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LinkedIn: The Series A Fundraising Story ? AGILEVC

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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). then we integrate loyalty programs, CRM, etc., link] leehower. quite encouraging.

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Groupon's S-1: From Zero to Like? Billions in 30 Months ? AGILEVC

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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. I co-founded NextView Ventures , a seed-stage VC firm based in Boston, in 2010. Financial Snapshot: 2010 Revenue: $713M. Read More ».

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Why Launching a Startup Is More Expensive Than You Think

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In fact, it’s barely even the beginning for most companies in their seed stage financings. Early-stage seed and angel investors all realize that a business will encounter a huge range of flux very rapidly. Check out our starter program. And that still doesn’t guarantee they’re going to fund your vision.

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9 Tips for Raising Startup Funds on AngelList

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Joshua Baer is the co-founder and CEO of Otherinbox , a prolific angel investor and the director of Capital Factory , Austin’s seed-stage incubator. Programming and Web Development Lists. Social Media Lists. Social Network Lists. Social Media. Social Networking. Social Good.

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Our Investment in Cloze ? AGILEVC

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Cloze is helping outbound professionals understand and utilize their professional network more comprehensively than ever before. We amass all of this information in our emails, social networks, smartphone address books, and other software tools (e.g. Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC. Read More ».

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