Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 12, 2013

These days, if your startup does not have an Internet home base up and running, you are not ready for business or potential investors. There should be no doubt that an Internet presence is as basic to success in business today, as brick and mortar was a hundred years ago. Here are a few: Register domain name and set up hosting.

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Agile VC

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

In the software an internet space a number of companies obviously had strong public offerings (LinkedIn, Yandex, Pandora, RenRen, et al). The global macro conditions could weigh heavily on the IPO market for awhile. 10 July 2012, 7:05 pm Why Do VC’s Have Ownership Targets? Startup IPO Market: A Fickle Mistress. And Why 20%?

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VC Cafe

JUNE 18, 2012

Innovate Israel 2012 aims to connect Israeli web, mobile & digital entrepreneurs & businesses with their UK & European counterparts. Check out the 28 Israeli startups coming to London next week to showcase at the Innovate Israel 2012 portfolio. Cell Buddy will be the world’s first Mobile Virtual Global Operator (MVGO).

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Agile VC

MAY 26, 2011

is the leading consumer internet company with Terry Semel as CEO. One partnership was clearly very divided and a vocal minority of GPs thought consumer internet companies were a massive waste of time and money. Consumer internet plays in Canada are rare, and finding a VC willing to give you the cash to scale is even more so.

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Term Sheet Silicon Valley Technical Review Social Network 178

YoungUpstarts

APRIL 18, 2013

Anu Madgavkar, senior fellow at the McKinsey Global Institute , shared these and more interesting insights into small businesses in Asia during a sharing session organized by search giant Google. The impact of the Internet has also opened up possibilities for small businesses seeking growth in both domestic and international markets.

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pandodaily.com

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

On November 28, 2012. She is an award winning journalist and author of two critically acclaimed books, "Once Youre Lucky, Twice Youre Good: The Rebirth of Silicon Valley and the Rise of Web 2.0" (Gotham Books, May 2008) and "Brilliant, Crazy, Cocky: How the Top 1% of Entrepreneurs Profit from Global Chaos" (Wiley, February 2011).

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Technical Review Silicon Valley Incubator Syria 93

mashable.com

JULY 10, 2012

July 10, 2012 by Curt Finch. When a potential customer visits a website and then leaves without making a purchase, companies can ‘follow’ them on the Internet,” says Melissa Chelist, owner of Storkgifts , an online children’s store. 59% use the Internet on their phones while waiting. July 10, 2012 09:40:07.

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Gust

JUNE 19, 2012

June 19th, 2012. June 17th, 2012. June 13th, 2012. Even for low-tech startups, the scope of information available on the Internet, and its global reach, has had a similar financial impact on the many other challenges facing every startup founder. June 10th, 2012. June 5th, 2012. June 4th, 2012.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 14, 2013

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. Note that the inner ring shows their global equivalents.). business models.

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Gust

NOVEMBER 8, 2012

As I write this, days after the 2012 presidential election, I’m probably not alone in feeling relieved that the political jeering and soapboxing that reached a feverish pitch during the seemingly endless campaign season has finally subsided. misses an opportunity. Securities Regulation. Intellectual Property. Free Speech.

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Hearpreneur

JULY 13, 2022

The acceleration of environmental problems has led to the search for sustainable solutions and alternatives, across all sectors. It’s only natural for it to grow alongside the internet and smartphones with the influential Millennials and Gen Z. That is, everything is connected to the internet and the cloud.

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Artificial Inteligence Technical Review Entrepreneur Software Review 122

mashable.com

OCTOBER 5, 2012

Fake Ad Rips Internet Explorer 9 in Most Devastating Way Possible [VIDEO]. October 4, 2012 by Cezary Pietrzak. To generate more names for your startups, do a keyword search on a visual search site and browse its images for inspiration. Example : Pinterest, Etsy product search, Google image search.

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Cracking the Code

JANUARY 16, 2012

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. Monday, January 16, 2012. Labels: Europe Consumer , internet. internet. (6). ▼ 2012. (1). In search of Europe's next tech stars. How the use of internet is transform. Older Post.

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Software Review Europe Technical Review Spain 95

thebarefootvc

DECEMBER 16, 2011

This was the year that the promise of technology to truly change the world and empower individuals (the reason I entered the tech world in 1994) reached global scale. This is my recap of what stood out to me this year and what I’m looking forward to in 2012 — we are only in the beginning of many revolutions.

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mashable.com

OCTOBER 5, 2012

Fake Ad Rips Internet Explorer 9 in Most Devastating Way Possible [VIDEO]. October 3, 2012 by Cezary Pietrzak. ” The name is important for discoverability , whether in Google searches (10% to 50%+ of site traffic, depending on the category), the App Store (especially painful in iOS6) and other text-based discovery channels.

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mashable.com

JANUARY 18, 2012

World Featured in US & World Videos Featured: Facebook CES 2012 Awards. January 16, 2012 by Nellie Akalp. January 16, 2012 14:04:54. The name I chose is scovry and the website ( [link] ) that it goes to is a social media based search engine that displays results in a “spy” type format. Where its going.

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readwrite.com

FEBRUARY 22, 2013

Like the “Made for Internet Explorer” badges of the 1990s, developers are now proudly advertising “Made for Chrome” in their apps. Internet Explorer 10 is widely regarded as a huge step forward for the venerable Microsoft browser. According to Google’s own stats, as recently as mid-2012, these versions of Android (mostly 2.3.x)

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Steve Blank

APRIL 14, 2013

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. Note that the inner ring shows their global equivalents.). business models.

