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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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30 Entrepreneurs Reveal Their Favorite Business or Entrepreneur Turnaround Story

Hearpreneur

The company didn’t turn a profit until 2003, but by 2005 business was booming – Netflix was shipping out a million DVDs daily. Back in 2003, the company lost over $300 million and was virtually out of money – and they were projected to lose even more the following year. #4- Netflix. Photo Credit: Jen Wan.

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How Startups Can Use Metrics to Drive Success

Both Sides of the Table

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). He told me in some combinations of device / OS / network they are crashing 4 times per 100. Measuring viral adoption is obviously important. How many adds came through organic SEO?

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I Have a Web Site, What Else Should I be Doing Online 2 :: Small.

Duct Tape Marketing

Rae Hoffman-Dolan Rae is the Principal of Sugarrae SEO Consulting and does various types of Internet marketing; search engine optimization, viral marketing, affiliate marketing, site auditing, link development road maps and tons of other little nooks and crannies of this business.

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My new fascination with Podcasts

VC Cafe

It was only around 2003 that the first podcasts appeared, but actually what made Podcasts mainstream, was the show Serial , an investigative journalism podcast hosted by Sarah Koenig, which started as a side project of the National Public Radio’s (NPR) show “This American Life”. Serial exploded in popularity and spread virally.

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The Inside Story of a Small Startup Acquisition (Part 1)

Software By Rob

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. And I was running scared… Step 1: Like a Chicken With No Head.

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Social Media Best Practices for Your Nonprofit

Board Effect

New apps are continually being introduced to help interconnect social media platforms which can help automate content and spread it virally using a few clicks. Once you’ve posted something on the internet, it can go viral within seconds, leaving no room for a do-over. The CAN-SPAM Act of 2003 prohibits unsolicited email notices.