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Retro: My Favorite Blog Post on Raising VC

Both Sides of the Table

On December 2nd, 2006 I wrote the blog post published later in this post when I was CEO of startup Koral about my experiences in pitching VCs. After my company was acquired by Salesforce.com I was asked to stop blogging and they took over my blog as an asset in the sale of the company. My blog was wiped out.

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Why GE’s Jeff Immelt Lost His Job – Disruption and Activist Investors

Steve Blank

This article first appeared on the Harvard Business Review blog. GE made a $4 billion bet on connecting industrial equipment via the Internet of Things (IoT) and analytical software with a suite of products called the “ Predix Cloud ”. Next, they use the financial press and blogs to spread their message to the institutional investors.

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The @TWTFelipe Story – A Tale of US Visa Policy Gone Awry (#startupvisa)

Both Sides of the Table

I commented briefly on his blog and made a mental note to write a blog post. He came to the United States in 2001 to study Software Engineering at Auburn University. The world had just gone into crisis and I was in a period of reflection reminiscent of September 2001. Felipe grew up in Brazil.

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4 Reasons For Creating Your Brand Online On Your Own Land

Brandanew

While the brand/ products had found organic mentions all over the Internet and who’s who media of their particular industry, the brand itself had little presence on social media or Google. Digital natives was coined as a term in 2001 by Marc Prensky. They did have a website, yes, and also social media handles.

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New Rules for the New Internet Bubble

Steve Blank

We’re now in the second Internet bubble. 2001 – 2010: Back to Basics: The Lean Startup. At the same time, acquisition opportunities will expand as large existing companies, unable to keep up with the pace of innovation in these emerging Internet markets, will “innovate&# by buying startups. Carpe Diem. Lessons Learned.

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Reading what was written and the VC age question

This is going to be BIG.

We box shadows--especially on the internet. Instead of just e-mailing people and dealing with them directly, as we do in person, we're a blog post away from a flamewar. How many times do we do that? We hear things that weren't actually said and argue points that weren't made.

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Who’s Your Daddy? 5 Lessons from GoDaddy

Growthink Blog

That changed in 2001, however, and GoDaddy.com quickly grew. In 2005, GoDaddy.com became the world’s largest ICANN-accredited registrar on the internet. It was not very long ago that most people were unfamiliar with the Internet. Father Knows Best GoDaddy is a familiar name on the Internet and with good reason.