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Power To The People – Creating Trust In Data With Collaborative Governance

YoungUpstarts

evolved around trends that focused on the idea of user collaboration , sharing of user-generated content, and social networking, so too does the concept of collaborative governance. Launched in 2001, it is the world’s sixth most popular website regarding overall visitor traffic. Just as Web 2.0

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Venture Capital Q&A Session

Both Sides of the Table

The A round was done in February 2000 (end of the bull market) and my B round was done in April 2001 (bear market). People buy companies for 3 primary reasons: 1) they want the management team / talent 2) they want the technology or 3) they want the market traction (revenue, customer base, profits, etc). Tough, but true.

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Retro: My Favorite Blog Post on Raising VC

Both Sides of the Table

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. The managing partner of the firm called me the next day. we had about 25 firms contacting us – more than I could manage. Folksonomy.

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How Lemming VCs Cause Venture Recessions

Mucker Lab

Combined with the usual summer slowdown, some are already raising the spectre of 2001 or 2008. Out of hundreds of social networks launched, only one changed the world. Following the inevitable ups and downs of the VC investment cycle, and what founders can do when it all turns cold.

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The Best Free Email Marketing Tool for Startups and Small Businesses

Up and Running

A durable, trendsetting presence in the industry since 2001, the Atlanta-based firm sends over a billion emails per day and is the go-to choice for over 14 million organizations and individuals around the world. Social networks come and go, but people always have an inbox—and they want to be connected with people who bring them value.

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From CRM to CXM: Walking the Customer Journey

Venture Chronicles

Paul chastises us by saying that morphing Customer Experience Management (CEM) into an enhanced acronym, CXM, does not create a new category, nor does it refresh what has been around for as long as businesses have had customers. He is right, and to his credit Paul saw the importance of customer experience and wrote about this in 2001.

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Making the NYC Community Smaller

This is going to be BIG.

After I graduated in 2001, I remember it seeming impossible to feel the same way about living in New York City. It was a time before the widespread use of social networks, obviously. That''s important for one guy with a tiny fund.

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