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The Other Amazon Deal this week. Drupal founder attracts over $100 Million in 3 months.

Scalable Startup

It gained recognition during the 2004 presidential campaign when Howard Dean’s IT director decided to use it as a platform for community and campaigning. After that it quickly gained credibility and spread throughout government, and corporate America.

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Technology Trends: 10 Areas of Innovation to Watch for 2012

This is going to be BIG.

Open Government. 2004 gave us widespread blogging and Meetups, and 2008 showed how the web could be a community organizing and fundraising tool. Companies like Publicstuff and Votizen that help us connect with our elected officials and local governments are going to get a lot of dollars and attention this year. Reader beware.).

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The pioneers of Silicon Valley’s fast culture on how to grow quickly, not recklessly

Reid Hoffman

The founder of early internet startup Freeloader (acquired for $38 million in 1996) and anti-spam company Brightmail (acquired for $370 million in 2004), Paul went on to pioneer the ride-hailing space. We hope to see activists and governments use the tools of blitzscaling to change the world for the better.

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The Venture Capital Secret: 3 Out of 4 Start-Ups Fail

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His findings are based on data from more than 2,000 companies that received venture funding, generally at least $1 million, from 2004 through 2010. Mr. Dreymann moved his family from Israel in 2004 after co-founding Goodmail in Mountain View, Calif., Opinion: Noonan: The Romney Campaign Needs a New CEO. Replay the event.

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In Silicon Valley, Founders Fight for Control

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ignited the current trend by adopting a dual-class voting structure before its IPO in 2004. We have seen the damage that this share structure can cause over the long run, said Anne Sheehan, head of corporate governance for California State Teachers Retirement System, a big public pension fund. Google Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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Spam Laws, Email Marketing, and Compliance

Duct Tape Marketing

Every year, governments increase restrictions on unsolicited email. Cyprus – Section 06 of the Regulation of Electronic Communications and Postal Services Law of 2004. While it might seem like common sense, we’re constantly surprised how often an “unsubscribe” link is forgotten or broken in email campaigns businesses send out daily.

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Fixing Tech – A Manifesto from a Raving Capitalist

Start Up Blog

era emerged circa 2004, it really did feel like we’d discovered some kind of utopia. But this didn’t stop the Government having the courage back then to take it and put the industry in public hands. These numbers don’t include any spending on specific campaigns or PACs (Political Action Committees).