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Cliff Notes S-1: Kayak ? AGILEVC

Agile VC

April 17, 2011. sh and debuted on 2/10/10, today they’re at $20.53 (close 4/13/11) an increase of nearly 40%. GameFly filed in 2010 and remains in registration, though 2011 has seen a positive start for VC-backed IPOs with 14 in Q1 2011. Filing Date: initial S-1 filed Nov 17, 2010 , updated March 9, 2011.

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LinkedIn: The Series A Fundraising Story ? AGILEVC

Agile VC

May 26, 2011. Online social networking is a concept still being evangelized even in Silicon Valley… Friendster is in private beta (wasn’t until Oct 2003 they received Google acquisition offer which they turned down for Kleiner/Benchmark round). LinkedIn: The Series A Fundraising Story. LinkedIn went public last week.

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Marketing and Growth Lessons for Uncertain Times

ConversionXL

A Harvard Business Review (HBR) study of 4,700 public companies looked at the three years before, during, and after recessions. An article on growth and marketing in the middle of a crisis—the current one or any other—can seem tone deaf. But nothing gets better if we stand still. Work can be a welcome intellectual distraction. Promotion.

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Q3 M&A–volume flat, average value falling fast

The Equity Kicker

That’s 43% down on Q3 2011 and 12% down on Q2 2012. The authors blame the decline on the poor macroeconomic environment, saying that in times like these executives are risk averse and reluctant to make large acquisitions. Two of Google’s last three announced deals with terms disclosed illustrate this well.

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It’s Morning in Venture Capital

Both Sides of the Table

If you prefer the super short version – I’ve summarized the post in the final section. Many observers of the venture capital industry have questioned whether its best days are behind it. They are frustrated by the past decade of subpar returns for the sector. The number of startups being created has increased by an order of magnitude.

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The Steps of the Recruiting Process … and How to Identify Failure Points

www.ere.net

by Dr. John Sullivan May 10, 2010, 12:16 am ET. There are three different FPI approaches that organizations can use to identify the key “failure points” in any hiring process. There are three different FPI approaches that organizations can use to identify the key “failure points” in any hiring process. advertising.

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Understanding Research Engine Optimization And Its Impact on SEO with Shama Hyder

Duct Tape Marketing

09:10] How can business owners optimize for recommendation engines in their marketing? Shama is a visionary strategist for the digital age, a web and TV personality, a bestselling author, and the award-winning CEO of Zen Media – a global marketing and digital PR firm. 06:56] What is Dark Social? [09:10]