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A Behind-the-Scenes Look at Our Recent Seed-Stage VC Investments

View from Seed

The internet continues the disintermediation of content creation. Network Effect B2B. Most often, when people talk about “network effects,” they’re referring to consumer-facing startups. But network effects can be an integral component of business-focused services as well. Empowering Content Creators.

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Twitter Link Roundup #60 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

crowdSPRING Blog

The great RockMelt social disintermediation – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template tco use today) – [link]. The 4G forgery – T-Mobile does not have a 4G network – [link]. Business plans for entrepreneurs: the three ‘Rs’ – Part I – [link].

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All GMV is not created equal

A Crowded Space

High-quality marketplaces are constantly building bigger moats and strengthening their network effects. Weak marketplaces suffer from disintermediation, pricing pressure, and destructive competition. Each of these factors can contribute to stronger network effects and help a marketplace build enduring value.

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Growthink Innovation Series: FinTech

Growthink Blog

Crowdfunder is the equity crowdfunding leader for sourcing and funding high-growth ventures with a network of over 130,000 entrepreneurs and investors. Mr. Steve Hensley , Executive Vice President at KAL Software , a global software company operating at the forefront of the ATM industry.

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Terence Kawaja Presents “Clash of the Titans” in Social Media

VC Cafe

The weapon which they can utilize are: software, devices, technology around location, cloud computing, payments, and AI. There is disintermediation going on. But players from a variety of different sectors are interested in media, marketing, technology, commerce, networking, and this relates to a huge opportunity in digital media.

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The Boundaryless Era: the Time for Distributed Teams

ReadWriteStart

These are highly-skilled people that make up critical parts of your software development teams. Why have remote, distributed teams suddenly become the smart way to build software companies? Next-generation chat, video calling, and project management software help keep teams in sync. Reason One: Software is Eating the World.