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Scaling is Hard, Case Study: TripAdvisor

Seeing Both Sides

Founded in 2000 by Stephen Kaufer and Langley Steinert, Boston-based TripAdvisor is a travel website that provides reviews and other information for consumers about travel destinations around the world. Big Data meets travel…in 2000. Going B2C was daunting and not in our core DNA,” Kaufer remarked. Magical, really.

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The Venture Capital Secret: 3 Out of 4 Start-Ups Fail

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The results were similar when he examined data for companies funded from 2000 to 2010, he says. In early 2011 an acquisition by a Fortune 500 company fell apart. Find opportunities in our business and franchise databases. Consumer Services (B2C). Venture capitalists "bury their dead very quietly," Mr. Ghosh says.

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Special: The 56 Israeli Companies Exhibiting in Mobile World Congress 2011

VC Cafe

Established location-based services to enable the CSP offer B2B and B2C services based on mobile positioning, tracking & locating, turn-by-turn navigation and mobile local search. Series ORG-2000 is OriginGPS smallest fully featured GPS receiver. Mer Telecom. - Rad Data Communication.

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