Agile VC

MAY 26, 2011

Many assume it was a cakewalk, based on the success LinkedIn has enjoyed over time and the current stature of our founder/CEO Reid Hoffman (now Chairman). Silicon Valley is still emerging from the tech bubble and massive downturn of late 2000-2002. Google is still a private company (their IPO was Aug 2004). Thanks Lee.

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ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 4, 2012

The dead startups honored were mobile social-networking company Addieu, mobile game and activity locator Get-a-Game and the late, seldom-lamented but often-derided Kozmo.com, which failed way back in 2001 but to this day is held up as the embodiment of dotcom-era foolhardiness. (The alcohol, not the bagpiper.)

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 14, 2019

AngelList has featured over 3 million businesses for potential investors in a format that is, effectively, a social network for entrepreneurs and angels. This one claims to be the world’s largest single angel investor network, with 3000 accredited investor members throughout 53 chapters on 3 continents. Keiretsu Forum.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 15, 2010

Invidi is based in New York and founded in 2000. 5mm in Series A – Investors: GRP (Mark Suster)(lead), Greycroft Partners (Dana Settle), and Matt Coffin (founder of LowerMyBills) – Read more: TechCrunch , SoCalTech. Swipely – Blippy competitor founded by TellMe founder, Angus Davis, in Fall 2009.

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Stealth SEC Advertising Accredited Investor 285

Babbling VC

MAY 19, 2012

Without sounding all grim, I want to just reiterate what I told a ton of my portfolio companies back in 2000. They were not the first social network. They did not have a senior founder team of experienced players. There was a ton of founder fallout (see the movie). Keep at what you are doing regardless.

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Silicon Valley Technical Review IPO Social Network 81

SoCal CTO

AUGUST 3, 2010

Though this was 2000 , and all startup & VC blogs we've grown to love didn't exist yet, I did have mentors available. Graphs - Chris Dixon , July 22, 2010 It has become customary to use “ graph &# to refer to the underlying data structures at social networks like Facebook. They ignore/disrespect the platform.

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Software Review Startup Venture Capital Technical Review 217

ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 4, 2012

The dead startups honored were mobile social-networking company Addieu, mobile game and activity locator Get-a-Game and the late, seldom-lamented but often-derided Kozmo.com, which failed way back in 2001 but to this day is held up as the embodiment of dotcom-era foolhardiness. (The alcohol, not the bagpiper.)

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Technical Cofounder Cofounder Video New York City 96

www.usatoday.com

JULY 16, 2012

Dubbed "collaborative consumption" — or "the sharing economy" — this movement represents the newly cemented intersection of online social networking, mobile technology, the minimalist movement and heightened penny-pinching brought on by lingering economic uncertainties. Thats real money." Only 3% were online when I started AOL.

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San Francisco Technical Review Zimbabwe New York City 105

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 29, 2010

The A round was done in February 2000 (end of the bull market) and my B round was done in April 2001 (bear market). But most importantly I lectured founders that you can’t avoid the admin of setting up your ESOP. I explain in the video what happened in my first company (e.g. I eventually needed more money. Do it early.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2012

I raised money as an entrepreneur, like you, in 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003 and 2005 for two different companies. He’s focused on that sector (not exclusively but predominantly) and therefore has an amazing network at large financial services firms to help you with business development. I’ve raised seed rounds and A-D rounds.

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Developer Silicon Valley PR Las Vegas 366

ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 4, 2012

The dead startups honored were mobile social-networking company Addieu, mobile game and activity locator Get-a-Game and the late, seldom-lamented but often-derided Kozmo.com, which failed way back in 2001 but to this day is held up as the embodiment of dotcom-era foolhardiness. (The alcohol, not the bagpiper.)

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Technical Cofounder Video Cofounder New York City 60

SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Before I get into the details for founders, let me talk about options-hungry employees. Productive Programming - Gabriel Weinberg , August 31, 2010 BIG disclaimer: I'm not formally trained in computer science (aside from two classes at MIT in 2000) and I haven't worked closely with that many programmers or teams (maybe 10 or so).

