Version One Ventures

OCTOBER 18, 2012

“Traction is the new IP ” sums up perfectly how the technology space has evolved over the past decade due to the nature of the web. Category leaders do very well, while the #2, 3, 4… players struggle to attract customers and financing. Even beyond auctions and social networks, the web tends to prefer the category leader.

IP 163

IP Technical Review B2C Social Network 163

mashable.com

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

Brett Miller is the president of Custom Software by Preston (CSP). For more than 10 years CSP has impressed clients with highly effective software solutions and teams of multi-talented software engineers. There are multiple approaches you can take to staffing when it comes to IT projects.

Software Developers 79

Software Developers Software Development Software Review Software 79

David Teten

JULY 25, 2011

Each of the startups made a solid case for the unique value proposition their technology would provide to the financial sector.

Software Review 114

Software Review New York City Technical Review Due Diligence 114

Women Entrepreneurs Can

OCTOBER 27, 2020

If you develop software, you could design and build an app that monitors fitness, provides access to guided meditations or tracks calorie intake. The pandemic has hit finances hard for many businesses, and as a result, companies are looking for ways to tighten their belts and save money. Picture from [link]. Cost-Saving.

Technical Review 52

Technical Review Technology Software Review Agile 52

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 16, 2015

For example, if you are working on a great social networking idea to replace Facebook, and need funding, you probably won’t find any interested and focused VCs or Angel investors in Phoenix, Arizona, where I live. Today, Silicon Valley is the consumer and enterprise software capital of the world. The list goes on and on.

Las Vegas 120

Las Vegas Silicon Valley Phoenix Montana 120

VC Cafe

MAY 12, 2016

Ironsource – Software Discovery, Distribution and Delivery Platform (Raised $123M). Plarium – Multi player games for social networks (Raised Unknown). Jfrog – Binary Repository Solution and Software Distribution Social Platform (Raised $62M).

Software Review 60

Software Review Analytics eCommerce 60

YoungUpstarts

JUNE 26, 2018

This includes e-commerce websites that ship internationally, content news sites accessible in the European Union, social networks like Facebook and Instagram, and more. This is due to businesses adhering to the General Data Protection Regulation standards.

Europe 100

Europe Software Review IP Affiliate 100

YoungUpstarts

JULY 3, 2012

@brrhodes : IceRocket search engine founder and CEO Blake Rhodes tweets about his insights into social media and the online world. jeremys : Learn about the industry of online reviews from Yelp co-founder and CEO Jeremy Stoppelman. DuncanWierman : Duncan Wierman, software CEO, shares his insight into creative online marketing.

Cofounder 239

Cofounder Technical Review Social Media PR 239

SoCal CTO

AUGUST 3, 2010

This continues my series of posts: Top 30 Startup Posts in June 2010 Top 29 Startup Posts May 2010 Startup CTO Top 30 Posts for April 16 Great Startup Posts from March The following are the top items based on social signals. In other words, the future of financing is continuous funding, not discrete. Not that I blame you! Silly, right?

Software Review 217

Software Review Startup Venture Capital Technical Review 217

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. Social networking. Social/Sharing. s the new way to code, and quite easy to learn. You can write back end code in javascript, one language conquers all! Code Igniter. VC & Startup Resources.

Software Review 53

Software Review Technical Review Startup 53

mashable.com

JULY 10, 2012

Jobs Events Try Our New Social News App Welcome to Mashable! The danger with this type of marketing is the penchant for users to become annoyed due to the “creepy” nature of ads following them around. More Stories in Apps & Software. it was what the networks were selling before ‘behavioral’ got hot in 2006.

eCommerce 101

eCommerce Software Review Technical Review Social Media 101

Gust

SEPTEMBER 27, 2014

To begin with, it is important to understand some basic facts about the world of entrepreneurial finance: There are many more entrepreneurs than there are investors, with the result that only one company out of every 400 that seeks venture funding actually receives it. Gust takes advantage of the cloud, and you should, too.

Angel Groups 159

Angel Groups Elevator Pitch Software Review Deal Flow 159

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2012

Looking ahead at the next decade I am excited by what I believe will be viewed as one of the best and most rational investment periods for venture capital due to seven discrete factors: 1. If you want to understand the details of why this is, I covered it in detail in this post, Understanding Changes in the Software Industry.

