Agile VC

OCTOBER 27, 2011

Now that end users spend as much of their personal time with software (in the form of social networks, tablet/smartphone apps, streaming media, etc) as they do with business software they’ve become much more discriminating buyers. What’s Your Favorite Future?

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Feld Thoughts

JUNE 23, 2014

In an effort to experiment with a different approach, we recently led an AngelList syndicated investment in one potential search challenger, a Kansas City based startup called Leap.it who is taking a different approach based on the belief that machine-based algorithms can only get you so far. Fundamentally, Leap.it

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Feld Thoughts

JUNE 23, 2014

In an effort to experiment with a different approach, we recently led an AngelList syndicated investment in one potential search challenger, a Kansas City based startup called Leap.it who is taking a different approach based on the belief that machine-based algorithms can only get you so far. Fundamentally, Leap.it

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David Teten

SEPTEMBER 23, 2017

The historic capital-raising process is driven by face-to-face networking and salesmanship. Some funds are using intermediaries to help them sell to retail LPs ( Artivest , iCapital Network ). Relationship Science makes it easier to understand and map social networks into potential limited partners. 2) Raise capital.

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Genuine VC

MAY 1, 2014

In the intervening years while I pursued a career investing in startups rather than creating them, Josh continued as an entrepreneur starting a handful of companies including early social networking site Sconex, successfully sold to Alloy Media.

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David Teten

SEPTEMBER 6, 2015

At Virgin Mobile USA, Mari led early initiatives in mobile commerce, social networking and advertising. Corporate VCs open the door to their parent companies and are well networked in their industries. Corporate VC networks extend beyond their own parent companies. Mari Holds a B.A. They invest alongside financial VCs.

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Agile VC

JUNE 5, 2011

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. What They Do: Deeply discounted coupons (often 50% off redeemed value) for local merchants. Financial Snapshot: 2010 Revenue: $713M.

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Berkonomics

SEPTEMBER 25, 2014

Not every social network is a Facebook or Instagram. Dave’s syndicated cable show: The Berkus Report. In today’s world of social marketing, it takes someone knowledgeable if not expert in understanding how to use available resources in promotion and marketing. It doesn’t happen by accident.

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Venture Chronicles

DECEMBER 5, 2012

Social technologies that are widely available today enable, for the first time, customer experience innovation at large scale. The big shift in web content is how user generated content is being captured and re-used.

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This is going to be BIG.

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

For almost as long as I’ve been at First Round , we’ve been thinking a lot about the gap between the average experience of a local merchant and the huge marketing opportunity that the internet and social networks represent.

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Growthink Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

They would exempt companies looking to raise $5 million or less from standard SEC filing requirements and lighten the virtually impossible to follow rules on utilizing social networking and other Internet-based communications to market offerings. As a patriotic American, I say "hooray."

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Agile VC

MARCH 18, 2012

Twitter isn’t really a social network. But Twitter isn’t really a social network. How to Evaluate Firms for a Seed VC Syndicate 10 July 2012, 5:13 pm What A VC Orders for Breakfast Says 27 June 2012, 10:16 am To Leave or Not to Leave as Your Startup Grows 12 June 2012, 12:21 pm.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 13, 2015

By creating relevant content that can be syndicated across multiple platforms, companies like yours can leverage significant marketing opportunities. One of the fastest growing social networks, Pinterest is also among the largest referrers of traffic to thousands of online businesses.

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Duct Tape Marketing

NOVEMBER 15, 2013

If you’ve built a network of strategic partners, and please tell me you have, make sure you reach out to them and offer the content for them to share in their social networks and email newsletters. You can also build a social sharing network in places like Triberr. Network, network, network.

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This is going to be BIG.

MARCH 29, 2010

I’m sure at some point, the best of these deals will be syndicated to Homerun , Groupon, Buywithme, etc., Closely just launched at DEMO this week and is the natural evolution of group buying and discount sites—allowing retailers to run these deals on their own in front of their own audiences. Community is one solution I had in mind.

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Professor VC

APRIL 1, 2010

This will both reduce the number of angel investors and make it more difficult to syndicate across stage lines. Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? A Lot of Horn Tooting over a Kazoo sized deal. ► January. (1). How Much Diligence is Due. ▼ 2010. (7). ► October. (2).

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VC Adventure

JULY 23, 2013

It’s hard to get people interested in a new social networking idea these days (even those who say that privacy is important). But the reality is that not everyone shares your passion, not everyone is at the right time in their fund, not everyone has time vs. other things their looking at to take a closer look, etc. Any interest?

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Duct Tape Marketing

JULY 22, 2016

Some will say that social media networks are the worst imaginable PR nightmare there is. It’s true for businesses and professionals who don’t know how to leverage the power of social media and who are ill-equipped to handle the challenges. All of the sudden, everyone was a publisher. In some cases, this is true.

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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. who derive a meaningful chunk of their revenue from operating ad networks. Headquarters : Palo Alto, CA.

