2012, PR and Venture Capital

Quickly Unpacking Microsoft’s Acquisition Of GitHub

Haystack

JUNE 5, 2018

Not yet profitable but invaluable to developers worldwide, the decade-old company bootstrapped, differentiated from formidable competitors GitLab and Atlassian’s BitBucket, weathered leadership upheavals, and eventually ingested lots of venture capital which helped them weather the challenges they faced. Many tried and couldn’t get in.

Acquisition

Acquisition Azure Open Source Seattle

Cracking The Code: BlablaCar - Travel Revolution

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. Venture Capital. (3). ▼ 2012. (1). Impact of the recession on SaaS Sales&Marketing pr. Bessemer Venture Partners Expands BVP VII Fund. internet. (6).

Software Review

Software Review Europe Technical Review Spain

The Valuable Unsung Heroes of Startups

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 17, 2012

I had dinner with my friend Brooke Hammerling , founder of Brew PR recently. She was lamenting that some startups simply see their PR company as merely somebody who corrals the press when you want to get some inches. VENTURE CAPITAL. And finally that brings me to obvious topic of venture capital.

Startup

Startup PR Venture Capital Angel Investor

Cracking The Code: In search of Europe's next tech stars.

Cracking the Code

AUGUST 3, 2011

Venture Capital. (3). ► 2012. (1). Impact of the recession on SaaS Sales&Marketing pr. Bessemer Venture Partners Expands BVP VII Fund. Explore Venture Capital. Favorite Podcasts. (1). internet. (6). McKinsey highlights. (1). Online Gaming. (1). Portfolio. (3). sales and marketing. (10).

Software Review

Software Review Europe Technical Review Search

Cracking The Code: SaaS Multiples: Recovery or Bubble?

Cracking the Code

FEBRUARY 23, 2011

Venture Capital. (3). ► 2012. (1). Impact of the recession on SaaS Sales&Marketing pr. Bessemer Venture Partners Expands BVP VII Fund. Explore Venture Capital. Favorite Podcasts. (1). internet. (6). McKinsey highlights. (1). Online Gaming. (1). Portfolio. (3). sales and marketing. (10).

Software Review

Software Review Technical Review Valuation Europe

Twitter Link Roundup #144 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

Practical Advice for Raising Early Stage Venture Capital – [link]. Fred Wilson on Why the Collapse of Venture Capital is Good – [link]. 20 of the Best Photoshop Tutorials of August 2012 – [link]. 30 Fresh and Useful CSS3 & Jquery Effects with Tutorials from 2012 – [link].

Social Media

Social Media Small Business Design Media

Cracking The Code: A Quick & Funny Summary of AdTech

Cracking the Code

NOVEMBER 7, 2010

Venture Capital. (3). ► 2012. (1). Impact of the recession on SaaS Sales&Marketing pr. Bessemer Venture Partners Expands BVP VII Fund. Explore Venture Capital. Favorite Podcasts. (1). internet. (6). McKinsey highlights. (1). Online Gaming. (1). Portfolio. (3). sales and marketing. (10).

Software Review

Software Review Technical Review Europe Cloud

Cracking The Code: A funny perspective on Google innovation.

Cracking the Code

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

Venture Capital. (3). ► 2012. (1). Impact of the recession on SaaS Sales&Marketing pr. Bessemer Venture Partners Expands BVP VII Fund. Explore Venture Capital. Favorite Podcasts. (1). internet. (6). McKinsey highlights. (1). Online Gaming. (1). Portfolio. (3). sales and marketing. (10).

Software Review

Software Review Technical Review Europe Venture Capital

Twitter Link Roundup #157 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2012

The Series A Crunch: One More Reason to Bootstrap and Skip Venture Capital | Enterprise Irregulars - [link]. 2012 Social Media Report: Users Spending 58% More Time On Social Media, Social App Usage More Than Doubles – [link]. 75 Best Illustrator Tutorials From 2012 | Creative Nerds – [link].

Social Media

Social Media Small Business Design Media

How to Launch Your Own Startup Part 4 (money, culture and becoming a manager)

The Next Web

AUGUST 26, 2013

Stefan Tirtey, Partner at Doughty Hanson Ventures , created this document with Berlin early stage investors. If you raise money for the first time, you better understand the basics of venture capital. Brad Feld wrote a great book about Venture Capital. Still, raising money for the first time is difficult.

Management

Management Cofounder Startup Bootstrapping

Cracking The Code: Happy New Year 2010!

