Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 18, 2010

Network of vertical focused sites: BeachMint, BeachMint, WineMint, etc.; first vertical to launch by 2010 Holiday Season. Founded in 2000 in New Brunswick, NJ. Potentially limits acquisition opportunities for independent ad networks. Potential competitors: Gilt Groupe , ShoeDazzle. Current round: $5.25mm in Series A from.406

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Venture Capital Non-Compete Vertical Europe 225

Seeing Both Sides

AUGUST 16, 2012

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. In founding TripAdvisor, Kaufer wanted to take his hard core engineering skills and apply them to vertical search in travel.

Part-Time VPE 54

Part-Time VPE Software Review Costa Rica Technical Review 54

andrewchenblog.com

JANUARY 28, 2010

To become profitable using a freemium business model, this simple equation must hold true: Lifetime value > Cost per acquisition + Cost of service (paying & free) Said in plain english, the lifetime value of your paying customers needs to be greater than the cost it took to acquire them, plus, the cost servicing all users (free or paying).

CPA 51

CPA Retention Viral Acquisition 51

VC Cafe

MARCH 8, 2010

the world’s largest maker of proprietary database software, is acquiring Israeli startup Convergin, which makes software that lets telcos deliver services across multiple networks and platforms. Formerly known as PhoneDo Networks, Convergin was founded in 2000. For previous editions, click here. Oracle Corp., DVTel, Inc.,

IP 68

IP Analytics Portfolio 68