Venture Capital 347

Venture Capital Technical Review LP Mobile 347

SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 1, 2010

aka: An Open Letter to the Next Big Social Network) - 500 Hats , November 1, 2010 I've held off writing this post for a long time, because I couldn't quite get my head around all the issues. The United States is now a debtor nation to China and that the bill is about to come due. but: Something is Still Missing. call to arms.

Technical Review 175

Technical Review Technology Product CTO Hire 175

ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

I feel like “conversion rate optimization” is in 2013 what “social media marketing” was in 2009. Though the waterfall model is specifically to software development, it’s core principles resonate beyond software and into startups across the board. Most startups fail. emphasis mine).

Customer Development 126

Customer Development Conversion Developer Customer 126

This is going to be BIG.

SEPTEMBER 30, 2012

How else can you explain this headline matching a story about a professional social network still trying to explore revenues raising $17mm on an $80mm valuation? David's firm most recently participated in the $77 million second round financing of SoFi, a one year old startup focusing on student loans.

Venture Capital 130

Venture Capital Marketing Term Sheet Software Review 130

mashable.com

OCTOBER 27, 2010

Topics are divided into IT, marketing, sales, finance, customer service, operations and human resources sections, which makes it easy to search for the latest discussions on your interest area. Entrepreneur Connect Entrepreneur Media, the parent company of Entrepreneur Magazine , hosts this online network of entrepreneurs.

Entrepreneur 94

Entrepreneur Social Media Technical Review Social Network 94

David Teten

JANUARY 10, 2012

The first panel will focus on public markets and will discuss the use and effectiveness of social media tools and data mining technologies in harnessing the wisdom of crowds to generate investment ideas. Howard Lindzon is Co-Founder and CEO of StockTwits, a social network for traders and investors to share real-time ideas and information.

Technical Review 128

Technical Review Technology North Carolina Switzerland 128

steveblank.com

JULY 8, 2011

signup, upgrade, trial pricing Zuora – online subscription management FeeFighters – find the cheapest credit card processors HealPay – Collections made easy Customer Support Tender – support, knowledgebase tool for your site GetSatisfaction - conversations between companies / customers.

Software Review 110

Software Review Startup Silicon Valley Analytics 110

mashable.com

OCTOBER 16, 2010

a part of an exciting team, building web applications such as social networking, ecommerce, games, sports, contact management, CMS and more.Re. Parrot AR Drone Review [VIDEO] View More » Web Video Local FOX Station Airs Hilarious Soci. San Diego, California) Jobs Comentum is a dynamic and cutting edge company.Be

Angel Investor 83

Angel Investor Venture Capital Social Media Technical Review 83

mashable.com

JANUARY 13, 2012

My company’s CEO, Patrick Salyer, explains why multiple online personas make it imperative that companies offer social logins beyond Facebook Connect.). Sure, Facebook will almost always be the dominant player in share-of-logins, but we’ve seen the other players account for up to a combined 60% share of social logins.

Technical Review 78

Technical Review Social Media Social Network RSS 78

mashable.com

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

Top Topics Twitter YouTube Facebook iPhone Google Video Google Buzz Social media Mobile 2.0 Some Code-Free A/B Testing Resources 1. You can use Optimizely even if the thought of coding makes you break out in a cold sweat. Performable Performable gives you a simple and code-free way to conduct A/B testing.

Developer 73

Developer Software Review PHP Social Media 73

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 14, 2009

I recently wrote a post on angel financing covering the topic of convertible notes but I realized I was thinking about the issue more from investor perspective and a very narrow topic of how to price the round. So if you’re casually reading and don’t really care about angel financing – abort now!

Silicon Valley 291

Silicon Valley Ireland Technical Review Valuation 291

mashable.com

OCTOBER 27, 2010

There are also tons of tools for creating your own microsites, Facebook apps, social networks, blogs and more. You can also get great recommendations from your existing network; just be sure to research portfolios, websites and references thoroughly before making a decision to work with a particular developer. PM OK, agree.

Small Business 104

Small Business Technical Review Social Media Software Review 104

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 29, 2010

We told the horror story of the company that originally owned the URL groupon.com and lost it due to not having a trademark. In the era of social networking if you can’t figure out how to get intro’d to me you probably aren’t cut out to be an entrepreneur. Tough, but true. Check ‘em out!