Cracking the Code

JANUARY 14, 2010

Venture Capital. (3). ► 2012. (1). Impact of the recession on SaaS Sales&Marketing pr. Bessemer Venture Partners Expands BVP VII Fund. Explore Venture Capital. Favorite Podcasts. (1). internet. (6). McKinsey highlights. (1). Online Gaming. (1). Portfolio. (3). sales and marketing. (10).

Software Review

Software Review Technical Review Europe Venture Capital

Cracking The Code: Laughing Out (c)Loud

Cracking the Code

OCTOBER 8, 2009

Labels: SaaS , software , Venture Capital. Venture Capital. (3). ► 2012. (1). Impact of the recession on SaaS Sales&Marketing pr. Bessemer Venture Partners Expands BVP VII Fund. Explore Venture Capital. Posted by Philippe Botteri. at 6:31 PM. 1 comment: 3DX. internet. (6).

Software Review

Software Review Cloud Technical Review Venture Capital

Cracking The Code: Bessemer Venture Partners Expands BVP VII.

Cracking the Code

FEBRUARY 27, 2009

New Capital Earmarked for Global High-Growth Investments LARCHMONT, N.Y., 26 Bessemer Venture Partners (BVP), the oldest venture capital practice in the United States, today announced the closing of a $350 million supplement to its current fund family, BVP VII, which closed in June 2007. 2009 Bessemer Venture Partners.

Software Review

Software Review Partner United States Venture Capital

Twitter Link Roundup #119 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 10, 2012

The Chicago FireStarter Venture Capital Fund – [link]. Oscar nominations 2012: if posters told the truth – in pictures – [link]. The Perpetually Vexing Problem of Hiring Programmers – [link]. 5 Reasons The Windy City is a Great Place for Startups – [link]. Could Your Business Survive Without You?

Social Media

Social Media Small Business Design Media

Cracking The Code: Apple Introduces Revolutionary New Laptop.

Cracking the Code

JANUARY 7, 2009

Venture Capital. (3). ► 2012. (1). Impact of the recession on SaaS Sales&Marketing pr. Bessemer Venture Partners Expands BVP VII Fund. Explore Venture Capital. Favorite Podcasts. (1). internet. (6). McKinsey highlights. (1). Online Gaming. (1). Portfolio. (3). sales and marketing. (10).

Software Review

Software Review Technical Review Europe Venture Capital

Cracking The Code: Made to Stick!

Cracking the Code

JUNE 23, 2008

In addition, Cardo got a lot of press for this initiative - so, overall great PR at minimal cost and this shows how web 2.0 Venture Capital. (3). ► 2012. (1). Impact of the recession on SaaS Sales&Marketing pr. Bessemer Venture Partners Expands BVP VII Fund. Explore Venture Capital.

Software Review

Software Review Technical Review Viral Europe

Cracking The Code: Hard times.

Cracking the Code

OCTOBER 27, 2008

Venture Capital. (3). ► 2012. (1). Impact of the recession on SaaS Sales&Marketing pr. Bessemer Venture Partners Expands BVP VII Fund. Explore Venture Capital. Favorite Podcasts. (1). internet. (6). McKinsey highlights. (1). Online Gaming. (1). Portfolio. (3). sales and marketing. (10).

Software Review

Software Review Technical Review Europe Venture Capital

Cracking The Code: United Breaks Guitar and more!

Cracking the Code

JULY 10, 2009

Venture Capital. (3). ► 2012. (1). Impact of the recession on SaaS Sales&Marketing pr. Bessemer Venture Partners Expands BVP VII Fund. Explore Venture Capital. Favorite Podcasts. (1). internet. (6). McKinsey highlights. (1). Online Gaming. (1). Portfolio. (3). sales and marketing. (10).

Software Review

Software Review Technical Review RSS Europe

Cracking The Code: Cloudonomics and 2010 Planning for your.

Cracking the Code

DECEMBER 1, 2009

Venture Capital. (3). ► 2012. (1). Impact of the recession on SaaS Sales&Marketing pr. Bessemer Venture Partners Expands BVP VII Fund. Explore Venture Capital. Favorite Podcasts. (1). internet. (6). McKinsey highlights. (1). Online Gaming. (1). Portfolio. (3). sales and marketing. (10).

Software Review

Software Review Technical Review Cloud Europe

Cracking The Code: New SaaS 13 Index: Welcome to LogMeIn.

Cracking the Code

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

Venture Capital. (3). ► 2012. (1). Impact of the recession on SaaS Sales&Marketing pr. Bessemer Venture Partners Expands BVP VII Fund. Explore Venture Capital. Favorite Podcasts. (1). internet. (6). McKinsey highlights. (1). Online Gaming. (1). Portfolio. (3). sales and marketing. (10).

