Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

Venture Capitalists on your board developed the expertise to get your firm public as soon as possible using whatever it took including hype, spin, expand, and grab market share because the sooner you got your billion dollar market cap, the sooner the VC firm could sell their shares and distribute their profits.

Silicon Valley 217

Silicon Valley IPO Technical Review Venture Capital 217

View from Seed

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

That’s a bit of a cautionary tale to VC investors today who might think it’s inevitable that the private value they are enjoying in their portfolios will certainly translate to distributions in the near future. One thing that jumps out quickly is that TVPI between 2004-2010 (avg 2.6x) has underperformed 2011-2017 (avg 3.0x).

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Valuation Pre-Money Valuation Distribution Early Stage 156

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 13, 2011

In 2004 / 2005 I was starting to get intrigued with user-generated content. So we have five themes – Digital Life and Distribution are the other two.”. Distribution. RSS was something that had appeared.” “….I Human Computer Interaction. Protocol Digital Life. Adhesive (new – Glue for Adtech).

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www.redmonk.com

SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

on Java: The Unipolar Moment, On distributed governance for distributed software Dear Oracle, Get a Clue » Linux News » Other » everbeta.com on Java: The Unipolar Moment, On distributed governance for distributed software Eric Barroca on VMware CEO: Django, Rails, Open Frameworks, Packaged Apps as Commodity and The New KingMakers.

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www.redmonk.com

SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

on Java: The Unipolar Moment, On distributed governance for distributed software Dear Oracle, Get a Clue » Linux News » Other » everbeta.com on Java: The Unipolar Moment, On distributed governance for distributed software Eric Barroca on VMware CEO: Django, Rails, Open Frameworks, Packaged Apps as Commodity and The New KingMakers.

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Java Demand Web Framework 43

BeyondVC

FEBRUARY 4, 2009

" I first started using Phanfare in late 2004 and have been a fan since.  As you know, seasoned entrepreneurs know how to be flexible and make course corrections in their business model and distribution strategy as the market evolves.

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Caching Software Review Mobile Distribution 60

Feld Thoughts

MAY 21, 2019

The modern computer science education movement, commonly referred to as Computer Science for All or #CSforALL , has been gaining momentum nationwide since 2004 and is poised to be the most significant upgrade to the US education system in history.

Social Media 94

Social Media Distribution Community Technology 94

Hearpreneur

JULY 10, 2022

Entrepreneurship is a fun and energetic lifestyle for bold personalities, but courage is not evenly distributed among us. The number of new entrepreneurs in the US has been rising annually since 2004. The world is becoming ever more unpredictable, & this instability will lead people to jobs they trust will provide consistency.

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Entrepreneur Technical Review Global UAE 126

VC Adventure

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

That blog post – which turned into one of my most read posts ever – grew out of a study done by Correlation Ventures showing the distribution of outcomes across over 21,000 financings during the years 2004-2013 as well as some of my own observations.

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Marketing Venture Capital Finance Portfolio 91

This is going to be BIG.

MAY 5, 2023

To think, I almost didn’t take that 2004 meeting because it was a NYC-based fund. I’d like to thank all the Limited Partners who trusted me and who I will not stop working for until the very last distribution check is written, as well as all the founders who gave me a look at what they were up to, not just the ones I backed.

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Later Stage Venture Capital Term Sheet Limited Partner 218

ConversionXL

JANUARY 18, 2022

He was swiftly followed by Richard Branson and Virgin Galactic in 2004. Build systems and processes that enable your team to create and distribute content seamlessly. You’d think that no one could recreate a product so sophisticated and advanced as space rockets, right? In 2002, Elon Musk created Space X. The solution: build a brand.

Marketing 109

Marketing Social Media Non-Compete Audience 109

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 21, 2010

However, a paper published a while back by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation – the group devoted to fostering entrepreneurship around the world – suggests that the age distribution among company founders is much broader than we might have imagined. First of all, we all know that the age distribution in the U.S. is inching higher.

