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Cracking The Code: Popular Media: the key to viral marketing

Cracking the Code

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. Popular Media: the key to viral marketing. Popular Media is a hosted, web-based technology platform that enables customers to quickly create, optimize, and scale viral marketing programs - and it seems to work pretty well.

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Seth Sternberg – Meebo

Both Sides of the Table

Such was my recent meeting with Seth Sternberg, founder & CEO of Meebo. Before we filmed the segment we had the chance to chat over lunch over the direction of the Internet and how social was changing the fabric of the web. And I’d recommend them to any talented startup founders out there.&#. And there you have it.

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Retro: My Favorite Blog Post on Raising VC

Both Sides of the Table

I had previously raised VC in 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2005. Another called Parker Harris, the co-founder and CTO. There was no viral social networking products back then like Twitter where people could easily discover your content. Web service architecture that provides a content management platform for the Internet.

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LinkedIn: The Series A Fundraising Story ? AGILEVC

Agile VC

Many assume it was a cakewalk, based on the success LinkedIn has enjoyed over time and the current stature of our founder/CEO Reid Hoffman (now Chairman). is the leading consumer internet company with Terry Semel as CEO. Yes… he was a very successful PayPal exec and previously co-founder & VP Product of SocialNet.

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I Have a Web Site, What Else Should I be Doing Online 2 :: Small.

Duct Tape Marketing

Rae Hoffman-Dolan Rae is the Principal of Sugarrae SEO Consulting and does various types of Internet marketing; search engine optimization, viral marketing, affiliate marketing, site auditing, link development road maps and tons of other little nooks and crannies of this business.

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4 Reasons You Might Not Want to Be VC Funded

Up and Running

What a lot of startup founders don’t realize is that when you take on VC funding, you also take on business partners. In 2005, Claus Moseholm co-founded GoViral, a Danish company which specializes in harnessing the internet to promote advertisers’ videos and make them go viral. You give up some control of your company.

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29 Entrepreneurs Explain How They Came Up With Their Business Name

Hearpreneur

I remember hearing the Spanx founder, Sara Blakely, talk about brand names and how having a strong K sound in your name made it more memorable. These grids are a form of self expression and it is the graffiti of the internet, so combining the words together make for a unique combination and a word that is cohesive. PR and Prose.

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