Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

I invested in LA-based Gogii , one of the fastest growing, most exciting mobile social networking companies you’ve never heard of and maker of a product called textPlus. Gogii came in my office in 2009 with three of the most talented founders I had seen. This is a post I’ve been dying to write for 18 months.

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ReadWriteStart

JANUARY 13, 2012

But a subsequent visit in January 2009 saw a massive change: the students were excited about entrepreneurship. The team is short of Computer Science expertise, and is looking for a co-founder to add to their pack. You can listen to the recording of today's roundtable here.

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The Next Web

SEPTEMBER 24, 2013

A fortnight ago, Boris interviewed Reed Hastings on his business lessons and experience, but now I’m shaking it up with a look at a 26-year-old founder who is disrupting the mobile and social networking spaces: Kik CEO and founder Ted Livingston. Yet, Kik saw the potential far sooner.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 12, 2010

No big shocker since it is co-founded by Biz Stone and Adam Ruegel. Investors are the “who’s who” including: Steve Case, Ron Conway, Jack Dorsey, Dave Morin, Betaworks, Founder Collective, AOL Ventures. - $1 million seed round. Metrics: 50mm users (up from 40mm in Dec 2009), -Competition includes: Spotify , Last.fm.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 11, 2015

Reddington, president, FedEx Express Asia Pacific. Companies that move into social media need to ensure that they have a sufficient base of followers for their social platforms to be an effective channel. This was the experience of Herschel Supply Co., By Dr. Karen M. Remember, you’re the newbie!

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