Steve Blank

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

She began the CIA’s Lessons Learned program and led the Agency’s first effort to address the challenges posed by social networks, digital ubiquity, and the emerging culture of collaboration. In 2005, while at the CIA, Don helped found Intellipedia , the Intelligence Community-wide wiki, with his colleague Sean Dennehy.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 4, 2019

When the very first YouTube video was uploaded, on April 23, 2005, not many people had video cameras, let alone the then-revolutionary delivery system of “broadband” access. The focus on promoting brands on the internet was all about going viral, getting as many eyeballs on your content as possible. But by 2018, more than 1.3

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Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 21, 2011

Both of these moved signal a renewed focus on making both Profiles and Places pages more important in their ecosystem and perhaps ultimately in a social network of some sort.

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SiliconHills

SEPTEMBER 29, 2019

In 2005, Jay Hallberg, founder, and chairman of Spiceworks met with three friends in Austin to create what has become Spiceworks. That free platform evolved into a sophisticated social network for IT professionals. They wanted a place where IT professionals could connect and talk about technology.

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Agile VC

MARCH 13, 2012

In the early days of LinkedIn we jointly acquired an issued patent of the defunct SixDegrees.com which directly pertains to social networking as well as acquiring a nascent startup in part for its in-process patent filings. owns a bunch of patents around email, IM, etc), and yes E) social networking.

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mashable.com

MAY 9, 2011

With more than 40 million monthly pageviews, Mashable is the most prolific news site reporting breaking web news, providing analysis of trends, reviewing new Web sites and services, and offering social media resources and guides. Reproduction without explicit permission is prohibited. All Rights Reserved. startupcto

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Campus Entrepreneurship

JUNE 25, 2011

As I have been following Zuckerberg for years and truly enjoyed the Social Network, I’m glad to see it is drawing attention for its bending of reality into great entertainment. But yesterday, Bryan Veloso, a Facebook Designer from 2005 to 2006, gave a more more interesting and enlightening answer on Quora.

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View from Seed

APRIL 21, 2015

million raised, per CrunchBase): It came from my deep frustration renting as an undegrad at Oxford for the first time back in 2005. Clark: Competing through Social Networks. Anthemos Georgiades , Co-Founder and CEO, Zumper (Real-time home and apartment rental platform; $8.2 Prince: Business History. Georgiades: Negotiation.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 24, 2016

I signed up for Facebook before many – in 2005 – when I first moved back to the US. So throughout 2006/07 when I had really young kids Facebook was truly a social network for sharing family moments. Others had very few connections and they used it to share personal information. I was always more the latter.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 5, 2012

Social network addiction around the world (Israelis are the most addicted) – [link]. 41 billion has been lost or is likely to go unspent in gift cards issued since 2005 – [link]. SEO Pricing: 600+ Agencies Share Costs of Services & Pricing Models – [link]. For The 3d Week, Kindle (Incl.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

It became a theme in my keynote at Caltech on the future of social networking. In 2005, Meebo started connected users across other websites. We then captured this conversation again on camera. It then permeated my thinking and I began to explore the theme more as I looked around at web properties. We then spoke about startups.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2009

I had previously raised VC in 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2005. There was no viral social networking products back then like Twitter where people could easily discover your content. I am very grateful to my friend Zoli Erdos for finding this retro posting for me at web.archive.org.

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ctotodevelopers.blogspot.com

JULY 11, 2012

Social, Agile, and Transformation. social networking, SaaS, content management, media, enterprise 2.0 Business minded, agile CIO with strong social networking background. Top CIOs talk Social Networking Usage and Policy. ► 2005. (1). and business transformation. Monday, June 18, 2012.

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Austin Startup

APRIL 27, 2019

Cotter bucks the flavor-of-the-day entrepreneurial stereotype: the college dropout popularized by both our own Michael Dell and recently Mark Zuckerberg and the great movie The Social Network. At the beginning of Bazaarvoice in 2005, the market risk was whether or not we could convince retailers to embrace both the positive?—?and

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Mucker Lab

MAY 20, 2013

2002 – “the social network fad is over”. 2005 – “Sales cycle is too long for software companies selling to government and educational sector”. (Evernote, Dropbox). 1999 – “The search engine game is over”. Myspace, Facebook). 2002 – “Information Technology is not a competitive advantage”. Everything).

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 16, 2013

There was a time before terms like “social network,” “iPhone,” and “Google it” were used. It’s important to stay connected to your values and to make sure that time and momentum don’t move you too far away from them. Become a leader in your own category.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

The founders sold the two year old company to eBay in 2005 for $2.6 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. Unprofitable. Questionable business model. Unprofitable.

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Mucker Lab

MAY 21, 2013

2002 – “the social network fad is over”. 2005 – “Sales cycle is too long for software companies selling to government and educational sector”. (Evernote, Dropbox). 1999 – “The search engine game is over”. Myspace, Facebook). 2002 – “Information Technology is not a competitive advantage”. Everything).

