Agile VC

MAY 26, 2011

A lot of people ask me what it was like raising the Series A round for LinkedIn back in 2003. I thought I’d revisit it and share the story… First, you have to rewind mentally to early 2003. The market size for online advertising, e-commerce, and web premium services are 1/10th to 1/3rd the size they are today.

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Term Sheet Silicon Valley Technical Review Social Network 178

www.readwriteweb.com

MARCH 7, 2011

Instead of investors holding onto proprietary connections and introductions for their portfolio companies, these relationships are being displaced by the dominate social networks ( Facebook , Linkedin , Quora ). Think of individuals like McClure, Paul Graham and George Zachary as market analysts. startupcto

Technical Review 50

Technical Review Due Diligence Startup Angel Investor 50

reidhoffman.org

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

Friendster was at its height, strongly battling MySpace after raising its premium round from Benchmark and Kleiner in the fall of 2003. Friendster’s valuation set the tone for the entire social networking space. Friendster raised a big round in 2003; MySpace started gaining traction. Be decisive and ship.

Entrepreneur 111

Entrepreneur Revenue Viral Networking 111

crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2018

Your brand lives in everyday interactions your company has with its prospects and customers, including the images you share, the messages you post on your website, the content of your marketing materials, your presentations and booths at conferences, and your posts on social networks. Via social media? Typography.

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Marketing Charlotte Naming Design 162