crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Practical Advice for Raising Early Stage Venture Capital – [link]. Fred Wilson on Why the Collapse of Venture Capital is Good – [link].

Social Media 92

Social Media Small Business Design Media 92

Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

Background: Justin Klemm’s analytics and website uptime startup, Ghost Inspector , wants to revolutionize the way businesses manage their ecommerce funnels. Rich McIver is the founder of Northwest Web Marketing , an online consultancy that helps companies achieve their web marketing and technology goals.

Private Equity 94

Private Equity Pre-Money Valuation Equity Startup 94

mashable.com

OCTOBER 16, 2010

The venture capital industry is facing real competition for the first time in decades. Not only that, but the growing battle between venture capital firms and “super angels&# presents an amazing opportunity for entrepreneurs trying to build the next big thing. The answer is the rise of super angels, Graham said.

Angel Investor 83

Angel Investor Venture Capital Social Media Technical Review 83

Growthink Blog

OCTOBER 7, 2010

Now that summer is officially over, venture capital activity is picking up. I just reviewed the many companies who recently raised venture capital with an eye towards those that are offering products and services that could benefit other entrepreneurs and business owners. million led by Greycroft Partners and BV Capital.

Azure 74

Azure Venture Capital Software Review Syndicate 74

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2010

Our guest this week on #TWiVC was Dana Settle , partner at Greycroft Partners , a venture capital firm with offices in New York and Los Angeles. It’s always fun debating companies with Dana because she’s always so knowledgeable on deals – particularly those in the digital media, ad-tech and eCommerce spaces. Time will tell.

Partner 240

Partner New York City Cofounder Syndicate 240

abovethecrowd.com

MAY 28, 2014

In early April, Neel Mehta of Google first publicly reported the web vulnerability that we now refer to as the Heartbleed bug. It’s a very clever way to ensure that everyone’s interests are aligned – that of the company with a large web site, and that of the researcher/hacker.

Web 57

Web Seattle Venture Capital eCommerce 57

Cracking the Code

OCTOBER 24, 2012

The first category includes companies that have a dominant position in their national market and are often internet or ecommerce companies. I would categorize these champions in two camps: the “Local Champions” and the “Global Champions”. mobile phone per person for the Top 4 EE countries (vs. in GE, 1.3 in Brazil and 0.8

Czech Republic 99

Czech Republic Russia San Jose Europe 99

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 12, 2013

Greg was the first person to share with me the insights of mobile conversion and why with a simpler product selection and conversion funnel they would get higher conversion on mobile than on the web. He was also the first one to challenge my conventional wisdom that it made no sense for tech companies to advertise on television.

Partner 360

Partner Las Vegas Los Angeles San Francisco 360

abovethecrowd.com

JULY 10, 2014

” Somewhere in the editing process between Damadoran’s original post on his web site, and the version that ended up on FiveThrityEight, this little nugget was left out: “As I attempt to attach a value to Uber, I have to confess that I just downloaded the app and have not used it yet.

San Francisco 111

San Francisco San Jose Marketing Technical Review 111

thebarefootvc

DECEMBER 16, 2011

eCommerce/Social Commerce: New models continue to evolve as ecommerce rebounded this past year. Given the growth of information online, it is not a surprise that consumers are now looking for more personalized, curated shopping experiences on the Web, and leveraging their social networks and other trusted sources to find products.

Technical Review 110

Technical Review India Mobile Hockey Stick 110

VC Cafe

JUNE 20, 2011

Last week I had the pleasure of giving a keynote in La Red Innova conference, speaking about mobile search and its impact on ecommerce. Mobile web usage in Spain is high, at 20% of mobile phone users in 2011. 2) There’s a hunger for venture capital funding. There are 2.43

Spain 108

Spain Silicon Valley Brazil Europe 108

This is going to be BIG.

AUGUST 29, 2011

I'm quite possibly the least fashionable person in the entire venture capital industry. What's exciting about chloe + isabel is that they're working on a modern version of a proven direct model "for today's social web"--but they have both the jewelry and direct selling DNA to build it off of a solid base.

New York City 117

New York City Portfolio Venture Capital Green 117

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 4, 2010

Palm (acquired by HP ) – In our interview we talked about how transformational mobile computing is and why it’s different than web computing (e.g. eCommerce is hot again! Venture Partners, Grotech Ventures, Revolution LLC (Steve Case). Investors: Google Ventures. I think you’ll enjoy watching.

