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How Reed Hastings’ Facebook Status Update Landed Netflix in SEC’s Crosshairs

Gust

Last month, the SEC announced it was taking action regarding Netflix’ (NFLX) securities compliance based on a Facebook status update posted by CEO Reed Hastings. The move came as a shock to many in the tech business community, in which we’ve become accustomed to real-time disclosure by company executives through social media.

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Why Twitter’s Confidential S-1 Filing Is A Good Thing

Feld Thoughts

Of course you did – it’s all the mainstream media could seem to write about last week after the now infamous twitter tweet about it. We’ve confidentially submitted an S-1 to the SEC for a planned IPO. When a company has this cleared by the SEC, it is ready to go public. Financing ipo JOBS Act s-1 sec twitter'

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Where Does Most Business Growth Really Come From (Clue: It’s Not Startups)?

YoungUpstarts

You’d probably go for one of the titans of technology who dominate the business media: Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg, and Elon Musk, to name a few. These entrepreneurs, and others like them, have enjoyed such remarkable success that they have obtained celebrity, even legendary status.

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Putting Twitter’s IPO in Perspective

Agile VC

A few years ago this was sort of a novelty… not that many startups were going public and not that many bloggers or mainstream journalists took the time or had familiarity with combing these SEC filings. Twitter Is A Media Business. Despite it’s long-standing protestations, Twitter is indeed a media company.

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Keep It Under Your Hat: Valuation Caps and the $650 Million Sale of MySpace for $125 Million

Gust

Never missing an opportunity for a good war story, I’d like to revisit one high-profile transaction, the $650 million acquisition of MySpace by Fox Interactive Media in 2005, on which I spent many sleepless nights along with the rest of the deal team. Read on for a fuller explanation. MySpace became its own company, MySpace, Inc.,

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Probable and Improbable Lobbying Wins: The 1,000-stockholder Rule

Gust

Without these two laws (or their equivalent), the social media revolution of the past decade would have been stillborn. Technology companies in particular, which often grant stock or options to every employee, can easily pass the 500 mark if rapid growth results in rapid hiring.

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12 Google Analytics Custom Reports to Help You Grow Faster

ConversionXL

For example, Alex is responsible for paid channel and Shanelle is responsible for social media, but they rarely speak or share insights. Social Media Custom Reports. Social Media Performance Analysis Report. ” In reality, measuring the value of social media is quite straightforward. via ConversionXL). Conclusion.