Growthink Blog

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

technologies like social networking, mobile gaming, and interactive advertising, in 2011 new fortunes and legends are being made. social networking hype of 2006-2007. As importantly, because of the rise of global social networking - Facebook now has 300 million non-U.S. Here’s why: 1. technology companies.

Social Network 63

Social Network Technical Review Stock Early Stage 63

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.

Angel Investor 84

Angel Investor Venture Capital Social Media Technical Review 84

The Startup Magazine

NOVEMBER 25, 2017

Go for open source tools. At the beginning stage, you need to cut down the cost to as low as possible. One of the ways of doing that is by using the open source tools for the job. Most of the open source tools are available for free and have a good community support. Figure 4 Source: The Tech Portal.

Open Source 73

Open Source Startup Cofounder Analytics 73

Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 14, 2008

But the early customers all compared it to MySpace. This was 2004, and we had never even heard of MySpace, let alone had any understanding of social networking. It required hearing customers say it over and over again for us to take a serious look, and eventually to realize that social networking was core to our business.

San Francisco 131

San Francisco Customer Lean Continuous Deployment 131

www.forentrepreneurs.com

FEBRUARY 2, 2010

Next Generation Business Models Because a number of smart entrepreneurs realized the importance of lowering CAC, they created new business models such as Open Source, SaaS, Freemium, etc. Some of the early B2B pioneers in this space were companies like JBoss ( story here ), SolarWinds, ConstantContact, HubSpot, etc.

Acquisition 103

Acquisition Cost Customer Entrepreneur 103

rapidrollout.wordpress.com

JANUARY 15, 2011

Preserve your equity by using a consulting CTO to ramp up your company before securing early-stage financing and hiring a permanent technology partner. Your consulting CTO will introduce you to the technology issues that you need to know about before selecting a permanent technology partner or hiring a permanent CTO.

Fractional CTO 40

Fractional CTO CTO CTO Hire Fractional VPE 40

www.readwriteweb.com

OCTOBER 7, 2007

You dont /have/ to build vendor lists and out-source. Posted by: Peter Cooper | September 10, 2007 7:23 AM It wouldve been nice to hear a mention, or at least suggestion, of the role open source software plays in the development process - even if to say it shouldnt be used. social network for sports fans!

Bootstrapping 41

Bootstrapping Offshore Startup EC2 41

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2012

Cloud computing and the open source movements have brought down the costs of starting a company by more than 90%. The movie, “The Social Network” might have had more of an impact on creating future entrepreneurs than any other event of the past 5 years. Thank you, Aaron Sorkin!

Venture Capital 347

Venture Capital Technical Review LP Mobile 347

David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Boardex and Relationship Science make it easier to understand and map social networks into potential limited partners. 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.

Technical Review 78

Technical Review Software Review Analytics Private Equity 78

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 17, 2009

With open source software (LAMP stack) and cloud computing infrastructure it just wasn’t that expensive to get your company going and founders just wanted to raise less money. Many VCs who do lots of seed stage deals are very supportive and active. They do many early-stage deals.

Software Review 283

Software Review Term Sheet Due Diligence Southern California 283

mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

and China, and recently recorded their 1,000,000th download of Bonita Open Solution. If you’re working with an open source project, for example, it’s important that you have a definitive business model to drive revenue — though not at the cost of alienating your community of core contributors.

France 77

France Marketing Social Media Startup 77

mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

After all, high-quality open source software is free, the cloud makes computer power far less expensive, and anyone with an Internet connection can learn Ruby and CSS. In fact, it’s barely even the beginning for most companies in their seed stage financings.

Startup 79

Startup Social Media RSS Social Network 79

mashable.com

OCTOBER 11, 2011

Not to mention, early-stage startups usually only employ a few people focused on product and development. Open Source Lists. Social Media Lists. Social Network Lists. Social Media. Social Networking. Social Good. Social Media. social media marketing.

PR 103

PR Startup Social Media Technical Review 103

VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 2, 2010

B y definition, early stage startups don’t have lots of money and resources. Here is a list of the startups that will be taking place of the Tel Aviv Tech Tour: Fiddme a guide to the best dishes around you, a social network for foodies, a friend-finder, and lots of fun! Fribiz incentivize everything.

Finder 128

Finder Startup Social Network Mobile 128

Scalable Startup

FEBRUARY 1, 2013

Then from a bottoms-up standpoint what you said is exactly right, I think, which is that the new generation of employees grew up on smartphones and tablets and touch and everything, social networking and Twitter and everything else. They are the place where all the open source code increasingly lives.

Software Review 22

Software Review Startup Venture Capital Stock 22

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.

Angel Investor 80

Angel Investor Startup San Francisco Social Media 80

mashable.com

MARCH 24, 2011

As a side note, if you’re interested in applying to TechStars Seattle for this fall, the application page just went live a few days ago and can be found here: [link] It was by far the best decision we’ve made, and I’d highly recommend this route for any early-stage entrepreneurs. an iPad 2 Killer?

Programming 86

Programming Startup Technical Review Software Review 86

Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 21, 2015

Luckily, resources like Google Fonts , Font Squirrel and more offer a wealth of wonderfully designed, open-source fonts to add a little character to your characters. Even better, once completed, ThingLink lets you tag your piece and share with your social network along with their own community. Aren’t we all?

Design 28

Design Social Media Bootstrapping Early Stage 28

SoCal CTO

MARCH 16, 2007

And in fact all our globally-connecting-social-networking tools are making face-to-face more, not less desirable. Early Stage Marketing and Branding – Farida Fotouh. The challenge will be getting people used to this - hence the 25 years. Product Manager Entrepreneur Mark Geller SEO for Startups Startup Version 1.0

Technical Cofounder 150

Technical Cofounder Southern California Los Angeles CTO Hire 150

VC Cafe

JULY 8, 2012

Angellist Talent - Whether you are browsing for startups or talent, with 23,971 startups, AngelList is one of the most active communities for early stage founders. “ Techcofounder is an online directory of passionate developers interested in launching a new startup “ [link] - is a social network for small businesses.

Cofounder 149

Cofounder Founder Startup Seed Stage 149

mashable.com

OCTOBER 5, 2012

Naming can be one of the most difficult challenges in the early stages of a startup. of Web Users Meet Singles on Social Networks [STUDY] Want to Highlight Your New Facebook Pictures? Open Source Lists. Social Media Lists. Social Network Lists. Social Media. Social Networking.

Naming 84

Naming Startup Social Media RSS 84

www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

VC Cafe highlights everything you need to know from hosting your code in hackathons to open source legal docs. VC Cafe covers early stage Israeli and European tech & mobile startups. Social networking. Social/Sharing. High Quality, and open sourced! Mantis (Open source).

Software Review 53

Software Review Technical Review Startup 53