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It’s Morning in Venture Capital

Both Sides of the Table

In 1998 it was 150 million, 1999 250 million and by 2000 it had crossed 350 million. By the end of 2011 the Internet population was estimated at 2.3 billion, with 275 million in North America alone (source: Internet World Stats) and an astounding global penetration of 33% of the world’s population.

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Why product now trumps distribution – a framework

The Equity Kicker

Back in 1999 when I got my first job in the venture industry I remember having a debate with my boss about the relative importance of product and distribution for startups. Since then the internet has changed everything and for most industries product is now far more important than distribution. He was right.

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Market Like Its 1999 In 2015 – 9 Marketing Strategies That Worked Back Then & Still Work Now

YoungUpstarts

Though paper flyers are an option for today’s marketer, technology has also made it possible for you to avail yourself of digital distribution options and opened the door for platforms like evite , where anyone with a computer can quickly draw up an event or occasion announcement and distribute it to thousands of email and social media contacts.

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Response to the Journal

OnlyOnce

It is now widely understood that the Internet runs on data. Whether it’s a shopping app or a social media platform like Instagram, these free experiences provide a valuable service. Consumers are coming to understand and appreciate that the real cost of a “free” internet lies in advertising and data collection.

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Response to the Journal

OnlyOnce

It is now widely understood that the Internet runs on data. Whether it’s a shopping app or a social media platform like Instagram, these free experiences provide a valuable service. Consumers are coming to understand and appreciate that the real cost of a “free” internet lies in advertising and data collection.

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How To Predict The Future

Feld Thoughts

By day he works on web and social media for HP. We needed improvements in video compression and in TCP/IP – the underlying protocol that essentially runs the Internet. I looked at the future predictions for “modem speed” (as I called it back then, today we’d called it internet connection speed or bandwidth).

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In Spite of Avatar, The Movie Business is Dead

Growthink Blog

Or will the convergence of content, internet, mobile applications, games and social media be the onrushing asteroids that will soon destroy the movie dinosaurs? How about Internet Video? revenues from internet video services spanning user-generated content to television shows and movies will exceed $7 billion this year.