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. Ok, now you have the context for early 2003. He provided our initial seed funding to launch the website publicly on May 5, 2003.

Term Sheet 178

Term Sheet Silicon Valley Technical Review Social Network 178

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 4, 2011

I ran my first marathon in London this way in 2003 raising $3,000 for Parkinson’s disease (and finishing in under 4 hours – my publicly stated goal). Measuring viral adoption is obviously important. per click on an SEM basis this is NOT your cost to acquire a customer – you need to add conversion rate. How many through SEM?

Metrics 346

Metrics Startup Acquisition SEM 346

mashable.com

JULY 18, 2012

But there’s also the satellite-mapping company Keyhole, which in 2003 became the seed that sprouted Google Maps. I created {s}hareCLOUD — Private social networks for businesses– with Google in mind. Social Media Lists. Social Network Lists. Social Media. Social Networking.

San Francisco 104

San Francisco Acquisition Social Media Mobile 104

www.readwriteweb.com

FEBRUARY 19, 2010

Some of the most successful things I have worked on, in terms of traffic and conversions, have been successful almost in spite of the design, rather than because of the design. "If The landing page for Bonds viral, social game, Spymaster. There are other social networks that look more aesthetically pleasing.

Web 42

Web Design Startup Flash 42