Both Sides of the Table

MAY 4, 2010

Clearstone currently invests out of a $200 million fund based in LA with offices in Menlo Park and in India. We discussed whether investing in the second largest player in a category makes sense given that Groupon is 10x the revenue, 3.5x But LivingSocial is reportedly doing around $180,000 per day in gross revenue.

IPO 236

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ConversionXL

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Depending on its complexity, new product development can last for years, accruing research, prototyping, and production costs without bringing in revenue. Share it across business and personal social media profiles to generate a targeted list of early adopters. This means social proof and the customer experience are paramount.

Product 142

Product Marketing Software Review Social Media 142

Hearpreneur

JANUARY 7, 2017

I use my social media and massive amounts of public outreach to bring awareness to my program (my Instagram grew to 12,000 engaged followers). I was tired of reading about dog food company recalls every time I opened up the news or social media. None of us though that on Sept 1, 2010, our lives would be changed forever.

Entrepreneur 91

Entrepreneur LLC Cofounder Green 91

ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 20, 2011

He talked about everything from raising funding for pre-seed entrepreneurs to get them to the seed stage, crowd funding, social media marketing and open source. She writes the blog Sramana Mitra On Strategy and is author of the Entrepreneur Journeys book series and Vision India 2020. You can't tell what the company does.

Massachusetts 113

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ReadWriteStart

APRIL 21, 2011

First up, Vishal Agarwal with Spatial Ideas presented LocoBuzz, a social media brand analytics platform coupled with location-specific insights. This is good news: A revenue model is always good to have early on to sustain a venture while the bigger scaling points are still being sorted out.

Networking 115

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ReadWriteStart

DECEMBER 8, 2011

Suspects and prospects are everywhere in the vast realm of social media, watching, reading, commenting, engaging. We have discussed the topic of technology product companies from India on my blog for many years now. From 2008 to 2010, Mitra was a columnist for Forbes. Today, the problem has once again changed definition.

Greece 116

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www.readwriteweb.com

OCTOBER 18, 2010

These are areas that may be gaps in the portfolio of large companies, and are perfect for M&A deals in three to five years after building enough validation and $10-$20 million in revenue. Raymond has built a nice business through efficient distribution deals and will do about $250,000 in revenue this year.

Marketing 52

Marketing Bootstrapping Incubator Angel Investor 52

www.readwriteweb.com

OCTOBER 18, 2010

These are areas that may be gaps in the portfolio of large companies, and are perfect for M&A deals in three to five years after building enough validation and $10-$20 million in revenue. Raymond has built a nice business through efficient distribution deals and will do about $250,000 in revenue this year.

Marketing 52

Marketing Bootstrapping Incubator Angel Investor 52

www.chubbybrain.com

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

October 3rd, 2010 the Chubby Team 48 Comments. spent $20 million to get back to the same revenue that I had when I was CEO. created a vastly higher cost structure; I had 80 people mostly on base salaries under $100,000 and was bringing in revenue at the rate of $20 million annually. .”). Investors Companies. We like data.

Software Review 79

Software Review Startup Technical Review Vesting 79

www.quora.com

JANUARY 16, 2011

Finding Co-Founders: What are some good ways to find technical co-founders in India? 24 Comments • Nov 8, 2010 I love this answer. Yishan Wong • Nov 8, 2010 lol.if Tristan Kromer • Nov 8, 2010 It'd be a tough A/B test to analyze because everyone knows ninjas can play the guitar: [link] com/pic.

Developer 42

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Hearpreneur

AUGUST 19, 2015

Despite the ongoing recession, I took to my kitchen table in 2013 to launch Digital Air Strike — an award-winning automotive social media and digital engagement company. Tapping into my knowledge of and experience in automotive marketing, I identified a need to monetize social networks for businesses. 5) Market Downturn.

Entrepreneur 48

Entrepreneur Australia Technical Review Community 48

ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 8, 2011

For example, say, Barclays has a customer in the UK who also wants a bank account in India. Barclays may want to have a partnership with State Bank of India and offer the customer an easy, seamless process to open the second account. From 2008 to 2010, Mitra was a columnist for Forbes.

Entrepreneur 124

Entrepreneur India Intellectual Property 124

ReadWriteStart

AUGUST 4, 2011

Also, Irit Dabby from Tel-Aviv, Israel, discussed GoodyTag , a neat concept about tagging photos of products differently than you would tag or 'like' a regular link or photo on social media. She writes the blog Sramana Mitra On Strategy and is author of the Entrepreneur Journeys book series and Vision India 2020.

Bootstrapping 124

Bootstrapping San Jose Entrepreneur Silicon Valley 124

techcrunch.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

The rest can be outsourced to wherever (Estonia – Skype; someone mentioned digg above; you can even send this junk to India and get it with questionable quality). Thus had to spend hard cash building a half way completed demo outsourced to India. link] SEO India Wonderful!! So, the guy is BS-ting you, people.

Technical Review 84

Technical Review Cofounder Technical Cofounder Software Review 84

Duct Tape Marketing

AUGUST 4, 2016

For Social Media Marketing. Buffer-Social media Scheduler. Social media is one big sucker these days. Launched in 2010, Buffer is a fantastic scheduler for all your social posting. This app helps you to connect and optimize social media marketing easily and conveniently. #

eCommerce 28

eCommerce Social Media Mobile Analytics 28

Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 21, 2015

The last 40 years have seen an explosive adoption of new technologies (social media, telecom, life sciences, etc.) As a result, corporate R&D organizations have been producing sustaining innovations that protect and prolong the life of existing business models and their products and revenue streams.

Silicon Valley 120

Silicon Valley Venture Capital United States Technical Review 120

ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 6, 2011

Sramana Mitra is the founder of the One Million by One Million (1M/1M) initiative, an educational, business development and incubation program that aims to help one million entrepreneurs globally to reach $1 million in revenue and beyond. From 2008 to 2010, Mitra was a columnist for Forbes. This is where numerous ventures fail.

Silicon Valley 118

Silicon Valley India San Francisco Entrepreneur 118

Lightspeed Venture Partners

DECEMBER 3, 2010

Brand advertising starts to move online, boosting premium display, video and social media. The recovering economy has really boosted brand ad budgets in 2010, with online ad spend back to setting records again. Saving money online has been a real driver of ecommerce growth in 2010.

Internet 106

Internet eCommerce Advertising Flash 106

Scalable Startup

MAY 16, 2015

While the global financial crash of 2008 and the resulting Great Recession initially slowed job growth in Silicon Valley, the meteoric rise of smart phones and social media helped the tech industry as a whole to power ahead despite the near collapse of the global economy. percent over the past year, three times the national average.

San Francisco 20

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