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David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

But, most of use raise capital and source deals the same way people looked for dates 20 years ago: by networking at conferences (or bars). . Boardex and Relationship Science make it easier to understand and map social networks into potential limited partners. That’s why 40 million Americans use online dating sites.

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Venture Chronicles

APRIL 28, 2011

I predict that within this decade we will see a wholesale movement toward in memory architectures for network storage and disk drives will predominately serve archival and backup needs. These images and videos are then propagated through the many social networks that we participate in. 3) Big Data.

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mashable.com

MAY 5, 2011

With more than 40 million monthly pageviews, Mashable is the most prolific news site reporting breaking web news, providing analysis of trends, reviewing new Web sites and services, and offering social media resources and guides. Reproduction without explicit permission is prohibited. All Rights Reserved. startupcto

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Professor VC

JANUARY 17, 2008

One of my comments was that we would likely see more institutionalization of angel groups and syndication of deals among groups. Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? My facebook can beat up your facebook. The theme of the event was angel investment trends for 2008. ► January.

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VC Adventure

JULY 23, 2013

It’s hard to get people interested in a new social networking idea these days (even those who say that privacy is important). But the reality is that not everyone shares your passion, not everyone is at the right time in their fund, not everyone has time vs. other things their looking at to take a closer look, etc. Any interest?

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

They monetize via high-priced advertisements during the prime-time airing on TV, via syndication to international audiences or less-watched channels after the original series has run and via DVD sales in retail channels. In Hulu it is each individual studio / network wanting to push their own stuff direct rather than through Hulu.

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mashable.com

JULY 10, 2012

it was what the networks were selling before ‘behavioral’ got hot in 2006. Social Media Lists. Social Network Lists. Social Media. Social Networking. Social Good. Social Media. social networking. Global Syndication Partners. or Twitter. Matt Gentile.

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mashable.com

JANUARY 23, 2012

Additionally, closing a business the ‘right way’ ensures the network, reputation, goodwill and momentum you’ve built with the first company can be gracefully transitioned to future projects. Your strength as an entrepreneur and business leader depends heavily on the caliber of your network. International Journalists Network.

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mashable.com

JANUARY 18, 2012

Social Networks etc. Google Offers Free Wi-Fi in India to Access Social Networks. International Journalists Network. International Journalists Network. Social Media Lists. Social Network Lists. Social Media. Social Networking. Social Good. Social Media.

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mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

Sign in All Social Media Tech & Gadgets Business & Marketing Video Mobile Dev & Design Media Social Good Startups Classifieds Mashable Infographics Prev Next How Are People Using Twitter? LinkedIn was curious, so the business social network decided to find out. Whom is he or she connected to? startupcto

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mashable.com

JANUARY 13, 2012

(My company’s CEO, Patrick Salyer, explains why multiple online personas make it imperative that companies offer social logins beyond Facebook Connect.). Sure, Facebook will almost always be the dominant player in share-of-logins, but we’ve seen the other players account for up to a combined 60% share of social logins.

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mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

With the help social networking tools it has became much easier for start ups to venture in the competitive market. Partners W3 EDGE Concentric Sky Rackspace Intridea Dynect DNS Webtrends Global Syndication Partners ABCNews CNN Metro USAToday Yahoo ©2005-2011 Mashable, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Publisher Platform (P3).

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Professor VC

JUNE 20, 2011

had mixed emotions when I read the the press release on the recent funding of iControl Networks. We managed to pull together an angel syndicate and close $450K on 9/30 after working the phones the last few days and anxiously waiting for signature pages to show up on the fax machine and wire confirms to hit the bank account.

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mashable.com

AUGUST 20, 2011

Rostan agrees — he thinks coworking spaces can be great for networking, but he says he spends so much time on the phone that he probably wouldn’t get to network that much. . “But that seems more of a luxury than a necessity.&# Plus, a lot of coworking spaces offer classes and seminars on new technology and tools. &

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mashable.com

DECEMBER 29, 2011

Social Media Lists. Social Network Lists. Social Media. Social Networking. Social Good. Social Media. social networking. Global Syndication Partners. Open Source Lists. Photo Lists. Politics Lists. Productivity Lists. Programming and Web Development Lists. Research Lists.

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mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

That’s why i haven chosen to start working in Network marketing and MLM. Partners W3 EDGE Concentric Sky Rackspace Intridea Dynect DNS Webtrends Global Syndication Partners ABCNews CNN Metro USAToday Yahoo ©2005-2011 Mashable, Inc. Starting a business can be very expensive. All Rights Reserved. Publisher Platform (P3).

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mashable.com

NOVEMBER 2, 2011

Also, most leads will have their own network of co-investors with whom they can share the deal, but make sure to ask that they share on AngelList too. Social Media Lists. Social Network Lists. Social Media. Social Networking. Social Good. Social Media. social media marketing.

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Occam's Razor

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

According to Nielsen, YouTube reaches more US adults ages 18-34 than any cable network as of mid-2013. It is a social network (like Facebook). That is all you are getting with GRPs from your TV network. YouTube is… wait, let me quantify that. YouTube Marketing and Analytics Framework for Success. How cool is that!

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