Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 4, 2011

They have a mobile app and I felt like it crashed too much for my liking. And given your stage of development you sure better at least know what your goal is. Because it can be hard to define or agree company objectives at an early stage I believe most people avoid them. Measuring viral adoption is obviously important.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2010

Greycroft is an early-stage VC. Booyah – Develops a location based service platform that pairs the virtual world with mobile gaming. Helps content publishers and advertisers launch campaigns that develop viral distribution attributes and therefore gain “buzz.”. OTHER DEALS: 1. Total raised: $29.5mm.

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Partner New York City Cofounder Syndicate 240

crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 7, 2014

The simplest and most important dashboard for early stage startups - crowdspring.co/1gMgfqV. 7 Things Marketers Can Learn From 2,616 Viral Headlines. Responsive, adaptive, mobile or native? Responsive, adaptive, mobile or native? Responsive, adaptive, mobile or native? Don’t fear competition.

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SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 25, 2007

As I look at more and more start-ups predicated on viral growth, and at the use of social marketing, its becoming simultaneously easier to understand some aspects of viral growth and still a gap in understanding whats going to be that "hook" that will grab people at the end of the day.

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David Teten

FEBRUARY 26, 2012

Please note that we expect our members to invest at least $25,000/year in early-stage investments, although there is no contractual commitment to do so. Remedy Systems ( www.remedysystems.com ) designs and builds practical mobile product platforms that lower the costs and improve the quality of healthcare.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 28, 2010

Zong – mobile payments has been a very hot area over the past couple of years with the success and growth of both Boku and Zong. Boku and Zong focus mostly on mobile payments for virtual goods. It has proven a very successful strategy to get consumers to activate the payment on their mobile phone bill. VC Financings: 1.

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mashable.com

OCTOBER 16, 2010

All of this is according to Paul Graham, co-founder of the early-stage investment fund Ycombinator. We are coaching VCs and Angel Investors everyday who call us wanting to understand our Early Stage LPO versus late stage IPO approach to business. Companies like GrowPublic, Inc. Steve Jobs Speaks Candidly About the.

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mashable.com

OCTOBER 16, 2010

All of this is according to Paul Graham, co-founder of the early-stage investment fund Ycombinator. We are coaching VCs and Angel Investors everyday who call us wanting to understand our Early Stage LPO versus late stage IPO approach to business. Companies like GrowPublic, Inc. Steve Jobs Speaks Candidly About the.

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Agile VC

MAY 26, 2011

In another we decended into a debate about our 5 year forecasts (I built the models so fielded most of these questions), and it became clear they probably weren’t the best fit for our Series A round (this group is no longer in the early-stage VC business). And a third firm “pressure tested” (i.e. link] leehower.

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Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 23, 2013

In the Udemy course, Alistair and Ben expand these basics into a description of how to create empathy, stickiness, virality, revenue, and scale. It''s a good measurement because it captures both satisfaction and virality. That''s why the most critical attribute of early-stage product development is the ability to learn quickly.

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This is going to be BIG.

JUNE 13, 2011

When people ask me what areas I’m interested in, I often say “early” Taking meetings with entrepreneurs at these early stages means that you have to view these meetings in the right context. Foursquare is really Dodgeball at a time when smartphones enable a better and geo-aware mobile experience.

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Reid Hoffman

MARCH 23, 2021

Many times, a global view of data is sufficient, like the virality curve at PayPal. And of course, there are any number of analytics companies like App Annie that sell or even give away data on trends in the mobile space. But other times, you need the ability to make micro as well as macro decisions.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2012

hours per day on average, and that’s excluding the other 13 hours a day where we have our mobile devices, our connected TVs, our iPads and Kindles and soon our cars connected to the web. Mobility really changes everything. According to Google data 30% of all restaurant searches now come via mobile devices. And the future?

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Steve Blank

APRIL 20, 2021

It bears repeating: an early-stage startup must focus on making one customer group excited by a mission-aligned product. For software products, the channels are typically through the mobile app stores or directly over the Internet. Doing so is usually a long way away from realizing your full mission statement, and that’s okay.

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View from Seed

MARCH 22, 2016

This is for the early-stage companies — the entrepreneurs with great ideas and tireless work ethics who feel like they’ve emailed half of the country’s news outlets with nothing but the rare “thanks, but not interested” reply to show for it. The irony hurts. And don’t pitch a Boston newspaper on your San Francisco startup. Pitch late.

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Occam's Razor

MAY 2, 2017

Click on the site link, go browse around, go to their social pages, checkout the mobile app, then write down the six metrics you would choose. Outcomes: Autograph Pre-orders | Email Signups Behavior: Unique Page Views (Gallery) | Bounce Rate (Mobile) Acquisition: Visits | Click-to-delivery Rate. If you want to play along.

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The Next Web

AUGUST 19, 2013

Being an engineer, I built myself a kind of algorithm that helps determine an early-­stage startup’s sales channels, and that’s what I’m sharing with you today. Apple’s App Store, Google Play marketplace, Salesforce App Exchange, and your mobile carrier belong to this group. Well, then you’ve got to go viral.

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David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Point Nine Capital uses Qwilr to create modern, mobile-native collateral. Data companies focused on early-stage startups include Aingel , fundsUP , Preseries , PredictLeads , and Sploda. The Pocket Negotiator is very early-stage attempt to aid in the negotiating process itself. What’s Your VC Tech Stack?

