VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

Shopify Sustainability Fund (founded 2004) – with a market cap of $73 billion, publicly traded Shopify launched a $5 million annual fund to invest in environmental technology fighting climate change. Wix (founded 2006) – publicly traded in Nasdaq with a market cap of over $7 billion, Wix is hardly a startup.

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Feld Thoughts

JULY 16, 2018

While Scott and I don’t spend a lot of time together, we’ve both been part of the evolution of the Boulder startup community going back to the late 1990s. In 2006, Google bought @Last (makers of SketchUp). NCWIT (National Center for Women & Information Technology) has long been a hidden gem of Boulder.

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online.wsj.com

SEPTEMBER 23, 2012

His findings are based on data from more than 2,000 companies that received venture funding, generally at least $1 million, from 2004 through 2010. Mr. Dreymann moved his family from Israel in 2004 after co-founding Goodmail in Mountain View, Calif., and Verizon Communications Inc. Journal Community. Journal Community.

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ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

When I came to Paris in 2006, I had a well-developed idea for a startup and nothing else. The JEI program was created in 2004 and is managed by the Ministry of Research. Meetings : Nice collaborative app that manages all activities related to meetings: communications, attachments, agendas, action items, scheduling, etc.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 13, 2011

The trend towards tiered levels of paid content will continue to escalate and the ability to foster community around your content will be the most important measure of value. Community buster Here’s the ironic thing: When people are invited into a community where everything is free, there’s actually less chance of building a strong community.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 23, 2011

One very powerful way to do this on Facebook is to Like other active pages and start to network with, converse, ask and answer relevant questions as your Page inside of these communities. I’m talking about identifying Pages that might have communities you could target and taking a few minutes each day to get active there.

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Austin Startup

MAY 11, 2011

Austin is about to witness a wave of financial liquidity in the technology community not seen since 1999. Back in 2006 and early 2007 Austin had seen a positive upswing in investment, consumer spending, and a generally healthy economy since about 2004. Just enough time to get sales up, profits up, growth rates back in [.].

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Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 13, 2011

Free Weekly Marketing eNewsletter Years Worth of Posts Here Select Month July 2011 June 2011 May 2011 April 2011 March 2011 February 2011 January 2011 December 2010 November 2010 October 2010 September 2010 August 2010 July 2010 June 2010 May 2010 April 2010 March 2010 February 2010 January 2010 December 2009 November 2009 October 2009 September 2009 (..)

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ConversionXL

JUNE 5, 2014

In “ Threadless: Ten Years of T-shirts from the World’s Most Inspiring Online Design Community ” it’s documented that the company’s revenue jumped from $1.5 million in 2004 to $6.5 million in 2006 – only one year after implementing the customer feedback forum.

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ConversionXL

JUNE 5, 2014

In “ Threadless: Ten Years of T-shirts from the World’s Most Inspiring Online Design Community ” it’s documented that the company’s revenue jumped from $1.5 million in 2004 to $6.5 million in 2006 – only one year after implementing the customer feedback forum.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 17, 2011

Coupon distribution Creating membership type levels where people can get special treatment or special announcements is a great way to build community. For an event, this technology requires that there is a web connection available, but you can also use this in print or other environments to collect data.

SMS 71

SMS Marketing Mobile Social Media 71

ConversionXL

JUNE 5, 2014

In “ Threadless: Ten Years of T-shirts from the World’s Most Inspiring Online Design Community ” it’s documented that the company’s revenue jumped from $1.5 million in 2004 to $6.5 million in 2006 – only one year after implementing the customer feedback forum.

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Retention Customer Developer Programming 105

Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 11, 2011

When you can locate the key journalists and bloggers in your industry or community, and you start to tune in as detailed above, you can find ways to engage them and build relationships by simply participating in their conversations with tools that didn’t exist just a few years ago.

Social Media 73

Social Media Small Business Media RSS 73

Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 18, 2011

He also offers a question-and-answer and learning community at ExploringSocialMedia.com. Social Media Explorer is also the name of Falls’s consulting company which focuses on strategic counsel for medium and large companies in the realm of social media marketing, digital marketing, online communications and public relations.

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Small Business Marketing Social Media Cofounder 53

ConversionXL

JUNE 5, 2014

In “ Threadless: Ten Years of T-shirts from the World’s Most Inspiring Online Design Community ” it’s documented that the company’s revenue jumped from $1.5 million in 2004 to $6.5 million in 2006 – only one year after implementing the customer feedback forum.

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Retention Customer Developer Programming 98

Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 20, 2011

The offer of exclusivity or community is very appealing to most, no matter the industry. There is a strong psychological pull in this approach and some firms find that, although most of their sales come from one package, the existence of the other options helps to overcome resistance because people feel they get to make a choice.

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Social Media SEO Programming Engineer 67

Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 18, 2011

She has been involved in the SEO community since 2006 and is widely known for her honest industry observations, her inability to not say exactly what she’s thinking, and her excessive on-the-clock twittering at @lisabarone. , using tools like Twitter Search, Twellow, and Tweepz to find like-minded Twitter users that you can follow and connect with.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 5, 2011

He has also developed a large and loyal following in the creative community with his short non-fiction work titled The War of Art : Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles. The purpose of the War of Art was to inspire other writers, artists, musicians, or anyone else attempting to channel his or her creative energies.

