Agile VC

MAY 26, 2011

is the leading consumer internet company with Terry Semel as CEO. 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).

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Term Sheet Silicon Valley Technical Review Social Network 178

SoCal CTO

MARCH 18, 2010

Vince: On the consulting side we are working with a unique social network, a new television network and some original video content businesses. I help internet companies make money. Tony: I come at this a bit different, especially a focus on use of social networking tools as part of this.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 5, 2007

However, Elgg could power 100,000 networks and it would make no difference - there is no revenue stream as we give everything away under a GPL license. Technology Advisor Technology Roles in Startups Pricing Customer Acquisition Sunk Costs and More -. ► February (2) CTO Founders / Cofounders Part-Time Startup CTO?

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Open Source Business Model Technical Cofounder Southern California 150

The Equity Kicker

JULY 18, 2012

We want to be a social network. Facebook and LinkedIn are highly profitable free social networks, but I can’t think of any others. Four or five years ago the list of free social networks that were popular but not making money was equally long, but totally different. Let’s say advertising.

Social Network 92

Social Network Networking Advertising Valuation 92

YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

Social media and the “sharing” culture it has sparked are very real threats to your organization. The Internet — which spawned social media — has changed the way we work and communicate. Social networking has become a fixture of modern personal and professional life, so embrace its many benefits.

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Social Media Security Media Social Network 100

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 15, 2010

I think the best solution for the social networking era is “in-stream&# advertising. I think everybody heard about this acquisition. I know you could argue that YouTube was much broader but it was really popularized in the social networks. But I made it for a reason. . M&A Discussion. uh, hello!

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The Equity Kicker

MARCH 16, 2012

Mergers and acquisitions have a notoriously high failure rate and as a result investors knocked a couple of percent off Cisco’s share price yesterday following the announcement of their $5bn acquisition of NDS Group. This is the money quote: Many acquisitions fail.

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The Next Web

OCTOBER 17, 2012

Color Labs, the photo-and-video-sharing social network that received much criticism over its pre-launch $41 million funding round, is about to be acquired by Apple. For that, he turned to a previous relationship he had with Apple’s Senior Vice President Internet Software and Services, Eddy Cue.

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Haystack

DECEMBER 29, 2018

Governments blocking acquisitions, the curtailment of company expansion, more scrutiny on overseas operations of U.S. 1/ Social Network Interference. In 2017, we learned about how social media feeds were used to surface biased or planted information. That will take a long time to settle. 3/ Crypto Hibernation.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 22, 2007

Its also been interesting to see the interaction of tools involved - Social Networking, Blogging and a Discussion Group. The level of resumes we get through our LinkedIn networks is top notch. Weve also found that other social networks such as FaceBook and MySpace to have almost no results when it comes to recruitment.

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Technical Cofounder Southern California Los Angeles CTO Hire 150

SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 17, 2007

When I recently was looking to find people who had experience with using social networks to reach people for what might be considered guerilla marketing efforts, again LinkedIn worked great. User Interface Beyond the Web Site ► November (7) Negative Customer Acquisition Costs - Creative Sta.

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Technical Cofounder Southern California Los Angeles CTO Hire 150

ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

This process helps you to build an audience by identifying opportunities to: Leverage relevant hashtags; Attend popular trade shows; Make appearances on or sponsor well-liked podcasts; Run social media ads against audiences who follow specific accounts; Team up with large publications (press releases, guest posts).

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Reputation Audience Management Social Media 134

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 267

Agile VC

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. Mail, Sports, etc.

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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). The company is currently unprofitable, though generating meaningful free cash flow. Financial Snapshot: 2010 Revenue: $713M.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 14, 2012

…” I’ll write soon on my views of why I believe Instagram took off as a social network and what I think comes next. Instagram happens to be one of the few social networks I regularly use along with Twitter. Your $200 million “small acquisition” is a cool 60% of all of their cash.

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Up and Running

JULY 26, 2016

Your customer acquisition cost and lifetime value are the two magical numbers you need to calculate for each one of your campaigns. Cost of Acquisition (CAC): The total cost of acquiring a user through a given channel. Using this approach, we’ve been able to identify a number of profitable customer acquisition channels for Slidebean.

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Revenue Acquisition Channel Campaign 60

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.

Silicon Valley 159

Silicon Valley China Venture Capital Merger 159

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 9, 2017

don’t switch between Amanda and Mandy) on business cards, social networks or online forums. Similarly, make your social media handles the same on all of the networks. Don’t be fooled into thinking anything is private on the internet. Display your name consistently (e.g. Get a website. Learn from the masters.

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Caching Social Media Networking Social Network 147

The Next Web

JANUARY 26, 2014

Back when Facebook was still just for schools, some schools already had their own social networks. Instead of trying to market directly to students at those schools (“but we already have a social network!”) Joining something because your friends are on it or because they said it’s cool is called “social proof.”

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Thailand Social Network PPC Singapore 167

YoungUpstarts

JULY 11, 2016

Link acquisition is one of the most important factors that need proper time, effort and resources like finance. Backlinks are one of the most used term on the Internet and in the field of SEO. Getting traffic from social networking profiles and blogs are one of the primary focuses of SEO; not just ranking.