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Ben's Blog

MAY 15, 2020

Finally, we’ll zoom out and assess the big picture: how various categories of company may be impacted long-term, how this crisis compares to 2008 (and what that means for early-stage founders), and the industries and business models that are now prime for growth. Mobile isn’t growing on a fast rate.

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Reid Hoffman

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

For example, if you’re an early-stage SaaS provider that is shifting from a horizontal solution to a vertical focus, your mission, culture, and competencies can stay the same and the pivot transition will probably go smoothly. It’s easier (but still hard) when you’re running a small, early-stage organization.

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The Next Web

AUGUST 21, 2013

Bubba is an early stage investor in consumer internet and mobile technology companies for @DFJvc. On mobile, the strategies and tactics for achieving the above are still nascent. Many of these experiences will be Mobile Only. On desktop or mobile browser to app. Attracting and growing a user base.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 18, 2011

Our firm invested at a very early stage in retail brands including CostCo, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Ulta, Starbucks and many more. I wanted a smart NorCal investor who had done more mobile investments than I had and Jon Callaghan had very relevant relationships & experience. I will describe this in a moment.

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mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

In other words, angel investors and early stage venture capital (VC) firms will have different expectations than late stage VC firms. For example, angel funding is more prevalent in the United States than in Europe. Also make sure to research which type of investors fit your business.

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mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

No doubt early-stage companies can be started on a shoestring by low-paid entrepreneurs, but when financing a scalable, sustainable product, a free application server won’t make much of a difference. In fact, it’s barely even the beginning for most companies in their seed stage financings. Have an account?

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Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 15, 2020

It fascinated me that you could take this technology that needed this advanced machine and it's clean advanced laboratory and put it on this small mobile device. A common test would be a viral entry or a viral attachment assay. Eric Ries : Explain what a reporter gene is. I think that'd be really important.

Technical Review 68

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crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 2, 2012

Lessons from a top Angel Investor: Fabrice Grinda talks about his 100 early-stage investments – [link]. 7 Social Media Mistakes that Can Keep Your Content from Going Viral - [link]. Advertisers Refine Mobile Pitches for Phones and Tablets | NYT – [link]. Digital Titles at Ad Agencies: Going, Going, Gone?

Social Media 93

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mashable.com

OCTOBER 11, 2011

Not to mention, early-stage startups usually only employ a few people focused on product and development. Today in Mobile. Mobile Lists. viral video. Therefore, marketing and public relations are often tackled piecemeal by whomever has time. More subscription options » Mashable News In Your Inbox. Jobs Lists.

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A Crowded Space

AUGUST 4, 2011

It’s connected to your mobile phone and things like that. When you can take something that used to take people two hours or ten hours to do and you can make it a single click and everything just works, that tends to grow virally. So those are some of the big trends. ” I think that’s a really powerful thing.

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VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 2, 2010

B y definition, early stage startups don’t have lots of money and resources. They hope to raise awareness through viral marketing and word of mouth, since participating in professional industry events can be a pretty expensive ordeal when you take into account hotels, flights, tickets, etc.

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Rob Go

JULY 11, 2013

I was asked recently how NextView evaluates such early stage companies for investment. Some products have what look like great viral loops, but aren’t very successful. But for those that were willing to do this, HotelTonight created an unparalleled mobile booking experience. This tends to be pretty hit-or-miss, I find.

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mashable.com

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

Here’s an overview: Mitch Kapor: Kapor is founding partner of Kapor Capital , a firm that invests in seed and early stage startups. Brad Feld: Feld is co-founder and managing director of Foundry Group, a Boulder, Colorado venture capital firm that focuses on early stage investments ranging from $250,000 to $500,000.

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mashable.com

MARCH 24, 2011

Mashable | The Social Media Guide Viral Topics Twitter YouTube Facebook iPhone Google Video About Mashable Company About Us Advertise Submit News Contact Us Announcements Resources Guidebooks Lists How To Trending Mashable Awards Subscriptions Partners W3 EDGE Rackspace Concentric Sky Dynect DNS Intridea Welcome to Mashable! Have an account?

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www.quora.com

JANUARY 16, 2011

As a developer, I feel that design/creative is undervalued in the early stages of product development. Notwithstanding examples like Plentyofish, people respond to well designed, well branded products, and that can be important in getting traction early on. to echo Yyz earlier you need to prove early stage market traction!

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Reid Hoffman

JULY 20, 2022

To see this in action, consider the DALL-E images that go viral on Reddit and Twitter. Even in the early stages of ideation, an architect may want to explore a skyscraper that’s exactly 50 stories high, not just “very tall.”

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sharkseo.com

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

While those initial links will be very useful in sending traffic your way in the early stage, they can be massive useful later by allowing search engines to find your site and gain authority and link value. Aaron Wall, SEO Book Add a free feature which is accessible, useful, and spreads virally. Im sure they wont mind.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 10, 2011

We’re co-leading the $6 million investment with Roger Ehrenberg at IA Ventures in NY and one of the most respected early-stage investors in the country in “big data&# companies. Viral – One of the most important value drivers of any social network is the degree to which it makes content go viral.

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mashable.com

OCTOBER 5, 2012

Naming can be one of the most difficult challenges in the early stages of a startup. Today in Mobile. Mobile Lists. viral video. viral videos. Jobs Events Try Our New Social News App Welcome to Mashable! More subscription options » Mashable News In Your Inbox. Top Stories. My Stories (Personalized).

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