Software Review

Software Review Technical Review IPO Cloud

Cracking The Code: Impact of the recession on SaaS.

Cracking the Code

OCTOBER 9, 2009

Venture Capital. (3). ► 2012. (1). Impact of the recession on SaaS Sales&Marketing pr. Bessemer Venture Partners Expands BVP VII Fund. Explore Venture Capital. Favorite Podcasts. (1). internet. (6). McKinsey highlights. (1). Online Gaming. (1). Portfolio. (3). sales and marketing. (10).

Software Review

Software Review Technical Review Cloud Europe

Cracking The Code: State of the SaaS 13: Q1 2010 Sentiment

Cracking the Code

MARCH 12, 2010

Venture Capital. (3). ► 2012. (1). Impact of the recession on SaaS Sales&Marketing pr. Bessemer Venture Partners Expands BVP VII Fund. Explore Venture Capital. Favorite Podcasts. (1). internet. (6). McKinsey highlights. (1). Online Gaming. (1). Portfolio. (3). sales and marketing. (10).

Software Review

Software Review Technical Review Cloud Forecast

Cracking The Code: Unveilling of the Bessemer's 10 laws of Cloud.

Cracking the Code

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

Venture Capital. (3). ► 2012. (1). Impact of the recession on SaaS Sales&Marketing pr. Bessemer Venture Partners Expands BVP VII Fund. Explore Venture Capital. Favorite Podcasts. (1). internet. (6). McKinsey highlights. (1). Online Gaming. (1). Portfolio. (3). sales and marketing. (10).

Software Review

Software Review Cloud Technical Review Sales Cycle

Cracking The Code: Betting on the right guy

Cracking the Code

DECEMBER 16, 2006

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. Venture Capital is about investing in the small, fast and agile company hoping that it will beat the large and slow incumbent. Venture Capital. (3). ► 2012. (1). Explore Venture Capital.

Software Review

Software Review Venture Capital Technical Review Europe

Cracking The Code: Launch of the SaaS 13 Index!

Cracking the Code

FEBRUARY 25, 2008

Venture Capital. (3). ► 2012. (1). Impact of the recession on SaaS Sales&Marketing pr. Bessemer Venture Partners Expands BVP VII Fund. Explore Venture Capital. Favorite Podcasts. (1). internet. (6). McKinsey highlights. (1). Online Gaming. (1). Portfolio. (3). sales and marketing. (10).

Software Review

Software Review Technical Review Europe Venture Capital

Cracking The Code: Global warming: a plague for humanity?

Cracking the Code

MARCH 30, 2007

Venture Capital. (3). ► 2012. (1). Impact of the recession on SaaS Sales&Marketing pr. Bessemer Venture Partners Expands BVP VII Fund. Explore Venture Capital. Favorite Podcasts. (1). internet. (6). McKinsey highlights. (1). Online Gaming. (1). Portfolio. (3). sales and marketing. (10).

Software Review

Software Review Global Technical Review Europe

Cracking The Code: VC lifestyle

Cracking the Code

JANUARY 5, 2007

Venture Capital. (3). ► 2012. (1). Impact of the recession on SaaS Sales&Marketing pr. Bessemer Venture Partners Expands BVP VII Fund. Explore Venture Capital. Favorite Podcasts. (1). internet. (6). McKinsey highlights. (1). Online Gaming. (1). Portfolio. (3). sales and marketing. (10).

Software Review

Software Review Technical Review Europe Venture Capital

Cracking The Code: Popular Media: the key to viral marketing

Cracking the Code

MARCH 23, 2007

Venture Capital. (3). ► 2012. (1). Impact of the recession on SaaS Sales&Marketing pr. Bessemer Venture Partners Expands BVP VII Fund. Explore Venture Capital. Favorite Podcasts. (1). internet. (6). McKinsey highlights. (1). Online Gaming. (1). Portfolio. (3). sales and marketing. (10).

Software Review

Software Review Viral Media Marketing

Cracking The Code: Get your own helicopter for $50!

Cracking the Code

FEBRUARY 12, 2007

Venture Capital. (3). ► 2012. (1). Impact of the recession on SaaS Sales&Marketing pr. Bessemer Venture Partners Expands BVP VII Fund. Explore Venture Capital. Favorite Podcasts. (1). internet. (6). McKinsey highlights. (1). Online Gaming. (1). Portfolio. (3). sales and marketing. (10).

Software Review

Software Review Technical Review Europe Venture Capital

Cracking The Code: Best Venture and Technology Podcasts for 2007

Cracking the Code

DECEMBER 28, 2006

Venture Capital. (3). ► 2012. (1). Impact of the recession on SaaS Sales&Marketing pr. Bessemer Venture Partners Expands BVP VII Fund. Explore Venture Capital. Favorite Podcasts. (1). internet. (6). McKinsey highlights. (1). Online Gaming. (1). Portfolio. (3). sales and marketing. (10).

