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Cliff Notes S-1: Kayak ? AGILEVC

Agile VC

Founding Date: 2004. Distribution revenue is CPC and CPA. . Historically more revenue came from distribution/lead-gen (57% in 2007), but this tipped in 2008 though appears to be steady from 2009 to 2010 at about 58% advertising and 42% distribution. Kayak generates both distribution (i.e. Series A Preferred.

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PC For Rent – How To Make Money Searching For Extraterrestrial Intelligence

YoungUpstarts

A method of solving time-consuming computing tasks by utilizing multiple computers usually united into a parallel computing system is commonly referred to as grid computing or distributed computing. In 2007, the BOINC framework became the home of World Community Grid , a distributed computing project created by the IBM Corporation.

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The Markets Are Great. but Venture Outcomes Haven’t Changed Much

VC Adventure

That blog post – which turned into one of my most read posts ever – grew out of a study done by Correlation Ventures showing the distribution of outcomes across over 21,000 financings during the years 2004-2013 as well as some of my own observations.

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Great product and good momentum are keys to unlocking investment

The Equity Kicker

In 2004, you’d raise $500k with just an idea. In 2013, these days, you are expected to have a product coded up and ready before you raise your first substantial angel round. The qualitative bar for the team, idea, and market was high. Then you’d build the product and spend $5M to market it. You didn’t need to build a datacenter either.

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ProfessorVC: How much is enough?

Professor VC

Since the iControl system chronicles all meetings, I was able to find the automatic picture snapped from my first meeting with the founders, Reza Raji and Chris Stevens on April 22, 2004. I took a look back at our original financial model we presented to VCs in 2004.

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“Customer First” Healthcare

abovethecrowd.com

In 2015, 46 percent of workers were enrolled in a plan with an annual deductible of $1,000 or more, up from 38 percent in 2013 and 22 percent in 2009. From 2004 to 2014, the average payments for coinsurance rose 107% from $117 to $242. Here are a list of the new forces pushing the U.S.

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37 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Businesses

Hearpreneur

Despite the ongoing recession, I took to my kitchen table in 2013 to launch Digital Air Strike — an award-winning automotive social media and digital engagement company. When you can proudly use your product or service and find the value in it on a daily basis, you know you’re on to something. Thanks to David Wachs, Handwrytten ! #5)