mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

For example, my company decided early on to hire a UI designer, which has helped tremendously with our product development. Then we allocated the saved money into hiring the highest quality developers available — especially those who have experience working with a distributed team. Stage 1: Idea. Have an account?

Startup 79

Startup Social Media RSS Social Network 79

mashable.com

NOVEMBER 2, 2011

Joshua Baer is the co-founder and CEO of Otherinbox , a prolific angel investor and the director of Capital Factory , Austin’s seed-stage incubator. For example, search for investors who are interested in mobile and also are willing to invest in Austin, Texas. Today in Mobile. Mobile Lists. You’ll find 590 of them!

Social Media 80

Social Media Startup Angel Investor RSS 80

Agile VC

MARCH 13, 2012

It expended 14M to develop a technology that was stolen. I co-founded NextView Ventures , a seed-stage VC firm based in Boston, in 2010. First, Leader is an “operating business”, not an “IP holding company. Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC. Read More ». What’s Your Favorite Future?

IP 100

IP IPO Social Network Silicon Valley 100

Agile VC

MAY 10, 2012

But increasingly even centuries old industries like agriculture are becoming highly automated, in both developed and emerging economies, with more internet connected systems and data nodes generating raw information. I co-founded NextView Ventures , a seed-stage VC firm based in Boston, in 2010. Read More ». And Why 20%?

Silicon Valley 223

Silicon Valley Cofounder Seed Stage Syndicate 223

Agile VC

MAY 21, 2012

ad-tech, analytics, development platforms, etc) the list is slightly different. I co-founded NextView Ventures , a seed-stage VC firm based in Boston, in 2010. were fairly active a few years ago though neither is as active today and big media conglomerates like Disney are fairly sporadic as they embrace web-based media.

Acquisition 162

Acquisition Silicon Valley B2B Seed Stage 162

Agile VC

AUGUST 22, 2011

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. Microsoft has two massive platforms in Windows and Xbox, and has been thrashing about for a decade trying to build one in mobile. Google of course has Android.

Silicon Valley 113

Silicon Valley Seed Stage Startup Syndicate 113

Agile VC

JUNE 25, 2012

And Cloze’s product is designed from the get go around mobile usage in addition to the desktop web (>20% of LinkedIn traffic today is smartphones & tablets). Is CardMuch integration available these days to third party developers? I co-founded NextView Ventures , a seed-stage VC firm based in Boston, in 2010.

Cofounder 140

Cofounder Stealth Silicon Valley Mobile 140

Agile VC

MAY 16, 2012

Opportunistic VC investors focus less on developing very specific theses and more on cultivating a deep, rich network around the entire firm. Sometimes we develop themes on our own and then pursue investments based on that thesis. I co-founded NextView Ventures , a seed-stage VC firm based in Boston, in 2010.

Seed Stage 124

Seed Stage Silicon Valley B2B Syndicate 124

Agile VC

JANUARY 18, 2012

But more often it’s when the founders feel that the right set of personal circumstances exist (professional experience, developments in their private lives, etc), in conjunction with all the other reasons to become a founder. I co-founded NextView Ventures , a seed-stage VC firm based in Boston, in 2010. Read More ».

Entrepreneur 100

Entrepreneur Cofounder Silicon Valley Seed Stage 100

Agile VC

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

How They Do It : Operate a social network at Facebook.com, through Facebook’s mobile apps, and the Facebook Platform which lets other websites extend Facebook’s tools for authentication and social sharing. They don’t even run ads in the FB mobile apps. Headquarters : Palo Alto, CA. 2011 YoY Revenue Growth: 88%.

IPO 100

IPO South Korea Venezuela Revenue 100

Agile VC

APRIL 13, 2012

I’m not suggesting that there aren’t lots of hard technical problems being solved in today’s startups… nearly any developer worth his or her salt could build Facebook or Twitter like products for a few hundred users, but few can make them scale to hundreds of millions. Read More ». What’s Your Favorite Future?

Silicon Valley 185

Silicon Valley San Francisco San Jose Startup 185

Agile VC

MARCH 18, 2012

While Twitter has acquired various client apps like TweetDeck, they let various 3rd party developers pursue the premium service revenue opportunity. I co-founded NextView Ventures , a seed-stage VC firm based in Boston, in 2010. Twitter has ceded the premium service business to others. Read More ». What’s Your Favorite Future?

Media 113

Media Advertising Silicon Valley Revenue 113