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| Page 1 of 7 | Previous | Next | | | EARLY STAGE ADVENTURES APRIL 4, 2012 Boston Mobile Madness While mobile innovation is occurring across the typical web categories of e-commerce, gaming and display/search advertising, the unique capabilities of phones/tablets are also enabling innovation across new areas such as payments, in-store shopping, personal healthcare, social collaboration, and marketing. Applications. Jason Jacobs. | | | | | |
| | | A VC : VENTURE CAPITAL AND TECHNOLOGY NOVEMBER 25, 2012 What Has Changed As I read this post in the WSJ about the changing nature of VC funding of consumer web companies , I thought that we may be looking at the symptoms and not the disease. As the WSJ notes, VC funding of consumer web and mobile companies is down 42% in this first nine months of 2012 (vs the first nine months of 2011). lot, actually. | A VC : VENTURE CAPITAL AND TECHNOLOGY AUGUST 22, 2010 The Expanding Birthrate Of Web Startups There is a general consensus that web startups are being created at a faster rate than ever. And the most important factor is how cheap it is to build and launch a web service these days. Today we still manage a portfolio of four companies. But the fact is fourteen years later we still have four portfolio companies. | A VC : VENTURE CAPITAL AND TECHNOLOGY JUNE 30, 2012 Mobile Is Where The Growth Is If you look at any of the top web properties on comScore, Quantcast, Alexa or any other third party reporting service you will see that they all have been fairly flat over the first half of the year. You might think that all these big web services are flatlining. We have seen this in our portfolio too. Web is flattish. | | | | | | | |
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OCCAM'S RAZOR | MONDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2011  Best Web Metrics / KPIs for a Small, Medium or Large Sized Business
But for most other programs (Affiliate, Email, Social, Display) your Cost is likely sitting outside your web analytics tool. If you are paying someone to do web analytics and this metric is not on top of the dashboard they've created for you, it might be time to say sayonara to them. In every web analytics tool on the planet. MORE >> - Rethinking Mobile First
I wrote the Mobile First Web Second blog post a few years ago. In that post, I talked about apps that were designed to be used on mobile primarily with the web as a companion. Most notably Instagram, and also our portfolio company Foursquare. and You have an entirely different onboarding story on the web. Not at all. MORE >> -
THE EQUITY KICKER | THURSDAY, APRIL 26, 2012  Neul powers new wireless network for the internet of things
That’s what our portfolio company Neul (pronounced like ‘fuel’) is building, and they just announced the the launch of a city-wide wireless network in Cambridge, England, that connects devices powered by their modules to the web – i.e. an internet of things. PortfolioWe think this could be huge. My favourite idea is toys. MORE >> - Why I'm Rooting For Google+
Of course, that fate could be in store for any company, including our portfolio companies, but it won't be because of Google+. I've never thought that there would be one social graph for the web. believe we'll need a multitude of social services to satsify the needs and desires of all the users of the web. MORE >> - Finding And Buying A Domain Name
I believe that a good domain name is an important success factor in building and launching consumer web services. number of our portfolio companies have acquired their domain names in connection with or shortly after our investment. We've advised and assisted a number of our portfolio companies in this effort. Del.icio.us MORE >>
- Users First, Brands Second A VC : VENTURE CAPITAL AND TECHNOLOGY | THURSDAY, AUGUST 25, 2011
- The Creative Phase A VC : VENTURE CAPITAL AND TECHNOLOGY | SATURDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2010
- Sketching A New Mobile Web MOBILE.SMASHINGMAGAZINE.COM | MONDAY, JUNE 11, 2012
- The Twitter "Patent Hack" A VC : VENTURE CAPITAL AND TECHNOLOGY | WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18, 2012
- Mocked And Misunderstood A VC : VENTURE CAPITAL AND TECHNOLOGY | TUESDAY, DECEMBER 27, 2011
- CEO Transitions A VC : VENTURE CAPITAL AND TECHNOLOGY | SATURDAY, JANUARY 22, 2011
- Microsoft Buys Skype BEN'S BLOG | TUESDAY, MAY 10, 2011
