Internet, IPO and Web

The most important 2021 Predictions in entertainment tech and gaming

VC Cafe

JANUARY 24, 2021

According to the Economist , video game internet traffic, including mobile games, has increased 75% in the U.S. Video + shopping is also highlighted in Global Web Index 2021 consumer trends report : “ The explosive growth of TikTok, the rise of influencers, and the need for brands to distinguish themselves online.

Technical Review

Technical Review Audio Forecast Social Media

Putting Twitter’s IPO in Perspective

Agile VC

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

As many of you know, in the past I’ve done a series of posts deconstructing the S-1s of VC-backed internet startups going public. Twitter’s IPO has garnered a ton of attention in the tech and popular press. So their revenue figures, pre IPO financing and ownership, and other info is all widely available.

IPO

IPO Aggregator B2B Internet

Why Has LA Suddenly Gotten So Much Attention from VCs and Entrepreneurs?

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 8, 2014

Many people don’t realize that the majority of the monetization of the Internet originated in Los Angeles but was perfected in Silicon Valley. The monetization engine of the Internet that powers the most profitable business perhaps in history was invented and perfected in Los Angeles and is what you now know as Google Ad Words.

Los Angeles

Los Angeles Silicon Valley Entrepreneur Seattle

New Rules for the New Internet Bubble

Steve Blank

MARCH 18, 2011

We’re now in the second Internet bubble. Dot.com Bubble ( 1995-2000): “ Anything goes” as public markets clamor for ideas, vague promises of future growth, and IPOs happen absent regard for history or profitability. With Netscape’s IPO , there was suddenly a public market for companies with limited revenue and no profit.

Internet

Internet IPO Silicon Valley Agile

Twitter Link Roundup #87 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 25, 2011

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Interesting perspective on LinkedIn’s IPO – arguing that the IPO price was reasonable – [link]. 35 Examples of Vintage and Retro in Web Design – [link].

Social Media

Social Media Small Business Design Media

[Review] Likeable Social Media

YoungUpstarts

APRIL 8, 2012

With close to 900 million users and an upcoming IPO , Facebook is ruling the web as the social network of choice. At the core of the book are 18 cardinal rules of the social web, divided into chapters, which cover the following lessons: 1. Listen First and Never Stop Listening.

Social Media

Social Media Technical Review Media Social Network

Some IPO speculation

Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 15, 2010

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Thursday, July 15, 2010 Some IPO speculation Inspired by Steve Blank’s post today about the “lost decade&# of IPO’s , I’d like to make some predictions. The fact that IPO’s are disappearing makes intuitive sense to me. Let me be clear: Steve is the historian.

IPO

IPO San Francisco Lean Silicon Valley

On Bubbles … And Why We’ll Be Just Fine

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 22, 2011

I spoke about how Amazon Web Services deserves far more credit for the last 5 years of innovation than it gets credit for and how I believe they spawned the micro-VC category. The fact that today’s Internet bubble does not represent all companies does not disprove its existence. I said that at the Founder Showcase, too.

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia Valuation IPO Technical Review

The lean startup @ Web 2.0 Expo (and a call for help)

Startup Lessons Learned

FEBRUARY 9, 2009

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Monday, February 9, 2009 The lean startup @ Web 2.0 Expo (and a call for help) Ive been asked to speak this year at the Web 2.0 It uses principles of agile software development, open source and web 2.0, Im especially interested in hearing from those of you who are planning to attend the Web 2.0

Lean

Lean San Francisco Web Advisory Board

Join the Lean Startup discussion at Web 2.0 Expo for free

Startup Lessons Learned

MARCH 17, 2009

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Tuesday, March 17, 2009 Join the Lean Startup discussion at Web 2.0 Expo for free Im honored to announce that my Lean Startup session at the Web 2.0 I plan to apply these models to my own ventures, especially within new contexts separate from software and web development. What does this mean for you?

Lean

Lean San Francisco Web Continuous Deployment

Can You Trust Any vc's Under 40?

Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

On top of all this it was considered very bad form not to have at least four additional consecutive quarters of profits after an IPO.) The IPO Bubble – August 1995 – March 2000 In August 1995 Netscape went public, and the world of start ups turned upside down. Tech acquisitions went crazy at the same time the IPO market did.