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www.inc.com

JULY 9, 2010

By Issie Lapowsky | Aug 6, 2010 Share ); Getty Related Articles The New Rules of Hiring Is It Legal To Use Social Network Data When Hiring? That was the thought behind Meebos decision to offer a $5,000 reward to anyone who referred qualified potential employees to the company that launched in 2005. So are referrals.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 29, 2011

Facebook is a social network, built from the ground up for that purpose, by a company that does nothing else. My view is that no one thing can slow Facebook, they’ve simply grown too large and too important for too many people.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 1, 2009

style euphoria that swept the Valley beginning in 2005. The growth of Facebook and social gaming led by Zynga – Another obvious trend is Facebook. Notice that I didn’t say “social networking.” Much like iPhone is the only mobile platform in town, Facebook is the only “closed network” social networking platform in town.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 2, 2011

The unfiltered nature of sharing stuff on Facebook and other social networks remains a business challenge. See, lots of folks have built large Facebook followings and currently try to use their Facebook profile to share what’s important in their work world mixed with what’s important in their 3yr old niece’s world.

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Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

With all of the new ways to see early companies such as TechCrunch and YCombinator, I had a feeling that much of the luster was gone and debated whether it was worth the time to attend.The last time I went to DEMO was in 2005 for the launch of one of my companies, iControl Networks. Bump - These guys got my vote for the Peoples Choice.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 18, 2011

Trumpia – All in one messaging platform that includes email, text, IM and voice broadcast as well as social network integration. Also makes a great way to share a conversation about a client to help them understand the buzz. Note: There have been some updates since I published th. 5 Practical Tips for Gett. :

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Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

JANUARY 31, 2010

You can read the full article here – The Music Industry Evolution – How Localisation, Social Networks, Niche Markets and the Long Tail Will Change Music Forever. In summary, I talked about having some kind of portable device you could take to you local gig to purchase music by the band playing right in front of you.

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Altgate

JANUARY 17, 2009

I was impressed that FCAT was not just looking into data visualization and manipulation, but also at social networking and communities. The facility is the kind of lab that startups fantasize about. I think FCAT should rent the place out so smaller firms can leverage their investments, but somehow I doubt that will happen.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 17, 2011

Related Posts: Are Small Private Social Networks the Next Layer? Posted by : John Jantsch on Jun 17, 2011 | 9:50 am Categories : Mobile , Social Media , Web Marketing Tags : Cellit , eztexting , GroupMe , mobivity , Poll Everywhere Popular Posts Adding the Facebook Like. I’ve been using GroupMe and think it works well.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 23, 2011

Keep the Wall interesting by mixing content Network It’s kind of ironic how little traditional networking goes on inside many social networks. Commit to making that an active place where people comment and engage and you’ll get more from everything you do on Facebook.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 13, 2012

The story of Harvard sophomore Mark Zuckerberg, or at least Hollywood’s version of it, should be familiar to anyone who’s seen The Social Network or spends more than five minutes each week surfing the Internet. The phrase “reddit” came to RedditM co-founder Alexis Ohanian while in the library of the University of Virginia in 2005.

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The Equity Kicker

DECEMBER 5, 2012

47% of social media users seek customer service over social media – predominantly via Facebook (good news for our portfolio company Conversocial ). Microsoft’s market share of operating systems is 35%, down from 96% in 1998-2005. Mobile apps are used nearly five times as much as mobile websites. tablets) with iOS dominating.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 17, 2011

It’s easier to establish these relationships than ever, thanks to social networks. And since social networks are where content sharing happens, it makes sense to begin making those relationships early on. Help to be Helped The key is to follow and be useful to people who are also producing content in your niche.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 18, 2011

Social Media & Networking – 90% of marketers say that social media is important for their business according to the 2011 Social Media Marketing Report. Word of mouth, referrals and buzz on social networks can increase awareness, build trust and influence sales.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 25, 2010

Facebook is a social networking service that enables 400 million people around the world to communicate more efficiently with friends, family and coworkers in a trusted environment. This office represents the first major U.S. expansion outside of Palo Alto, Calif., where the company is headquartered.

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This is going to be BIG.

JUNE 17, 2013

It was a time before the widespread use of social networks, obviously. That''s why I''ve been seeking ways to return to the small, familiar groups I used to experience back in 2005-2008. When you see too many faces, you might not take the time to learn the names that go with any of them.

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www.readwriteweb.com

MARCH 7, 2011

Frankly, I just dont buy the notion that making an investment is akin to throwing a dart in the dark. Worse, I think its a dangerous idea to promote." I'm sensitive to the combative tone some have tried to take the conversation, which isn't an accurate reflection of what I said. startupcto

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Campus Entrepreneurship

DECEMBER 23, 2010

The firm offers email subscribers a deal-of-the-day coupon at a local business, then encourages them to share it with their social networks. In 2005, he and Keywell started Echo Global Logistics, a business-to-business online logistics and trucking firm that they took public in 2008.

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Professor VC

APRIL 11, 2008

In fact, for a good laugh, I just went back and checked our accounting system, and at the end of one quarter in 2005, we were down to $143 cash on the balance sheet. Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? A Lot of Horn Tooting over a Kazoo sized deal. ► January. (1).

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