VC Cafe

JUNE 1, 2011

The majority of the unemployed were absorbed by the high-tech sector. Due to rapid growth of the Israeli market, and of the high-tech, industrial and construction sectors in particular, a further drop in unemployment is expected in coming months. Sony Classics bought the rights to distribute the film internationally.

Switzerland 79

Switzerland Japan Technical Review 79

SoCal CTO

MARCH 22, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Thursday, March 22, 2007 Discussion Creation Among Bloggers - LinkedIn, Blogging and Discussion Groups Ive been participating in a Yahoo Group that are users of LinkedIn and who are Bloggers: [link] Its an interesting group of folks from diverse backgrounds. See Five Things Meme as an example.

Technical Cofounder 150

Technical Cofounder Southern California Los Angeles CTO Hire 150

Gust

OCTOBER 20, 2011

These anticipated outcomes were validated by “ Returns to Angels in Groups ” by Professor Rob Wiltbank in November 2007. Working within a network of angel investors also expands the pool of expert resources and helps divide the work of screening companies and investment due diligence. million to a high of $3.4

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Valuation Pre-Money Valuation Intellectual Property Technical Review 146

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2010

It’s always fun debating companies with Dana because she’s always so knowledgeable on deals – particularly those in the digital media, ad-tech and eCommerce spaces. million users making it considerably larger than some of its peers that have historically received more tech press inches. Founded in 2007. Time will tell.

Partner 240

Partner New York City Cofounder Syndicate 240

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

AOL was controlled by one company and the Internet was distributed. They controlled distribution to the masses. The conventional wisdom at Fox’s headquarters is that MySpace had “made&# both YouTube & Photobucket by allowing them distribution. AOL was closed, the Internet was open. Enter Facebook.

Social Network 318

Social Network Networking Internet Technical Review 318

Duct Tape Marketing

JANUARY 25, 2023

Click on over and give us a review on iTunes, please! John Jantsch (02:25): So I, I published my first book in, I think my first book came out in 2007. And now I think it's definitely through technology, through, you know, a lot of advances in opportunities. Boy, the industry has changed a ton in that period of time.

Audience 88

Audience Revenue Distribution Differentiation 88

Agile VC

APRIL 17, 2011

AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. Now that Google’s acquisition of ITA is closed, following lenghty FTC review, it would appear Kayak is poised to proceed with their IPO in the coming months. =. Distribution revenue is CPC and CPA. . Kayak generates both distribution (i.e. 166M round closed Dec 2007.

Pre-Money Valuation 113

Pre-Money Valuation Liquidation Preference Dividend Common Stock 113

Life Beyond Code

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

Thus, I have come to the conclusion that if I could help a million entrepreneurs globally reach $1 million in revenue (and beyond), that would be the foundation of a robust, distributed, and sustainable economic value creation that would add up to a trillion dollars in global GDP. a distributed, democratic model of capitalism.

Programming 116

Programming Silicon Valley Bootstrapping Technical Review 116

Steve Blank

OCTOBER 24, 2016

Each transformation – from a new computer distribution channel – Apple Stores to disrupting the music business with iPod and iTunes in 2001; to the iPhone in 2007; and the App store in 2008 – drove revenues and profits to new heights. This may work in stable markets and technologies. How to Miss the Boat – Five Times.

Azure 120

Azure Business Model Cloud Artificial Inteligence 120

Steve Blank

OCTOBER 24, 2016

Each transformation – from a new computer distribution channel – Apple Stores to disrupting the music business with iPod and iTunes in 2001; to the iPhone in 2007; and the App store in 2008 – drove revenues and profits to new heights. This may work in stable markets and technologies. How to Miss the Boat – Five Times.

Azure 120

Azure Business Model Cloud Artificial Inteligence 120

Cracking the Code

MAY 15, 2008

Churchill Club 2008 Top 10 Tech Trends. I attended yesterday the 10th Annual Top Ten Tech Trends organized by the Churchill Club at the Fairmont Hotel in San Jose. This opens a large opportunity for water purification related technologies (in particular technologies to convert sea water into drinking water). Blog Archive.

Software Review 48

Software Review Technical Review San Jose Venture Capital 48

ConversionXL

MARCH 19, 2020

A Harvard Business Review (HBR) study of 4,700 public companies looked at the three years before, during, and after recessions. Hyundai’s Assurance program, which debuted during the 2007–08 financial crisis, is a great example. This means more people behind a screen, which means more opportunity across distribution channels.

Marketing 121

Marketing Campaign Non-Compete Lean 121

Up and Running

AUGUST 6, 2014

An excellent example of a social enterprise is The Empowerment Plan —an organization that hires people currently living in homeless shelters to create a combination winter coat, sleeping bag, and over-the-shoulder bag, which is then distributed to the homeless of Detroit free of charge. According to the Harvard Business Review, in most U.S.