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China Silicon Valley Non-Compete Intellectual Property 219

mashable.com

DECEMBER 29, 2011

Facebook 2012: What the Future Holds for the Social Media Powerhouse. As the innovation engines of the economy, what startups figured out in 2011 will likely appear on other sectors’ trend lists in 2012. Airbnb raised $112 million to take its peer-to-peer marketplace global, and car rental company Zipcar successfully went public.

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Cracking the Code

MARCH 30, 2007

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. Global warming: a plague for humanity? After all, global warming might not be a bad thing for everyone. internet. (6). ► 2012. (1). In search of Europe's next tech stars. Portfolio. (3).

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Seeing Both Sides

MARCH 27, 2014

. When this 10s decade is over, we will look back and be amazed that a mere ten years prior, a few, absolutely massive financial institutions controlled the global banking industry. billion in credit last year, a 3x increase over 2012. Lending Club and Prosper are showing the promise of peer-to-peer lending, issuing $2.4

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Software Review Software China Technical Review 55

searchengineland.com

MAY 30, 2012

Search Week Newsletter. Search Month Newsletter. B2B Search Marketing. In House Search Marketing. Local Search. Mobile Search. Multinational Search. Paid Search. Search & Analytics. Search & Analytics. Search & Conversion. Search & Display.

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Agile VC

JUNE 5, 2011

It also puts another chink in the armor of the meme that monster internet companies can only be built in Silicon Valley (LivingSocial, Kayak, Gilt Groupe, CSN Stores, et al doing damage here too). If Groupon’s growth rate drops by 80% they’ll still be nearly tripling top line sales in 2012. What’s Your Favorite Future?

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Steve Blank

APRIL 13, 2013

But what made the overwhelming impression for me was finding an entrepreneurial software cluster on par with the Internet software portion of Silicon Valley. Out of that total, they funded 967 Internet deals with $6.7 Out of that total, they funded 268 Internet deals with $3.2 To compare the two, in 2011 U.S.

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Silicon Valley China Venture Capital Merger 272

Cracking the Code

FEBRUARY 23, 2011

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. internet. (6). ► 2012. (1). In search of Europe's next tech stars. How the use of internet is transform. Global warming: a plague for humanity? Global Warning! Cracking The Code.

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Cracking the Code

NOVEMBER 7, 2010

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. internet. (6). ► 2012. (1). In search of Europe's next tech stars. How the use of internet is transform. Global warming: a plague for humanity? Global Warning! Cracking The Code.

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Software Review Technical Review Europe Cloud 59

Agile VC

MAY 10, 2012

May 10, 2012. Yet agriculture is a massive global industry and one that is increasingly reliant on data for a range of needs – improving production, benchmarking across farms, even regulatory and financial reporting. How to Evaluate Firms for a Seed VC. How To Think About The Future. AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups.

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ithacaVC

DECEMBER 1, 2012

The investing community believes that the Internet is hitting education, that education is having its Internet moment,” says Jose Ferreira , founder of interactive-learning company Knewton. However, like most early internet companies, the vast majority never survived their first few years. million and 58 deals the year before.

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Cracking the Code

APRIL 13, 2007

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. How the use of internet is transforming the software industry. In the past seven years, Internet has changed the business landscape and software has not been an exception to the rule. internet. (6).

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Software Review Internet Software Technical Review 48

online.wsj.com

SEPTEMBER 23, 2012

View All Search Results » Subscribe. September 19, 2012, 9:32 p.m. Copyright 2012 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. Globaloney: Globalization Challenged. INTERNET BUSINESSES. General Internet. - Advanced Search. Computer And Internet. Financial News. Professor Journal. SmartMoney. WSJ Classroom.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

They’re navigating the currents of adulthood and the global marketplace, gaining expertise and investing in education, and networking to prepare them when they’re ready for the plunge. A lightweight laptop or two-in-one device with automatic cloud-syncing options is another must-have, as is a reliable data plan and internet connection.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 14, 2014

This is the same experience that millions of other consumers go through when simply “browsing” through an electronics store or website, which is why global sales for this overall industry exceeded in $1 trillion in 2012 , according to NY Daily News. Search Vigorously for Coupons. Know When to Walk Away.

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Cracking the Code

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. internet. (6). ► 2012. (1). In search of Europe's next tech stars. How the use of internet is transform. Global warming: a plague for humanity? Global Warning! Cracking The Code.

Software Review 54

Software Review Technical Review Europe Venture Capital 54

Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

JANUARY 24, 2013

Billion was spent online in 2012. Cheaper prices, more selection due to reduced costs in storing inventory (no limited shelf space like in the real world), and because of our marvelous global postal system, it can be very quick, even when ordering from a country on the other side of the planet. According to Comscore, over $43.2

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2012

But in 2012 a visit to any major college in America will show you the massive increase in aspirations of our young talent to become the next Mark Zuckerberg and build a future Facebook. So it is unsurprising that an over-funding environment and the commensurate returns hangover would have lasted until about – well – 2012.

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Venture Capital Technical Review LP Mobile 347

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 14, 2014

In fact 61% of all mobile searches where a customer contacts a business it is via a phone call (source: Google). Some quick data that I pulled from EmailisNotDead.com (mid 2012). The three largest webmail services had over 1 billion global users at the end of 2011. Much more data in the full post. There are 2.9

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Steve Blank

APRIL 13, 2013

But what made the overwhelming impression for me was finding an entrepreneurial software cluster on par with the Internet software portion of Silicon Valley. Out of that total, they funded 967 Internet deals with $6.7 Out of that total, they funded 268 Internet deals with $3.2 To compare the two, in 2011 U.S.

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Silicon Valley China Venture Capital Merger 164