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Retro: My Favorite Blog Post on Raising VC

Both Sides of the Table

On December 2nd, 2006 I wrote the blog post published later in this post when I was CEO of startup Koral about my experiences in pitching VCs. It included one firm who I asked not to call Salesforce.com as a reference (they were our largest pilot customer) and in their kindness they called Marc Benioff (the CEO) and asked his opinion.

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Netflix vs. Blockbuster and bad profits (reflections from my Bazaarvoice days)

Austin Startup

Second, when Brant and I founded Bazaarvoice there were only three retailers in the US with customer reviews. 19, 2006) Blockbuster is traded on the NYSE under the ticker symbol BBI and is a 21-year old company with 8,500 stores located in 29 countries. I was a Blockbuster customer for many years. it was amazingly prescient.

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

Cracking the Code

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. Popular Media: the key to viral marketing. ► 2006. (7). ▼ 03/18 - 03/25. (1).

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Should Founders Be Allowed to Take Money off the Table?

Both Sides of the Table

But more spend = more viral opps = more revenue down the road. >50% of our revenue in now viral. The company did well in 2006 as we delivered a phenomenal product that got much industry acclaim at conferences and with initial customers. year old boy and another one due in 1 months. Many term sheets ensued.

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Google VP: Here's How to Get Bought By Us

mashable.com

In January 2006, Google acquired advertising company dMarc Broadcasting for $102 million. Long ago in October 2006 Google bought YouTube for a shocking $1.65 In January 2006, Google acquired advertising company dMarc Broadcasting for $102 million. Long ago in October 2006 Google bought YouTube for a shocking $1.65

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5 Hot Ecommerce Trends to Watch

mashable.com

Chris Andrasick, CEO of Tacit Knowledge , believes that the mom-and-pop advantage extends beyond customer loyalty, and that there is in fact a logistical advantage, as well. “Ads and offers will appear on other pages the potential customer is viewing.”. Image courtesy of iStockphoto , iPandastudio , logorilla. Matt Gentile.

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How much does it cost to build the world’s hottest startups?

The Next Web

Taking into account the difference in storage costs in 2002, Schippers estimates that Zuckerberg was spending $3,000 per month on hosting for the first year and about $10 million per month by 2006 as the network grew exponentially in that time period. But if you were to replicate the product exactly, all those decisions are made for you.

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