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Startup CTO Hire Cofounder Venture Capital 191

Reid Hoffman

MAY 16, 2020

In 1995, though, I wasn’t truly network-literate yet. Follow your network.”. Be passionate, sure, but also think about where your network is strong, and what opportunities that strength creates. By cultivating a strong professional network. I understood that professional relationships and alliances were important.

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Silicon Valley Internet Networking Salary 69

YoungUpstarts

JUNE 17, 2019

by Boris Pfeiffer , CEO and Founder of Riddle. Buzzfeed sees their quizzes shared an average of nearly 2000 times each, helping them to reach more than 580 million people in 2017. Their compelling format encourages users stay until the end of the content, and their results encourage shareability on social networks.

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Marketing Startup Burn Rate Advertising 147

Steve Blank

MARCH 18, 2011

Dot.com Bubble ( 1995-2000): “ Anything goes” as public markets clamor for ideas, vague promises of future growth, and IPOs happen absent regard for history or profitability. August 1995 – March 2000: The Dot.Com Bubble. VC’s went back to basics, to focus on building companies while their founders worked on building customers.

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Internet IPO Silicon Valley Agile 334

YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 10, 2016

by Andrea Katz, founder and Chief Ideonista at Ideon. billion acquisition of LinkedIn shows that the confluence of self-publishing, social networking, and professional development is too big a trend to be ignored. Branding is no longer just for brands. Microsoft’s recent $26.2

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New York City Social Network Washington New York 100

Steve Blank

JUNE 22, 2011

Ben and his partner Marc Andreessen (the founder of Netscape and author of the first commercial web browser on the Internet ) are the definition of Smart Money. Their firm, Andreessen/Horowtiz , has been prescient enough to invest in social networks, consumer and mobile applications and the cloud long before others.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2009

I had previously raised VC in 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2005. Another called Parker Harris, the co-founder and CTO. There was no viral social networking products back then like Twitter where people could easily discover your content. In case VC’s haven’t figured this out yet, shit rolls downhill.

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Venture Capital Term Sheet San Diego Viral 274

VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

a leading Israeli provider of highly integrated network processors optimized for mobile backhaul, 3G and 4G wireless and wireline broadband networks. Wintegra founders Kobi Ben-Zvi and Robert O’Dell will join PMC-Sierra. PMC-Sierra, a premier Internet infrastructure semiconductor solution provider, is purchasing Wintegra Inc. ,

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Bandwidth Framework Forecast 79

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 3, 2011

And many of the best women founders. Even more interesting is that at GRP Partners (the VC firm where I’m a partner) our two most successful returns from our previous fund [which is ranked as the top performing fund in the country for its 2000 vintage according to Prequin] were both run by women! Please watch this.

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Entrepreneur Venture Capital Open Source Social Network 341

YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 19, 2014

by Alon Alroy, co-founder and CMO of Bizzabo . GigaOM Structure aims tackle the challenge of understanding how to architect data centers, networks and applications along with the big questions emerging in computing and IT. Attend the world’s largest social media marketing conference of the year! GigaOM Structure.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 12, 2010

We had a special edition of This Week in Venture Capital this week shooting out of the Next New Networks offices in New York. Investors are the “who’s who” including: Steve Case, Ron Conway, Jack Dorsey, Dave Morin, Betaworks, Founder Collective, AOL Ventures. - $1 million seed round. Social network app developer and ad network.

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www.chubbybrain.com

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

declined Microsoft’s offer (summer 2000) to be the first enterprise software company with a.NET product (a Microsoft employee came back from a follow-up meeting with Allen and said “He reminds me of a lot of CEOs of companies that we’ve worked with… that have gone bankrupt.”). Company : Cryptine Networks.

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Software Review Startup Technical Review Vesting 79

rapidrollout.wordpress.com

JANUARY 15, 2011

Who Uses a Consulting CTO I’m going to focus on the needs of the founders of startup companies: Founders of startups use a consulting CTO when they have business vision but limited knowledge of the technology needed to launch their company. Though after the dotcom collapse of 2000-2001, there are many more than there were!

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Up and Running

APRIL 5, 2017

After the turn of the century, startups created fewer jobs than they did before the year 2000. David Cohen, co-founder of the accelerator Techstars, points out that one-third of accelerator graduates make it past seed funding to the series A round. Keep maintaining and building your network—it’s the journey that counts.