IPO 236

IPO .Net Venture Capital Strategic Investors 236

David Teten

JANUARY 10, 2012

Christopher Fralic is a Managing Partner at First Round Capital’s New York office, and has focused on a number of the firm’s investments in Advertising Technology, Social Media, Ecommerce, Gaming, Mobile and more. Michael Yavonditte is CEO of Hashable, a New York startup backed by ff Venture Capital and a number of other leading VCs.

Portfolio 122

Portfolio New York Social Bookmarking Philadelphia 122

VC Cafe

OCTOBER 14, 2010

Bloch was previously a partner in Jerusalem Venture Partners and an active member of the board in the Israeli startup Wix. Another interesting company operating in the space is Alice.com , which enables users to buy FMCG directly from manufacturers.

Venture Capital 98

Venture Capital Aggregator eCommerce Partner 98

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 26, 2013

Twitter was one of the most notable, with a market capitalization now up to $38 billion all by itself. According to David Rose , CEO of Gust, venture capital investors funded about 1500 startups last year, with Angel investors backing over 50,000 more. Funding for early-stage startups is more available than ever.

IPO 273

IPO Entrepreneur Social Media Startup 273

The Equity Kicker

NOVEMBER 26, 2012

Fred Wilson wrote yesterday about changes in the consumer web and their implications for startups. Secondly, he notes that the move from ‘desktop/web to mobile/app’ makes it more expensive to build a large user base, principally because of the need to develop for multiple platforms.

Internet 102

Internet eCommerce Business Model Audience 102

The Equity Kicker

FEBRUARY 11, 2013

New ecommerce models where web retailers focus on providing great search and discovery and drop ship goods direct from manufacturers without taking stock is another good example, as is the whole collaborative commerce industry and the transformation of education by free to use online services.

Internet 137

Internet eCommerce Stock Search 137

This is going to be BIG.

MARCH 29, 2010

A couple of weeks ago, nextNY had a great round table discussion about the explosion of new models and companies in eCommerce—from group buying to flash sales to local discounts. Tags: First Round Capital Venture Capital & Technology nextNY. Community is one solution I had in mind.

Syndicate 105

Syndicate Syndication Venture Capital Flash 105

The Equity Kicker

AUGUST 28, 2012

Ecommerce has gone through a similar evolution – starting with the simple idea of selling stuff of on the web, with books as the first category, to filling out all the other, more difficult categories (clothes, jewellery, etc.).

Vertical 94

Vertical Acquisition eCommerce Flash 94

Austin Startup

OCTOBER 20, 2011

Her latest presentation at the annual Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco covered everything from the rise of mobile and local ecommerce, to the the evolution of computing interfaces. Clearly, we’re deep into the “it’s a global economy” mantra, especially for web businesses. The [.].

Internet 64

Internet San Francisco eCommerce Mobile 64

Growthink Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2016

Mr. Allen Lin, eCommerce Strategist, Retention Science. Limited Attendance To preserve the intimacy of the presentation, we are limiting the web conference to the first 50 registrants. Which specific companies / entrepreneurs are out there that smart investors should really be watching? And much, much more!

Artificial Inteligence 48

Artificial Inteligence Retention eCommerce Web 48

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 19, 2015

I can remember when creating a web site for eCommerce could easily require a million dollar investment. Now you can create a web site for almost nothing - and be on your way with your latest invention or personal services. No wonder 90% of the successful startups still bootstrap.

IPO 120

IPO Angel Investor Startup Incubator 120

Growthink Blog

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

Nextiva , GoToMeeting and Grasshopper for telecommunications and web conferencing Interspire , Simplycast , HootSuite and SnapEngage for e-mail, chat, and social media marketing. GoDaddy and RackSpace for web hosting and ecommerce. GlobalRelay and Mozy , for archiving and data security.

Software 48

Software Social Media Database eCommerce 48

David Teten

APRIL 1, 2011

Prior to NASDAQ, Mr. Weild spent 14 years at Prudential Securities in a number of senior management roles, including President of eCommerce, Head of Corporate Finance, Head of Technology Investment Bankingand Head of Equity Capital Markets in New York, London and Tokyo. a 2005 book about new developments in Web 2.0

Private Equity 68

Private Equity Merger IPO Equity 68

David Teten

JANUARY 10, 2012

With a unique vision for starting and successfully managing innovative companies, he is the Managing Partner of Social Leverage, a holding company that invests in early stage web businesses. He created Wallstrip, and more than 400 original web video shows, which was purchased by CBS Corp. and Economics, both from Cornell University.