Silicon Valley

Silicon Valley IPO Technical Review Venture Capital

Inspiring Entrepreneurs: What Netflix CEO Reed Hastings has learned in his business career

The Next Web

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

When he founded Netflix as a DVD rental service in 1997, Hastings had already led one company, Pure Software, from its birth to an IPO. You’ve IPOed two companies. Doing an IPO can be a great thing, but there are always consequences. Streaming obviously has the future and will be relevant as long as the Internet stays relevant.

Swaziland

Swaziland Entrepreneur IPO Netherlands

LinkedIn: The Series A Fundraising Story ? AGILEVC

Agile VC

MAY 26, 2011

Google is still a private company (their IPO was Aug 2004). is the leading consumer internet company with Terry Semel as CEO. The market size for online advertising, e-commerce, and web premium services are 1/10th to 1/3rd the size they are today. It’ll be nearly two years before the concept of “Web 2.0″

Term Sheet

Term Sheet Silicon Valley Technical Review Social Network

The Rise of the Lean VC – Consumer Internet Gets Its Own Investors

Steve Blank

AUGUST 5, 2010

Consumer Internet investing seems to have split off from traditional Venture Capital, and is creating a new category of VC’s: Lean VC’s. In 1980 Genentech became the first IPO of a venture funded biotech company. The Rise of the “Lean VC’s” – Consumer Internet Gets Funded. Here’s why. Electron-based Venture Capital.

Lean

Lean Internet Silicon Valley Venture Capital

Looking Back On Tech, Startups, And VC In 2018

Haystack

DECEMBER 29, 2018

More and more angels will be minted as the 2019 IPO class emerges. Next door in China, too, we see the government being careful with information sharing online within its own borders and restricting access to much of the Internet. Yet, we as a planet are beginning to understand just how much of the web is not true.

Technical Review

Technical Review Venture Capital Russia China

Brad Feld Drops Knowledge. Here’s What He Said …

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 13, 2011

This time frame – 2005/2006 – web 2.0 A deep dive into the Foundry Group investment philosophy including an interesting discussion of their investing Themes. “… our lens is: Internet Software Companies anywhere in the U.S. If you are outside internet software we are not going to invest. was starting.

Technical Review

Technical Review Venture Capital Silicon Valley Software Review

What’s the Difference Between a Small Business Venture and a Startup?

Up and Running

AUGUST 18, 2014

When I hear the word ‘startup’, my mind immediately begins playing a reel of a bunch of twenty-something year old web developers, huddled together in a retro office somewhere in the SF Bay Area. A really big market, ideally in the realm of millions. Your local cafe does not have this luxury. You’d like input and guidance from an expert.

Small Business

Small Business Exit Strategy Cofounder Angel Investor

This Week in Venture Capital – Episode 2

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 15, 2010

Bill Gross is the man responsible for the overwhelming amount of monetization on the web. In the former case many people scoffed at paying up for Google at IPO. You go onto the Internet and can control what people hear on terrestrial radio. It offers Internet radio targeted advertising and is growing really well.

Venture Capital

Venture Capital Affiliate Valuation San Francisco

Twitter Link Roundup #184 – Small Business, Startups, Innovation, Social Media, Design, Marketing and More

crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 21, 2013

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Mark Cuban Says Dead IPO Market for Small Firms Hurts Competition – [link]. Using Photos of People in Web Designs: 30 Inspiring Examples – [link]. – [link].

Social Media

Social Media Small Business Design Media

Yahoo! vs Facebook: Lame Lawsuit, Good Timing ? AGILEVC

Agile VC

MARCH 13, 2012

And at PayPal we were hit with a couple patent disputes while in the midst of our IPO process. The bulk of the patents they believe Facebook is infringing pertain to things like A) display & targeting of online ads, B) online privacy, C) personalization of a user’s web experience, D) general online messaging (Yahoo!

IP

IP IPO Social Network Silicon Valley

Kent Beck keynote, "To Agility, and Beyond"

Startup Lessons Learned

APRIL 4, 2010

► August (2) SXSW Case Study: SlideShare goes freemium ► July (4) Case Study: kaChing, Anatomy of a Pivot Some IPO speculation Founder personalities and the “first-class man&# th. The Lean Startup Intensive is tomorrow at Web 2.0. Tell your Startup Visa story Speaking 2010: Webstock, GDC, Web 2.0, Expo SF (May.

