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.

Technical Review 110

Technical Review India Mobile Hockey Stick 110

Occam's Razor

OCTOBER 15, 2012

It takes little money – comparatively – to try a new advertising medium, or improve your website, or build a mobile app, or try just about anything else. It is a repository of global data that has as its primary purpose to quantify the role of digital in the consumer journey from research to purchase.

Global 136

Global Czech Republic Russia Norway 136

Agile VC

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. Also portfolio management strategy has shifted a bit in recent years, and many large investors now evaluate at all risky assets together (US tech IPOs, Brazilian bonds, Chinese private equity, etc) rather than making discrete allocations to each bucket. How to Evaluate Firms for a Seed VC.

IPO 100

IPO Marketing Silicon Valley Technical Review 100

YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 25, 2012

Every Internet-enabled computer, whether server, laptop, or mobile device, must have a unique Internet Protocol (IP) address to connect to the Internet. < ARIN is one of the five Regional Internet Registries (RIRs) that collectively manage IP addresses for the global Internet.

Internet 228

Internet IP Asia Europe 228

Cracking the Code

OCTOBER 24, 2012

It took me some time to figure out a title and I eventually settled for “Building European Champions” as the region has proven its ability to generate very successful venture outcomes and will continue to be the birthplace of many successful technology companies. mobile phone per person for the Top 4 EE countries (vs. in GE, 1.3

Czech Republic 99

Czech Republic Russia San Jose Europe 99

Agile VC

MAY 26, 2011

AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. Silicon Valley is still emerging from the tech bubble and massive downturn of late 2000-2002. I’m the founder, ex Hewlett-Packard Director of Advertising and former SVP at Millward Brown (global brand/ad research firm owned by WPP). How to Evaluate Firms for a Seed VC.

Term Sheet 178

Term Sheet Silicon Valley Technical Review Social Network 178

YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 16, 2011

During the Forum, Cloud Computing was highlighted as the number one technology priority for companies in 2012. Global companies like IBM, NEC, Cisco and Oracle were out in full force to share about Cloud Computing, providing a nod to the rapid growth in Cloud services in Asia.

Asia 222

Asia Cloud Software Review China 222

Hearpreneur

MARCH 15, 2019

in 2016, as an advanced e-mobility and automotive technology company with the mission to develop world-class, emotionally-compelling vehicles featuring the most forward-thinking automotive technologies in existence. In 2011, I began learning about hair restoration and started North Atlanta Hair Restoration in 2012.

Entrepreneur 117

Entrepreneur Technical Review Software Review Atlanta 117

crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 12, 2013

Cycling To Work – How Tech Entrepreneurs In 3 Different Countries Get On Their Bike – [link]. How and Why to Be a Leader (Not a Wannabe) | Harvard Business Review – [link]. Silicon Valley’s ugly rich-poor gap: What’s the tech world gonna do about it? On “Paying” Your Mentors and Advisors: The 2.5x – [link].

Social Media 91

Social Media Small Business Design Media 91

techcrunch.com

AUGUST 12, 2012

Thursday, August 9th, 2012. ” With a two decade track record of 40 material exits and significant up-rounds between the two managing partners, Bogue and Ocko are uniquely qualified to help data storage, security and analytics tech. Disrupt SF 2012. Disrupt SF Hackathon 2012. Enterprise. Smartphones. Digital Cameras.

Early Stage 70

Early Stage San Francisco Los Angeles Southern California 70

Startup Lessons Learned

FEBRUARY 5, 2013

The 1st round of five projects – MyUSA (formerly known as MyGov), RFP-EZ, Blue Button, Better Than Cash, and Open Data Initiatives – launched in August 2012 with 18 inaugural Fellows. Each team of innovators is supported by a broader community of interested citizens throughout the country. ProjectMyUSA on Twitter.

Fractional CTO 158

Fractional CTO Government Technical Review Analytics 158

crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

There are now many metro areas with growing infrastructure and increasingly skilled workforces that can support tech startups. . In large part due to the University of Texas at Austin and other universities’ influence, Austin is known for having an educated workforce. The city is renowned as a center for tech entrepreneurship.

United States 113

United States Las Vegas San Francisco Denver 113

gigaom.com

JULY 10, 2012

Tech News and Analysis. 9, 2012, 3:50pm PT. Lingo licenses Watson’s core speech technology for its language servers (though that relationship will likely end after the Nuance acquisition closes), and Research in Motion’s QNX is working with Watson’s API to develop a conceptual connected car assistant. Monday, July 9 2012.

