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Taking Corporate VC: When It Makes Sense

View from Seed

It seems obvious but strategic investment only makes sense when that corporate VC is providing technology, market access, or other aid that cannot be obtained through a simple business relationship or from a startup’s other investors or advisors.

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#GivingThanks: Jerry Colonna and Naropa University

Feld Thoughts

I was chair of NetGenesis, which was the first angel investment I’d made after selling Feld Technologies (my first company). We all started working with SoftBank as affiliates (along with Rich Levandov). In 2002 Jerry retired from venture capital and went on his own personal journey for meaning. I met Jerry in 1995.

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Survival of the Fittest Variation: Evolutionary Algorithms in Optimization

ConversionXL

Back in 2002, The Seattle Times wrote an article about a young company called Affinova that “has figured out how to harness the power of natural selection,” for product evolution. They’ve come a long way since 2002 and have since been acquired by Nielsen: Of course, this evolution used by Affinova used attitudinal data to make decisions.

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Resources for Global Entrepreneurs

Up and Running

If you find a resource on bank loans dated 2002, for example, you’ll probably want to verify that the information is still correct by comparing it to other pages in your search results. Also, look for resources affiliated with your country’s government. IDEA Information Technology Developers Entrepreneurship Accelerator.

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How Do You Know If Your Copy Is Any Good? (My 4 Step Process For Copy Testing)

ConversionXL

Say we’re discussing the headline “How to cash in on the technology boom”. Feedback like: “How about trying ‘How to make 450% on the coming boom in cyber technology.” Feedback like: “I think it should be more specific.” ” is a criticism. ” is good because it offers a suggestion to improve the headline.

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How Do You Know If Your Copy Is Any Good? (My 4 Step Process For Copy Testing)

ConversionXL

Say we’re discussing the headline “How to cash in on the technology boom”. Feedback like: “How about trying ‘How to make 450% on the coming boom in cyber technology.” Feedback like: “I think it should be more specific.” ” is a criticism. ” is good because it offers a suggestion to improve the headline.

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Exclusive: AfterDownload, The Israeli Ad Network that Serves 15 Million Ads Daily [Interview]

VC Cafe

Omer : I have been online since 2002. Liron – I’ve been in the online marketing scene since 1999, in the last six years has been involved in the online software vertical in the context of affiliate marketing. VC Cafe: Can you tell me a little about the technology you’ve used to build the service?