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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. There was no viral social networking products back then like Twitter where people could easily discover your content. The managing partner of the firm called me the next day.

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This Week in VC with Dana Settle of Greycroft Partners

Both Sides of the Table

Their first fund was a $75 million fund raised in 2006 and they very recently announced a brand new $130 million fund. Helps content publishers and advertisers launch campaigns that develop viral distribution attributes and therefore gain “buzz.”. Founded in October 2006 by Jonah Peretti (co-founder of Huffington Post).

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

The Next Web

Henrik Werdelin , the Managing Partner of Prehype , a venture development firm based in New York City that has helped build companies like Tradable , Barkbox , FancyHands , Basno and Path , says recreating Twitter isn’t necessarily difficult, but the layered features will take time to get right. 1) Twitter. 8) Angry Birds.

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Cracking The Code: In search of Europe's next tech stars.

Cracking the Code

I feel like I’m often looking for interesting things to read about a variety of subjects, but I manage to include your blog among my reads every day. Popular Media: the key to viral marketing. ► 2006. (7). Posted by Philippe Botteri. at 11:03 AM. 2 comments: Best hosting company for small business. Anonymous said.

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29 Entrepreneurs Explain How They Came Up With Their Business Name

Hearpreneur

It was late 2006 and I was serving old media as a national editor at an entertainment industry trade publication, plus freelancing for an alt-weekly and writing a book. A few months into my career in management consultancy I noticed that almost everyone in the company was spending a few hours a day in front of PowerPoint.

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Cracking The Code: Cloudonomics and 2010 Planning for your.

Cracking the Code

Popular Media: the key to viral marketing. ► 2006. (7). Global warming: a plague for humanity? ► 03/18 - 03/25. (1). ► 02/11 - 02/18. (2). Getting the most of your online marketing: the In. Get your own helicopter for $50! ► 01/07 - 01/14. (1). iPhone, Apple TV and more from Mac World. ► 12/31 - 01/07. (1).

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Cracking The Code: Happy New Year 2008!

Cracking the Code

This represents an outstanding 2,298% growth vs. 2006 (this type of growth seems big but you get used to it when reading business plans is you day job). The first internet wave managed to solve pretty well the "Where to buy" problem, with sites like Kelkoo , Shopzilla , NextTag , PriceGrabber, or Shopping.com. ► 2006. (7).