Software Review

Software Review Technical Review Technology San Francisco

Cracking The Code: Zune vs. Ipod

Cracking the Code

DECEMBER 7, 2006

Venture Capital. (3). ► 2012. (1). Impact of the recession on SaaS Sales&Marketing pr. Bessemer Venture Partners Expands BVP VII Fund. Explore Venture Capital. Favorite Podcasts. (1). internet. (6). McKinsey highlights. (1). Online Gaming. (1). Portfolio. (3). sales and marketing. (10).

Software Review

Software Review Technical Review Europe Venture Capital

Cracking The Code: Don't click on this link!

Cracking the Code

APRIL 18, 2007

Venture Capital. (3). ► 2012. (1). Impact of the recession on SaaS Sales&Marketing pr. Bessemer Venture Partners Expands BVP VII Fund. Explore Venture Capital. Favorite Podcasts. (1). internet. (6). McKinsey highlights. (1). Online Gaming. (1). Portfolio. (3). sales and marketing. (10).

Software Review

Software Review Technical Review Europe Venture Capital

How To Create Buzz Around Your Startup

David Teten

JULY 12, 2013

Are you trying to build buzz, but don’t have the cash to launch a full-fledged PR campaign? I emphasize that the best PR you can build is through satisfied customers with high Net Promoter scores. In other words, you should focus first on a great product/service, and only after you’ve achieved that worry about PR.

PR

PR Public Relations Startup Technical Review

Cracking The Code: Getting through the downturn: a few thoughts.

Cracking the Code

NOVEMBER 13, 2008

Venture Capital. (3). ► 2012. (1). Impact of the recession on SaaS Sales&Marketing pr. Bessemer Venture Partners Expands BVP VII Fund. Explore Venture Capital. Favorite Podcasts. (1). internet. (6). McKinsey highlights. (1). Online Gaming. (1). Portfolio. (3). sales and marketing. (10).

Software Review

Software Review Technical Review Valuation Portfolio

McKinsey highlight #1 - Cracking The Code - Yes

Cracking the Code

DECEMBER 9, 2006

Venture Capital. (3). ► 2012. (1). Impact of the recession on SaaS Sales&Marketing pr. Bessemer Venture Partners Expands BVP VII Fund. Explore Venture Capital. Favorite Podcasts. (1). internet. (6). McKinsey highlights. (1). Online Gaming. (1). Portfolio. (3). sales and marketing. (10).

Software Review

Software Review Technical Review Europe Venture Capital

Cracking The Code: Cracking the SMB code

Cracking the Code

DECEMBER 2, 2006

Venture Capital. (3). ► 2012. (1). Impact of the recession on SaaS Sales&Marketing pr. Bessemer Venture Partners Expands BVP VII Fund. Explore Venture Capital. Favorite Podcasts. (1). internet. (6). McKinsey highlights. (1). Online Gaming. (1). Portfolio. (3). sales and marketing. (10).

Software Review

Software Review Technical Review Europe Software

Cracking The Code: Happy New Year 2008!

Cracking the Code

JANUARY 28, 2008

Venture Capital. (3). ► 2012. (1). Impact of the recession on SaaS Sales&Marketing pr. Bessemer Venture Partners Expands BVP VII Fund. Explore Venture Capital. Favorite Podcasts. (1). internet. (6). McKinsey highlights. (1). Online Gaming. (1). Portfolio. (3). sales and marketing. (10).

Software Review

Software Review Technical Review Los Angeles Europe

Cracking The Code: Building Your SaaS Sales Compensation Plan

Cracking the Code

JANUARY 22, 2009

Venture Capital. (3). ► 2012. (1). Impact of the recession on SaaS Sales&Marketing pr. Bessemer Venture Partners Expands BVP VII Fund. Explore Venture Capital. Favorite Podcasts. (1). internet. (6). McKinsey highlights. (1). Online Gaming. (1). Portfolio. (3). sales and marketing. (10).

Software Review

Software Review Clawback Sales Salary

Cracking The Code: Getting the most of your online marketing: the In.

Cracking the Code

FEBRUARY 12, 2007

It would be nice if You wanna give us some advises on the recruiting process in Venture Capital Industry. Venture Capital. (3). ► 2012. (1). Impact of the recession on SaaS Sales&Marketing pr. Bessemer Venture Partners Expands BVP VII Fund. Explore Venture Capital. internet. (6).