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SEO Harvest Engineer Search 100

Steve Blank

JANUARY 26, 2016

Today these potential adversaries are able to harness the power of social networks, encryption, GPS, low-cost drones, 3D printers, simpler design and manufacturing processes, agile and lean methodologies, ubiquitous Internet and smartphones. DF-21 and Islands in the South China Sea. We’re Our Own Worst Enemy.

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Silicon Valley North Korea Agile Lean 120

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 16, 2011

Do you need the IPO for your acquisitions strategy? Of course, you’re going to have to perform well to make that stock useful in the acquisitions process. At any rate, it seems only appropriate that social media sites, which have dominated the Internet over the past few years, will likely lead startups back into the IPO game.

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IPO Social Media Media Exit Strategy 223

BeyondVC

MAY 15, 2007

Congratulations to my friend Gary Vaynerchuk of the Wine Library for his acquisition of Cork’d (see Mashable and the Alarm Clock for coverage). Most people I know tend to check the Internet first to research a purchase and also ask friends for recommendations or reviews about products. At the root of it, people want to connect.

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Database Technical Review Social Network Acquisition 60

Up and Running

AUGUST 5, 2015

In this age of the digital, social network, more and more people telecommute to work, and it has become more acceptable not to have interpersonal contact. MindKube’s growth and increase in client acquisitions is proof that Natasha’s diligence and patience when it came to finding the right professionals for her company has paid off.

Trinidad 60

Trinidad Software Review Small Business Administration Small Business 60

The Startup Magazine

MAY 4, 2018

In the world of the mega-rich, we see both kinds of business acquisition. Mark Zuckerberg has gone from owner of Facebook to the owner several of the other biggest social networks in the world. Underneath it all, a wine business and a social network business are both businesses. Then, there’s Richard Branson.

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Merger Social Network Acquisition Networking 68

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 25, 2010

High on my list is the joy and satisfaction of having helped many entrepreneurs face-to-face this year, and hopefully many more by my blog reaching out over the Internet. Mergers and acquisitions pace improving. We often forget that one person’s loss is a gain for others. Venture capitalists invested $4.8

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Merger Venture Capital United States Acquisition 201

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 21, 2010

I believe that many social networks confused this idea. They had previously all worked together at a very successful company in the “telecoms meets Internet&# space, CallWave, which IPO’d 5 years ago or so. Internet consumption is obviously growing massively on mobile devices.

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Advertising Las Vegas Affiliate RSS 284

BeyondVC

OCTOBER 6, 2006

I must admit that I have seen way too many social networking related plays that want to be the next MySpace of some niche market. In addition, who wants to sign up for multiple social networking platforms like MySpace, Facebook, and niche sites for politics, sports, etc. At the root of it, people want to connect.

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The Equity Kicker

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

The internet and mobile marginalised Microsoft’s dominance of the desktop and improvements in search took away the need for Yahoo’s portal of curated links. That’s four of the six largest social media properties on the planet, and they’re all still growing.

Social Media 60

Social Media Acquisition Curation IPO 60

YoungUpstarts

MAY 16, 2016

Landing pages are highly targeted pages that lead away from your social networks, pay-per-click advertising, and content marketing efforts, and go directly to a page on your site with a specific call-to-action. Make sure your branding instantly reflects your business, and your passion, loud and clear. No landing page means fewer leads.

Entrepreneur 109

Entrepreneur Early Stage Social Network Acquisition 109

Software By Rob

MAY 24, 2010

My favorite quote: “Incidentally, I don’t feel any rancor at folks who believe that everything should be free on the Internet. It’d make a great “social&# network site. What My User Survey Taught Me – Insights from Patrick McKenzie. I just will not accommodate your preferences. 3 A-ron on 05.24.10

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Cofounder Founder Software Review Ruby 39

The Next Web

DECEMBER 23, 2013

Building a mobile app startup is the “I want to build an Internet startup” of the late 1990s. Think Linkedin – social networking concept adapted to the business industry. Every business vertical has issues that will range from areas in marketing, customer acquisition, customer service, sales, operations and others.

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Lightspeed Venture Partners

OCTOBER 31, 2013

Facebook should be more worried about the people (teens and younger) who never use Facebook at all, but instead turn to Snapchat, Instagram, Vine, Twitter or something else as their FIRST social network. Other “home pages” on the internet have fallen from favor before, ranging from AOL to Yahoo to MySpace.

Retention 108

Retention Mobile Social Network Acquisition 108

This is going to be BIG.

JANUARY 20, 2014

With the multi-billion dollar acquisition of Nest, people are talking a lot these days about the connected home. I don''t know about you, but my home has been connected for quite a while now--to the internet. That''s why it''s not surprising that music and TV were some of the first things in the home to get internet connected.

Venture Capital 104

Venture Capital Cloud Internet Web 104

techcocktail.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Personal Network: Ask your friends and colleagues for suggestions. Send them a note about what you are looking for and ask them to pass it around to their network. This extends to your online social networks too – don’t be afraid to Tweet out what you are looking for.

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San Francisco Startup PHP San Diego 44

Steve Blank

APRIL 15, 2011

Internet investor Dave McClure coined the acronym &# AARRR ,&# to remember the parts of Customer Relationships on the web.). Many of the students had heard phrases that fall under Customer Relationships before; “customer acquisition, SEO/SEM, public relations, Social Network, Advertising, Loyalty programs, cross-sell and up-sell” etc.,

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