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LinkedIn: The Series A Fundraising Story ? AGILEVC

Agile VC

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.

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Podcast Strategy: A Roadmap for Businesses

ConversionXL

The first shows were created in late 2003, and the term itself was coined in 2004 by combining “iPod” with “broadcasting.”. While global brands have seen success with podcasting, it’s easy to attribute that success to funding and momentum. podcast directories) pick up and syndicate your podcasts for free via RSS feeds.

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Q&A with Eldon Mascoll: Toronto Digital Media Expert

Hearpreneur

a production company that produced Phat TV for Canadian broadcaster CFMT Television, as well as a year-end television special, “Phat TV 97”, that was syndicated nationally in the U.S. It’s a media hub with a global perspective that delivers information and education. He then went on to form EME Inc.,

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Google VP: Here's How to Get Bought By Us

mashable.com

But there’s also the satellite-mapping company Keyhole, which in 2003 became the seed that sprouted Google Maps. Global Syndication Partners. There’s YouTube , of course — well established in its own right, it rewrote the book on how an acquisition can be run delicately, as a company within a company.

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Urbanization of Startups ? AGILEVC

Agile VC

And going even further back there have been a few random ones have been built before like Salesforce.com and e-tailer RedEnvelope (IPO’d in 2003 though now defunct as a company). Startups in the city of SF are not exactly a new phenomena… a bunch of startups have been founded/built in SF in the last five years or so. Alex Panelli.

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Texas Startup Manifesto 2.0

Austin Startup

Or are they running to a fresh perspective, a massive talent pool, and an innovation culture that balances social impact with global domination? Texas now has global brand recognition with investors and start-ups alike. Texas is hitting critical mass as a global startup hub. Was this going to happen anyway? all Bay Area firms?—?

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