Silicon Valley 233

Silicon Valley Investment Bankers Affiliate Vertical 233

The Equity Kicker

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

In 2004, you’d raise $500k with just an idea. You had to do crazy stuff like put machines into a datacenter, at this point. Then you’d raise a Series B to scale the marketing. The qualitative bar for the team, idea, and market was high. Then you’d build the product and spend $5M to market it.

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San Francisco Product Open Source Distribution 105

Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 11, 2011

Very cool service from HP that allows you to upload PDFs or publications and print them for distribution. (HP Good stuff I found this week: HP MagCloud – publish, print and ship anywhere in the world. Note: There have been some updates since I published th. 5 Practical Tips for Gett. : 5 Steps to Successful Fac.

Small Business 60

Small Business Marketing Social Media RSS 60

A Crowded Space

MAY 8, 2017

When I first started my journey of learning in marketplaces it was 2004 and I was on the founding team at oDesk. Once you can clearly identify these distributions, you should think about putting different tiers of users in place. As an example, let’s assume we have a marketplace for used auto parts.

Distribution 60

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Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 29, 2011

This could be a great way for a business group to highlight, distribute and discuss important industry news, research or competitive analysis. Sparks This is the Google+ sharing function that let’s users identify and share stuff related to topics they care about.

Small Business 70

Small Business Social Media Social Network Flash 70

Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 17, 2011

Coupon distribution Creating membership type levels where people can get special treatment or special announcements is a great way to build community. You ask a question and then offer the responses via short code and watch the results populate your PowerPoint slide.

SMS 73

SMS Marketing Mobile Social Media 73

VC Cafe

JULY 9, 2010

This is a huge distribution deal for GLG, and it may very well take the company to the next level. Disclaimer: I used to work for Gerson Lehrman Group in New York 2004-2007 as product manager and am a member of the GLG Councils. The GLG-Bloomberg partnership will certainly not make it any easier for them.

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New York Framework Networking Distribution 98

Duct Tape Marketing

JULY 1, 2011

Godin and Amazon are attempting to change the way books are published much like CDBaby changed the way music was published and distributed. Anything You Want is another The Domino Project publication and a fitting one I think.

Small Business 57

Small Business RSS Marketing Social Media 57

Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 14, 2008

This was 2004, and we had never even heard of MySpace, let alone had any understanding of social networking. How to get distribution advantage on the iPhone How to Usability Test your Site for Free The one line split-test, or how to A/B all the tim. But the early customers all compared it to MySpace.

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San Francisco Customer Lean Continuous Deployment 131

Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 10, 2018

To date, we have distributed several hundred care packages and over 13,000 i understand tee shirts to show others we are stigma-free. It was 2004 and my wife and I were in New York. Thanks to Vonnie Woodrick, i understand ! #26- 26- Inspired by a giant beanstalk. Photo Credit: Dave Davies. It was about 1AM and the clouds were low.

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Naming LLC Entrepreneur Macedonia 99

Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 17, 2011

People Distribute Content If you’re creating online content, you’ve got to get the word out about it for people to share it far and wide with others. Beyond the creation of content itself, online content distribution begins with key relationships with others in your subject matter arena. It’s not called social media for nothing.

Social Media 41

Social Media Social Network Small Business Matching 41

The Next Web

JANUARY 20, 2014

ICANN introduced the safety measure of domain locking, also known as registrar-lock, in 2004. Always have the information distributed to more than one person in case something happens to the person or their job. When you set the lock it prevents accidental modifications, such as transfers, from happening. Protect thy name.

Naming 149

Naming Asia Government Email 149

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 10, 2010

Company plans to use money to expand inventory and distribution capabilities, and build more social features. Founded by Matt Rutledge in 2004 and based in Dallas. -Founded in 2002 and expanded after founders graduated from CMU in 2006. Has 150 employees and is opening a HQ in SF and a supply-chain office in LA. TechCrunch.

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IPO Venture Capital Private Placement Cofounder 242

A Crowded Space

APRIL 5, 2012

In the early days of 2004 at oDesk, we had no feedback system. Take a look at rating distribution charts on Yelp. Unfortunately, that means that the simple average of these distributions pretty much always equals 4.0 I examined the scores at Amazon, Yelp, and oDesk and display the distribution of feedback scores below.

