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Cliff Notes S-1: Kayak ? AGILEVC

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Kayak was started here in my backyard of Boston… co-founder & CTO Paul English and the product/engineering team is based here in Concord MA. What They Do: Travel search engine. Search Statistics: 2010 Queries: 634 million. Revenue Per Query: $269 RPM (revenue per 1,000 searches).

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GrabCAD & Professional Communities ? AGILEVC

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In addition to compelling founders, we were drawn to the company by their vision for a professional community for mechanical engineers and designers. You’ve seen this with companies like StackOverflow and Github in software engineering or Behance in visual design. My partner @ LeeHower looks back: [link] 5 days ago Search.

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The End of ?Internet? Companies ? AGILEVC

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The transformation of those sectors is still very much underway and other areas of the economy from education to physical engineering will be impacted in the future. My partner @ LeeHower looks back: [link] 5 days ago Search. The internet has already had meaningful impact on industries ranging from commerce to media to software.

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The Hulu Auction ? Content Is Still King ? AGILEVC

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HBO only turns out a few shows a year, but it’s the major cash generation engine within Time Warner these days. My partner @ LeeHower looks back: [link] 5 days ago Search. It’s not just Hulu either. Our tools were once large and caused local change, now they fit in our pockets and cause. Previous Entries.

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Urbanization of Startups ? AGILEVC

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2) Design ethic vs engineers - Over the course of the last 5-10 years, many software-based startups are being built on competitive advantages of design and business model rather than technical differentiation. My partner @ LeeHower looks back: [link] 5 days ago Search. Previous Entries. Avatars by Sterling Adventures.