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This Week in VC with Om Malik & Paul Jozefak

Both Sides of the Table

The strategy of GigaOm and where they differentiate in the market. Founded in July 2007 by Mark Pincus , Michael Luxton, Eric Schiermeyer, Justin Waldron, Andrew Trader, and Steve Schoettler. Founded in April/May 2010 by Diego Berdakin (Ex-Slingshot Labs) and Josh Berman (Ex-Slingshot Labs, MySpace Co-founder) in Santa Monica, CA.

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SaaS Wars: Europe Awakens

Cracking the Code

Accel Euroscape: The 100 most promising Software-as-a- Service companies in Europe and Israel -This article was co-authored with my colleague Pia d'Iribarne and published initially on Tech.eu. Europe is underrepresented in vertical SaaS solutions – 17% of the companies vs. 23% in the US.

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Growing Your Audience (And Your Revenue) With A Book

Duct Tape Marketing

7:30] Would you say self-publishing is seen as a differentiator for businesses? [11:42] We were founded by a gentleman named Bob Young, who was the original co-founder of Red Hat, which is a massive software company. John Jantsch (02:25): So I, I published my first book in, I think my first book came out in 2007.

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Money Out of Nowhere: How Internet Marketplaces Unlock Economic Wealth

abovethecrowd.com

In many cases, a deeper focus on a particular category or vertical allows these marketplaces to distinguish themselves from broader marketplaces like eBay. The company was acquired by ebay in January 2007. These vertical labor marketplaces are to LinkedIn what companies like Zillow, Expedia, and GrubHub are to Google search.