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2011 Consumer Internet Predictions

Lightspeed Venture Partners

Before I try gazing into my crystal ball to see what 2011 will bring for the consumer internet industry, let me first see how I did on last years predictions: 1. I think we’ll see more from the online lending space in 2011, so I may just have been too early on that part of the prediction! Now, on to my predictions for 2011: __.

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The Difference Between Apple & Facebook ? AGILEVC

Agile VC

In 2011 Facebook paid out $1.4 Facebook generated a little less than $600M in direct revenue from its “platform” in 2011 and we can infer Apple generated something like $800M – $1B (see note 1). Apple generated nearly $130B in revenue in 2011. Adobe has done it with Flash and PDF. June 5, 2012.

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Should Startups Focus on Profitability or Not?

Both Sides of the Table

The most obvious way to explain this is with sales people. If you hire 6 sales reps in January at $120,000 / year salary then you’ve taken on an extra $60,000 per month in costs yet these sales people might not close new business for 4-6 months. “COGS” represents the amount that each sale costs you.

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13 Ways to Make Your Online Business an Attractive Purchase

Up and Running

Develop, test, and continually optimize effective direct landing pages that will build your audience, increase sales, and foster awareness in the marketplace and across social media. Nordstrom bought the flash sales site Hautelook for $270 million in 2011. . – Brooke Bergman, Allied Business Network Inc.

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Twitter Link Roundup #110 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

crowdSPRING Blog

70 Best Illustrator Tutorials From 2011 – [link]. Buy it now, for real: eBay to refer sales to nearby stores – [link]. Steve’s Last Laugh: Adobe Killing Off Flash For Mobile Devices – [link]. Not surprising – Exclusive: Majority of YouTube views from Non-English audience – [link]. – [link].

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Techstars Demo Day Fall 2011/Bloomberg Empowered Entrepreneur Conference

David Teten

Panel sessions were quick and engaging, covering topics from angel investments, hiring for talent, flash sales and exit strategies, among others. After the panels, the Bloomberg empowered entrepreneur conference (BEEC) begin its panels session with an opening by Matt Miller.

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Special: The 56 Israeli Companies Exhibiting in Mobile World Congress 2011

VC Cafe

For the third consecutive year , VC Cafe puts the spotlight on the Israeli companies exhibiting in the MWC 2011 event. Interested to meet any of these companies face to face at the WMC 2011? Below are the 56 Israeli companies who will exhibit at the 2011 Mobile World Congress: 3G Vision. Flash Networks.

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