API 50

API Technical Review Artificial Inteligence RSS 50

crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2012

crowdSPRING’s Small Business Spotlight of the Week: Simply Smart Tech – [link]. The Most Memorable Quotes (I Could Capture) From Startup School 2012 | The Art of Ass-Kicking – [link]. The economic logic behind tech and talent acquisitions – Chris Dixon – [link]. ” – [link].

Social Media 102

Social Media Small Business Design Media 102

crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 30, 2017

There are now many metro areas with growing infrastructure and increasingly skilled work forces that can support tech startups. In large part due to the University of Texas at Austin and other universities’ influence, Austin is known for having an educated workforce. The city is renowned as a center for tech entrepreneurship.

United States 82

United States Las Vegas San Francisco Denver 82

blog.alinelerner.com

JUNE 21, 2013

making technical recruiting suck less. I ran technical recruiting at TrialPay for a year before going off to start my own agency. Bemoaning that non-technical people are the first to filter resumes is silly because it’s not going to change. Mobile users, please click here to view this chart. Jun 21, 2013.

CTO Hire 98

CTO Hire Hiring Software Review Technical Review 98

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. Due to market forces and government regulations, banks abandoned the lower end of the consumer market. billion in credit last year, a 3x increase over 2012.

Software Review 55

Software Review Software China Technical Review 55

Duct Tape Marketing

JANUARY 10, 2014

These are important statistics to keep in mind as more companies are developing a proactive customer experience strategy and implementing programs and tools to ensure they aren’t losing revenue due to a lack of respect for their customers. American Express 2012 Global Barometer Customer Service Barometer; Findings in the United States.

Conversion 65

Conversion Customer North America Technical Review 65

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2012

I have been close to the tech & startup sectors for more than 20 years and I can’t think of a period in which I felt more optimistic about the innovation and value creation I see in front of us. So it is unsurprising that an over-funding environment and the commensurate returns hangover would have lasted until about – well – 2012.

Venture Capital 347

Venture Capital Technical Review LP Mobile 347

Agile VC

JUNE 5, 2011

AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. Many believe that their margins will erode from 40-50% over time due to competition, merchant fatigue, or other factors. If Groupon’s growth rate drops by 80% they’ll still be nearly tripling top line sales in 2012. 10 July 2012, 7:05 pm Why Do VC’s Have Ownership Targets?

North America 100

North America Chicago Boston Silicon Valley 100

abovethecrowd.com

JULY 10, 2014

For the market size, he states, “For my base case valuation, I’m going to assume that the primary market Uber is targeting is the global taxi and car-service market.” He then goes on to calculate a global estimate for the historical taxi and limousine market. The global market would obviously be much larger.

San Francisco 111

San Francisco San Jose Marketing Technical Review 111

Up and Running

FEBRUARY 11, 2016

Obviously, none of us can accurately determine what the future will hold, but thanks to globalization, rapid advances in the scientific and technological sectors, and a very connected online world ( among other things ), change is happening faster than ever before. Image via Harvard Business Review. Rapid urbanization.

Small Business 60

Small Business Artificial Inteligence Demand Technical Review 60

Seeing Both Sides

JUNE 1, 2012

Mary Meeker's periodic review of the Internet industry is always a must-read presentation. The simple notion is that the confluence of broadband, mobile and globalization in combination with Moore's Law have allowed the technology industry to innovate almost everything in existence.

Software Review 41

Software Review IPO Technical Review America 41

crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 30, 2017

There are now many metro areas with growing infrastructure and increasingly skilled work forces that can support tech startups. In large part due to the University of Texas at Austin and other universities’ influence, Austin is known for having an educated workforce. The city is renowned as a center for tech entrepreneurship.

United States 48

United States Las Vegas San Francisco Denver 48

searchengineland.com

MAY 30, 2012

Mobile Search. May 30, 2012 at 1:06pm ET by Conrad Saam. More technical. What I’m really looking for is some holistic, out of the box thinking that is driven by a business orientation and technical experience. Conrad – great post on how to do a good technical position interview. SearchCap Daily Newsletter.

SEO 54

SEO SEM Social Media Search 54

uxdesign.smashingmagazine.com

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

UX Study The State Of E-Commerce Checkout Design 2012. September 4th, 2012. This has lead to a massive checkout database with 508 checkout steps reviewed, 975 screenshots, and 3,000+ examples of adherences and violations of the checkout usability guidelines. Newsletter. JavaScript. Techniques. Web Design. Typography. Responsive.

