Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 27, 2012

1) has escaped the attention of the major Internet companies, which are better run than ever before; (2) is capable of being launched and proven out for ~$5M, the typical seed plus series A investment; and. (3) We once thought Microsoft was a monopoly on the Internet due to IE. billion less than 5 years after it was created.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 13, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Tuesday, March 13, 2007 8 Ways the Internet has Changed Software Marketing Great post - 8 Ways The Internet Changed Software Marketing - is an interesting take on how different it is these days to market software. Early Stage Marketing and Branding – Farida Fotouh.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 2, 2023

If you need funding for these early stage activities, I have some suggestions on better strategies to follow. In this context, there are at least six stages often included in the scope of R&D to narrow your focus: Search for new technologies.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 1, 2011

Today, you can start a web/mobile/cloud startup for $500,000 and have money left over. Every potential early-stage Venture Capitalist should take a year and do it before he or she makes partner. Early-stage Venture Capital firms grow their partnerships in different ways, some hire: partners from other firms.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 23, 2014

15 years ago we were at the peak of Internet hype with the launch of many over-capitalized businesses with a market size & opportunity was limited. 50x more Internet users (2.4 Always-on connectivity of mobile (164m US smartphone users). Summary: Cheap, mobile, social, global, always-on, one-click-purchase =.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 11, 2014

” Sean is somebody widely respected in Silicon Valley (although he now lives in SoCal) for having helped many early-stage companies go through major growth periods by quantitatively testing features with audiences to help diagnose what led to growth. Doesn’t.

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ReadWriteStart

JANUARY 12, 2011

60% of the funding in the state when to Internet and Healthcare companies. No surprise, mobile investment continued to grow. Over 50% of the deals in Washington were in early-stage companies, and almost 60% of the deals were to Internet firms. Early Stage VC Grows. Internet Hot, Hot, Hot.

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VC Cafe

AUGUST 2, 2022

Is there an early mover advantage for being early on a technology trend? think about the entrepreneurs that started in the early days of the Internet, mobile, crypto, VR and yes… now Metaverse. Here we go! Epic Games. Unity’s recent $4.4 but still lost $2.8 billion during that same period.

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The Equity Kicker

MARCH 28, 2014

They are one of the firms that inspires us here at Forward Partners , particularly for their operational model which we have adapted and extended so it works for early stage in the UK. The ultimate market size that this current generation of tech companies can go after dwarfs that of previous ones.

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The Next Web

FEBRUARY 20, 2014

is the CEO and co-founder at ShoutEm , a self service mobile website and mobile apps creator, a ‘Wordpress for mobile apps.’. Early adopters tend to be the most tech savvy members of the population; the average person found the mobile phones available on the market hard to use.

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Scalable Startup

JULY 20, 2013

These are now done either transparently in the background, in the cloud, or done using minimally invasive mobile apps. We wouldn’t be able to imagine our lives without it, auto-save, no software loads, freemuim, mobile, access anywhere. The way we do things today is very different because of SaaS and the Internet.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 22, 2015

msuster looking for an inspired post on when an exclusivity deal (w/ major industry player) works (cons as well) for an early stage tech co. — If a company wanted to distribute software on a mobile device it need to sell via a “portal” (US term) or a “deck” (UK term) of a mobile carrier.

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mashable.com

OCTOBER 1, 2013

Were seeing 3D printing start to take off, and were in the very early stages of this revolution. As Internet shopping became prominent in the 90s, there was a distinct line drawn between brick-and-mortar and Internet retailers. Now the line is drawn between mobile and computer. 3D Printing for Clothing.

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Genuine VC

OCTOBER 19, 2015

Each gathering showcases early stage startups in their infancy, not as a capital-raising pitch, but rather as a way to show off their product to peers for both exposure and feedback. Originally, I had invited a dozen or so internet entrepreneurs to a Cambridge bar where we crammed into the back room wearing hand-drawn nametags.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 1, 2009

So I believe that now is the perfect time to build a company and the perfect time for early-stage investors to bet on innovation. Please do not read that I think an early-stage company with limited product and only beta customers should go straight for a $5 million fund raising.

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Gust

DECEMBER 22, 2011

The gulf has widened with the proliferation of social Internet / user-generated content and mobile application startups. Most of our early-stage startup clients fit this description. In the Internet era, trademarks and domain names are closely interrelated, and both can be or become extremely valuable.

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ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

Not only does the country have a higher percentage of homes with high-speed Internet than the U.S. plus it's faster and costs half as much ), it ranks first in the world for number of blogs per Internet user, and has a formidable market of Internet consumers who spent €5.5 billion online in the first quarter of this year.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 11, 2016

But what happens when you grow your business, start running ad campaigns, have more competition and need to stand out on mobile and the web? The International Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) summarizes the benefits in this way: Companies can create shorter and easy-to-remember internet addresses.

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Version One Ventures

DECEMBER 14, 2016

This can set up a perfect storm if early-stage companies don’t manage their expectations and reality properly. Likewise, early-stage investors may not appreciate just how much follow-on support their portfolio companies will need. In short, Perez believes that we are currently in the deployment period for web and mobile.

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SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 20, 2007

Ive personally been involved in the start-up world in Los Angeles for about 15 years, and have had the opportunity to work on many early-stage companies (e.g., Mobile Internet Apple Facebook ► 2009 (32) ► December (3) Startup Software Developers Startup Software Development – Do Your Homework Be.

