The Next Web

DECEMBER 12, 2013

In the era of mobile, social, and the sharing economy, we’re seeing the emergence of next-gen mobile-enabled marketplaces in every ecommerce category, from fashion ( Poshmark ), to health ( Brighter and HealthTap ), lodging ( Airbnb and HotelTonight ), transportation ( Uber and Lyft ), and real estate ( Zillow ).

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SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 28, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Wednesday, February 28, 2007 Google Maps Mobile I recently downloaded Google Maps Mobile for my Treo. Mobile Internet Apple Facebook ► 2009 (32) ► December (3) Startup Software Developers Startup Software Development – Do Your Homework Be. Its works great.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 28, 2018

My friend Michael Broukhim, founder & co-CEO of FabFitFun and I recently had a catch-up meeting for 3-miles on the Santa Monica “Bird Trail” No company has ever elicited so many questions by friends, colleagues, entrepreneurs, fellow VCs and journalists as has Bird, the company that pioneered the electronic scooter as a service market.

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Scalable Startup

JUNE 21, 2011

Over the past few weeks I’ve been casually looking for someone to work with, to develop and market a suite of mobile applications ( iOS , Android ) for the entertainment world. The explosion of mobile phones and mobile apps has created an almost visceral response when you mention mobile, or Droid , or especially iPhone , or iPad.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2013

My internal compass has always steered me strongly toward the belief that founders who can scale with their startup companies are better to back that founders who eventually need to hire a CEO. Very few founder CEOs go into the job ever expecting to give up their seat. We set out to find Jonathan’s “co-founder.”

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2014

I first met Andrew Stalbow , the founder & CEO of Seriously in August of 2013. Andrew was SVP of Mobile at Fox Digital Entertainment which launched the very successful Simpsons online game (curse you for wasting tons of my kids free time!) Again, I think the company would slug me if released revenue data, but … wow.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JULY 27, 2021

Iati is the C o-founder and CEO of Duda – a website development platform used by thousands of agencies around the world to build sites for their customers. Key Takeaway: Duda started out with a simple idea and goal — to help small businesses boost their traffic with better mobile websites. Questions I Ask Itai Sadan. [0:52]

Web 94

Web Design Curation Software Review 94

ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 4, 2012

asks event co-organizer Leo Newball Jr. “No The dead startups honored were mobile social-networking company Addieu, mobile game and activity locator Get-a-Game and the late, seldom-lamented but often-derided Kozmo.com, which failed way back in 2001 but to this day is held up as the embodiment of dotcom-era foolhardiness.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 11, 2016

We then help surround founders with other talent who want to join important causes but don’t have the startup idea themselves. It has grown recurring revenue by more than 500% and deal-size by 276%. It’s the founders who are willing to let you join their boards. It’s the people who want to work with you.

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Steve Blank

MARCH 12, 2014

We realized that past K-12 Entrepreneurial classes taught students “the lemonade stand” version of how to start a company: 1) come up with an idea, 2) execute the idea, 3) do the accounting (revenue, costs, etc.). We wanted to teach our students how to think like entrepreneurs not accountants. That’s when everything changed.

Lean 334

Lean Customer Development Startup Silicon Valley 334

SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 23, 2007

Why does this hurt, well I was just reading a few blog posts yesterday on finding startup co-founders: Where do you Find Cofounders? Startup Co-Founders: If You Cant Recruit Em, Should You Join Em? Finding Startup Co-Founders You would hope that networking events would be a good way to find suitable folks.

Los Angeles 150

Los Angeles Technical Cofounder Southern California Networking 150

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2010

Founded in November 2007 in New York City by Alexis Maybank and Kevin Ryan (co-founder of DoubleClick); CEO is Susan Lyne (ex-CEO Marta Stewart Living Omnimedia) Revenue estimates: $50mm in 2008; $170mm in 2009 (versus budget of $150mm); $450mm forecasted for 2010. Note that these are “gross” revenue numbers.

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Partner New York City Cofounder Syndicate 240

ConversionXL

JUNE 8, 2017

The website, the mobile application, the advertising, the support, the different screens and features of the product… everything could be personalized. The user experience for mobile, tablet and desktop users are often vastly different and will require specific treatments. Image Source. Or Firefox? Makes a lot of sense. Google Adwords?

