Genuine VC

JULY 19, 2010

But leveraged distribution via platforms (organic/paid search, social networks, mobile devices) and self-service monetization (ad networks, app stores, payments) is what has truly empowered startups to become real scalable businesses on very small amounts of initial capital.

Seed Stage 175

Seed Stage Technical Review Dilution Offshore 175

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.

Cofounder 118

Cofounder Syndicate Syndication Social Network 118

Genuine VC

MARCH 3, 2008

He says “’do’ is where the web is headed in 2008,” citing social networks and other social services (e.g. That is essentially the prime challenge that social networks are facing; it’s hard to monetize their content because it's difficult to know what people want when they’re doing and not receiving/hunting.

Web 100

Web Widget Philadelphia Social Network 100

Genuine VC

MARCH 3, 2008

He says “’do’ is where the web is headed in 2008,” citing social networks and other social services (e.g. That is essentially the prime challenge that social networks are facing; it’s hard to monetize their content because it's difficult to know what people want when they’re doing and not receiving/hunting.

Web 100

Web Widget Philadelphia Social Network 100

Genuine VC

APRIL 30, 2008

Not all traffic is created equal, and that is certainly more the case than it was five years ago before the mass proliferation of social media pages (and a new floor for pricing of remnant inventory). But it goes beyond just widgets and social networks.

Distribution 103

Distribution Widget Viral Social Media 103

Genuine VC

APRIL 30, 2008

Not all traffic is created equal, and that is certainly more the case than it was five years ago before the mass proliferation of social media pages (and a new floor for pricing of remnant inventory). But it goes beyond just widgets and social networks.

Distribution 100

Distribution Widget Viral Social Media 100

Genuine VC

JULY 14, 2008

And unlike the other recent emergent category of sites – social networks – the network effects of friending should be in theory weaker in this realm.

Video 100

Video .Net Distribution Aggregator 100