Venture Capital 282

Venture Capital Term Sheet Valuation Stock Options 282

mashable.com

MAY 9, 2011

When making technical hires, we always reach out to our network of programmer friends and ask them to sit in on interviews and review resumes with us. Go Beyond the Code There are many super hackers out there (especially in the Bay Area). Jesse Davis , Entrustet. David Schnurman , Lawline.

CTO Hire 73

CTO Hire Fractional CTO CTO Technical Review 73

mashable.com

JANUARY 23, 2012

This is particularly true in the fast-paced high-tech and software world, where only a small percentage of startups mature. Additionally, closing a business the ‘right way’ ensures the network, reputation, goodwill and momentum you’ve built with the first company can be gracefully transitioned to future projects. 5 Comments.

LLC 68

LLC Technical Review Social Media Startup 68

mashable.com

OCTOBER 16, 2010

iPhone & iPod Touch Download Mashable for iPhone 152,000+ users iPad Download Mashable for iPad 104,100+ users Nexus One, Droid, Incredible Download Mashable for Android 9,400+ users show QR code The 4th annual Mashable Awards Nominate for your favorite company, person, site or gadget in the 4th Annual Mashable Awards.

Angel Investor 84

Angel Investor Venture Capital Social Media Technical Review 84

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 29, 2009

Wordpress), video (YouTube), pictures (Flickr), review sites (Yelp) and collaborative content (Wikipedia). Finance and a host of other wonderful services brought to you by their sponsors. People mistook the fact that these text advertisements worked in Google to say they would work in social networks. Just ask MySpace.

Technical Review 286

Technical Review Advertising Early Stage Internet 286

mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

Still, this trend’s days may be numbered, if only due to overuse and association-bordering-on-marriage with the Apple/iPhone brand. Especially apps such as Seesmic , a powerful web app dashboard for power users and the enterprise, and GitHub , an industry standard for source code hosting. See also: Wet floor effect.

Web 111

Web Design Social Media PHP 111

mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

Still, this trend’s days may be numbered, if only due to overuse and association-bordering-on-marriage with the Apple/iPhone brand. Especially apps such as Seesmic , a powerful web app dashboard for power users and the enterprise, and GitHub , an industry standard for source code hosting. See also: Wet floor effect.

Web 111

Web Design Social Media Software Review 111

Growthink Blog

OCTOBER 7, 2010

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. Rypple ( [link] ) raised $7 million in a financing round led by Bridgescale Partners. These following six companies fell into this category.

Azure 74

Azure Venture Capital Software Review Syndicate 74

mashable.com

AUGUST 31, 2010

iPhone & iPod Touch Download Mashable for iPhone 152,000+ users iPad Download Mashable for iPad 104,100+ users Nexus One, Droid, Incredible Download Mashable for Android 9,400+ users show QR code The 4th annual Mashable Awards Nominate for your favorite company, person, site or gadget in the 4th Annual Mashable Awards.

LLC 75

LLC Social Media Startup Philadelphia 75

mashable.com

AUGUST 31, 2010

iPhone & iPod Touch Download Mashable for iPhone 152,000+ users iPad Download Mashable for iPad 104,100+ users Nexus One, Droid, Incredible Download Mashable for Android 9,400+ users show QR code The 4th annual Mashable Awards Nominate for your favorite company, person, site or gadget in the 4th Annual Mashable Awards.

LLC 75

LLC Ruby Social Media Startup 75

rapidrollout.wordpress.com

JANUARY 15, 2011

Investors use a consulting CTO for technical due diligence. Preserve your equity by using a consulting CTO to ramp up your company before securing early-stage financing and hiring a permanent technology partner. Not all software developers are suited to the role of startup CTO. Why are consulting CTOs so scarce?

Fractional CTO 40

Fractional CTO CTO CTO Hire Fractional VPE 40

mashable.com

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

The group seeks out technologies that are complementary to the company’s core operations, including applications, software and infrastructure startups. Ted Serbinski: Angel investor Ted Serbinski sold his startup MothersClick to Lifetime in 2008 and joined the cable network as CTO of the ParentsClick Network.

Angel Investor 80

Angel Investor Startup San Francisco Social Media 80

mashable.com

MAY 5, 2011

With more than 40 million monthly pageviews, Mashable is the most prolific news site reporting breaking web news, providing analysis of trends, reviewing new Web sites and services, and offering social media resources and guides.

Equity 74

Equity Engineer Technical Review Social Media 74