Technical Review 128

Technical Review Technology North Carolina Switzerland 128

Growthink Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

Examples of this include: Traditional services business, web design and IT consulting for example, trying to build and sell software. trying to build ecommerce businesses. Restaurateurs trying to package and market their own line of food items - i.e. CPK selling frozen pizzas at the supermarket.

Balance Sheet 48

Balance Sheet Non-Compete eCommerce Differentiation 48

The Next Web

DECEMBER 30, 2012

Become a Web Developer from Scratch! Learn all the programming languages needed to become a web developer from scratch. Advanced Google Analytics : Learn all about RegEx, advanced segmentation, intelligence alerts, custom reporting, event tracking, virtual page views, Ecommerce tracking, and custom variables with practical exercises.

Artificial Inteligence 156

Artificial Inteligence Founder Private Equity Ruby 156

The Equity Kicker

MAY 20, 2013

Kickstarter and other crowdfunding platforms are radically improving capital efficiency because customers are now paying for product months in advance and because first demand validation is now virtually free. It is still unclear how much capital these businesses will require or what the exit market will be like. Venture Capital'

Open Source 102

Open Source Venture Capital Software Review Aggregator 102

VC Cafe

MAY 22, 2011

SiteBlackBox is a provider of SaaS tools that monitor, secure and improve the points of touch between web applications and their users. To achieve this, PawsTrail augments the web by highlighting links that you will find most interesting, all while enabling you to keep and access your “likes” easily and discuss them with friends.

Startup 111

Startup Affiliate Social Network Database 111

Up and Running

MAY 23, 2016

Eric Ries, a Silicon Valley entrepreneur and author of The Lean Startup, popularized this strategy for web applications. I used a freelance web designer and I only created the core functions to create, send, and manage invoices. venture capital. Seek out venture capital funding. or even be a U.S.

Software Review 74

Software Review Software Delaware Forecast 74

VC Cafe

MAY 12, 2016

R2Net – Graphic visualisations for Jewellery eCommerce (Raised $25M). Forter – Fraud prevention in eCommerce (Raised $57M). Similar Web – Traffic monitoring and analysis of web and mobile(Raised $65M). Clicktale – User behaviour analysis for web services (Raised $55M).

Software Review 60

Software Review Analytics eCommerce 60

ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

The Art & Science of Web Design by Jeffrey Veen. A recent article on Venture Beat talks about how Venture Capital firms are starting to take a Moneyball approach: “ In Silicon Valley, new firms are going a step further by creating an entire investment thesis around data. Good design isn’t. What’s Moneyball?

Design 100

Design Analytics Software Review Conversion 100

Altgate

JUNE 1, 2009

  I have a few hundred feeds that I follow in Google Reader and the way that I find new ones is a random process of discovery so Larry's post was great in that he not only provided a rank-ordered list but also a convenient way to mass subscribe. Bookmark the permalink.

Cofounder 59

Cofounder Entrepreneur Technical Review Venture Capital 59

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

Last year I was on Sand Hill Road in Silicon Valley meeting with one of the most prominent venture capital firms in the country. If you are talented, of course, you can get funded in any region with enough venture capital and obviously in markets outside of the Valley it is easier to get noticed and get access.

Silicon Valley 313

Silicon Valley Southern California Los Angeles Semantic 313

abovethecrowd.com

JANUARY 30, 2015

ecommerce Finance Internet marketplaces Mobile Regulation Twitter Uber Uncategorized Venture Capital Web/Tech UberPool UberX' When you have something that you know is true, even over the long term, you can afford to put a lot of energy into it.” ? Jeff Bezos.

Technical Review 40

Technical Review Algorithm San Francisco Demand 40

VC Adventure

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

Denver, CO, February 23, 2010 – The Rocky Mountain Venture Capital Association today unveiled its final lineup of growth companies at the 27 th annual Venture Capital in the Rockies (VCIR) 2010 Winter conference. Additional Colorado Representatives. TopSchool, Inc. VCIR Launches 20 Promising Companies/Page 3. About VCIR.

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Venture Capital Colorado Mezzanine Wyoming 52