Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 7, 2011

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Small Business 60

Small Business Marketing Social Media Software Review 60

Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 9, 2011

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Social Media 58

Social Media Software Review RSS Engineer 58

Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 4, 2011

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Small Business 71

Small Business Marketing Arkansas Social Media 71

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JUNE 10, 2011

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Small Business 58

Small Business Marketing Software Review Social Media 58

Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 16, 2011

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Marketing 53

Marketing Social Media Software Review Small Business 53

Steve Blank

JULY 7, 2015

Jon Sebastiani , founder and CEO of KRAVE Jerky , a company that got its start in my class at Berkeley back in 2011 and was recently acquired by Hershey. Eric was the very first practitioner of my Customer Development methodology which became the core of the the Lean methodology. Taking My Class.

Lean 120

Lean Silicon Valley Technical Cofounder Channel 120

Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 18, 2011

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Web 46

Web Software Review Cofounder Small Business 46

Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 17, 2011

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Small Business 41

Small Business Social Media Engineer Matching 41

View from Seed

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

One thing that jumps out quickly is that TVPI between 2004-2010 (avg 2.6x) has underperformed 2011-2017 (avg 3.0x). So, let’s just look back 10 years to the 2011 vintage. But what do we see from some of the more recent (but mature) vintages? Was this a lost decade for venture capital? The answer is likely a mix of both.

Valuation 319

Valuation Pre-Money Valuation Distribution Early Stage 319

View from Seed

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

One thing that jumps out quickly is that TVPI between 2004-2010 (avg 2.6x) has underperformed 2011-2017 (avg 3.0x). So, let’s just look back 10 years to the 2011 vintage. But what do we see from some of the more recent (but mature) vintages? Was this a lost decade for venture capital? The answer is likely a mix of both.

Valuation 295

Valuation Pre-Money Valuation Distribution Early Stage 295

Agile VC

MAY 26, 2011

May 26, 2011. Google is still a private company (their IPO was Aug 2004). conference happened at the end of 2004). © 2011 GenuineVC - All rights reserved. How to Evaluate Firms for a Seed VC. How To Think About The Future. AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. LinkedIn: The Series A Fundraising Story.

Term Sheet 178

Term Sheet Silicon Valley Technical Review Social Network 178

Up and Running

APRIL 18, 2014

Voices.com , an online marketplace that matches voice actors with advertising agencies and TV and radio stations, began in 2004 as an idea scribbled down on a napkin by newlyweds David and Stephanie Ciccarelli. Before starting OwnerListens in 2011, I spoke with over 100 business owners across ?the Write it down on a napkin.

Detroit 156

Detroit Technical Review Cofounder North America 156

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 19, 2011

Matt was one of my inspirations behind Launchpad LA (yes, we’re going to have a program in 2011 – news very, very soon). Selling LowerMyBills: o In 2004 he was getting a lot of call to take more money but was not interested. Since selling Matt has gone on to become one of the smartest angels I have seen operate.

Acquisition 304

Acquisition Customer Warrant Term Sheet 304

Scott Edward Walker

JANUARY 23, 2012

zJpyHd SecondMarket’s 2011 Year End Private Company Report – some very interesting charts bit.ly/zLmdx7 zLmdx7 “We pitched investors 348 times before getting a ‘yes’ from Walden Venture Capital in March 2004.” Cheers, Scott Top 5 Tweets Software Engineering Salaries in Silicon Valley bit.ly/zJpyHd

Silicon Valley 45

Silicon Valley Software Engineering RSS Venture Capital 45

David Teten

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

Sohl: “The Angel Investor Market in 2011: The Recovery Continues”. approx 2004-09. Sohl: “The Angel Investor Market in 2010: A Market on the Rebound”. Sohl: “The Angel Investor Market in 2009: Holding Steady but Changes in Seed and Startup Investments”. DeGennaro & Dwyer: “Expected Returns to Angel Investors” 603.

Angel Investor 114

Angel Investor Technical Review Venture Capital Pre-Money Valuation 114

Agile VC

MARCH 13, 2012

While it was still a college-focused SNS, Facebook of course launched in 2004 and there were plenty of other examples of social networking already… Friendster (2002), LinkedIn (2003), MySpace (2003), Orkut (2004). © 2011 GenuineVC - All rights reserved. All the other stuff Yahoo! Previous Entries.