Programming 97

Programming Revenue Analytics Software Review 97

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 6, 2014

When you first start your company and raise initial venture capital your board probably consists of 1-3 founders and 1-2 VCs. Most experienced VCs won’t push you to give up founder control at this stage of the business nor should they. Founder’s perspective. You’ll get empathy. Experience. Relationships.

Technical Review 325

Technical Review Early Stage Software Review Los Angeles 325

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 7, 2013

My estimate is that the top 5 YouTube networks will do > $200 million net revenue in 2013 (after Google’s share). The founders had been responsible for gaining staggering scale in the past 3 years, having been trail-blazers in building a network of talent and an unrivaled understanding of the YouTube ecosystem.

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Agile VC

APRIL 17, 2011

Kayak was started here in my backyard of Boston… co-founder & CTO Paul English and the product/engineering team is based here in Concord MA. Co-founder & CEO Steve Hafner and the business team are based in Norwalk, CT. Financial Snapshot: 2010 Revenue: $170 million. 2010 Net Income: $8 million.

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Pre-Money Valuation Liquidation Preference Dividend Common Stock 113

Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

Through the great work of many other Intuit employees, Intuit Payments would eventually become a roughly $1B business for Intuit and a key enabling feature for over half of Intuit’s small business revenue. I was generously rewarded the Intuit Founders Award in 2011 for helping get it started.

Incubator 121

Incubator Cofounder Green Programming 121

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 13, 2013

And we had these vans and mobile kegs in the back, and we would go to golf courses. You’ve got entrepreneurs and founders who are really – a lot of them are in the very early stage of their startup. Technical founder. ” [laugh] Well, we’re on the subject, so let’s talk about that a little bit.

Cofounder 337

Cofounder Technical Cofounder San Diego Startup 337

ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 4, 2012

asks event co-organizer Leo Newball Jr. “No The dead startups honored were mobile social-networking company Addieu, mobile game and activity locator Get-a-Game and the late, seldom-lamented but often-derided Kozmo.com, which failed way back in 2001 but to this day is held up as the embodiment of dotcom-era foolhardiness.

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Technical Cofounder Cofounder Video New York City 96

crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2012

Attention founders: Here’s how you respond to an unfair post about your company - [link]. Questions to Ask Potential Cofounders: The Master List | Founder Dating - [link]. Attention founders: Here’s how you respond to an unfair post about your company - [link]. 5 things a non-technical founder can do - [link].

Social Media 104

Social Media Small Business Design Media 104

SoCal CTO

MARCH 1, 2007

The articles I cited there around finding co-founders suggests that Ben is on the money. ► February (2) CTO Founders / Cofounders Part-Time Startup CTO? ► January (5) Los Angeles Web Developer Startup CTO or Developer When to Use Facebook Connect – Twitter Oauth – Goo. No small task Ben.

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Technical Cofounder Networking Southern California Los Angeles 150

The Next Web

JANUARY 25, 2014

Noam Fine, co-Founder and CEO of Widdit , providing app developers engagement solutions over the mobile and Web platforms. Without a doubt, revenue is essential for a tech company, even more so for small developers. In this world, all great ideas need a bit of cash to make them a reality.

Technical Review 137

Technical Review Retention Startup Technical Support 137

Steve Blank

MAY 11, 2021

Jeff Decker is a co-instructor of the Hacking for Defense class and the Stanford program director. Dozens of outreach programs across the military now offer quick revenue to early-stage companies. Historically, more than 80% of new entrants exit the defense market before they have a chance to see recurring revenue.

Artificial Inteligence 326

Artificial Inteligence Marketing Startup Silicon Valley 326

YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 24, 2013

The survey also revealed that 77-percent of companies experienced revenue growth (61-percent had profit growth) in 2012; however, there was a 9-percent decline in the response on profit growth in 2012 to 61-percent as compared to 2011 profit performance.

Singapore 133

Singapore Cost Technical Review Retention 133

The Startup Magazine

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

For even the largest global brands, it’s been a challenge to overcome barriers to premium mobile commerce entry, including speed, cost, and the technical talent to meet demand for a heightened experience. By: Ryan Terry, co-founder and president, BILDIT. By: Ryan Terry, co-founder and president, BILDIT.

