SoCal CTO

MARCH 1, 2007

Technology Advisor Technology Roles in Startups Pricing Customer Acquisition Sunk Costs and More -. Mobile Internet Apple Facebook ► 2009 (32) ► December (3) Startup Software Developers Startup Software Development – Do Your Homework Be. Attorney and Startup Business Advisor – Aaron Shec.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 12, 2007

Technology Advisor Technology Roles in Startups Pricing Customer Acquisition Sunk Costs and More -. Mobile Internet Apple Facebook ► 2009 (32) ► December (3) Startup Software Developers Startup Software Development – Do Your Homework Be. Attorney and Startup Business Advisor – Aaron Shec.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 20, 2007

Technology Advisor Technology Roles in Startups Pricing Customer Acquisition Sunk Costs and More -. Mobile Internet Apple Facebook ► 2009 (32) ► December (3) Startup Software Developers Startup Software Development – Do Your Homework Be. Attorney and Startup Business Advisor – Aaron Shec.

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ReadWriteStart

JUNE 16, 2011

The company already has paying customers and a validated business model. Bizosys Technologies, a Bangalore, India based software engineering company was founded in 2009. Abhijit foresees primarily a technology licensing business model whereby device vendors would be paying royalty per handset or tablet.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 22, 2007

Open Source Business Models, speakers for Web 2.0 Technology Advisor Technology Roles in Startups Pricing Customer Acquisition Sunk Costs and More -. Mobile Internet Apple Facebook ► 2009 (32) ► December (3) Startup Software Developers Startup Software Development – Do Your Homework Be.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 5, 2018

by Walker Deibel , Managing Director of Centra and author of “ Buy Then Build: How Acquisition Entrepreneurs Outsmart the Startup Game “ If I asked you to name a business success story, what would you think of? This is why, as of 2008, the average VC fund is $350 million. The VC game is one of portfolio management.

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K9 Ventures

APRIL 27, 2011

In April 2008, I was introduced to Ugmode, Inc. Their business model was to provide retailers with a new interface for shopping for soft goods — something that hasn’t changed a whole lot since Web 1.0. One occurrence of this was in Q1/Q2 2009. thanks to my advisor Terry Winograd ).

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Startup Lessons Learned

APRIL 14, 2009

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Tuesday, April 14, 2009 Validated learning about customers Would you rather have $30,000 or $1 million in revenues for your startup? What matters is proving the viability of the company’s business model, what investors call “traction.&# April 14, 2009 3:09 PM Eric Santos said.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

When Amazon came knocking in 2009, they had been modestly profitable for only two years. The price offered was high for this type of business. eBay was ultimately unable to generate sufficient profits and synergies from the acquisition. They devalued the company and sold 70% of the business to private investors in 2009.

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Ben's Blog

MAY 15, 2020

Finally, we’ll zoom out and assess the big picture: how various categories of company may be impacted long-term, how this crisis compares to 2008 (and what that means for early-stage founders), and the industries and business models that are now prime for growth. Those things all got created in 2007, 2008.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 24, 2017

— all great things when you are executing and scaling a known business model. For three decades (1978-2008), investors controlled the board. Because the new CEO had built a team capable of and comfortable with executing an existing business model, the company would fail or get acquired. Board Control.

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Software By Rob

APRIL 7, 2009

inch Laptop – Netbooks had quite a year in 2008. April 7th, 2009 | Cool News, Links & Reviews Building your startup? Perfect business model! Some say they’re a fad; other say they’re an alternative class of notebook and they have staying power. 8 Core CPUs on The Horizon – Even with 2.3

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Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

In the trailer below, Brad Pitt in describing the new player acquisition philosophy, says "we are card counters at the blackjack table were going to turn the odds at the casino" I look forward to checking out the movie and seeing if RSCM can exploit the odds on early stage investing. ► July. (1). ► 2009. (7).

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Altgate

SEPTEMBER 12, 2010

@altgate Startups, Venture Capital & Everything In Between Skip to content Home Furqan Nazeeri (fn@altgate.com) ← Migrating…lots of broken stuff Outsourcing For Startups → Switching Costs Posted on September 12, 2010 by admin I wonder if having a high switching cost is the evil twin of the freemium customer acquisition model.

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Hippoland

JULY 6, 2018

except for 2008-2009, which is another story) But, I think we’re in trouble, Silicon Valley. Lastly, M&A is also still big here – the tech companies who are doing big acquisitions are in the Bay Area (though this is changing too). In some sense, this is also tied to your business model.

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Hippoland

JULY 6, 2018

except for 2008-2009, which is another story) But, I think we’re in trouble, Silicon Valley. Lastly, M&A is also still big here – the tech companies who are doing big acquisitions are in the Bay Area (though this is changing too). In some sense, this is also tied to your business model.

