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10+ Trends: Recap of 2011 and What’s Next…

thebarefootvc

Powered by cell phones and social networking platforms, we saw revolutions taking place, businesses being transformed and our daily lives made more convenient (if we could tear ourselves away from our Facebook and Twitter updates). eCommerce/Social Commerce: New models continue to evolve as ecommerce rebounded this past year.

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Cracking The Code: Launch of the SaaS 13 Index!

Cracking the Code

The Index is red if under this mark, and green if above and the % change is indicated. Venture Capital. (3). Popular Media: the key to viral marketing. Feedburner Network. Explore Venture Capital. Paperblog network. The Index reference point starts on January 1st 2008 at 19,187.81 internet. (6).

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Lars

Ben's Blog

And all our eyes green it only means one thing. In venture capital, we spend lots of time thinking about business models, product market fit, inflection points, network effects, viral coefficients and other points of leverage in a business. You ain’t f **g with my clique. Jay-Z, Clique. popover_trigger].

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The pioneers of Silicon Valley’s fast culture on how to grow quickly, not recklessly

Reid Hoffman

O’Reilly’s article describes two businesses from his own career at O’Reilly—the Global Network Navigator (GNN) web portal, which he sold to AOL, and the Website web server, which eventually fell by the wayside. Thanks to the internet and other globalizing technologies, the entire world has entered the Networked Age.

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Lars

Ben's Blog

It''s the dream team meets the supreme team And all our eyes green it only means one thing You ain’t f **g with my clique —Jay-Z, Clique. In venture capital, we spend lots of time thinking about business models, product market fit, inflection points, network effects, viral coefficients and other points of leverage in a business.

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Building a Great Startup Board Pt. 2

Reid Hoffman

One common mistake is for entrepreneurs to simply select whichever venture capital firm is offering the highest valuation. One of the things a financing round brings is an opportunity to strengthen the startup’s overall network. It’s worth the additional effort to add more people – and their network – to the team.

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Cracking The Code: SaaS business metrics: why are they different?

Cracking the Code

CMRR = MRR + purchase orders for future recurring revenues - revenues that is likely to churn within the year This graph presenting the different components of the CMRR communicates all the highlights of the business: new accounts (green), organic growth (purple), renewals (blue) and churn (red arrows). Venture Capital. (3).