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Gust

NOVEMBER 8, 2012

As a native of Silicon Valley , I’ve witnessed the creative destruction of wave after wave of innovation as nearby corporate campuses repopulated themselves : From defense contractors to data centers , computer mainframe manufacturers to Internet search engines. Intellectual Property. Free Speech.

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Austin Startup

MAY 11, 2017

645 Ventures 645 Ventures makes deeply-researched investments in institutional Seed to Series A rounds for exceptional companies who demonstrate stellar early results in the areas of market validation, product differentiation, team strength, and brand narrative. These sectors generally leverage the Internet or software in a fundamental way.

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Agile VC

MAY 26, 2011

I thought I’d revisit it and share the story… First, you have to rewind mentally to early 2003. is the leading consumer internet company with Terry Semel as CEO. One partnership was clearly very divided and a vocal minority of GPs thought consumer internet companies were a massive waste of time and money.

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Term Sheet Silicon Valley Technical Review Social Network 178

SoCal CTO

MARCH 18, 2010

I help internet companies make money. Vince: Digiday Mobile and Digiday Social Who are some of your go to people in Los Angeles? I need help on this as well. :) Vince: It’s hard sometimes to not sound like a guy trying to sell nine watches up and down his arm. I usually.just focus on revenue. People understand that.

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SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 25, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Sunday, February 25, 2007 Challenge of Predicting Winners I just read a bit on the payout to YouTube from the Google Acquisition ( Internet News , CNN ). Early Stage Marketing and Branding – Farida Fotouh. Technology Jobs in Southern California – a Rebound.

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Up and Running

OCTOBER 1, 2019

The internet is a very crowded place and it’s not easy to stand out, even if you’ve got the most exciting product or service in the world. Gen Z is mobile and tech/savvy, frugal, concerned about social and environmental issues, and less focused on brand prestige than previous generations. A marketing maven.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 20, 2007

Mobile Internet Apple Facebook ► 2009 (32) ► December (3) Startup Software Developers Startup Software Development – Do Your Homework Be. Early Stage Marketing and Branding – Farida Fotouh. Technology Jobs in Southern California – a Rebound.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 9, 2007

Mobile Internet Apple Facebook ► 2009 (32) ► December (3) Startup Software Developers Startup Software Development – Do Your Homework Be. Early Stage Marketing and Branding – Farida Fotouh. Technology Jobs in Southern California – a Rebound.

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Technical Cofounder Southern California Los Angeles CTO Hire 150

www.entrepreneur.com

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

Follow Entrepreneur on Facebook Follow Entrepreneur on Twitter Follow Entrepreneur on LinkedIn Subscribe | Mobile. Technology Technology Home Online Business Tools Security Phones & Mobile Gadgets Tech Tips Technology The Future of Facebook -- Streaming Live Now. Sweat equity is just one component of early-stage valuation.

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SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 25, 2007

Mobile Internet Apple Facebook ► 2009 (32) ► December (3) Startup Software Developers Startup Software Development – Do Your Homework Be. Early Stage Marketing and Branding – Farida Fotouh. Technology Jobs in Southern California – a Rebound.

Technical Cofounder 150

Technical Cofounder Southern California Los Angeles CTO Hire 150

SoCal CTO

MARCH 20, 2007

Mobile Internet Apple Facebook ► 2009 (32) ► December (3) Startup Software Developers Startup Software Development – Do Your Homework Be. Early Stage Marketing and Branding – Farida Fotouh. Technology Jobs in Southern California – a Rebound.

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SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 17, 2007

Mobile Internet Apple Facebook ► 2009 (32) ► December (3) Startup Software Developers Startup Software Development – Do Your Homework Be. Early Stage Marketing and Branding – Farida Fotouh. Technology Jobs in Southern California – a Rebound.

Technical Cofounder 150

Technical Cofounder Los Angeles Southern California CTO Hire 150

ReadWriteStart

AUGUST 28, 2012

We use technology in every business, from online sales and shipping to mobile Web. As an Internet entrepreneur, tech skills are certainly helpful (at the very least so you know when you’re paying a fair fee when outsourcing), but they’re most definitely not necessary. Caitlin McCabe , Real Bullets Branding.

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Technical Review Cofounder Founder Software Review 131

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2013

” Somebody who had lived with the marketing consequences of trying to track online conversion from websites, google, mobile and social. I have previously written why I don’t believe in the COO role at early-stage startups. We set out to find Jonathan’s “co-founder.” Startup Advice'

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Technical Review Cofounder Analytics Founder 303

SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 17, 2007

Mobile Internet Apple Facebook ► 2009 (32) ► December (3) Startup Software Developers Startup Software Development – Do Your Homework Be. Early Stage Marketing and Branding – Farida Fotouh. Technology Jobs in Southern California – a Rebound.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 1, 2007

Mobile Internet Apple Facebook ► 2009 (32) ► December (3) Startup Software Developers Startup Software Development – Do Your Homework Be. Early Stage Marketing and Branding – Farida Fotouh. Technology Jobs in Southern California – a Rebound.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 20, 2007

He tells us: If you’re starting a new internet company, its important to know who your audience is, and to make sure that you don’t let your own experience and that of other Time Poor people guide you wrong. Early Stage Marketing and Branding – Farida Fotouh.

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Technical Cofounder Southern California Los Angeles CTO Hire 150