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JANUARY 12, 2014

Everything we were taught pre-Internet is still relevant. SEO / SEM are promotional techniques for marketing through the Google distribution channel, which have yielded huge benefits to many companies – Yelp being a prime example. And you thought the Internet was a meritocracy where the best ideas win? Underbelly.

SEM 379

SEM Viral Marketing Widget 379

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JANUARY 11, 2014

In essence Muhammad thinks the “growth hacking” is a charlatan term for online marketing that consists of a bunch of everyday tasks that all online businesses should be doing: SEO, SEM, Content Marketing, Social Media, Referral Marketing, etc. “How many legs does a dog have if you call the tail a leg? Doesn’t.

Technical Review 384

Technical Review Hockey Stick SEM Channel 384

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AUGUST 23, 2010

For me this dates back to pre-Internet days of bulletin boards, CompuServe , Prodigy and the like. And, finally, anybody who works in the space of SEO knows that the hottest thing going right now in user results are Q&A sites (see below). Pre Quora – AVC & Answers OnStartups.

Silicon Valley 301

Silicon Valley Pre-Money Valuation Technical Review Software Review 301

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FEBRUARY 20, 2012

One of the many things you become expert at when you launch your own company and have no money is SEO. Tracy studied SEOMoz and several other online sources of SEO tips. She not only became an expert in SEO, she began consulting in SEO to continue to make ends meet and she became a speaker on the topic.

Silicon Valley 363

Silicon Valley Cofounder Entrepreneur Startup 363

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APRIL 23, 2011

In the late 90’s he saw the internet boom and helped start IronPlanet.com, a construction equipment marketplace that is nearing an IPO. At the time consumer internet venture capital was still suffering from the collapse of the Tech Bubble. The in invest in IT (Software + Internet + Healthcare). 49:35-51:30).

Vertical 265

Vertical Curation Boston Burn Rate 265

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

Remember that you’ll be investing against people who have worked on the Google algorithm and REALLY know what drives SEO. I know you have good knowledge of how the Internet is developing and have good intuition of what drives viral adoption, what local services are needed, what API’s need to be developed, etc. Access to Deal Flow.

Angel Investor 288

Angel Investor Deal Flow Viral Algorithm 288

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JANUARY 3, 2016

The two most prominent – Internet Capital Group (ICG) and CMGi – raised the bar for others and every firm in the Valley seemed to have a new war for services. Platform services aren’t a new concept – in the late 90s a new breed of firms emerged who provided services that hadn’t typically been offered.

Portfolio 150

Portfolio PR Partner Early Stage 150