Agile

Agile Software Review San Francisco Continuous Deployment

Facebook S-1: The Most Anticipated IPO in a Decade ? AGILEVC

Agile VC

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

Facebook S-1: The Most Anticipated IPO in a Decade. Here’s my first look at Facebook viewed through the lens of their IPO filing. Plus Facebook has ample cash on hand today and will get a huge slug more from the IPO. Facebook estimates they already have 60% of addressable US internet users. February 2, 2012.

IPO

IPO South Korea Venezuela Revenue

Twitter Link Roundup #142 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

crowdSPRING Blog

AUGUST 24, 2012

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Groupon’s Andrew Mason Talking About Daily Deals Site’s Stock Smack, Future Plans and IPO Regrets (Or Lack Thereof) – [link]. The Facebook distribution dilemma – [link].

Social Media

Social Media Small Business Design Media

Disruption? Not if you are making the same people rich…

The Next Web

JULY 13, 2014

We all love the story of ‘Joe Everyman Twenty Something’ stumbling upon internet gold, swashbuckling across the bow of capitalism with a trendy new website which turns into a multi-billion dollar IPO. This story continues at The Next Web. Entrepreneur Analysis and Opinion'

China

China Europe IPO Internet

Lessons Learned: The lean startup

Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 15, 2008

I am somewhat of an expert in this having created one of the first pioneering labs and incubators in the Internet era, from N AZ where the normal course of action was to prove lean ventures with our retirement only to see them copied by deeper pockets on the coasts when we went searching for capital. Expo SF (May.

Lean

Lean San Francisco Startup Continuous Deployment

Four Building Blocks for the New “Second Industrial Revolution”

Rob Go

JUNE 7, 2012

There is a dark cloud over the internet sector due to the weak performance of the Facebook IPO. But a lot of entrepreneurs and investors were hoping for a really strong showing to drive more liquidity in the market and continue the surge in hype around internet companies (both start-ups and later stage companies).

Technical Review

Technical Review SMS Internet B2C

A Year in Review: 2016

Version One Ventures

DECEMBER 14, 2016

Of course, upcoming IPOs like Snapchat will bring some added excitement to the industry. Every 10-15 years, a major cycle reshapes the computing landscape: PC (1981), Internet (1994), Mobile (2007). In short, Perez believes that we are currently in the deployment period for web and mobile.

Technical Review

Technical Review Early Stage Portfolio Valuation

The Five Whys for Startups (for Harvard Business Review)

Startup Lessons Learned

JUNE 2, 2010

► August (2) SXSW Case Study: SlideShare goes freemium ► July (4) Case Study: kaChing, Anatomy of a Pivot Some IPO speculation Founder personalities and the “first-class man&# th. The Lean Startup Intensive is tomorrow at Web 2.0. Tell your Startup Visa story Speaking 2010: Webstock, GDC, Web 2.0, Expo SF (May.

Technical Review

Technical Review San Francisco Lean Continuous Deployment

Lessons Learned: About the author

Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 4, 2008

I got my start programming on an old IBM XT; it was thanks to MUDs that I first discovered the internet. Thanks to the anonymity of the internet , I landed a few jobs, and did quite a bit of writing. The Lean Startup Intensive is tomorrow at Web 2.0. Tell your Startup Visa story Speaking 2010: Webstock, GDC, Web 2.0,

San Francisco

San Francisco Technical Cofounder Fractional CTO CTO

Speed up or slow down? (for Harvard Business Review)

Startup Lessons Learned

MARCH 25, 2010

► August (2) SXSW Case Study: SlideShare goes freemium ► July (4) Case Study: kaChing, Anatomy of a Pivot Some IPO speculation Founder personalities and the “first-class man&# th. The Lean Startup Intensive is tomorrow at Web 2.0. Tell your Startup Visa story Speaking 2010: Webstock, GDC, Web 2.0, Expo SF (May.

Software Review

Software Review San Francisco Lean Continuous Deployment

Why it is hard for VCs to say ‘no’ and why that ‘no’ could be good news for an entrepreneur

The Next Web

JULY 20, 2013

“Do they really expect that the next Facebook will come knocking at their ivory towers with a polished product, proven business model and the only thing missing on the way to an IPO being their Series A investment?”. Yes, it is true that some entrepreneurs either don’t receive a response or get a pre-made template.

