Internet Revenue Seed Stage Social Network 
Both Sides of the Table
JULY 23, 2014
The rise of “micro VCs” or seed-stage funds. 15 years ago we were at the peak of Internet hype with the launch of many over-capitalized businesses with a market size & opportunity was limited. 50x more Internet users (2.4 Summary: Cheap, mobile, social, global, always-on, one-click-purchase =.
Agile VC
MAY 26, 2011
is the leading consumer internet company with Terry Semel as CEO. Online social networking is a concept still being evangelized even in Silicon Valley… Friendster is in private beta (wasn’t until Oct 2003 they received Google acquisition offer which they turned down for Kleiner/Benchmark round). link] leehower.
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Agile VC
JUNE 5, 2011
They’ve grown from nothing to >$2B in revenue in 30 months time, making the company among the fastest growing businesses in the histroy of the world. How They Do It: Build email list of consumers interested in local deals (mainly via paid search & social network ads), sell coupon programs to merchants via telesales.
Steve Blank
JUNE 15, 2011
In the case of this bubble, it was social networks, consumer and mobile applications, and the cloud. Long before others, they saw that these applications could have hundreds of millions of users with “off the chart&# revenue and profits. It sent a signal that there is an irrational demand for tech IPOs.
Agile VC
FEBRUARY 2, 2012
How They Do It : Operate a social network at Facebook.com, through Facebook’s mobile apps, and the Facebook Platform which lets other websites extend Facebook’s tools for authentication and social sharing. Financial Snapshot : 2011 Revenue: $3.71 2011 YoY Revenue Growth: 88%. 2011 Net Income: $1.00
Agile VC
APRIL 13, 2012
Here in Boston the same dynamic as Silicon Valley has been afoot… at least in the software/internet sphere, the majority of startups have migrated from the suburban loop of Rt 128 back into the urban core of Boston & Cambridge. So why are software & internet startups more urban today than 5-10 years ago? link] leehower.
rapidrollout.wordpress.com
OCTOBER 23, 2010
Or you can find seed-stage investors who will give you the money to hire a developer. Infiltrate the social networks (Facebook and Twitter) and then try to connect face-to-face. You’re asking someone to take a chance that with the code they deliver you can get funding or gain some revenue traction.
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