Lightspeed Venture Partners

JULY 23, 2012

With their acquisition of Nicira today, VMware is making a brilliant strategic move that gives them not only the leading network virtualization technology but also a world-class of team of executives and engineers. These are truly some of the best talents in networking and infrastructure, more broadly, in the world.

Networking 113

Networking Cofounder Acquisition Restful 113

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JUNE 7, 2011

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Small Business 60

Small Business Marketing Social Media Software Review 60

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JUNE 9, 2011

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Social Media 59

Social Media Software Review RSS Engineer 59

YoungUpstarts

APRIL 2, 2018

Regular computers must be united into a sophisticated computing network; big tasks should be broken into smaller ones; and all the possible contingencies — like slow internet or sudden computer shutdowns — must be taken into consideration. To solve any substantial computing task you’ll need more than one computer. Prime time.

Search 179

Search Aggregator Distribution Framework 179

Agile VC

MAY 26, 2011

Google is still a private company (their IPO was Aug 2004). Online social networking is a concept still being evangelized even in Silicon Valley… Friendster is in private beta (wasn’t until Oct 2003 they received Google acquisition offer which they turned down for Kleiner/Benchmark round). link] leehower.

Term Sheet 178

Term Sheet Silicon Valley Technical Review Social Network 178

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MAY 4, 2011

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Small Business 73

Small Business Marketing Arkansas Social Media 73

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JUNE 10, 2011

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Small Business 59

Small Business Marketing Software Review Social Media 59

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MAY 16, 2011

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Marketing 54

Marketing Social Media Software Review Small Business 54

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MAY 18, 2011

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Web 47

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

I learned everything I know about startups in these lean years: 2001-2004. If you’re business has complicated accounting (like many ad network businesses) and if you’re raised enough money to warrant it – a great VP Finance is worth his/her weight in gold. Be Efficiently Scrappy, But Maintain your Startup Cultur e.

Warrant 333

Warrant Germany France Cost 333

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MAY 17, 2011

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Small Business 41

Small Business Social Media Engineer Matching 41

ConversionXL

JUNE 5, 2014

million in 2004 to $6.5 In response, the company initiated a new training program for employees that focused on retaining customers and overcoming easy objectives. They also incorporated a satisfaction survey program to gain a fresh perspective on new customers needs and desires. higher customer lifetime value. image source.

Retention 115

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JUNE 5, 2014

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Retention 112

Retention Developer Customer Programming 112

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JUNE 5, 2014

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Retention 105

Retention Customer Developer Programming 105

Genuine VC

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

We rode the bubble wave to a successful outcome in 2000 , and after moving away for a few years which included a stint at business school , I returned back to Boston in 2004, and it felt like the web entrepreneurial community had almost entirely scattered after the crash. Today the landscape is very different from 2004.

Boston 206

Boston Internet Entrepreneur .Net 206

ConversionXL

JUNE 5, 2014

million in 2004 to $6.5 In response, the company initiated a new training program for employees that focused on retaining customers and overcoming easy objectives. They also incorporated a satisfaction survey program to gain a fresh perspective on new customers needs and desires. higher customer lifetime value. image source.

Retention 98

Retention Customer Developer Programming 98

Hearpreneur

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Mark Zuckerberg’s journey started when he created a message program ‘ ZuckNet’ at the age of twelve, CourseMatch and FaceMash in college, and finally the world-famous social networking platform ‘Facebook’ which revolutionized communication, followed by taking over WhatsApp and Instagram. Thanks to Daivat Dholakia, Essenvia !

Entrepreneur 94

Entrepreneur Bankruptcy Southern California South Africa 94

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2014

4 Steps to Leveraging Your Network to Build Your Business written by Guest Post read more at Small Business Marketing Blog from Duct Tape Marketing. Networking doesn’t have to be about luck, but most people I work with treat it that way. Like any marketing endeavor, some simple planning can greatly increase your chances of success.

Networking 69

Networking Silicon Valley B2C Dividend 69

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

I recently spoke at Caltech at the Caltech / MIT Enterprise Forum on “the future of social networking,&# the 30-minute video is here and the PowerPoint presentation is here on DocStoc ). What are the big trends that will drive the next phase of social networks? And so it goes with social networking. The Past (1985-2002).

Social Network 318

Social Network Networking Internet Technical Review 318

techcrunch.com

APRIL 26, 2013

From 2004 to 2007, she helped lead Congresswoman Carloyn Maloney’s community outreach and relations efforts in New York City. Co-founder Naval Ravikant explains that 18 pilot companies in the program, including Transcriptic, Double Robotics and Tred, received $6.7 Life360, A Family Networking App With More. HTC One Review.

SEC 61

SEC Accredited Investor San Diego New York City 61

500hats.com

AUGUST 2, 2012

One of the earliest and most well-known of the Micro-VC funds was First Round Capital , founded in 2004 by Josh Kopelman , a former entrepreneur who sold Half.com to eBay in 2000. Why bother with all the extra costs, people, programs, etc? IMHO, this is what is really valuable about YC, and why it’s difficult for others to copy.

Silicon Valley 74

Silicon Valley Early Stage Venture Capital Valuation 74

Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 14, 2008

This was 2004, and we had never even heard of MySpace, let alone had any understanding of social networking. It required hearing customers say it over and over again for us to take a serious look, and eventually to realize that social networking was core to our business. But the early customers all compared it to MySpace.

San Francisco 131

San Francisco Customer Lean Continuous Deployment 131

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JUNE 29, 2011

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Small Business 70

Small Business Social Media Social Network Flash 70

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MAY 23, 2011

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Small Business 78

Small Business Social Media Networking Engineer 78

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MAY 24, 2011

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Mobile 58

Mobile Small Business Marketing New York 58

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APRIL 26, 2011

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Social Media 77

Social Media RSS Engineer Public Relations 77

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MAY 2, 2011

SIMPLE, EFFECTIVE AND AFFORDABLE SMALL BUSINESS MARKETING Home About Consulting Products Programs Workshops Blog Resources Contact Subscribe by RSS Subscribe to Duct Tape Marketing by Email Small Business Week 2011 Our winners! The unfiltered nature of sharing stuff on Facebook and other social networks remains a business challenge.

Social Media 67

Social Media Social Network RSS Engineer 67

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JUNE 18, 2011

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Small Business 59

Small Business Marketing Social Media RSS 59

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JUNE 14, 2011

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Small Business 68

Small Business Lead Generation Social Media Advertising 68

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JUNE 6, 2011

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Small Business 72

Small Business Marketing Social Media Search 72

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JUNE 27, 2011

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Social Media 71

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APRIL 26, 2011

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Social Media 63

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JUNE 17, 2011

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SMS 73

SMS Marketing Mobile Social Media 73

YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

Google reportedly turned down buyout offers from Microsoft shortly before the 2004 IPO. Just 18 months after this photo sharing program and social network was launched, Facebook offered to purchase Instagram for $1 billion in cash and stock. Unique social networking product. Highly profitable. . Unprofitable.

IPO 162

IPO Exit Strategy San Francisco Startup 162

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JUNE 3, 2011

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Small Business 62

Small Business PPC Social Media Public Relations 62

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MAY 16, 2011

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Small Business 64

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JUNE 20, 2011

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Social Media 69

Social Media SEO Programming Engineer 69