Silicon Valley

Silicon Valley Mongolia Technical Cofounder Entrepreneur

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

Reid Hoffman

MARCH 19, 2019

And from a financial perspective, any investor would be better off buying stock in Amazon than buying and share of a corner bookshop; if you invested $100 in Amazon’s 1997 initial public offering (IPO), those shares would have been worth about $120,000 in 2018. Amazon saw that the internet would change retail.

Cofounder

Cofounder Business Model IPO Non-Compete

Paul Graham on fundraising

Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 2, 2008

► August (2) SXSW Case Study: SlideShare goes freemium ► July (4) Case Study: kaChing, Anatomy of a Pivot Some IPO speculation Founder personalities and the “first-class man&# th. The Lean Startup Intensive is tomorrow at Web 2.0. Tell your Startup Visa story Speaking 2010: Webstock, GDC, Web 2.0, Expo SF (May.

San Francisco

San Francisco Software Review Technical Review Continuous Deployment

Lessons Learned: Just-In-Time Scalability

Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 2, 2008

► August (2) SXSW Case Study: SlideShare goes freemium ► July (4) Case Study: kaChing, Anatomy of a Pivot Some IPO speculation Founder personalities and the “first-class man&# th. The Lean Startup Intensive is tomorrow at Web 2.0. Tell your Startup Visa story Speaking 2010: Webstock, GDC, Web 2.0, Expo SF (May.

San Francisco

San Francisco Continuous Deployment Agile Lean

Thank you

Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 31, 2010

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Monday, May 31, 2010 Thank you The past month has been an incredible roller coaster: #sllconf was a trending topic (briefly topping Justin Bieber before the wifi in the hotel gave out), the Web 2.0 There are so many more people to thank: Sarah Milstein and the Web 2.0 Expo SF (May.

San Francisco

San Francisco Lean Technical Review Software Review

The Next Bubble – Don’t Get Fooled Again

Steve Blank

JUNE 15, 2011

Today, the signs of the new bubble are the Linked-In initial public offering (IPO), Facebook’s stratospheric valuation and the rapid rise of early-stage startup valuation. The Linked-in IPO valued the company at $8.9 It sent a signal that there is an irrational demand for tech IPOs. We have just entered the mania phase.

Silicon Valley

Silicon Valley Stealth Valuation Mississippi

Lessons Learned: Customer Development Engineering

Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 7, 2008

We talk about taking advantages of the incredible agility offered by modern web architecture for extremely rapid deployment, etc. ► August (2) SXSW Case Study: SlideShare goes freemium ► July (4) Case Study: kaChing, Anatomy of a Pivot Some IPO speculation Founder personalities and the “first-class man&# th.

Customer Development

Customer Development Engineer San Francisco Developer

The Entrepreneur's Guide to Customer Development

Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 5, 2010

This new volume also tackles examples from the Internet and wireless startups of today, both B2B and B2C. This new volume also tackles examples from the Internet and wireless startups of today, both B2B and B2C. The Lean Startup Intensive is tomorrow at Web 2.0. No departments The Five Whys for Startups (for Harvard Business R.

Customer Development

Customer Development Developer San Francisco Customer

Lessons Learned: The three drivers of growth for your business.

Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

► August (2) SXSW Case Study: SlideShare goes freemium ► July (4) Case Study: kaChing, Anatomy of a Pivot Some IPO speculation Founder personalities and the “first-class man&# th. The Lean Startup Intensive is tomorrow at Web 2.0. Tell your Startup Visa story Speaking 2010: Webstock, GDC, Web 2.0, Expo SF (May.

San Francisco

San Francisco CPA SEM CTO Hire

Is Entrepreneurship a Management Science? (for Harvard Business.

Startup Lessons Learned

JANUARY 7, 2010

► August (2) SXSW Case Study: SlideShare goes freemium ► July (4) Case Study: kaChing, Anatomy of a Pivot Some IPO speculation Founder personalities and the “first-class man&# th. The Lean Startup Intensive is tomorrow at Web 2.0. Tell your Startup Visa story Speaking 2010: Webstock, GDC, Web 2.0, Expo SF (May.

