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This Week in VC: Michael Montgomery (President, Montgomery & Co.)

Both Sides of the Table

This episode of This Week in Venture Capital featured Michael Montgomery, president of Montgomery & Co. You have to be selected to present and it is typically reserved for companies that have already raised early-stage capital and are well into revenue growth. Should you use investment banks to raise venture capital?

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Get to Know Richard de Silva of Highland Capital

Both Sides of the Table

In the late 90’s he saw the internet boom and helped start IronPlanet.com, a construction equipment marketplace that is nearing an IPO. He was introduced through mutual friends to Highland Capital. At the time consumer internet venture capital was still suffering from the collapse of the Tech Bubble. 49:35-51:30).

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Interview with eFounders

Cracking the Code

I began my career at McKinsey and when the Internet bubble burst in 2001, I made a shift towards online software (ASP at the time). From then on, I remained convinced that SaaS was a much more efficient model, for both ISVs and customers — although many people remained skeptical on the viability of the model for a long time.

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Brand-Owned Terms: The Power—and Process—of Naming a Movement

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Picking a term with a well-understood foil (“outbound marketing”) makes it easier to understand and differentiate. Historically, both terms had narrower definitions related to telemarketing, which differentiated outbound versus inbound calls.) Additionally, Shah told me, “It was more specific than ‘Internet Marketing.’

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A Rake Too Far: Optimal Platform Pricing Strategy

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Many Internet marketplaces also have a rake or vig. Before discussing the merits of low rakes versus high rakes, let us first take a look at current examples of different rakes across the Internet. In 2006, Benchmark started spending time with Gary Swart and the team at oDesk. Here is another interesting story related to rakes.

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Cracking The Code: iPhone, Apple TV and more from Mac World

Cracking the Code

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. Well, it is basically the mix of a video iPOD, a smart phone, a camera and an internet browser. Labels: internet. internet. (6). Venture Capital. (3). How the use of internet is transform.

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Cracking The Code: Software 2.0: How the use of internet is.

Cracking the Code

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. How the use of internet is transforming the software industry. In the past seven years, Internet has changed the business landscape and software has not been an exception to the rule. internet. (6).