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Small Business RSS Marketing Social Media 56

Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 22, 2011

The article chronicles Jamie Oliver’s (Food Revolution) struggle to change the eating culture in a small community and how he finally breaks through by focusing on one simple and digestible theme – peas.

Small Business 56

Small Business Marketing RSS Social Media 56

ConversionXL

JULY 29, 2015

But indirect reciprocity plays a powerful role in online communities, such as open-source development. Crowdfunding communities are no different. For example, potential donors in the Kickstarter community are more likely to fund your project if you’ve donated to other Kickstarter projects. Strategy: Trigger Their Self-Awareness.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 28, 2014

Phuket’s western beaches, thankfully, have recovered from the extensive damage they suffered during the Boxing Day tsunami of 2004, the catastrophe that also ravaged many other coastal communities around the Indian Ocean and claimed the lives of over 230,000 people in fourteen countries.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 18, 2011

He also offers a question-and-answer and learning community at ExploringSocialMedia.com. Social Media Explorer is also the name of Falls’s consulting company which focuses on strategic counsel for medium and large companies in the realm of social media marketing, digital marketing, online communications and public relations.

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Web Social Media Public Relations Small Business 36

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 1, 2010

Danish VOIP technology company founded in 2006 by entrepreneur Tanveer Sharif. Based in Palo Alto and founded in 2004 by PayPal alumni. Used by hedge funds, the intelligence community and multiple government agencies. Current round: $7.0mm Series-B led by MK Capital, withClearstone Venture Partners and Shasta Ventures.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 17, 2011

Find out where your customers are on the web and be active in those communities. Your content isn’t good enough that the magic content fairies will find it and spread it around the internet. 8. Your Content Has No Chief Content Officer. Look at the great media brands like the Wall Street Journal. Find your chief editor.

Social Media 41

Social Media Small Business Matching RSS 41

Gust

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

The early history of MySpace is inextricably intertwined with that of Intermix, a small-cap publicly traded Internet company in Los Angeles where I worked as corporate counsel from 2004-06. By the fall of 2004, the site’s explosive growth attracted the attention of many potential investors and buyers. by February 2006).

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Valuation Pre-Money Valuation Merger Vesting 98

Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 20, 2011

You’ll leverage the power of communities. If you’re known in your community as someone who stands up and make things of value, you will build your reputation and increase your likeability, an essential component of getting booked solid. It brings people together.

Small Business 35

Small Business Social Media Matching Engineer 35

Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 18, 2011

Use websites like Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn to build a community around your audience. Every single customer or client has the potential of becoming a champion or a critic. And, you have the power to sway them. Your website is a crucial piece of the web marketing puzzle. But, it is just the start! 5 Practical Tips for Gett. :

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Web Social Media Small Business Matching 31

Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 19, 2011

If Community 1.0 What would happen if you rewarded and recognized your lifeblood instead of wooing imperfect strangers or first time buyers with a slew of deals, discounts , special offers and/or coupons? Would they pay it forward in return?

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Social Media Retention Acquisition LLC 32

David Teten

MAY 16, 2011

He joined Oversee in 2006 as Executive Vice President respon sible for DomainSponsor, the company’s industry-leading traffic monetization business. From 2001 to 2004, he served as Vice President of Boeing Management Company, a subsidiary of The Boeing Company, and was responsible for its IP policy and initiatives.

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Austin Startup

MAY 14, 2019

However, the seeds had been planted between 1995 and 1999 with the opening of several hackerspaces and “work clubs” devoted to bringing people together and instilling a sense of community while working. Its founder, John McGann, discussed the community and productivity aspects of the space in this article from 2004 : “People are here to work.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

Other people were in the online community called “ The Well &# (founded in 1985). We were looking for what I call the “6 C’s of Social Networking&# – Communications, connectedness, common experiences, content, commerce & cool experiences (fun!). And so it goes with social networking. And then came AOL.

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Social Network Networking Internet Technical Review 318

Duct Tape Marketing

AUGUST 18, 2014

I produced my first eBook in 2004 or so and now feature ten, including some I’ve licensed from other writers. I see businesses being more strategic about the type of content they publish online, to build the communities they want. There was no real community. Chris Guillebeau. The Art of Non-Conformity. Anita Campbell.

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thenextweb.com

AUGUST 6, 2012

Chris had been working on creating a better desktop search since early 2004, knowing that no existing solutions were any good. While finishing his final two years of his PhD, helping take reddit to acquisition in late 2006 and moving to San Francisco to start a family, Chris had realised that academia was not the road for him. “I

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Scalable Startup

MAY 16, 2015

Another group, launched just before or after 2000, were stable enough to succeed while newer companies like Salesforce (1999), Google (1998), Twitter (2006), and Yelp (2004) have taken off like jackrabbits. Beale Street and Market Street by Leo vanMunching. Utah Mining and Construction are long gone.

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blog.expensify.com

APRIL 24, 2012

But I’ve seen some recent comments that this post might have upset and offended the SMB community that we serve, and that I cannot abide. In fact, the open source community can learn a lot from Microsoft in terms of backward compatibility and tools for productivity. same thing goes for the majority of the Java community).NET

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This is going to be BIG.

JANUARY 17, 2021

I still think of this as a blog—but I moved the e-mail version of this over to Substack because that’s feeling a bit like the beginnings of a community platform and an interesting place to be ). I started posting in February of 2004 and by the time 2007 rolled around, it seemed like everyone had a blog.

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