www.usatoday.com

JULY 16, 2012

Dubbed "collaborative consumption" — or "the sharing economy" — this movement represents the newly cemented intersection of online social networking, mobile technology, the minimalist movement and heightened penny-pinching brought on by lingering economic uncertainties. Find free office space at Loosecubes. Thats real money."

San Francisco 105

San Francisco Technical Review Zimbabwe New York City 105

mashable.com

JULY 18, 2012

Originally founded by PayPal co-founder Max Levchin Slide.com was known as the largest third-party developer of Facebook applications until Google purchased it to “make Google services socially aware.”. GLIIF, LLC is a Hot Silicon Valley Startup designed to disrupt QR Code usage in advertising. Social Media Lists.

San Francisco 104

San Francisco Acquisition Social Media Mobile 104

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2009

Another called Parker Harris, the co-founder and CTO. There was no viral social networking products back then like Twitter where people could easily discover your content. It became a huge kerfuffle with many VC partners writing to thank me for the post, which exposed those that gave their industry a bad name.

Venture Capital 274

Venture Capital Term Sheet San Diego Viral 274

Up and Running

JULY 11, 2014

That said, even renowned founders and investors like Paul Graham have made mistakes. Y Combinator - another company that Paul helped to co-found and that helps startups get funding, with particular emphasis given to those started by young, tech-savvy founders. It’s the poor quality version of HBO’s Silicon Valley.

Startup 80

Startup Silicon Valley Cofounder Non-Compete 80

YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 19, 2014

by Alon Alroy, co-founder and CMO of Bizzabo . The DEMO conferences for years has served as the launchpad event for big name companies and has a well earned reputation for consistently identifying tomorrow’s cutting-edge technologies. . Venture Summit Silicon Valley. Hopefully we will see you there!

Las Vegas 165

Las Vegas North America Silicon Valley New York City 165

steveblank.com

JULY 8, 2011

Home Books for Startups Guide Secret History-Bibliography Steve Blank Startup Tools Steve Blank Entries RSS | Comments RSS Email Subscription Get Steve Blank via your RSS Feed RSS - Posts RSS - Comments Categories Air Force (12) Ardent (10) Audubon (1) Big Companies versus Startups: Durant versus Sloan (39) Business Model versus Business Plan (..)

Software Review 110

Software Review Startup Silicon Valley Analytics 110

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 3, 2009

We had an excellent opening panel on early-stage investing with Dave McClure (Founders Fund – NorCal), Brad Feld (Foundry Group, Boulder) and Andy Sack (Founders Co-Op, Seattle). The tone of the panel was set by David’s announcement that he was relocating to Silicon Valley (and dragging Geni & Yammer with him).

Silicon Valley 228

Silicon Valley Cofounder Hawaii Semantic 228

mashable.com

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

And for those in the coveted in-crowd, Silicon Valley, San Francisco and the greater tech community become a world of opportunity where you’re only limited by the quality of your idea and the caliber of your friends. Craig is currently the CEO and founder of stealth-ish startup BetterWorks.

Angel Investor 80

Angel Investor Startup San Francisco Social Media 80

pandodaily.com

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

A name like 500 Startups says it all. Multiply that by literally a couple thousand, and that’s what 2013 is going to look like in Silicon Valley, and to a lesser degree some other startup ecosystems. “There are so many companies in Silicon Valley that have raised $30 million and done absolutely nothing with it.”

Technical Review 93

Technical Review Silicon Valley Incubator Syria 93

Cracking the Code

JUNE 24, 2021

Co-founder and CEO Nicolas Brusson spoke to me about BlaBlaCar’s early ambitions to be a European rather than local country winner and its progression to global player. How did you end up heading to Silicon Valley from France to join a startup? How did you go from VC to founder?

Global 62

Global Europe France Cofounder 62

The Next Web

FEBRUARY 28, 2014

Adam Benzion is the founder of Entirely —a Seattle startup focused on social innovation, keen on connecting more people in more places to create special things together. . Instead of relocating your business to Silicon Valley or large, expensive tech hubs, staying local helps keep the talents in your local community.

Community 167

Community Seattle New York City Silicon Valley 167

maplebutter.com

JANUARY 8, 2013

Whats is the best way to find a co-founder for your startup? However, one of my co-founders doesn’t seem to be as motivated as the rest of us. As founders invest massive amounts of time into their start-up, how critical is it for them to come out of their “hermit caves” and network?

Technical Review 44

Technical Review Startup Cofounder Software Review 44

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

It will enable the naturally creative but geographically and socially disenfranchised to make money doing what they love – participating. Maybe small amounts of money for what founders reading these pages dream of but life-changing for many. ShayCarl (a Maker Studios co-founder) in particular. billion views.

Video 380

Video Audience Global Distribution 380

www.chubbybrain.com

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

When a co-founder walks out of a company — as was the case for me — you’ve already been dealt a heavy blow. So, the best way of dealing with this issue is to take a long, long vesting period for all major sweat equity founders. Furthermore, founders become highly emotional about their companies. Company : BricaBox.