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Green Angel Investor Startup Alabama 84

Agile VC

APRIL 13, 2012

The kinds of places where you have to sign an NDA when you walk in the lobby… When I lived and worked in the bay area (2000-2005) virtually all the startups were down on the peninsula somewhere. for college students and recent grads to work in startups. Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC.

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Silicon Valley San Francisco San Jose Startup 185

Cracking the Code

JUNE 24, 2021

Co-founder and CEO Nicolas Brusson spoke to me about BlaBlaCar’s early ambitions to be a European rather than local country winner and its progression to global player. 1999/2000 was the startup heyday, and I was in the hot space of telecoms – it all looked promising. How did you go from VC to founder?

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 31, 2011

before the really profitable years of social networking and when many in the industry were despondent. If you became a principal or a new partner in 2000/01 you had a good salary but as it turns out you were very unlikely to see a large upside “carry” return for quite some time. I was baffled. It was 2007. They were envious.

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Entrepreneur Startup Salary Egypt 384

David Teten

JUNE 7, 2011

Our session looks at the rise of socially enabled platforms that blend commerce with community, where reputations trump credit ratings, and where hyper-distributed service businesses outgrow traditional monolithic suppliers. Adam Berk, Founder of Neigh*borrow. Adam Black, Founder KeyWifi.com. Jeff Stewart, Founder of Lenddo.

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Darfur Sudan Cofounder United Kingdom 122

Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 22, 2019

He is the founder of Backlinko.com a place where you can get actionable SEO advice. I mean there’s probably 2000 words on that page, but then links off to in a very logical way. I’ve done blog networks and whatever. I think they’re going to start rolling out features to make that a social network.

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SEO Kansas City Kansas Missouri 59

This is going to be BIG.

JANUARY 18, 2010

RSVP: [link] Wednesday, January 20th EVENT OF THE WEEK: 7PM Kevin Ryan & Henry Blodget: NYTech -10 +10 @ 92Y Tribecca The city's enhancement-free version of the "Bash Brothers" talk NYC Tech in 2000, 2010, and 2020. what is changing/what isn't -- what are we willing to bet on, and where are the wildcards.

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VC Cafe

JANUARY 16, 2011

4G/LTE and WiMax networks and provide full cell awareness. Spacecom is offering a wide range of Pan African satellite services, including: Cellular backhaul, Rural telephony, Broadband VSAT networks, e-government, e-learning, e- health, Direct To Home (DTH) Multi-channel platforms, DSNG, Video Distribution & Contribution.

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Mobile Securities and Exchange Commission Flash IP 103

Business Plan Blog

DECEMBER 18, 2013

It is important to get involved with different startup networks, conferences, and competitions. Here is a short list of conferences, competitions, and networks to check out for upcoming events. Another option is to go straight to a network designed specifically for angel investors.

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maplebutter.com

JANUARY 8, 2013

How to stay lean and iterate quickly while you’re building a two sided marketplace, especially when “network effect” and “critical mass” are the two main focuses? Whats is the best way to find a co-founder for your startup? Spend 20% of your time building a network of advisors that can help you.

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Technical Review Startup Cofounder Software Review 44

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 22, 2011

before the really profitable years of social networking and when many in the industry were despondent. If you became a principal or a new partner in 2000/01 you had a good salary but as it turns out you were very unlikely to see a large upside “carry” return for quite some time. I was baffled. It was 2007. They were envious.

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Entrepreneur Startup Salary Egypt 176

Software By Rob

DECEMBER 10, 2008

How much would an extra $1000 or $2000 per month help during that time? Im a serial web entrepreneur here to share what Ive learned in my 11 years as a self-funded startup founder. social network & web portal companies… I have not experienced a slowdown at all. The average U.S. I get new requirements everyday.

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Programming Technical Review Software Review RSS 30

Professor VC

FEBRUARY 12, 2008

I started thinking about this yesterday when Jeff Fluhr, founder of Stub Hub spoke at my San Jose State class. I liked the founders and considered making a personal investment, but ended up passing. Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? February 15, 2008 2:08 PM.

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