Agile VC
MAY 26, 2011
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). First and foremost, we believed there would be a “professional” social network.
Agile VC
MARCH 13, 2012
March 13, 2012. In the early days of LinkedIn we jointly acquired an issued patent of the defunct SixDegrees.com which directly pertains to social networking as well as acquiring a nascent startup in part for its in-process patent filings. owns a bunch of patents around email, IM, etc), and yes E) social networking.
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Agile VC
OCTOBER 27, 2011
Now that end users spend as much of their personal time with software (in the form of social networks, tablet/smartphone apps, streaming media, etc) as they do with business software they’ve become much more discriminating buyers. 10 July 2012, 7:05 pm Why Do VC’s Have Ownership Targets? What’s Your Favorite Future?
Agile VC
JUNE 5, 2011
How They Do It: Build email list of consumers interested in local deals (mainly via paid search & social network ads), sell coupon programs to merchants via telesales. If Groupon’s growth rate drops by 80% they’ll still be nearly tripling top line sales in 2012. Financial Snapshot: 2010 Revenue: $713M.
Agile VC
MARCH 18, 2012
March 18, 2012. Twitter isn’t really a social network. But Twitter isn’t really a social network. How to Evaluate Firms for a Seed VC Syndicate 10 July 2012, 5:13 pm What A VC Orders for Breakfast Says 27 June 2012, 10:16 am To Leave or Not to Leave as Your Startup Grows 12 June 2012, 12:21 pm.
Agile VC
FEBRUARY 2, 2012
February 2, 2012. Filing Date : February 1, 2012. How They Do It : Operate a social network at Facebook.com, through Facebook’s mobile apps, and the Facebook Platform which lets other websites extend Facebook’s tools for authentication and social sharing. How to Evaluate Firms for a Seed VC.
Professor VC
APRIL 1, 2010
This will both reduce the number of angel investors and make it more difficult to syndicate across stage lines. ► 2012. (1). Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? Hi, your blog is really nice & wonderful, while reading it I truly like it. April 21, 2010 9:26 PM.
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