Genuine VC

NOVEMBER 18, 2011

Over the past fifteen years on the internet we’ve seen a few waves of e-commerce innovation. From the initial humble beginnings of simply selling books online, to shopping/pricing comparison engines for electronic and other feature-laden items, to this current wave of “ social commerce ” which includes local merchants’ deals propagated by friends’ recommendation-driven purchases.

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Genuine VC

NOVEMBER 18, 2011

Over the past fifteen years on the internet we’ve seen a few waves of e-commerce innovation. From the initial humble beginnings of simply selling books online, to shopping/pricing comparison engines for electronic and other feature-laden items, to this current wave of “social commerce” which includes local merchants’ deals propagated by friends’ recommendation-driven purchases.

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Engineer Internet 101

Genuine VC

NOVEMBER 1, 2011

When is the right time of the year to fundraise for a venture round? There’s a lot of conventional wisdom disguised as insight which entrepreneurs follow about optimizing the timing of their fundraising. It’s correct in principle, but in reality should be used as a guide rather than as a rule. I hear all of the time that “you shouldn’t fundraise in the summer (especially August) because VCs are all on vacation.

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