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From Loyalty Programs To Fan Clubs, A Paradigm Shift

YoungUpstarts

My company won the ROI of The Year award from The Banker magazine in 2004, something I was very proud of. On the operational aspects, 96% of members say it is easy or very easy to join the Fan Club and 92% say the checkout process is fast or very fast. In 2000, we launched a loyalty program for a bank in Turkey, Akbank.

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

Agile VC

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 Facebook, Inc. Filing Date : February 1, 2012. Headquarters : Palo Alto, CA.

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Why Venture Capitalists Are Investing in International Startups

David Teten

According to the NVCA 2017 Yearbook , in 2004, 77% of global VC fundraising went to US VCs, and 85% of global VC dollars went to US startups. These “Dual Companies”, companies that often keep operational presence in their home countries, raise 30% more funding than purely domestic startups. Source: NVCA, Pitchbook.

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Why Venture Capitalists Are Investing in International Startups

David Teten

According to the NVCA 2017 Yearbook , in 2004, 77% of global VC fundraising went to US VCs, and 85% of global VC dollars went to US startups. These “Dual Companies”, companies that often keep operational presence in their home countries, raise 30% more funding than purely domestic startups. Source: NVCA, Pitchbook.