Lightspeed Venture Partners

DECEMBER 3, 2010

Social games overflow out of Facebook. While the amount of social gaming on other social networks, especially the Asian networks, has significantly increased over the course of the year, the vast majority of social gaming still takes place on Facebook. Real time web usage outpaces business models.

Internet 113

Internet eCommerce Advertising Flash 113

betashop.com

OCTOBER 8, 2012

But, you can iterate and iterate on features, but you cannot iterate your way to a business model. I’ve seen too many businesses get stuck or fail because of their endless pursuit for the magic new feature that is going to help them gain traction. Very hard to do, but it’s what differentiates great companies from good companies.

Technical Review 108

Technical Review Technology Software Review Valuation 108

VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 19, 2010

Aggregated, that’s a lot of money. social networks (facebook.com, myspace.com – Twitter.com is at #34 and growing rapidly). Companies that gamble on creating a differentiated experience for those markets could potentially find themselves on this list next year. But how many sites do you use on a regular basis?

Russia 68

Russia Hosting Differentiation Social Network 68

VC Cafe

JANUARY 16, 2011

Flash Networks’ Harmony My-i is a phone-top toolbar that provides a user-friendly interface to access personalized and targeted content while browsing the open Internet. IPgallery’s deployed converged communication solutions include core network centric solutions and Value Added Services for residential and business subscribers.

Mobile 103

Mobile Securities and Exchange Commission Flash IP 103

techcrunch.com

FEBRUARY 19, 2010

of VCs said they had a decreased appetite for risk and that more than half of those polled expect their firms to do between zero and three deals in the next year and you start to get the feeling things are going to get a lot worse for private companies, in aggregate, before they get better. Add to this that 72.7% dasein Yeah, I agree.

Venture Capital 62

Venture Capital Technical Review Sweat Equity Valuation 62

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 10, 2011

This turns out to be one of the real differentiators for Twitter. So while Facebook has other advantages, Twitter is in the driver’s seat for valuable data that can be openly interpreted and acted upon in business. Perhaps the least understood advantage comes from Twitter’s follower model, which is asymmetric.

Viral 307

Viral Las Vegas Tunisia Syndicate 307