Design 98

Design Software Review HTML Technical Review 98

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 23, 2016

By Raj Subramaniam, Executive Vice President, Global Marketing and Communications, FedEx Services. We are now almost as likely to buy a product because of an online review or recommendation from someone within our social media circles as we are after seeing a TV ad(3). Mobile Commerce (m-commerce). It’s all just shopping.

Small Business 100

Small Business Asia Channel Technical Review 100

www.women2.org

MARCH 8, 2012

Conference 2012. Published on: July 13, 2011 Posted By Angie Tags: Elizabeth Knopf , Finding A Co-Founder , FounderDating , Sorced , Technical Co-Founder , Tips & Tricks. Published on: July 13, 2011 Posted By Angie Tags: Elizabeth Knopf , Finding A Co-Founder , FounderDating , Sorced , Technical Co-Founder , Tips & Tricks.

Cofounder 47

Cofounder Technical Review San Francisco Founder 47

ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 11, 2015

Vlad Malik from www.goodui.org gave a review of A/B Tasty: Vlad Malik : “The things I like about ABTasty I like a lot. Formerly known as Adobe SiteCatalyst, the tool has pretty much everything you could want, including real-time analytics, mobile app analytics, funnel tracking, and Predictive Intelligence. It’s not cheap.

Software Review 48

Software Review Technical Review Development Team Review Conversion 48

View from Seed

AUGUST 30, 2016

For those of us that have been working in the startup and technology space for at least the past 10 years, these addresses mean two things. Second: These addresses are some of the most exciting places to visit in tech because upon arriving, one can instantly see what true scale looks like in action. Matching Algorithms.

Social Media 185

Social Media B2B North America Media 185

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 26, 2013

That is a 65% increase in the number of IPOs over 2012, and the highest proceeds raised since the year 2000. Entrepreneurs now can think globally about the opportunity, from day one but start locally. The elements include communications, mobile platforms, and location-based services. Women are a growing force as entrepreneurs.

IPO 273

IPO Entrepreneur Social Media Startup 273

mashable.com

JULY 10, 2012

July 10, 2012 by Curt Finch. It would take an article in itself to fully compare the benefits of these (and other popular ecommerce site providers), but suffice it to say they both offer options for businesses that do not wish to manage the technical aspects of their ecommerce storefront. Like Tweet. Like Tweet. Like Tweet.

eCommerce 101

eCommerce Software Review Technical Review Social Media 101

betashop.com

OCTOBER 8, 2012

90 Things I’ve Learned From Founding 4 Technology Companies. On October 27, 2010 I wrote a blog post about the “ 57 Things I Learned Founding 3 Tech Companies.”. 90 Things I’ve Learned Founding 4 Tech Companies: Find your company’s One Thing. ?? We do twice-yearly reviews of all Fab team members. So, here goes.

Technical Review 108

Technical Review Technology Software Review Valuation 108

css-tricks.com

JANUARY 2, 2013

December 18, 2012. You cannot neglect mobile. Look at any graph of mobile usage and it will tell the tale for you. Millions of mobile devices enter the world every day. Millions of mobile devices enter the world every day. Youll need to decide if you are going to build a mobile-specific site or not.

Web 96

Web Software Review Technical Review Caching 96

crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 25, 2013

Mobile Payments Market Predicted To Reach $90B By 2017, Up From $12.8B In 2012 | TechCrunch – [link]. Five of Steve Jobs’s Biggest Mistakes | Peter Sims-Harvard Business Review – [link]. 12 big brands & celebrities that crowdsourced in 2012 | The Next Web – [link]. Forrester: U.S.

Social Media 108

Social Media Small Business Design Media 108

The Next Web

JANUARY 16, 2014

Secondly, because he had single-handedly managed to achieve something that my adopted startup hometown of London (despite a fair amount of wailing and hand-wringing) has not yet achieved; namely, an incredibly successful public flotation of a homegrown tech company listing on the local market.

Australia 146

Australia San Francisco IPO Cofounder 146

The Next Web

DECEMBER 16, 2013

Mick Rigby is the CEO Yodel Mobile , where he brings more than 20 years of experience as a strategist in advertising and marketing. It’s also widely reported that from back in Q1 2013, tablet shipments passed the half a million per day mark (the global birth rate is only 370,000 per day). Consider the mobile OS mix.

Technical Review 124

Technical Review Mobile New York Open Source 124