Software Review 79

Software Review Startup Technical Review Vesting 79

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

I invested in LA-based Gogii , one of the fastest growing, most exciting mobile social networking companies you’ve never heard of and maker of a product called textPlus. Silicon Valley (and Alley) has been super excited about the new category of “group text messaging&# and for valid reasons. Sorry, moms.

Later Stage 310

Later Stage South America Mobile Silicon Valley 310

Steve Blank

MARCH 22, 2016

It follows the journeys of founders who share what it takes to build a startup – from restaurants to rocket scientists, to online gifts to online groceries and more. Nigel and Vaugn Caldon , co-founders of BallStar social network for basketball players. Kerry Frank co-founded Comply365 in 2007 with her husband.

Entrepreneur 120

Entrepreneur North America Cofounder Silicon Valley 120

www.usatoday.com

JULY 16, 2012

But Viddy isnt based in the technology hotbeds of Silicon Valley and San Francisco. "It Instead, Silicon Beach, a roughly 3-mile stretch of sand from Venice to Santa Monica , is home to Viddy and a host of other young tech companies with an entertainment, celebrity or mobile edge. Want 300 days of sun a year?" Google says.

Los Angeles 87

Los Angeles San Francisco Southern California Silicon Valley 87

www.drowningamerican.com

JUNE 22, 2012

What We’re Doing: We’re currently setting the groundwork for an innovative educational web application that will eventually fuse with social networking. In the longer term we will compete with social networks and online advertising. Silicon Valley Bank seems interesting. I been trying it for a while.

Sweat Equity 40

Sweat Equity Equity Hiring Technical Review 40

Startup Lessons Learned

MARCH 13, 2009

Founders push for it. Who doesnt want to see their name in print? In some ways, founders are even worse. My experience is that many founders actually have a deep anxiety that maybe they are not succeeding. Now that were beginning our first marketing, the key partners we need have heard our name long enough to trust us.

San Francisco 168

San Francisco PR Lean Early Stage 168

www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

.” Hackernews list of “Tools of the Trade” for startups - includes over 150 SaaS tools used by startups, and over 150 comments with interesting insights from founders. Social networking. Social/Sharing. Add a class name to buttons, forms, quotes, etc. Create your own social network.

Software Review 53

Software Review Technical Review Startup 53

Hearpreneur

AUGUST 19, 2015

We are unbelievably lucky to be here right now, with a team of über-talented people from the best and brightest Silicon Valley companies, at a moment when what a book should be is morphing before our very eyes. I started my business namely to help others and to improve upon the aloof customer service being presented in the IT industry.

Entrepreneur 48

Entrepreneur Australia Technical Review Community 48

Business Plan Blog

DECEMBER 18, 2013

It is a place to grow as an entrepreneur by learning new skills, meeting other entrepreneurs, and getting feedback from local thought leaders—just to name a few. 4) The Startup Conference - It is an annual conference that takes place in Silicon Valley. It is more of a social networking for raising equity.

North America 40

North America Angel Investor Accredited Investor Silicon Valley 40

reidhoffman.org

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

Friendster’s valuation set the tone for the entire social networking space. To this point, our conceptual argument for getting to revenue was this: Just as networks enabled revenue across eBay, PayPal, and Google in the previous slide, the network will enable revenue for LinkedIn, too.

Entrepreneur 111

Entrepreneur Revenue Viral Networking 111

Reid Hoffman

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

I’m sure its customers wonder, “Why is an organic grocer named RydeOn?”. For example, if you think you have a great idea for a business, a standard Silicon Valley startup technique is to create a faux website and run some Facebook or Google ads to see whether or not the concept appeals to the market. WHAT LEADS TO PIVOTS?

Startup 36

Startup Silicon Valley Business Model Mobile 36

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 10, 2015

I often speak about co-founder fighting and how this ends in lawsuits but this has become much more prevalent. I’d encourage you to watch this quick 3-minute video with some views on what I call “ The Co-Founder Mythology ” that is perpetuated in Silicon Valley. Lawsuits are on the rise.

Vesting 150

Vesting Cofounder IP Stock Options 150

Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 9, 2009

All the good domain names were taken, all the good ideas were being implemented. If Id bought just a handful of the "best of the rest" domain names that were available at the time (for a whopping $70 each), I probably could have just retired right then. Maybe, but the thought never even entered our minds. No business model, either.

San Francisco 94

San Francisco Lean Continuous Deployment DC 94

Professor VC

MAY 30, 2009

The last blogger in Silicon Valley. However, it will be under a different name as it may be hard to get profs to cooperate with a site called Rate-the-Test and the service will offer much more than previous exams. We have invested a combination of ~$20K in founder financing and ~$200k in vendor financing. ProfessorVC.

San Jose 28

San Jose Angel Investor Silicon Valley Bootstrapping 28

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 18, 2011

I first met the founder of Pose, Dustin Rosen , when he was a junior person with an LA-based venture capital firm called The Mail Room Fund. My first two calls were to True Ventures & Founder Collective. The other “first call” went to Founder Collective. I said as much in my post about The Future of Social Networking.

Term Sheet 303

Term Sheet Mobile Cofounder Early Stage 303