Analytics 147

Analytics Mobile Japan eCommerce 147

Hearpreneur

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Airbnb founders Brian Chesky and Joe Gebbia had difficulty securing funding, so they launched a mini project to build some funds and catch investors' attention. Using this capital , the founders launched and enjoyed exponential growth in their first year, with 10K users and thousands of listings. Photo Credit: Jack Underwood.

Entrepreneur 97

Entrepreneur Bankruptcy Southern California South Africa 97

ConversionXL

JULY 21, 2022

This leads to greater brand awareness , revenues, and customer loyalty. This makes the right data harder to locate, resulting in poor conversion rates that affect revenues and dampen company culture. When they’re aligned revenue and profits increase. The company’s founders are in the video and in the brand’s Instagram content.

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VC Cafe

JULY 27, 2021

The According to Alon Grinshpoon, co-founder and CEO of EchoAR: “3D content is now everywhere. The July 2021 Mobile gaming report by Israeli gaming startup CrazyLabs, shows that 3D games consist of 90.8% of the mobile gaming market. Alban Denoyel , Sketchfab’s co-founder and CEO. 2) VR adoption.

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ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 4, 2012

asks event co-organizer Leo Newball Jr. “No The dead startups honored were mobile social-networking company Addieu, mobile game and activity locator Get-a-Game and the late, seldom-lamented but often-derided Kozmo.com, which failed way back in 2001 but to this day is held up as the embodiment of dotcom-era foolhardiness.

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Technical Cofounder Video Cofounder New York City 60

The Next Web

SEPTEMBER 14, 2013

Paul Jozefak, co-founder and managing director of innovation laboratory Liquid Labs , argues that outsourcing innovation will become a mainstream business practice and a key driver of growth, specifically in the tech sector. Innovation within large corporations is often slow and ineffective. Why would you outsource innovation?

Matching 152

Matching Cofounder Software Developers Software Development 152

YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 5, 2013

by Aneace Haddad, CEO & Founder, Taggo. Co-branded cards were invented, combining a Visa, MasterCard or American Express payment brand along with a retailer or airline brand. Too much was at stake, we couldn’t afford the risk of destabilizing everything and losing substantial revenue.

Programming 150

Programming Turkey Social Media Redemption 150

ReadWriteStart

JULY 18, 2011

Clavier began his presentation at the beginning of a company's lifecycle, asking how many co-founders a startup ought to have. If you like this kind of advice, check out my coverage of a talk by Paul Palmieri, Co-Founder and CEO of mobile advertising service Millennial Media, titled " Investing in Your Influencers. ".

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Investment Bankers Technical Review Cofounder Due Diligence 153

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. Common revenue streams are consulting, training, support, customization, upgraded versions for corporate applications, etc. Technology Jobs in Southern California – a Rebound.

Open Source 150

Open Source Business Model Technical Cofounder Southern California 150

SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 25, 2007

Part of the discussion around this is the talk about the founder who only got $83M (as compared to $3xxM for the other founders) who bailed out early and choose to go back to school. The poor guy. What a bad $200M decision. Technology Advisor Technology Roles in Startups Pricing Customer Acquisition Sunk Costs and More -.

Technical Cofounder 150

Technical Cofounder Southern California Los Angeles CTO Hire 150

YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 11, 2013

Founded in May 2011, the small outfit quickly pushed out its first game Reign of Heroes - a mobile social game for feature phones – by the end of that year, which grew swiftly to host more than one million players. The Mobile Game Revolution. ” Feature Story Daylight Studios IAHGames mobile games Singapore video games'

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Singapore Mobile Malaysia Thailand 145

crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2012

The Founders Lie About Comfort Zones – [link]. Investors Need to Lose Their Egos and Founders Need to Gain Some Confidence – [link]. Why We’re Pivoting from Mobile-first to Web-first – [link]. 10 adjustments to make when working for a Big Co. The Biggest Problem in Mobile: Retention – [link].

Social Media 100

Social Media Small Business Central African Republic Design 100

Sophia Perl of Wisdom

NOVEMBER 9, 2010

Some of the finalists were generating revenues already and/or have very promising strategic partnerships lined up. Kenya is the most advanced for mobile payment. A lot of entrepreneurs attended the event as evident by business cards with “Founder&# listed. Mobile Track — Pitch 2010 Finalist — Mightyverse.

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CTO Hire Cofounder Fractional CTO San Francisco 49