Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2012

The movie, “The Social Network” might have had more of an impact on creating future entrepreneurs than any other event of the past 5 years. In 1998 it was 150 million, 1999 250 million and by 2000 it had crossed 350 million. Thank you, Aaron Sorkin! There are 20x more consumers online.

Venture Capital 347

Venture Capital Technical Review LP Mobile 347

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2009

I had previously raised VC in 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2005. There was no viral social networking products back then like Twitter where people could easily discover your content. I am very grateful to my friend Zoli Erdos for finding this retro posting for me at web.archive.org. Page 2: What’s unique about Koral.

Venture Capital 274

Venture Capital Term Sheet San Diego Viral 274

Agile VC

MAY 26, 2011

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). This is my 2nd time trying this, first time was in 1999. link] leehower.

Term Sheet 178

Term Sheet Silicon Valley Technical Review Social Network 178

thebarefootvc

DECEMBER 16, 2011

Powered by cell phones and social networking platforms, we saw revolutions taking place, businesses being transformed and our daily lives made more convenient (if we could tear ourselves away from our Facebook and Twitter updates). Universities are also creating more interdisciplinary programs in order to encourage this collaboration.

Technical Review 110

Technical Review India Mobile Hockey Stick 110

Sophia Perl of Wisdom

AUGUST 27, 2011

A notable site is FaceSmash which sold for $30k the week the movie Social Network came out. Even Perez Hilton blogged about Flippa because of its relationship to FaceSmash and Social Network. You can get more sign-ups using viral techniques. I’m going to have to try this one day.

EC2 53

EC2 Social Network Distribution Demand 53

ConversionXL

JANUARY 11, 2013

We connect them to hundreds of thousands of potential new customers using email marketing, social networks, and display ad campaigns. Viral aspect of the campaign: The more sharing, the more points, and the greater the chances of winning in both the weekly and main prize (luxury all-inclusive weekend in Vihula Manor) draws.

Campaign 95

Campaign Estonia Social Media Viral 95