- The Future of Web Startups WWW.PAULGRAHAM.COM | FRIDAY, AUGUST 1, 2008
- When Portfolio Companies Work Together A VC : VENTURE CAPITAL AND TECHNOLOGY | FRIDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2010
- After The Hype A VC : VENTURE CAPITAL AND TECHNOLOGY | THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2011
- A New Chapter Ahead at ESPN RYAN SPOON | MONDAY, JULY 9, 2012
- Web Analytics Career Guide: From Zero To Hero In Five Steps! OCCAM'S RAZOR | MONDAY, JUNE 6, 2011
- Check In Apps vs Audience Measurement Panels A VC : VENTURE CAPITAL AND TECHNOLOGY | FRIDAY, JUNE 3, 2011
- Bootstrapping A VC : VENTURE CAPITAL AND TECHNOLOGY | WEDNESDAY, MAY 16, 2012
- Overcoming the Last Mile PETER LEVINE | TUESDAY, APRIL 16, 2013
- Lean A VC : VENTURE CAPITAL AND TECHNOLOGY | FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2011
- Some Happenings In Our Portfolio A VC : VENTURE CAPITAL AND TECHNOLOGY | WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2010
- OccupyAppStore A VC : VENTURE CAPITAL AND TECHNOLOGY | THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2011
- Selecting a Web Development Company SOCAL CTO | TUESDAY, APRIL 9, 2013
- Congratulations @BackType! K9 VENTURES | TUESDAY, JULY 5, 2011
- Duck Duck Go Passed 1mm Searches Per Day A VC : VENTURE CAPITAL AND TECHNOLOGY | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2012
- Measuring Incrementality: Controlled Experiments to the Rescue! OCCAM'S RAZOR | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2011
- Times Square Strategy Session – Web Startups and Customer Development STEVE BLANK | MONDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2009
- Jobs, Jobs, Jobs A VC : VENTURE CAPITAL AND TECHNOLOGY | THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2011
- Boxee Beta and Bookmarklet A VC : VENTURE CAPITAL AND TECHNOLOGY | FRIDAY, JANUARY 8, 2010
- The CEO’s CEO BEN'S BLOG | WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27, 2011
- Are Middle-of-the-Road Web Designers an Endangered Species? (and What Can They Do About It?) IDDICTIVE.COM | SATURDAY, MARCH 13, 2010
- Why Andreessen Horowitz Invested in Foursquare BEN'S BLOG | TUESDAY, JUNE 29, 2010
- The 2015 Digital Marketing Rule Book. Change or Perish. OCCAM'S RAZOR | MONDAY, JANUARY 9, 2012
- Email Marketing: Campaign Analysis, Metrics, Best Practices OCCAM'S RAZOR | MONDAY, JULY 18, 2011
- Lean analytics: Questions VCs should ask (and you'd better answer) WATCHING WEBSITES | WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2009
- Web Tour to Germany ISRAEL VENTURE CAPITAL 2.0 | THURSDAY, MARCH 18, 2010
- David Tisch: Don’t Invest in the What, Invest in the Why VC CAFE | TUESDAY, MARCH 5, 2013
- 10 Fundamental Web Analytics Truths: Embrace 'Em & Win Big OCCAM'S RAZOR | TUESDAY, MARCH 23, 2010
- How Unique Is A Unique Visitor? A VC : VENTURE CAPITAL AND TECHNOLOGY | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2010
- Disqus2012 Launches A VC : VENTURE CAPITAL AND TECHNOLOGY | WEDNESDAY, JUNE 13, 2012
- Indeed A VC : VENTURE CAPITAL AND TECHNOLOGY | TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2012
- From Jazz to Sole—Introducing ShoeDazzle JOHN O'FARRELL | MONDAY, MAY 16, 2011
- To Science And Art A VC : VENTURE CAPITAL AND TECHNOLOGY | WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15, 2011
- BigDoor Cracks The Code On Web Site Engagement FELD THOUGHTS | WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4, 2012
- Solving the Data Deluge PETER LEVINE | MONDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2011
- Social Status For Social Good A VC : VENTURE CAPITAL AND TECHNOLOGY | FRIDAY, JANUARY 15, 2010
- And now for something a little different: First Round portfolio company chloe + isabel launches [#frc] THIS IS GOING TO BE BIG. | MONDAY, AUGUST 29, 2011
- Preditter A VC : VENTURE CAPITAL AND TECHNOLOGY | THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2010
- Video Of The Week: Joel Spolsky at Startup School A VC : VENTURE CAPITAL AND TECHNOLOGY | SUNDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2012
- Payments Day A VC : VENTURE CAPITAL AND TECHNOLOGY | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2012
- Why the Browser Matters BEN'S BLOG | TUESDAY, JUNE 28, 2011
- Email Intelligence A VC : VENTURE CAPITAL AND TECHNOLOGY | WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2012
- Re-imagining Enterprise Applications in the Cloud BEN'S BLOG | THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2010
