Agile VC

MARCH 13, 2012

owns a bunch of patents around email, IM, etc), and yes E) social networking. Patents and the threat of patent infringement lawsuits provide maximum leverage against a competitor when they’re in the middle of a strategic inflection point… a major financing, acquisition, or large product launch. What’s Your Favorite Future?

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View from Seed

JANUARY 28, 2016

On Wednesday, my partner David wrote about how we’ve been using our office space (and network and other resources) to support pre-seed companies. When we talk about seeds, we mean your first outside round of financing at the earliest stages of your business. You can find that here.

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Feld Thoughts

MAY 8, 2012

Yesterday I sent emails out passing on participating in two seed rounds for companies I really like. We’ve made a conscious decision as a firm never to grow – either number of partners or size of fund – so we are limited to the number of new investments we can make a year based on our approach. First, some background.

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blogs.hbr.org

OCTOBER 24, 2012

In thirty days, I went from no relationships at Yahoo to three warm introductions to power players who could make my desired content syndication partnership happen. And quite frankly, if I had sent out an email asking one hundred people in my network if they knew anyone at Yahoo, it would certainly have felt like an imposition.

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David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

But in business, you want a lot of partners. In the private equity universe, most Partners have primary training as deal-makers, not as managers. See Bessemer Venture Partners’ A comprehensive guide to security for startups. Cobalt for General Partners helps GPs to optimize their fundraising strategy. 1) Manage the firm

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Austin Startup

MARCH 7, 2021

These are all potential customers and strategic partners for startups. In order for Frisco to achieve its full vision to be a destination city for VC’s, we have to be part of a larger, statewide network to support our partners and entrepreneur support organizations to help advance our collective and common goals.”

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Cracking the Code

DECEMBER 9, 2006

Done deal: after a quick syndication with the kitchen team (their job was at stake, so they were easy to convince.), Philippe Botteri Accel Partners London, UK My Bio. Subscribe via email. Bessemer Venture Partners Expands BVP VII Fund. Yahoo Finance. Post a Comment. Newer Post. Older Post. Subscribe in a reader.

Software Review 48

Software Review Technical Review Europe Venture Capital 48

Professor VC

JANUARY 17, 2008

A partner from the law firm (sponsor, covers the drinks and food) tosses out some softball questions to the panelists, the audience chimes in with Q&A and finally, culminates with the meet and greet where the panelists are flooded with business cards and pitches on the next great thing, which is often very similar to the last great thing.

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mashable.com

MAY 5, 2011

Partners W3 EDGE Concentric Sky Rackspace Intridea Dynect DNS Webtrends Global Syndication Partners ABCNews CNN Forbes Metro USAToday Yahoo ©2005-2011 Mashable, Inc. Have an account? But a new angel fund is hoping that they’ll do the same in exchange for engineering talent. “It’s not been a difficult sell.&#

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SVPG

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

Hate mail started streaming in from everywhere - including emails directly to Bill Gates who would forward them on to the team with messages like "this is depressing MSFT's stock price. Because she understood the potential for IP-based syndicated content technology, Alex started searching for new and useful ways to put this technology to use.

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mashable.com

JULY 10, 2012

Email Story. How do you feel about email remarketing? I think the technique should be used sparingly, whether over email or on a site, and only when the product lends itself to a remarketing approach. Top From Our Partners. Money and Finance Lists. The Evolution of Ecommerce Series is presented by Litle & Co. ,

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mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

Building and engaging a community through online forums and email lists is often a common first step. Also consider an area for its potential business partners (software integrators, resellers, etc.) as well as key influencers for your community (well-read bloggers and analysts).

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VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 6, 2011

Jussi Laakkonen , CEO & founder of Applifie, summarized it well: We recently raised our seed round at Applifier and it was led by a silicon valley seed fund MHS Capital, whose general partner is Mark Sugarman. Email lfrith@octopusventures.com to book a space in advance. link] is another great one to apply.

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mashable.com

JANUARY 23, 2012

Share on Tumblr email share Share on Tumblr email share. Email Story. Top From Our Partners. Money and Finance Lists. Global Syndication Partners. Facebook, Twitter Engineers Tweak Google’s Social Search [VIDEO]. How To Close The Books on Your Startup. January 21, 2012 by Nellie Akalp.

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mashable.com

AUGUST 20, 2011

August 20, 2011 by Lauren Drell 1 Share on Tumblr email share Share on Tumblr email share This post originally appeared on the American Express OPEN Forum , where Mashable regularly contributes articles about leveraging social media and technology in small business. . Have an account? instead of having to travel home.

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mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

Droid X Feature Comparison [INFOGRAPHIC] iPad By the Numbers [INFOGRAPHIC] LinkedIn Explores What It Takes To Be an Entrepreneur [INFOGRAPHIC] September 1, 2011 by Ben Parr 15 Share on Tumblr email share Share on Tumblr email share Where does the ideal startup founder come from? Have an account? Whom is he or she connected to?

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mashable.com

DECEMBER 29, 2011

Share on Tumblr email share Share on Tumblr email share. Email Story. Top From Our Partners. Money and Finance Lists. Global Syndication Partners. Confirmed: Verizon Charging $2 Fee for Paying Bills Online or By Phone. 6 Important Startup Trends that Defined 2011. December 28, 2011 by Sarah Kessler.

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mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

million in venture financing. 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.

