article thumbnail

Social Networking (the Shorter Version) Past, Present, Future

Both Sides of the Table

asymmetry, real-time, curated RSS / link-sharing]. Facebook had grown stratospherically from 2004-2007 to 100 million users and was everything that MySpace wasn’t. In May 2007 there were fears that Google was becoming a monopoly. What I want to answer with this post (long though it may be) is: Why did Web 2.0

article thumbnail

8 Common Business Plan Mistakes

Up and Running

This article is part of our Business Planning Guide —a curated list of our articles that will help you with the planning process! Editor’s note: This article was originally published in 2007. What are the most common mistakes when writing a business plan ? Here is my list of the ones to make sure you avoid. It was revised in 2018.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

A Simpler Plan for Startups

Up and Running

This article is part of our Business Planning Guide —a curated list of our articles that will help you with the planning process! Editor’s note: This article was originally published in 2007. A plan can help you move forward, make decisions, and make your business successful. Want your business plan written for you?

Startup 114
article thumbnail

Introducing FG Press

Feld Thoughts

The Techstars Boulder 2007 program was an experiment – we had no idea if it would work. Shouldn’t the publisher be in the business of helping facilitate these relationships in addition to theoretically curating and producing the content? We spent a morning together one day talking about this stuff.

Cofounder 181
article thumbnail

The top 10 elements of a hot office

The Next Web

Stephen Searer, owner of OfficeSnapshots.com , has been following and curating hot offices since 2007. The study also stated nearly half of those seeking work said that a company’s office space affected their decision on whether to accept a job.

article thumbnail

This Week in VC with Om Malik & Paul Jozefak

Both Sides of the Table

Founded in July 2007 by Mark Pincus , Michael Luxton, Eric Schiermeyer, Justin Waldron, Andrew Trader, and Steve Schoettler. Preliminary details: Social e-commerce site, based around celebrity and influencer-curated recommendations. -Competitors: Playdom , Social Gaming Network. Current round: $150mm in Series D from Softbank.

article thumbnail

Killer Apps

aweissman.com

As of December 30, 2007, 1.319 billion people use the Internet according to Internet World Stats. This is awesome – thank you for curating all this valuable information. Aside from the complex physical connections that make up its infrastructure, the Internet is facilitated by bi- or multi-lateral commercial contracts (e.g.,