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The Difference Between Apple & Facebook ? AGILEVC

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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. June 5, 2012.

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

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June 5, 2011. Filing Date: initial filing June 2, 2011. Run Rate Revenue: $2.6B (Q1 2011 annualized). Revenue Growth: 2241% YoY (2010 vs 2009), 1357% YOY (Q1 2011 vs Q1 2010). Run Rate Gross Profit: $1.1B (Q1 2011 annualized). Featured merchants (may not have tipped): 56.8K (Q1 2011), 66.3K (2010), 2.7K (2009).

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The Consumerization of Business Software ? AGILEVC

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October 28, 2011. And as B2B selling is increasingly done over the web, SalesCrunch is becoming one of the arms dealers to sales forces everywhere. © 2011 GenuineVC - All rights reserved. How to Evaluate Firms for a Seed VC. How To Think About The Future. AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. Previous Entries.

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Objective Logistics & Keeping Things in Perspective ? AGILEVC

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December 5, 2011. Part lives in the cloud and part is embedded in point of sale (POS) software systems. © 2011 GenuineVC - All rights reserved. How to Evaluate Firms for a Seed VC. How To Think About The Future. AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. Objective Logistics & Keeping Things in Perspective.

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The ?PC? Era Finally Arrives ? AGILEVC

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October 17, 2011. Even companies that primarily sold server side products (Oracle, EMC) were able to do so because there was a desktop computer in every corporate cubicle, manufacturing station, and retail point of sale. © 2011 GenuineVC - All rights reserved. How to Evaluate Firms for a Seed VC. Previous Entries.

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Tech IPOs Are Back ? So Now What? ? AGILEVC

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1) Macro Environment Still Dictates IPO Windows - While 2011 saw dozens of tech IPOs, macroeconomic conditions still dictate when companies can successfully complete an offering. © 2011 GenuineVC - All rights reserved. I see several dynamics at work in today’s IPO markets. So now what? Previous Entries.

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Netflix / Qwikster Split Was Brilliant (and Necessary)? 2 Long Term.

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September 19, 2011. And a large cash infusion from a sale may be more valuable to Netflix than simply owning a cash-generating unit, as Netflix looks to acquire more digital rights or produce more of it’s own content. © 2011 GenuineVC - All rights reserved. How To Think About The Future. Previous Entries.