Growthink Blog

OCTOBER 7, 2010

It enables merchants to sell their products anywhere by syndicating goods to multiple marketplaces. Rypple makes HR software that helps companies run better. uTest is the world's largest software testing marketplace; it has created a community of 30,000 professional testers from more than 165 countries around the world.

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mashable.com

MAY 9, 2011

He is a serial entrepreneur, internationally syndicated columnist, angel investor, public speaker and author of the best-selling book Never Get a “Real&# Job: How To Dump Your Boss, Build a Business and Not Go Broke.

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ConversionXL

MARCH 20, 2019

Choosing the right account-based marketing software can be a messy process. Some ABM software is an add-on to an existing tool. Some companies sell relevant software but not explicitly for ABM. Software can help with each: Identify the right accounts and targets within them. Measure how they respond. Image source ).

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K9 Ventures

APRIL 27, 2011

Their business model was to provide retailers with a new interface for shopping for soft goods — something that hasn’t changed a whole lot since Web 1.0. I helped introduce the company to various angels and lead the effort to form a syndicate for their fund-raising round. Modista had built Shopping 2.0.

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Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 20, 2008

They just assumed it was the way software companies worked. Unfortunately, threats work a lot better at incentivizing people to CYA than getting them to write quality software. When I first encountered agile software techniques, in the form of extreme programming , I thought I had found the answer. Sound good? It didnt work.

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Agile VC

MAY 21, 2012

For the last 5-7 years the universe of potential acquirers web-based businesses has been fairly concentrated. were fairly active a few years ago though neither is as active today and big media conglomerates like Disney are fairly sporadic as they embrace web-based media. AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. May 21, 2012.

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Haystack

AUGUST 18, 2019

1/ Bottoms-Up Competition – Seed funds are getting scooped by the well-heeled alumni of today’s web scale companies. We know that technology and network effects (like marketplaces or in software) drive the world economy. We know the web and mobile internet have hit critical mass and embedded into our lives.

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Version One Ventures

APRIL 8, 2014

Look across virtually any industry and you’ll see great examples where traditional spaces are being disrupted by software, access to data, and massive online communities. Image via CrunchBase. Today, the boom of information (i.e. Enter Mattermark: where “Big Data Meets Venture Capital”. Why we’re excited.

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Venture Chronicles

DECEMBER 5, 2012

CEM/CXM: SOFTWARE OR STRATEGY. The criticism that CEM is a business strategy more than a product category holds a lot of water, but with few exceptions the entire enterprise software category reflects business strategies that are enhanced by technology? First let us take a look at this thing called CXM really is.

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Agile VC

JULY 15, 2015

This company will remain in stealth mode for at least a little while and it isn’t my place to divulge their plans, but we’re very excited about the founding team, market opportunity, and syndicate we will be part of.

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Agile VC

JULY 15, 2015

This company will remain in stealth mode for at least a little while and it isn’t my place to divulge their plans, but we’re very excited about the founding team, market opportunity, and syndicate we will be part of.

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Agile VC

JANUARY 27, 2012

Something has clearly changed within the last 5-6 years in terms of the speed with which monster startups are created in the software and internet space. What if the new paradigm is simply that software and internet startups accelerate much faster than before, but terminal velocity so to speak remains the same?

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 15, 2020

by running on an individual PC, across a network, over an “on premises” web server, or on a remote platform like Microsoft Azure or AWS. That way, an index can hold ordinary documents, email files and web-based data enabling integrated search. An attorney by training, Elizabeth has spent many years in the software industry.

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semanticuniverse.com

MARCH 9, 2010

Web technologies are no different; the syndication formats RSS and Atom were the subject of a bitter format war starting around the year 2000. The Semantic Web standards - RDF, RDFS, OWL, SPARQL, and SKOS are new technologies whose proponents hope will be adopted on a wide scale. In the case of OWL 1.0,

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Agile VC

MAY 16, 2012

We also invest only in software & internet enabled businesses. 2) Vast Human Capital Outside Our Walls - Rob, David, and I all try to draw on our experience as founders, operators, and investors in software & internet companies both in looking at new startups and forming investment themes. What’s Your Favorite Future?

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Austin Startup

DECEMBER 20, 2010

A group of seasoned Austin technology entrepreneurs and executives are announcing the formation of their new company, Mass Relevance , to help consumer brand use real-time social content to drive engagement on television, the web, and in the mobile world. A good analogy of the value of all this data is like web analytics.

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Austin Startup

DECEMBER 27, 2010

Several years ago, writer Chris Anderson coined the phrase “the long tail&# during the growth of the new era of collaborative applications, popularly called web 2.0. Now, with the further introduction of pervasive mobile tech, software companies need to think about big scale, not just the long tail. The apps are the economy.

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Rob Go

JANUARY 8, 2014

We don’t invest in “syndicates A rounds” as our first point of entry into a company. Most of what we do is application layer software, but we do some commerce, enabling technology, adtech, etc. Syndicates: We have a bias to lead rounds. We also have a pretty broad range of syndicates that we are a part of.

