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Why LP’s Passed on Seed Funds 10 Years Ago (And What’s Happened Since)

View from Seed

But in the grand scheme of things, 10 years is a blip, and one that had a continuous bull market in tech. The reality is that seed investing as a strategy was not a new thing back in 2011, and one could point to multiple prior waves where this sort of investing just didn’t work. In some ways, this feels like an eternity.

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This Week in VC with Dana Settle of Greycroft Partners

Both Sides of the Table

Another topic we debated early in the program was “lean startup” vs. “ fat startup ” where we both took the obvious hedge and said “it depends.” But truthfully both Dana and I are more aligned with the lean startup principles and believe you only go FAT when you’ve really proved out your product / market fit. Time will tell.

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Groupon's S-1: From Zero to Like? Billions in 30 Months ? AGILEVC

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June 5, 2011. Groupon’s become a juggernaut in the immense local marketing space. Filing Date: initial filing June 2, 2011. How They Do It: Build email list of consumers interested in local deals (mainly via paid search & social network ads), sell coupon programs to merchants via telesales. to the merchant.

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HOW TO: Hire the Perfect CTO

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a New York-based sizzle reel production company specializing in promotional videos for PR and marketing professionals, and the Young Entrepreneur Council. A Painter With Programming Chops What I usually look for is a developer who is creative. Shama Kabani , Marketing Zen. This can’t be just a job for them.

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LinkedIn: The Series A Fundraising Story ? AGILEVC

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May 26, 2011. The market size for online advertising, e-commerce, and web premium services are 1/10th to 1/3rd the size they are today. To give you a sense, for 2002 the entire US online ad market was $6B and had shrunk year over year (it was $25B+ for 2010). then we integrate loyalty programs, CRM, etc., today). .

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6 Important Startup Trends that Defined 2011

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World Featured in US & World Featured: Facebook Year End 2011 Awards. 6 Important Startup Trends that Defined 2011. December 28, 2011 by Sarah Kessler. As the innovation engines of the economy, what startups figured out in 2011 will likely appear on other sectors’ trend lists in 2012. Trending Stories.

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4 Considerations for Expanding Your Startup to International Markets

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The first step in the process of expansion is identifying which markets are of the most strategic significance to your business. Once you’ve targeted a market, however, things can quickly become convoluted and overwhelming. With that in mind, here are four tips for entrepreneurs looking to expand globally.

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