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LinkedIn: The Series A Fundraising Story ? AGILEVC

Agile VC

A lot of people ask me what it was like raising the Series A round for LinkedIn back in 2003. I thought I’d revisit it and share the story… First, you have to rewind mentally to early 2003. The market size for online advertising, e-commerce, and web premium services are 1/10th to 1/3rd the size they are today.

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6 Signs That Your Startup Could Be The Next Exception

Startup Professionals Musings

Google developed the most profitable form of advertising anyone had ever seen, ads selected real-time based on search terms. They focused on small advertisers looking for bargains. In 2003, just four years old, sales hit $1.5 Business tactics do. The model was a perfect fit for the Internet Age. Survived phenomenal early growth.

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30 Entrepreneurs Reveal The Companies They Admire Most For Innovation

Hearpreneur

Applicants can simply right-swipe job advertisements that fit their credentials; otherwise, they can swipe them to the left. Starting with the ‘1984’ advertisement , Apple has changed the way we should be thinking, controlling our lives, and operating as individuals. What a great way to transform them into mobile advertisements.

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Twitter Link Roundup #205 – Small Business, Startups, Innovation, Social Media, Design, Marketing and More

crowdSPRING Blog

It compares a 2013 smart phone (an iPhone) to what you had to carry just 10 years earlier (in 2003) to have some of the same tools (camera, video, music, etc.). Facebook Admits Organic Reach of Brand Posts Is Dipping | Digital – Advertising Age – crowdspring.co/1gJLZ0O. by @briansolis – crowdspring.co/1iGjNjZ.

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Put A Coin In It! Invest In Early Stage Startups To See Maximum ROI

YoungUpstarts

A solid marketing strategy shows more than just a long term commitment to effective advertising and self-promotion; it shows investors that the company is determined to gain traction amongst its target demographic or the community it’s meeting the demands of, while on a mission to retain consumers, leading to maximum ROI in the long run.

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6 Signals That Your Startup Could Be The Next Google

Startup Professionals Musings

Google developed the most profitable form of advertising anyone had ever seen, ads selected real-time based on search terms. They focused on small advertisers looking for bargains. In 2003, just four years old, sales hit $1.5 Business tactics do. The model was a perfect fit for the Internet Age. Survived phenomenal early growth.

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25 Entrepreneurs Discuss The Entrepreneurs That Best Represents Innovation and Disruption

Hearpreneur

In 2003, Odysseas Tsatalos and Stratis Karamanlakis were friends who wanted to work together even though one of them was in the U.S. Peterson is such a polished thinker and full to the brim with knowledge, all combined with his calculated demeanor and all-encompassing perspectives. Thanks to Ray Leon, Pet Insurance Review ! #21-