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Reid Hoffman

MARCH 19, 2019

Finally, and importantly, society is better off because Amazon makes the system for distributing books (and other products) vastly more productive, freeing up resources for other value-creating investments. The second is distribution —the ability to get product into the hands of customers. Plenty of headroom there!

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Cofounder Business Model IPO Non-Compete 28

500hats.com

AUGUST 2, 2012

One of the earliest and most well-known of the Micro-VC funds was First Round Capital , founded in 2004 by Josh Kopelman , a former entrepreneur who sold Half.com to eBay in 2000. Many of these now-trendy Micro-VC funds began as individual angel investors who gradually grew up and started small funds (myself included).

Silicon Valley 74

Silicon Valley Early Stage Venture Capital Valuation 74

ConversionXL

APRIL 7, 2020

The first shows were created in late 2003, and the term itself was coined in 2004 by combining “iPod” with “broadcasting.”. Podcast distribution. To support distribution, the show title should be unique, memorable, relevant, and, of course, keyword optimized. Let’s get started. . Podcasting as a marketing channel.

Syndicate 85

Syndicate Syndication Hosting Audio 85

The Equity Kicker

APRIL 13, 2012

Throughout our evolution, from privately held start-up to large, publicly listed company, we have managed Google for the long term — enjoying tremendous success as a result, especially since our IPO in 2004. I wanted to quote all that because these were the clear, well-publicized expectations we established for investors in 2004.

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Dilution Stock Government SEC 87

Steve Blank

APRIL 15, 2016

In 2004, he launched Folio Fine Wine Partners with his wife Isabel and their children, Rob, Jr. You had to convince the wholesalers and the distribution channel, but you also had to convince the end users, right? His career began in 1966 when he and his father Robert co-founded the Robert Mondavi Winery in Napa Valley. .

Silicon Valley 139

Silicon Valley California Entrepreneur Cofounder 139

Women Entrepreneurs Can

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

A report published by the US Department of Health & Human Services in 2004 noted that the drug supply chain in the country is a closed and protected system. The FDA has proposed that the foreign seller should be a party that is licensed by the Canadian Health department as a wholesaler and registered with the FDA as a foreign seller.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 15, 2016

In 2004, he launched Folio Fine Wine Partners with his wife Isabel and their children, Rob, Jr. You had to convince the wholesalers and the distribution channel, but you also had to convince the end users, right? His career began in 1966 when he and his father Robert co-founded the Robert Mondavi Winery in Napa Valley. .

Silicon Valley 120

Silicon Valley California Entrepreneur Cofounder 120

Campus Entrepreneurship

NOVEMBER 1, 2011

In 2004, the students started PoolTables.com, with about $20,000 scraped together from friends and family. The program distributes awards of roughly $5,000 apiece to promising teams, including the nine winners announced in March. Baby.com.br is the second start-up for Mr. Thomas, 31, and Mr. Smith, 32.

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ConversionXL

JANUARY 11, 2013

Appsumo is an daily deals website for the coolest web apps and other digitally distributed goods. This is what they say about themselves: We are an distribution channel for companies that help entrepreneurs start, grow, optimize, and scale their businesses. Case studies. Image credit. Case #1 – Appsumo. Case study #3 - Noritz.

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Campaign Estonia Social Media Viral 95

Growthink Blog

APRIL 25, 2010

When Google went public in 2004, that $250,000 investment translated into 3.3 If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution, or use of the contents of this email is prohibited and may be unlawful. million shares of Google stock.

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IPO Stock Affiliate California 48

BeyondVC

SEPTEMBER 2, 2006

For more background, I suggest reading a recent Red Herring article and one of my posts from Oct 2004 about goffice and specifically about a Google/Salesforce partnership. This would allow Google to leverage its strength – online distribution and a huge user community.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

AOL was controlled by one company and the Internet was distributed. They controlled distribution to the masses. The conventional wisdom at Fox’s headquarters is that MySpace had “made&# both YouTube & Photobucket by allowing them distribution. AOL was closed, the Internet was open. Enter Facebook.

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