- Video Of The Week A VC : VENTURE CAPITAL AND TECHNOLOGY | SATURDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2012
- Codecademy Update A VC : VENTURE CAPITAL AND TECHNOLOGY | TUESDAY, JULY 31, 2012
- Web Start-Ups Hit Cash Crunch – As New Companies Proliferate, Financing Is Drying Up – WSJ 10-13-2011 ASK THE ANGELS | FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2011
- Chasing the Money: Stop Trying to Raise. Start Trying to Sell! BARSHBITS | WEDNESDAY, MAY 6, 2009
- Free Software, Paid Support A VC : VENTURE CAPITAL AND TECHNOLOGY | SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2011
- Monetizing Mobile Audio A VC : VENTURE CAPITAL AND TECHNOLOGY | THURSDAY, JANUARY 20, 2011
- You Are What You Measure, So Choose Your KPIs (Incentives) Wisely! OCCAM'S RAZOR | MONDAY, APRIL 23, 2012
- Torbit Insight – Real User Measurement of Web Performance K9 VENTURES | WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25, 2012
- Torbit Insight – Real User Measurement of Web Performance K9 VENTURES | WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25, 2012
- In-Text Links Are Just The Tip Of The Iceberg In Web Publishing FELD THOUGHTS | WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27, 2012
- Shapeways and 3D Printing A VC : VENTURE CAPITAL AND TECHNOLOGY | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 11, 2012
- Meteor Magic PETER LEVINE | WEDNESDAY, JULY 25, 2012
- Put the internet to work for you JOHN O'FARRELL | THURSDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2012
- 6 Landmines To Avoid In Web Development Contracts YOUNGUPSTARTS | TUESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2011
- Eight Silly Data Things Marketing People Believe That Get Them Fired. OCCAM'S RAZOR | MONDAY, APRIL 29, 2013
- Congratulations IndexTank! K9 VENTURES | TUESDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2011
- Congratulations IndexTank! K9 VENTURES | TUESDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2011
- End of Dumb Tables in Web Analytics Tools! Hello: Weighted Sort OCCAM'S RAZOR | TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2010
- Apple’s Gorgeous iOS 6 Product Page. RYAN SPOON | TUESDAY, JUNE 12, 2012
- MongoDB A VC : VENTURE CAPITAL AND TECHNOLOGY | TUESDAY, JUNE 8, 2010
- GetGlue Passes The Million User Mark A VC : VENTURE CAPITAL AND TECHNOLOGY | WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13, 2011
- Multi-Channel Attribution: Definitions, Models and a Reality Check OCCAM'S RAZOR | MONDAY, APRIL 2, 2012
- The Big Data Conundrum BEN'S BLOG | THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2011
- Europe A VC : VENTURE CAPITAL AND TECHNOLOGY | WEDNESDAY, JULY 6, 2011
- Google Analytics Tips: 10 Data Analysis Strategies That Pay Off Big! OCCAM'S RAZOR | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 2, 2013
- Boston Mobile Madness EARLY STAGE ADVENTURES | WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4, 2012
- Social Privacy JOHN FRANKEL | SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2011
- Brand Measurement: Analytics & Metrics for Branding Campaigns OCCAM'S RAZOR | TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2009
- Excellent Analytics Tip #24: Obsess About Real Business Profitability OCCAM'S RAZOR | MONDAY, MAY 20, 2013
- Tilting With the Crowd JEFF JORDAN | THURSDAY, APRIL 18, 2013
- Monopolies, Retransmission Fees, and Screwing Customers A VC : VENTURE CAPITAL AND TECHNOLOGY | SATURDAY, MARCH 6, 2010
- Announcing AVC Meetups Everywhere A VC : VENTURE CAPITAL AND TECHNOLOGY | MONDAY, MAY 24, 2010
- Turntable.fm A VC : VENTURE CAPITAL AND TECHNOLOGY | TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2011
- How Top Venture Capitalists Create (and Sometimes Destroy) Portfolio Company Value DAVID TETEN | TUESDAY, JANUARY 10, 2012
- Dear Avinash: Attribution Modeling, Org Culture, Deeper Analysis OCCAM'S RAZOR | MONDAY, AUGUST 13, 2012
- Intuit to Acquire Demandforce for $424MM ABOVETHECROWD.COM | FRIDAY, APRIL 27, 2012
- Cracking The Code: "10 Things Every CEO Needs to Know About. CRACKING THE CODE | TUESDAY, MAY 25, 2010
- This Julep is Mint! JEFF JORDAN | TUESDAY, MARCH 5, 2013
- How We Picked Our First Cloud Investment BEN'S BLOG | TUESDAY, JULY 13, 2010
- IL Tech Talks ISRAEL VENTURE CAPITAL 2.0 | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18, 2012
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John Morris