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LinkedIn: The Series A Fundraising Story ? AGILEVC

Agile VC

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). The rest, as they say, is history. conference happened at the end of 2004).

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How groupthink and denial can ruin startups

The Next Web

Get rid of the rest, because they’re dragging you down. ” Page obliged and in July 2012, he advised his teams to scale back and focus on core products like Android. One of The Social Network’s most memorable lines is when actor Justin Timberlake utters the words, “A million dollars isn’t cool.

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China Startups – The Gold Rush and Fire Extinguishers (Part 5 of 5)

Steve Blank

For the last 10 years China essentially closed its search, media and social network software market to foreign companies with the result that Google, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Dropbox, and 30,000 other websites were not accessible from China. By the end of 2012, there were 85 million iOS and 160 million Android devices in China.

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

Agile VC

They face lots of competition and few barriers to entry so the future growth and profitability can legitimately be questioned, but still… what Andrew Mason and the rest of the team have built in such a short time is truly remarkable. Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC. Read More ». And Why 20%?

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China Startups – The Gold Rush and Fire Extinguishers (Part 5 of 5)

Steve Blank

For the last 10 years China essentially closed its search, media and social network software market to foreign companies with the result that Google, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Dropbox, and 30,000 other websites were not accessible from China. By the end of 2012, there were 85 million iOS and 160 million Android devices in China.

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‘The Tyranny of the OR’ For Social Media Marketing

Startup Professionals Musings

Thus your objectives for social media should at least include monitoring your online reputation on the three top platforms, and hopefully taking the minimum actions to turn any negatives into positives for the rest of us. billion in 2012. For the new platforms and all the rest, that’s where tracking and testing comes in.

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Why Twitter is A Media Company ? AGILEVC

Agile VC

March 18, 2012. Twitter isn’t really a social network. But Twitter isn’t really a social network. But it puzzles me when companies publicly and vociferously deny how most of the rest of the world views them. Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC. Read More ».

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