IP 100

IP IPO Social Network Silicon Valley 100

techcrunch.com

APRIL 26, 2013

From 2004 to 2007, she helped lead Congresswoman Carloyn Maloney’s community outreach and relations efforts in New York City. 2011 Holiday. Your guide for the best gadget gifts of 2011. Leena Rao is currently a Senior Editor for TechCrunch. She graduated from Columbia University in 2003, where she was. Gift Guide.

SEC 61

SEC Accredited Investor San Diego New York City 61

View from Seed

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

One thing that jumps out quickly is that TVPI between 2004-2010 (avg 2.6x) has underperformed 2011-2017 (avg 3.0x). So, let’s just look back 10 years to the 2011 vintage. But what do we see from some of the more recent (but mature) vintages? Was this a lost decade for venture capital? The answer is likely a mix of both.

Valuation 156

Valuation Pre-Money Valuation Distribution Early Stage 156

YoungUpstarts

APRIL 16, 2012

According to Verizon, who has been tracking how many data breaches occur in the United States since 2004, in 2011 there were a total of 855 incidents resulting in the second highest number of compromised records lost since they started tracking. You’d be surprised how bad IT security can get.

Security 145

Security United States Asia China 145

YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 5, 2013

My company won the ROI of The Year award from The Banker magazine in 2004, something I was very proud of. An IBM study in 2011, “ From Social Media to Social CRM ”, discovered significant gaps between what businesses think consumers care about and what consumers say they want from their social media interactions with companies.

Programming 150

Programming Turkey Social Media Redemption 150

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 23, 2018

Founded in 2011 and based out of London, F6S is one of the world’s largest founders’ online communities with over 2.7 Started in 2004, it has helped over 500,000 startup founders to receive seed money and has raised over $1 billion in investment capital for them. I must say the user experience is pretty intuitive to use.

Incubator 115

Incubator South America San Francisco Denmark 115

Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 26, 2011

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Social Media 76

Social Media RSS Engineer Public Relations 76

Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 27, 2011

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Social Media 70

Social Media RSS Engineer Public Relations 70

Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 13, 2011

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Small Business 71

Small Business Customer Marketing New York 71

Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 23, 2011

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Small Business 78

Small Business Social Media Networking Engineer 78

Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 19, 2011

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Social Media 76

Social Media Engineer RSS Small Business 76

Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 17, 2011

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SMS 72

SMS Marketing Mobile Social Media 72

Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 29, 2011

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Small Business 69

Small Business Social Media Social Network Flash 69

Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 21, 2011

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Marketing 68

Marketing RSS Social Media Lead Generation 68

Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 6, 2011

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Small Business 70

Small Business Marketing Social Media Search 70

YoungUpstarts

MARCH 15, 2013

To give you an example of that noise, brands, social networks and other organizations sent a record number of marketing messages in 2012, up 19% on 2011. min magazine named her one of the “Most Intriguing People” of 2004, Gotham magazine named her one of its “40 under 40” in 2003, and Advertising Age named her a “Woman to Watch” in 2003.

Email 145

Email Cofounder Social Network Channel 145

Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 11, 2011

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Small Business 60

Small Business Marketing Social Media RSS 60

Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 16, 2011

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Small Business 63

Small Business Marketing Social Media RSS 63

Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 20, 2011

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Social Media 66

Social Media RSS Engineer Public Relations 66

Agile VC

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

Founded : Spring 2004, incorporated July 2004. Financial Snapshot : 2011 Revenue: $3.71 2011 YoY Revenue Growth: 88%. 2011 Gross Profit Margin: 77%. 2011 Net Income: $1.00 2011 US Revenue = 56% of total, ROW = 44% of total. Facebook, Inc. Filing Date : February 1, 2012.

IPO 100

IPO South Korea Venezuela Revenue 100

Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 14, 2011

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Small Business 67

Small Business Lead Generation Social Media Advertising 67

The Equity Kicker

FEBRUARY 12, 2016

If I think back over the sixteen years I’ve been investing in startups the market for private company investing was tough from 2000-2004, from 2008-2011 and is getting tough again now. Over seven years it is almost inevitable that the markets will turn bad at some point.

Startup 60

Startup Metrics Valuation Operations 60