Agile VC

MAY 26, 2011

Yes… he was a very successful PayPal exec and previously co-founder & VP Product of SocialNet. Not long after the product launch we began the initial conversations with VCs for a Series A round. round which closed in November 2003, and the pre-money valuation between $10 million and $15 million. It was a $4.7M

Term Sheet 178

Term Sheet Silicon Valley Technical Review Social Network 178

thebarefootvc

DECEMBER 16, 2011

The viral nature of social media no doubt aided this growth, as did improvements in the online shopping experience. Discovery, in contrast to search, took center stage as Pinterest displayed hockey stick growth (and raised VC money near a $200M valuation in late 2011).

Technical Review 110

Technical Review India Mobile Hockey Stick 110

SoCal CTO

OCTOBER 5, 2010

Great content again in September that meets at the intersection of startups, technology, product and being a Startup CTO. Why Product Managers Wear Sneakers - Steve Blank , September 2, 2010 I gave a talk last night to the Silicon Valley Product Management Association. Except they won’t be called Product Managers.

Technology 191

Technology Product San Francisco CTO Hire 191

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2012

Yes, it’s true that FOMO (fear of missing out) is driving some irrational behavior and valuations amongst uber competitive deals and well-financed VCs. Try charging customers for your product when you have 12 competitors giving the product away free finances by $20 million of VC. The Exit Problem.

Venture Capital 347

Venture Capital Technical Review LP Mobile 347

abovethecrowd.com

JUNE 2, 2021

Paypal famously offered customers $5 to invite a friend, who would then also get $5 as part of a highly successful viral marketing campaign (they actually started at $20, and then reduced it to $10 and then ended at $5). They can’t sell the stock at this multiple and therefore that valuation is not available to them. NPS would soar.

IPO 82

IPO Customer Matching Silicon Valley 82