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ConversionXL

OCTOBER 1, 2022

The parts of digital marketing we can track— email marketing , paid social, content syndication—are the tip of the iceberg. While software plays less of a role in giving credit, you can establish where you’re having success with qualitative research. Word-of-mouth interactions (e.g., text messages, DMs, video calls, etc.) Events (e.g.,

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Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

JUNE 14, 2010

Many other marketers do the same, taking advantage of software like GoToWebinar to create content live, and record it for time-shifted consumption. In an ideal world I’d have a team of outsourcers pounce on every blog post I write and ensure it’s made into all media formats and syndicated as far as we can take it.

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View from Seed

AUGUST 26, 2015

So, if you’ve been a successful internet founder or have launched great web/mobile products, most founders would love to have you in a round even if your check size is small. There are a lot of options to expand your deal sourcing, like AngelList, syndicates, angel groups, etc. Talk to people and get their POV.

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View from Seed

AUGUST 26, 2015

So, if you’ve been a successful internet founder or have launched great web/mobile products, most founders would love to have you in a round even if your check size is small. There are a lot of options to expand your deal sourcing, like AngelList, syndicates, angel groups, etc. Talk to people and get their POV.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 23, 2014

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Syndicate Funding on AngelList – A Company’s Perspective – crowdspring.co/Sl0HEA. 30 Inspiringly Beautiful Web Designs | 1stwebdesigner – crowdspring.co/1iGl0Sr.

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Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

APRIL 5, 2010

Initially, like blogging, I had no idea what this term meant, but with some quick research I learned that podcasts and podcasting are all about creating audio files and syndicating them online via things like RSS. Six months after first starting this blog in 2005 I came across another form of online communication called a “Podcast&#.

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Venture Chronicles

APRIL 28, 2011

Yesterday at the Pervasive Software Metamorphosis event I spoke on a panel hosted by the esteemed Ray Wang and on this panel, which was for an audience of journalists and analysts, we talked about the cloud and big data. Datamarts will evolve as a result of these issues, serving as a broker or syndicator of data streams.

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Duct Tape Marketing

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

I mean I grew up in magazine publishing and we were so afraid … The executives in my company were so afraid to say okay, well we can do all this web stuff but make sure that we still sell those print pages. Robert Rose: John, that’s actually a great example. That’s the most important thing. They wanted to do a show daily.

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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.

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mashable.com

JULY 10, 2012

What follows are five ecommerce trends that illustrate the direction that online shopping is headed, as well as some insight and strategies that will allow businesses and consumers to better navigate the uncertain seas of web-based retail. Mobile devices are fast becoming the preferred method of accessing the web. Web Video Roundup.

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Software By Rob

NOVEMBER 6, 2012

A few months ago I started a podcast called Web Domination. I started out doing a video series called 5 Minute Friday which was supposed to be a 5 minute video with some insights about marketing on the web. For my time spent (around 20 minutes setup) it is by far the best in terms of return on my time. Podcasting.

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Austin Startup

AUGUST 7, 2017

Texas has produced world-changing startups in the past such as Dell Software , National Instruments and Whole Foods Market but all of those were founded more than 30 years ago. Austin is good at software, Dallas is good at retail, Houston is good at oil & gas, and San Antonio is good at cybersecurity (just for a few examples).

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Occam's Razor

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

Some use the display advertising options on YouTube, but are not sure what value those ads deliver (and how to think of them in context of web display ads or even TV). Check out the innovative "Web Cam Mirror" feature, why is everyone not using this!]. Some have experimented with virality ( Pepsi Test Drive or Dove Beauty , etc.),

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crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 25, 2018

Over the past decade, crowdspring has helped tens of thousands of small business owners, entrepreneurs, agencies and non-profits in the US and from 100 countries with professional logo design, web design, print design, product design , packaging design , and even naming businesses and products.

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mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

To that end, companies will offer enterprise-ready software that comes with additional features, services and support. Also consider an area for its potential business partners (software integrators, resellers, etc.) Jobs Welcome to Mashable! BonitaSoft has offices in France, the U.S. in place before you expand.

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mashable.com

JANUARY 23, 2012

This is particularly true in the fast-paced high-tech and software world, where only a small percentage of startups mature. I’ve noticed a number of web development firms and agencies just vanish without a trace. Web Video Roundup. Programming and Web Development Lists. January 22, 2012 07:43:33. Flag this comment.

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mashable.com

JANUARY 18, 2012

When inspiration strikes, it’s all too tempting to start envisioning your company logo, web design, signage, business cards, etc. It sure is nice to have your company name match your web address. Web Video Roundup. Jobs Join Mashable on Google+ Welcome to Mashable! January 16, 2012 14:10:08. Flag this comment. Flag this comment.

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mashable.com

DECEMBER 29, 2011

We’re increasingly comfortable overlapping our online and real lives, and web services that figure out how to make our real lives easier will do well. Meanwhile, some of the web’s best-known companies increased their presence in New York City — likely bringing investor money and capable engineers with them.

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mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

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