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Cliff Notes S-1: Kayak ? AGILEVC

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Founding Date: 2004. 2010 Operating Income: $16 million. round closed in June 2004. 1.65M extension round closed Nov 2004. Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC. Kayak Software Corporation. Filing Date: initial S-1 filed Nov 17, 2010 , updated March 9, 2011. 2010 Net Income: $8 million.

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Yahoo! vs Facebook: Lame Lawsuit, Good Timing ? AGILEVC

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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). It is more remarkable for a large, well-known company that’s an actual operating business like Yahoo!

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5 Myths About Building A Successful Brand And Business

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To help you steer clear of the myths that abound, below are some of the misconceptions when entrepreneurs build their brands. Explore content syndication opportunities to expand the reach of your blog posts. That means you need to be cautious and judicious when choosing the advice you follow. It’s easy to build a brand online.

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What Are Pre-Seed Rounds and Why Do They Exist?

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For reference, First Round Capital and Softech were founded in 2004 (although they were less institutional early on), Floodgate in 2006, Harrison Metal in 2008, etc. This has allowed these firms to invest larger amounts at the later end of the seed spectrum, and some have even started to lead or syndicate Series A rounds with others.

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Facebook S-1: The Most Anticipated IPO in a Decade ? AGILEVC

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Founded : Spring 2004, incorporated July 2004. who derive a meaningful chunk of their revenue from operating ad networks. To put that in perspective, Facebook’s overall operations (which are highly profitable) generated about $1.5 Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC. Facebook, Inc.

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Tech IPOs Are Back ? So Now What? ? AGILEVC

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But even during the macroeconomic boom of 2004 to early 2008 (inflated by various credit bubbles – housing, sovereign debt, LBOs) tech IPOs were extremely rare and then the global economic crisis of late 2008 – 2010 only further dampened hopes for a recovery. Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC.

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