPO Silicon Valley Agile 334

Ben's Blog

JUNE 18, 2011

Secondly, developers are more productive. Because Stewart’s programmers are ten times more productive than they were in 2001 due to massive advances in programming language technology. In 1998, I was working at Netscape, which owned well over half of the browser market. Thirdly, the market is far bigger.

Technical Review 76

Technical Review Software Review Valuation Internet 76

K9 Ventures

AUGUST 13, 2010

SneakerLabs’ first product was a Java-based chat server and client. Since I had good connections with the University, we got a lot of feedback on how the product could be improved to meet their needs. We listened to their feedback and started adding features to the product accordingly. The product worked. Not so fast.

Revenue 72

Revenue Developer Java Customer Development 72

Gust

OCTOBER 17, 2012

as well as a more detailed description of the distribution of outcomes: Kauffman Foundation Angel Returns Study and NESTA Angel Investing Study. It is not highly concentrated geographically, or in the bubble of 1998-2000, or in any industry. The distribution of returns from the different U.S. and the U.K.,

Angel Investor 152

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techcrunch.com

OCTOBER 13, 2012

as well as a more detailed description of the distribution of outcomes: Kauffman Foundation Angel Returns Study and NESTA Angel Investing Study. It is not highly concentrated geographically, or in the bubble of 1998-2000, or in any industry. The distribution of returns from the different U.S. and the U.K.,

Angel Investor 103

Angel Investor Venture Capital Seed Stage Silicon Valley 103

VC Cafe

MARCH 15, 2011

Products from the high-tech sector made up about 59% of Israeli exports. Zoran, which was established in 1983, provides imaging and video chips for digital camera, home entertainment and multifunction printer products and employs about 1,550 people. MobileAccess, formerly Foxcom Wireless, was founded in 1998.

Private Equity 90

Private Equity China North America 90

Seeing Both Sides

AUGUST 3, 2012

But once the company has honed in on a strong value proposition and found initial product-market fit, what is the best approach to scaling it? Interestingly, the company’s founding vision was not a lean idea, but rather a big idea: to accelerate and manage Internet traffic on a global, highly scalable, highly distributed scale.

Distribution 49

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Hearpreneur

AUGUST 19, 2015

When you can proudly use your product or service and find the value in it on a daily basis, you know you’re on to something. With the recent wave of on-demand offerings from taxi cabs to mobile dry cleaning, consumers have started to rethink the way they book and buy products and services. Thanks to David Wachs, Handwrytten ! #5)

Entrepreneur 48

Entrepreneur Australia Technical Review Community 48

Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

OCTOBER 29, 2010

He talks about how he build his audience using podcasts, which are distributed via iTunes. If you watch the full video Jason explains how he was able to rank first in a product launch affiliate competition (one of Jeff Walker’s product launch formula campaigns) using a list of about 10,000 people.

Email 81

Email Affiliate Video Cofounder 81

Duct Tape Marketing

JULY 12, 2017

Tom Webster: Yeah, it sprung out of a study that we’ve been doing since 1998, called the Infinite Dial. You look at some of the NPRs of the world that are using a significant distribution. So tell me about the series, the study, and I guess a little bit of the methodology, and why you do it and all that good stuff.

Audio 38

Audio Media Boston Missouri 38

Up and Running

DECEMBER 9, 2014

It started in college when I started my own music marketing and production company. It’s a simple product, maybe many of you are familiar with it already that makes it really easy to basically no longer pay your bills by check. This is because there are a myriad of loan products out there. Jared Hecht: Wonderful.

Small Business 95

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