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Professor VC

FEBRUARY 26, 2008

Tuesday, February 26, 2008. Besides the natural fit with eBay, he wanted the buyer to feel good following the acquisition and certainly the investors in StubHub were happy. ► 2009. (7). ▼ 2008. (14). ProfessorVC. The last blogger in Silicon Valley. 4 Lessons of Entrepreneurship. Heres another bonus lesson.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JUNE 21, 2010

To see proof of this, simply observe the results of the large majorities of corporate acquisitions of startups. Most businesses – large and small alike – are typically excluded by this context. To see proof of this, simply observe the results of the large majorities of corporate acquisitions of startups.

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Altgate

DECEMBER 15, 2008

Posted on December 15, 2008 by fnazeeri A while ago I wrote about a great HBR article titled, “ Strategies for a Two-Sided Market &# by Tom Eisenmann et al. Apparently 60% of the largest companies in the world have business models with two-sided markets. Bookmark the permalink.

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SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 1, 2010

The 11 Harsh Realities Of Being An Entrepreneur - OnStartups , November 1, 2010 There's always talk about the end game in the form of an acquisition, funding announcement, or eventual flame out. few years ago I also started following Alexander Osterwalder in his blog about his Business Model Generation -mantra.

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Cracking the Code

OCTOBER 10, 2008

Friday, October 10, 2008. The Bessemer 10 laws of SaaS - Fall 2008 Release. When we first published Bessemer’s Top 10 Laws for Being "SaaS-y" in early 2008 in conjunction with our annual invitation-only SaaS CEO Summit, we were overwhelmed with the positive response and feedback we received. Michael Kassing.

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Professor VC

FEBRUARY 18, 2011

The LinkedIn acquisition of CardMunch a few weeks ago caught my attention. Techcrunch called it one of the " most like-minded and forward-thinking acquisitions I’ve ever seen " I met with the founders of CardMunch several months ago when they were out raising their Series Seed round. ► 2009. (7). ► 2008. (14).

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Professor VC

JUNE 20, 2011

I took a look back at our original financial model we presented to VCs in 2004. The business model (OEM through broadband and home security companies for mass distribution) if not specific product functionality has remained largely the same. ► 2009. (7). ► 2008. (14). Stay tuned. ► July. (1).

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Startup Lessons Learned

DECEMBER 14, 2009

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Monday, December 14, 2009 Business ecology and the four customer currencies Lately, I’ve been rethinking the concept of “business model&# for startups, in favor of something I call “business ecology.&# The amount of traditional business modeling will vary.

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Professor VC

JULY 22, 2009

Wednesday, July 22, 2009. When he receives a lowball acquisition offer, he must decide between protecting his hide and leaving his team hanging or rejecting the offer and rolling the dice on a better outcome. July 28, 2009 5:42 PM. ▼ 2009. (7). ► 2008. (14). ProfessorVC. Post a Comment. Newer Post.

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Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 24, 2009

Thursday, September 24, 2009. Nope, the above quote isnt from Richard Dawson on Family Feud, but similar to a headline that caught my attention on the front page of the business section of the San Jose Mercury News this morning. ▼ 2009. (7). ► 2008. (14). ProfessorVC. The last blogger in Silicon Valley.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 12, 2010

Mo was graduated from Wharton, worked in investment banking, spent 6 years at IAC (including in an operational role for Connected Ventures which includes College Humor, Busted T’s and Vimeo) before joining Spark Capital in 2008. Founded in 2008 by Mehdi Maghsoodnia. TechCrunch article. Total: $41.0mm plus undisclosed Series A.

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VC Cafe

OCTOBER 7, 2010

Though Israeli growth dipped to below 1 percent in 2009, it started crawling back to between 3% and 4% towards the end of the year helped by strict fiscal policy and a balanced budget. venture capital firm Sequoia Capital, had jointly acquired the entire stake in the company in December 2008 for $77.4 Diversified U.S.

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betashop.com

OCTOBER 8, 2012

But, you can iterate and iterate on features, but you cannot iterate your way to a business model. I’ve seen too many businesses get stuck or fail because of their endless pursuit for the magic new feature that is going to help them gain traction. Sure, you’re not going to get it right at first, no one does.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 16, 2007

Technology Advisor Technology Roles in Startups Pricing Customer Acquisition Sunk Costs and More -. Mobile Internet Apple Facebook ► 2009 (32) ► December (3) Startup Software Developers Startup Software Development – Do Your Homework Be. Attorney and Startup Business Advisor – Aaron Shec.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 1, 2010

Time TBA: Recession 2009-2010: The Best Time to Launch Your Startup – While it may seem counter intuitive, economic hardship is the crucible from which great businesses emerge. For example, Iranian citizens used social media to report on post-election activity in June 2009 when international media had limited access.

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VC Cafe

JANUARY 16, 2011

Previous Israeli exhibitors lists are available MWC 2009 and MWC 2010. Mer Telecom provides full turnkey solutions for wireless networks infrastructure: Network Planning and Designs, site acquisition and permitting, site design, site construction and civil works, design, manufacture, supply and erection of telecom towers and more.

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