San Francisco

San Francisco Management Continuous Deployment Lean

From Agency to Enterprise Software: The Evolution of Buddy Media

This is going to be BIG.

JUNE 19, 2012

Buddy Media builds, promotes and monetizes one of the largest networks of engaging and entertaining social media applications on the web. The company reaches more than 8 million internet users each month through some of the top applications on Facebook and other social networks. Seemed like a good time to be in the software business.

Software

Software Media Social Media Advertising

The Lean Startup Intensive is tomorrow at Web 2.0 Expo

Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 2, 2010

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Sunday, May 2, 2010 The Lean Startup Intensive is tomorrow at Web 2.0 Expo Im extremely excited that tomorrow is the Lean Startup Intensive at Web 2.0 For those of you planning to attend the full Web 2.0 Labels: events The Lean Startup Intensive is tomorrow at Web 2.0 Expo SF (May.

Lean

Lean San Francisco Web Continuous Deployment

Smarticus — 10 things you could be doing to your code right now

Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 10, 2008

► August (2) SXSW Case Study: SlideShare goes freemium ► July (4) Case Study: kaChing, Anatomy of a Pivot Some IPO speculation Founder personalities and the “first-class man&# th. The Lean Startup Intensive is tomorrow at Web 2.0. Tell your Startup Visa story Speaking 2010: Webstock, GDC, Web 2.0, Expo SF (May.

Software Review

Software Review San Francisco Technical Review Continuous Deployment

Lessons Learned: Using AdWords to assess demand for your new.

Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 7, 2008

To help find the right keywords, Ive written an article on my blog Web Startup Help that details How to Do Keyword Research for startups. We run a web development company and we start by creating a splash page very similar to what is describe here. The Lean Startup Intensive is tomorrow at Web 2.0. What a great post.

Demand

Demand San Francisco Lean Continuous Deployment

The most important 2021 Predictions in entertainment tech and gaming

Putting Twitter’s IPO in Perspective

Trending Sources

Why Has LA Suddenly Gotten So Much Attention from VCs and Entrepreneurs?

New Rules for the New Internet Bubble

Twitter Link Roundup #87 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

[Review] Likeable Social Media

Some IPO speculation

On Bubbles … And Why We’ll Be Just Fine

The lean startup @ Web 2.0 Expo (and a call for help)

Join the Lean Startup discussion at Web 2.0 Expo for free

Can You Trust Any vc's Under 40?

Inspiring Entrepreneurs: What Netflix CEO Reed Hastings has learned in his business career

LinkedIn: The Series A Fundraising Story ? AGILEVC

The Rise of the Lean VC – Consumer Internet Gets Its Own Investors

Looking Back On Tech, Startups, And VC In 2018

Brad Feld Drops Knowledge. Here’s What He Said …

What’s the Difference Between a Small Business Venture and a Startup?

This Week in Venture Capital – Episode 2

Twitter Link Roundup #184 – Small Business, Startups, Innovation, Social Media, Design, Marketing and More

Yahoo! vs Facebook: Lame Lawsuit, Good Timing ? AGILEVC

Kent Beck keynote, "To Agility, and Beyond"

Facebook S-1: The Most Anticipated IPO in a Decade ? AGILEVC

Twitter Link Roundup #142 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

Disruption? Not if you are making the same people rich…

Lessons Learned: The lean startup

Four Building Blocks for the New “Second Industrial Revolution”

A Year in Review: 2016

The Five Whys for Startups (for Harvard Business Review)

Lessons Learned: About the author

Speed up or slow down? (for Harvard Business Review)

Why it is hard for VCs to say ‘no’ and why that ‘no’ could be good news for an entrepreneur

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

Paul Graham on fundraising

Lessons Learned: Just-In-Time Scalability

Thank you

The Next Bubble – Don’t Get Fooled Again

Lessons Learned: Customer Development Engineering

The Entrepreneur's Guide to Customer Development

Lessons Learned: The three drivers of growth for your business.

Is Entrepreneurship a Management Science? (for Harvard Business.

From Agency to Enterprise Software: The Evolution of Buddy Media

The Lean Startup Intensive is tomorrow at Web 2.0 Expo

Smarticus — 10 things you could be doing to your code right now

Lessons Learned: Using AdWords to assess demand for your new.

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