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Odds Are, Your Startup Probably Isn't a Platform ? AGILEVC

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It encompasses not just a technical infrastructure but also a user experience framework, usually some form of a selling channel, and a defined large-scale developer ecosystem. My partner @ LeeHower looks back: [link] 5 days ago Search. A software platform is truly a foundation on which entire businesses can be built. Previous Entries.

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Urbanization of Startups ? AGILEVC

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Also all the big anchor companies that a startup might want to partner with at that time (eBay, Google, Oracle, Yahoo!, My partner @ LeeHower looks back: [link] 5 days ago Search. If my memory serves me, <10% of our pre-IPO employees at PayPal lived in SF and literally 1 of the first 40-50 folks at LinkedIn were city-dwellers.

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Our Investment in Cloze ? AGILEVC

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His co-founder/CMO Alex Cote has run customer acquisition programs that have attracted millions of users via a range of channels. My partner @ LeeHower looks back: [link] 5 days ago Search. Our tools were once large and caused local change, now they fit in our pockets and cause. Previous Entries. Avatars by Sterling Adventures.

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