crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 11, 2011

Zynga Leans On Some Workers to Surrender Pre-IPO Shares – [link]. Not encouraging…teens have trouble communicating without the Internet – [link]. Of the 55M mortgages in America, more than 10M are reasonably likely to default – [link]. SaaS CEOs: Measure Customer Engagement – [link]. – [link].

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Seeing Both Sides

JUNE 1, 2012

Mary Meeker's periodic review of the Internet industry is always a must-read presentation. Facebook's IPO brought their "hack" culture to the forefront of the world's conscience. There are 200,000 employees at JP Morgan Chase and Bank of America each and 350,000 at Citigroup. That opportunity is left to entrepreneurs.

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crowdSPRING Blog

AUGUST 24, 2012

Groupon’s Andrew Mason Talking About Daily Deals Site’s Stock Smack, Future Plans and IPO Regrets (Or Lack Thereof) – [link]. The Real Reason America’s Schools Stink [link]. Why It’s Good that the Internet Is Changing Our Brains – [link]. Payment Data Is More Valuable Than Payment Fees – [link].

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Agile VC

JUNE 5, 2011

So Groupon obviously filed their S-1 the other day to formally being the IPO process. 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). AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MARCH 22, 2010

The New Startup Arms Race Americas future prosperity depends on our ability to maintain this lead. The cost of creating new companies is falling rapidly, and access to markets, distribution, and information is within the reach of anyone with an Internet connection. Once youve done that, let us know if you want to do more.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 7, 2013

And the JOBS (Jumpstart Our Business Startups) Act, which should go into full effect by the end of 2013, will make it even more of a game-changer by opening the door for businesses to market ownership stakes in their ventures to people over the internet. Despite this, crowdfunding has a pretty big gap to fill.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JANUARY 2, 2010

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Saturday, January 2, 2010 Towards a new entrepreneurship When I started writing about the lean startup , my aspiration was to do more than just share a handful of tips and tricks that work for consumer internet startups. On the whole, this is a good thing for America and for our civilization.

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online.wsj.com

SEPTEMBER 23, 2012

Less than 1% are currently in IPO registration. INTERNET BUSINESSES. General Internet. - Mexico/Central America. South America. Computer And Internet. Internet Services. DJVentureWire : Friday IPOs Fail to Price as Thursdays Rally Doesnt Carry [link]. Copyright 2012 Dow Jones & Company, Inc.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 7, 2018

He spent several years advising CEOs on raising capital, strategy, and how to create maximum value out of M&A and IPO transactions. Founded in 2014, the fund has built the most recognized brand focused on leading female-run opportunities in internet and software startups.

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venturebeat.com

JULY 12, 2012

It was fiercely independent, and was, until its HP acquisition, one of the few PC makers still assembling computers in North America. 10 Internet comments about games that actually make us laugh. From $1.5B to half a trillion dollars: PayPal celebrates a 10th anniversary. Editor’s picks. Featured stories. Cloud services.

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abovethecrowd.com

JULY 10, 2014

For most of America, prior to Uber it was impossible to predict how long it would take for a taxi to show up. First, there is the continuing trend of urbanization in America. But more importantly, America’s youth have fallen out of love with the notion of owning a car. A Radically Different Experience. Pick-up times.

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Reid Hoffman

JANUARY 13, 2021

In fact, when you look at it, you say, “Ok, well, what are the early-stage consumer internet investments?” There wasn’t like an IPO – this amazing IPO that just happened. You say, “Let’s set this up for the new cycles of invention and reinvention when you go past the IPO process.” Now by the way, I’ll do an asterix.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 13, 2009

Reinertsen weaves together ideas from lean manufacturing, maneuver warfare, queuing theory, and even the architecture of computer operating systems and the Internet. If we showed the Toyota Production System to an Internet protocol engineer, it is likely that he would remark, "That is a tail-dropping FIFO queue.

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ReadWriteStart

APRIL 2, 2012

IPOs by year, 1980-2011, with pre-IPO last 12-month sales less than (small firms) or greater than (large firms) $50 million (2009 purchasing power). The real truth is, since the "Internet bubble" burst in 2001, initial public offerings have not resumed the vitality levels of the late 1980s, let alone the boom years of the '90s.

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David Teten

APRIL 1, 2011

I hope that you can join us Monday night, April 4, midtown NYC, at a panel on “Innovation in Private Company Liquidity-Online Merger Markets, Social Media, Secondary Markets, Non-US Markets, Private Equity, and the Disappearing IPO” The program is sponsored by the HBS Club of New York and the HBS Angels of NY.

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Growthink Blog

MARCH 26, 2012

3606 - the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) bill - should hearten all that grasp the negative impact of the tangling knot of regulation on the flow of capital and the success of entrepreneurship in America today. Thursday’s incredibly exciting news that the Senate approved H.R. Included in the bill is H.R. No, I don't think so.

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www.huffingtonpost.com

MAY 10, 2011

I was lucky to sign on as advisor and investor the founder of a very high-profile consumer Internet site who happens to also be a former engineer, who I will call Richard. HuffPosts QuickRead. HuffPosts QuickRead. The first thing I did was to find an advisor who I could trust. Dove Ad Casts Spotlight On Madison Avenue. Loading twitter module.

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Cracking the Code

FEBRUARY 4, 2008

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. 2007 was a turning point for the SaaS industry with the successful IPOs of NetSuite, SuccessFactors, DemandTec, Salary.com, Aprimo and Constant Contact. or What do I need to do to get ready for an IPO. internet. (6).

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

I have often argued that case and paralleled it to America itself – we often don’t know what “can’t be done&# so we just plow on and do it. To some extent Keith Rabois agreed with me about domain knowledge and argued that most of his investments are in the consumer Internet space as a result. Obviously I agree.

