View from Seed

JULY 31, 2014

As my partner Rob Go has written , our goal is to invest half in consumer web and mobile and half in business-focused ventures. Ecommerce has transcended merely shipping a box to your home — it’s about leveraging mobile plus the internet to create an elegant purchasing experience previously unavailable.

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crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 11, 2012

Another industry being disintermediated by technology: Gaming Faces Its Archenemy: Financial Reality – [link]. “Advertising is like a s**t and sugar pie.” Advertising Becomes Amazon’s Newest Low-Price Weapon | Advertising Age – [link]. Web Layouts for Mobile App Landing Pages – [link].

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Social Media Small Business Design Media 92

crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

The great RockMelt social disintermediation – [link]. 9 in 10 young adults trust advertising (aieee!) – [link]. 40 Extremely Shocking Advertisements – [link]. 100 Creative Modern Advertisements – [link]. 40 Extremely Shocking Advertisements – [link]. Do agencies need labs?

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Social Media Costa Rica Small Business Design 92

A Crowded Space

JULY 24, 2014

Lots more individual providers advertise their services on Care.com, Craigslist or any other local services directory. I believe that a mobile-first service leveraging good logistics and workflow could drive down the overall cost while at the same time paying the best caregivers more money and offering higher utilization.

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Disintermediation Acquisition Curation Vertical 79

David Teten

SEPTEMBER 6, 2015

At Virgin Mobile USA, Mari led early initiatives in mobile commerce, social networking and advertising. Urs Cete, the Head of Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments , notes, “If you think you can provide just money, you will be disintermediated.”. Mari Holds a B.A.

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Venture Capital Balance Sheet Technical Review Portfolio 60

Rob Go

JANUARY 21, 2016

These are companies that offer consumers a product or service (or both) that they are paid for (as opposed to consumer audience businesses that are monetized through advertising). The ride experience is better in an UberX than a taxi, uberX is cheaper than a taxi, and on demand mobile booking, payments, etc make it way more convenient.

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