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

Hearpreneur

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

The project was a little unexpected – creating customer cereal boxes called Obama-Os and Cap’n McCains, timely for the 2008 elections. The company didn’t turn a profit until 2003, but by 2005 business was booming – Netflix was shipping out a million DVDs daily. And it’s a definite win-win for the customers and the manufacturer.

Entrepreneur 95

Entrepreneur Bankruptcy Southern California South Africa 95

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). 4 times / 100 means if a customer uses your app frequently (say 10-20 times / day) then they are crashing nearly every day. Customer Acquisition. That’s not acceptable.

Metrics 346

Metrics Startup Acquisition SEM 346

Software By Rob

JANUARY 25, 2012

That I’ve had a few “exits” and instead of hunkering down and writing code for 6 months I opted to talk to a few of my buddies at the yacht club and purchase a primed and growing social network for somewhere in the mid-seven figures. Customers were bailing on the service because of the frequent downtime.

Acquisition 63

Acquisition Software Review Fresno Algorithm 63

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.

Entrepreneur 111

Entrepreneur Revenue Viral Networking 111

mashable.com

JULY 18, 2012

But there’s also the satellite-mapping company Keyhole, which in 2003 became the seed that sprouted Google Maps. GLIIF’s initial offering includes a brand-able and blend-able custom encrypted image at a low cost of entry, pre re-direction marketing services and full analytics. Social Media Lists. Social Media.

San Francisco 104

San Francisco Acquisition Social Media Mobile 104

www.readwriteweb.com

FEBRUARY 19, 2010

Secondly, ease of use and quality interface design go hand in hand to attract new customers and users. The landing page for Bonds viral, social game, Spymaster. There are other social networks that look more aesthetically pleasing. A similar sentiment was Barretts opinion. More people could learn from that quote.

Web 42

Web Design Startup Flash 42