Startup 79

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mashable.com

JANUARY 18, 2012

Share on Tumblr email share Share on Tumblr email share. Email Story. Top From Our Partners. Money and Finance Lists. Global Syndication Partners. PIPA and SOPA Co-Sponsors Abandon Bills. iPhone Emoji Fun: Can You Decode Our Emoticon Film Titles? SOPA Will Take Us Back to the Dark Ages. Clever irony?

Naming 97

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mashable.com

OCTOBER 11, 2011

Share on Tumblr email share Share on Tumblr email share. Journalists get tons of pitches every day — it’s very likely that the journalist you’re pitching will only read the first few sentences of your email. People generally don’t like to be part of blast emails, and journalists are no exception.

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mashable.com

NOVEMBER 2, 2011

Share on Tumblr email share Share on Tumblr email share. I use a service like Tout to manage my email templates for quickly replies. Email Story. Thanks to Mashable’s Supporting Event Partners. Money and Finance Lists. Facebook Co-Founder’s Startup Asana Launches Publicly. Print Story.

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mashable.com

JANUARY 13, 2012

Share on Tumblr email share Share on Tumblr email share. Email Story. Top From Our Partners. Money and Finance Lists. Global Syndication Partners. Hacked Zappos Customers: Beware Phishing Scams. iPhone Emoji Fun: Can You Decode Our Emoticon Film Titles? 9 Tech Millionaires Under Age 30 [INFOGRAPHIC].

Technical Review 78

Technical Review Social Media Social Network RSS 78

mashable.com

FEBRUARY 15, 2012

Share on Tumblr email share Share on Tumblr email share. Email Story. Top From Our Partners. Money and Finance Lists. Global Syndication Partners. The Future of Sharing on Facebook, Twitter and Google+ [INFOGRAPHIC]. 5 Essential Spreadsheets for Social Media Analytics. February 9, 2012 by Ann Smarty.

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Social Media Analytics Media API 108

mashable.com

MARCH 7, 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 Twitter List Directory Mashable Awards Subscriptions Partners W3 EDGE Rackspace Concentric Sky Dynect DNS Intridea Welcome to Mashable!

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mashable.com

MAY 5, 2011

After someone signs up for your site, you ask them to share it with their friends through various social media channels and/or email. We just created similar a startup landing page to collect emails and display our tweets as early as possible. My personal email list, which I sent out to everyone I know announcing our new endeavor 2.

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VC Cafe

OCTOBER 7, 2010

Leading financial magazine Global Finance named Bank of Israel Governor Stanley Fischer among the top ten World’s Best Central Bankers for the year 2010. Takadu’s Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) product enables utility companies to detect leaks, bursts and equipment failures as well as alerting personnel of any problems through email and SMS.

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OnlyOnce

DECEMBER 5, 2014

First we announced a $35mm financing led by Vista Equity Partners, an exceptional private equity firm that I’d never heard of before the middle of the fundraising process a few months ago. This was a big week for Return Path.

Private Equity 125

Private Equity Syndicate Syndication Equity 125

Professor VC

MARCH 12, 2015

The above was the opening salvo of a controversial tweetstorm yesterday by my former student and 500 Startups founding partner, Dave McClure (full venom below). It was a great product addressing a large market opportunity and was interested in seeing how the AngelList syndicate process worked.

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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?

Programming 86

Programming Startup Technical Review Software Review 86

mashable.com

JULY 4, 2012

Email Story. I am confused with Penguin Algorithm, whoever can help me pls email to mmocarts@live.com , thank you. Top From Our Partners. Money and Finance Lists. Global Syndication Partners. Register here. Print Story. Topics to follow. 56,235 followers. 1,096 follower. 551 followers. 70 followers.

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mashable.com

MAY 24, 2011

May 23, 2011 by Christina Warren 20 Share on Tumblr email share Share on Tumblr email share The Mobile App Trends Series is supported by Sourcebits , a leading product developer for mobile platforms. Have an account? Sourcebits offers design and development services for iOS, Android, Mobile and Web platforms.

Mobile 90

Mobile Web Social Media Software Review 90

mashable.com

JULY 18, 2012

Email Story. A year or so ago the news was that Google and or YouTube was going to help small partners/studios with funding that would be recovered by ADD revenue. Top From Our Partners. The Best Time to Send Emails, Tweets and Text Ads. Money and Finance Lists. Global Syndication Partners.

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San Francisco Acquisition Social Media Mobile 104

mashable.com

OCTOBER 5, 2012

Email Story. Top From Our Partners. Money and Finance Lists. Global Syndication Partners. Keep in mind that your naming sessions should be spread out over a few weeks, as this will keep your mind fresh and creative juices flowing. Image courtesy of iStockphoto , slobo , tumpikuja. Print Story. Topics to follow.

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mashable.com

OCTOBER 5, 2012

Email Story. Top From Our Partners. Money and Finance Lists. Global Syndication Partners. Stay tuned for the second part of the startup naming guide, where I’ll focus on actionable steps to help you create a compelling name. Image courtesy of iStockphoto , Yuri_Arcurs , slobo. Print Story. Topics to follow.

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mashable.com

JUNE 30, 2012

Business Tools: Salesforce.com opened their core services to partners via API, enabling them to innovate and extend Salesforce services. APIs may be deployed privately — for internal or partner use — or publicly for broadest dissemination. Email Story. Top From Our Partners. Money and Finance Lists.

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