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LinkedIn: The Series A Fundraising Story ? AGILEVC

Agile VC

AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. Google is still a private company (their IPO was Aug 2004). Silicon Valley is still emerging from the tech bubble and massive downturn of late 2000-2002. To give you a sense, for 2002 the entire US online ad market was $6B and had shrunk year over year (it was $25B+ for 2010).

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Social Networking (the Shorter Version) Past, Present, Future

Both Sides of the Table

The Past (1985-2002). Next began the era of “spam-based&# networks of which Plaxo (founded in 2002) was the king. Facebook had grown stratospherically from 2004-2007 to 100 million users and was everything that MySpace wasn’t. What are the big trends that will drive the next phase of social networks?

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How and Why To Be an Angel Investor

David Teten

Angel Investment Activity, 2002-2013. These companies can range from tech startups to food trucks to retail stores. approx 2004-09. Top performers conduct 40 hours or more of due diligence per investment and stick with companies as active advisors.[3]. Q: What is the typical profile of angel investors?

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Opting-out of Face Recognition at Airports

Austin Startup

Two years ago, airports in the United States started piloting face recognition technology at departure gates as part of the Exit Visa program. It just means that a person will review your travel documents much the way they do currently. citizens at all air, sea, and land ports of entry. What is Biometric Exit?

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Episode 1: Business Loans, Website Tips, and the Apple Watch – The Bcast

Up and Running

All the stuff you’re thinking about here, testimonials, social proof, think about reviews. Like 10 years ago reviews on product pages were nonexistent. Now close to 85% of customers say that they read 10 or more reviews about a local business before engaging services. Maybe pull back a little bit, wearable tech.

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One More Time: No NDAs

dashes.com

Its great that were in such a fertile phase for the tech industry that lots of people have new ideas, and Im very flattered that people value my input or ideas enough to want to share their projects with me. I have to pay a lawyer to review a document without having any idea why Im making that investment. But signing an NDA ?

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What the Past Can Tell Us About the Future of Social Networking

Both Sides of the Table

The Past (1985-2002). Next began the era of “spam-based&# networks of which Plaxo (founded in 2002) was the king. It had grown stratospherically from 2004-2007 to 100 million users, which actually was slightly smaller in December 2007 then MySpace was. Social Networks: Past, Present & Future. The Present Era.