Rhode Island 107

Rhode Island North Dakota Louisiana Vermont 107

VC Cafe

APRIL 8, 2010

billion in 2007, as investors worldwide tightened their belts in the wake of the global financial crisis. billion), and 33 percent lower than proceeds in 2007 ($3.79 “Israel is known for its strong capabilities in technology and science. Foreign direct investment in Israel reached $3.8 billion in 2009, compared with $10.8

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OTC Brazil Paraguay 68

thebarefootvc

DECEMBER 30, 2015

He was intrigued by what this distributed infrastructure could mean for his work in Burma. When speaking about the blockchain to many people in the United States, I get a puzzled look on why the technology matters. I last went to Burma in 2007. We discussed how Burma is now the first “smartphone only” country in the world.

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Burma Rwanda United States SMS 40

thebarefootvc

DECEMBER 30, 2015

He was intrigued by what this distributed infrastructure could mean for his work in Burma. When speaking about the blockchain to many people in the United States, I get a puzzled look on why the technology matters. I last went to Burma in 2007. We discussed how Burma is now the first “smartphone only” country in the world.

Burma 40

Burma Rwanda United States SMS 40

Hearpreneur

MAY 15, 2019

After being laid-off (again), I started a sales consulting business helping tech start-ups build, grow, and coach their sales teams. After working in the corporate world for 12 years I saw many quality co-workers laid off due to budget cuts. It seemed unfair that their career was ended so swiftly due to no fault of their own.

Fractional CTO 122

Fractional CTO Entrepreneur CTO Hire LLC 122

www.inc.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Technology | Thursdays. TECHNOLOGY. Technology. But with the help of Grahams company, which specializes in creating tech systems for start-ups, Jumpstart grew to more than $50 million in revenue--enough to make it an attractive acquisition for media conglomerate Hachette Filipacchi. Join our community. Forgot login ?

Arizona 40

Arizona Equity Iowa Venture Capital 40

thebarefootvc

JULY 30, 2015

He was intrigued by what this distributed infrastructure could mean for his work in Burma. When speaking about the blockchain to many people in the United States, I get a puzzled look on why the technology matters. I last went to Burma in 2007. We discussed how Burma is now the first “smartphone only” country in the world.

Burma 40

Burma Rwanda United States SMS 40

The Next Web

SEPTEMBER 24, 2013

That not only signifies the missed opportunity that BlackBerry is desperately trying to make up for now — following its botched weekend launch of BBM for iOS and Android — but it sees Livingston’s own startup over take the company that gave him his start in the technology world. “I I went to university in Waterloo in 2005 for engineering.

Entrepreneur 167

Entrepreneur CTO Hire Startup Mobile 167

infochachkie.com

DECEMBER 5, 2011

To illustrate the extent to which a company’s name is largely irrelevant to its ultimate success, let’s examine the genesis of six successful technology companies’ names. eBay – Derived from Founder Pierre Omidyar’s consulting company, Echo Bay Technology Group.

Naming 40

Naming Technical Review Product Product Name 40

ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

And for nearly 20 years, Ford’s luxury division lost money until it was sold off in 2007. Most of them only have technical details. Don’t get me wrong, the technical details of a product are important, but they should supplement a real product description). Thing is, the same applies to product descriptions.

eCommerce 125

eCommerce Conversion Sales Technical Review 125

ConversionXL

AUGUST 5, 2014

As powerful as self-optimizing results are, the technology can truthfully be expensive. Understanding the different ways people might describe the same item becomes especially important if you cater to an international customer base, where multiple countries might technically speak the same language, but the vernacular is widely different.

Search 107

Search Design eCommerce Technical Review 107

maplebutter.com

JANUARY 8, 2013

I have the knowledge in tech to implement it. If you’re looking for technical talent – go to the dev meetups. what are the most crucial steps to be taken by a new tech startup when outsourcing major part of the tech to IT firms or outsourcing “product development” eg new social media website project?

Technical Review 44

Technical Review Startup Cofounder Software Review 44

www.forentrepreneurs.com

FEBRUARY 2, 2010

Think about your own behavior: if you are like me, you hate having to deal with sales people, and greatly prefer to do your own research starting with search engines, and leveraging free trials, on-line videos, blogs, reviews, and your social network. What is Twitter hadn't gone to SXSW in 2007? Tech support is not cheap.

Acquisition 103

Acquisition Cost Customer Entrepreneur 103

Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 11, 2009

I think this is one of your better posts this year, because you are addressing a risk that you face AFTER some early success, when your guard is down and you are more inclined to believe that you know what you are doing and therefore do not need to be as diligent at framing your hypotheses and how you plan to verify them.

Community 158

Community Management Lean Software Review 158

Duct Tape Marketing

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

We’re going to distribute that on a platform and we’re going to build an audience in some way and we’re going to sell our product or service, which by the way is fine. Could you leave an honest review on iTunes? Your ratings and reviews really help and I promise I read each and every one. That’s great.

Cost 37

Cost Marketing Audience Media 37