Software Review

Software Review SEM Marketing Las Vegas

How To Create Buzz Around Your Startup

David Teten

JULY 12, 2013

Are you trying to build buzz, but don’t have the cash to launch a full-fledged PR campaign? I emphasize that the best PR you can build is through satisfied customers with high Net Promoter scores. In other words, you should focus first on a great product/service, and only after you’ve achieved that worry about PR.

PR

PR Public Relations Startup Technical Review

Cracking The Code: Why I disagree with Tony Zingale on the future.

Cracking the Code

DECEMBER 16, 2006

Venture Capital. (3). ► 2012. (1). Impact of the recession on SaaS Sales&Marketing pr. Bessemer Venture Partners Expands BVP VII Fund. Explore Venture Capital. Favorite Podcasts. (1). internet. (6). McKinsey highlights. (1). Online Gaming. (1). Portfolio. (3). sales and marketing. (10).

Software Review

Software Review Silicon Valley Technical Review Software

Twitter Link Roundup #163 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 25, 2013

How One Startup Grew a $100M Business Without Spending Venture Capital | Forbes – [link]. In 2012 | TechCrunch – [link]. Chicago venture picture better than U.S. 12 big brands & celebrities that crowdsourced in 2012 | The Next Web – [link]. 10 Ways to Measure Your Competition – [link].

Social Media

Social Media Small Business Design Media

Twitter Link Roundup #160 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 4, 2013

You can find this, and 26 other science fictions that became science facts in 2012, in the Other section below. How One Startup Grew a $100M Business Without Spending Venture Capital | Forbes – [link]. Pay with a Tweet” and Other Growth Hacking Examples | Venture Capital Cafe – [link].

Social Media

Social Media Small Business Design Media

Twitter Link Roundup #117 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 26, 2012

Venture capital investing hits 10-year peak, sparking bubble talk – [link]. Online Ad Spending to Surpass Print for First Time in 2012 - [link]. Mobile-Ad Spending Projected to Reach $2.61B in 2012 - [link]. Mobile-Ad Spending Projected to Reach $2.61B in 2012 - [link]. Study: Why Do People Use Facebook?

Social Media

Social Media Small Business Design Media

Quickly Unpacking Microsoft’s Acquisition Of GitHub

Cracking The Code: BlablaCar - Travel Revolution

Trending Sources

The Valuable Unsung Heroes of Startups

Cracking The Code: In search of Europe's next tech stars.

Cracking The Code: SaaS Multiples: Recovery or Bubble?

Twitter Link Roundup #144 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

Cracking The Code: A Quick & Funny Summary of AdTech

Cracking The Code: A funny perspective on Google innovation.

Twitter Link Roundup #157 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

How to Launch Your Own Startup Part 4 (money, culture and becoming a manager)

Cracking The Code: Happy New Year 2010!

Cracking The Code: Laughing Out (c)Loud

Cracking The Code: Bessemer Venture Partners Expands BVP VII.

Twitter Link Roundup #119 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

Cracking The Code: Apple Introduces Revolutionary New Laptop.

Cracking The Code: Made to Stick!

Cracking The Code: Hard times.

Cracking The Code: United Breaks Guitar and more!

Cracking The Code: Cloudonomics and 2010 Planning for your.

Cracking The Code: New SaaS 13 Index: Welcome to LogMeIn.

Cracking The Code: Impact of the recession on SaaS.

Cracking The Code: State of the SaaS 13: Q1 2010 Sentiment

Cracking The Code: Unveilling of the Bessemer's 10 laws of Cloud.

Cracking The Code: Betting on the right guy

Cracking The Code: Launch of the SaaS 13 Index!

Cracking The Code: Global warming: a plague for humanity?

Cracking The Code: VC lifestyle

Cracking The Code: Popular Media: the key to viral marketing

Cracking The Code: Get your own helicopter for $50!

Cracking The Code: Best Venture and Technology Podcasts for 2007

Cracking The Code: Zune vs. Ipod

Cracking The Code: Don't click on this link!

How To Create Buzz Around Your Startup

Cracking The Code: Getting through the downturn: a few thoughts.

McKinsey highlight #1 - Cracking The Code - Yes

Cracking The Code: Cracking the SMB code

Cracking The Code: Happy New Year 2008!

Cracking The Code: Building Your SaaS Sales Compensation Plan

Cracking The Code: Getting the most of your online marketing: the In.

How To Create Buzz Around Your Startup

Cracking The Code: Why I disagree with Tony Zingale on the future.

Twitter Link Roundup #163 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

Twitter Link Roundup #160 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

Twitter Link Roundup #117 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

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