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Startup Lessons Learned

FEBRUARY 22, 2009

Im not offering extensive studies or research to support this conclusion; the evidence from my peers right here in the innovation capital of America, Silicon Valley, is absolutely overwhelming. No logins, no codes, just raw uncensored internet access. They are in school, right now, all across this country. They are nerds.

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Growthink Blog

DECEMBER 27, 2010

Simply reduce regulation and taxes on small business investment and watch America’s entrepreneurs create all of the jobs America needs and more. #6. Support your Local Neighborhood IPO. IPO volume since 2000. The funny thing is that the Internet has made it EASY for small businesses to compete and win around the world.

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Cracking the Code

OCTOBER 10, 2008

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. Save Asia for post-IPO Single instance, multi-tenant, single datacenter - Have only one version of the code in production. Stay local - Prove your business in North America first. Save Asia for post-IPO.

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online.wsj.com

JULY 11, 2012

The Wall Street Journal is phasing out support of the Internet Explorer 6 (IE6) browser. Internet Explorer. In the 1990s Internet boom, easy money helped founders maintain more control early in a companys evolution, but founder CEOs without voting control often got replaced by a professional manager ahead of an IPO.

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Startup Lessons Learned

APRIL 29, 2010

Without lobbyists or PACs, were getting the word out in DC and nationwide that we have an opportunity to act - this year - to create jobs right here in America by supporting entrepreneurship and innovation. My big belief in the Startup Visa Act: Entrepreneurship is very much representative and symbolic of what Americas all about."

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www.mint.com

MARCH 9, 2010

JL Mealer Mealer Companies LLC America’s Next Major Automaker and Green Energy Source Provider! After that, an IPO or FPO will decide who owns portions of your new USA based company. However, it’s hard to explain the concept of a service on the internet to someone who has never used a computer, like my grandmother.

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Software Review Startup Post-Money Valuation Technical Review 68

Startup Lessons Learned

MARCH 6, 2010

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Saturday, March 6, 2010 Startup Visa update As I write this, I am traveling at 30,000 feet on Virgin Americas excellent IAD->SFO nonstop, following an intense few days of conversations in Washington, DC about the Startup Visa. No departments The Five Whys for Startups (for Harvard Business R.

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Growthink Blog

AUGUST 14, 2010

Main Street Investor, are NOT getting a piece of the next big IPO: The 2 best known venture capital funds –Sequoia Capital and Kleiner Perkins - because of their reputations and massive bankrolls – will continue to get the lion’s share of the deals with rockstar IPO potential.

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Pascal's View

AUGUST 21, 2011

This time, the debate centers on the “favored few” Social Media venture backed companies that have brought tremendous windfalls to a select group of venture funds and management teams, both pre- and post-IPO. For me Bubble will always be inexorably linked to what went down in 1999 and 2000 in the internet sector.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

I have often argued that case and paralleled it to America itself – we often don’t know what “can’t be done&# so we just plow on and do it. To some extent Keith Rabois agreed with me about domain knowledge and argued that most of his investments are in the consumer Internet space as a result. Obviously I agree.

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Seeing Both Sides

JUNE 3, 2009

One of the leaders of the Human Genome Project, Eric was named one of "America's Best Leaders" by US News & World Report and recently asked by President Obama to co-chair the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology. 7) Paul Sagan. 8) Paul Levy.

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Startup Lessons Learned

APRIL 17, 2010

► August (2) SXSW Case Study: SlideShare goes freemium ► July (4) Case Study: kaChing, Anatomy of a Pivot Some IPO speculation Founder personalities and the “first-class man&# th. The visionary’s lament The Superbowl ad test Lo, my 57692 subscribers, who are you? Take a look and let me know what you think.

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Startup Lessons Learned

APRIL 8, 2010

► August (2) SXSW Case Study: SlideShare goes freemium ► July (4) Case Study: kaChing, Anatomy of a Pivot Some IPO speculation Founder personalities and the “first-class man&# th. The visionary’s lament The Superbowl ad test Lo, my 57692 subscribers, who are you? Take a look and let me know what you think.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

Its impossible to resist the urge to plug Virgin America as much as possible. Of course, the real thanks should go to a startup - Gogo Inflight Internet - that I was lucky enough to meet at a recent workshop. Please leave a comment and lets discuss! Here I am, tens of thousands of feet above the ground, and I have power and broadband.

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Duct Tape Marketing

DECEMBER 28, 2023

So it's understanding what constraint is and how to manage that, I suppose was, John (05:27): Yeah, of course, it's so cliche now, but I like to tell even 30 year olds about a dialup internet and things of that nature. The only country that the book hasn't come out yet until now is in the US and Canada in North America.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 7, 2021

In short, the first wave of internet companies were widely distributed and brought people online (AOL in Virginia, Microsoft in Albuquerque and Seattle, Dell in Austin, etc.) Pepper Snapple, Frito-Lay PepsiCo, Pizza Hut, and Toyota North America. But the hallmark of our success is our outstanding workforce.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 6, 2011

Helped get the first security to ever be sold over the internet with a credit card. Co-founded a company in the private jet business – sold to Virgin America. To conclude, I note that we’re all in the same ecosystem (angels, seed, VC, growth equity, IPOs) and should view each other as collaborative even though we sometimes compete.

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ReadWriteStart

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

The big enterprise software companies almost all bootstrapped their way to profitability before they got their first external investors (typically via an IPO). Bernard is based in New York, was born in Berlin, has lived in and started companies in Asia and Europe as well as America; he is comfortable with globalization.

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