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From Agency to Enterprise Software: The Evolution of Buddy Media

This is going to be BIG.

The other day I wrote a post about the lack of Enterprise Software disruption coming out of NYC —and a lot of people responded that I wasn’t citing Buddy Media. Our current focus is on creating sticky, super viral applications that help users get more out of Facebook and other social media.

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What YouTube Taught Me About Facebook Live & Violent Footage

Hunter Walker

Ben Thompson has a smart Stratechery column today about Facebook’s emerging role as a Journalism Company. I saw this firsthand during my time at YouTube where in addition to running the product org from 2007-2011, I sat on our Policy Committee. And the internal discussions (debates?) which are likely occurring.

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What YouTube Taught Me About Facebook Live & Violent Footage

Hunter Walker

Ben Thompson has a smart Stratechery column today about Facebook’s emerging role as a Journalism Company. I saw this firsthand during my time at YouTube where in addition to running the product org from 2007-2011, I sat on our Policy Committee. And the internal discussions (debates?) which are likely occurring.

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What Did I Learn From the First VC Check I Ever Wrote?

Both Sides of the Table

I became a VC 12 years ago in 2007 when the pace of deals was much slower. Defensible IP When I’m asked by newer, younger VC partners for advice on our sector, one of the things I always emphasize is looking for companies who have built defensible intellectual property (IP). When you think about what makes Google so valuable?—?it’s

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The Advanced Guide to Transactional Emails That Convert

ConversionXL

Transactional emails are the key every good marketer is talking about, but that few are doing something about. Thus, it’s important that the welcome email do three things: Answer any questions about the product or service, offer help resources. Set expectations about how long the review or survey will take.

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Zayo Group – One of Boulder’s Amazing Startup Stories

Feld Thoughts

I regularly talk about the ones we’ve invested in through Foundry Group, but this only covers a part of the awesomeness that is going on here as Foundry Group has a very tight thematic focus. I asked Dan to write a guest post talking about Zayo’s story. I sought to mimic his propensity to leverage social media.

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Labor Day! Let’s Celebrate the Workers

crowdSPRING Blog

Most of our posts on the crowdSPRING Blog focus on managing businesses and startups; we often write about best practices, and offer plenty of practical tips for managers. Chris first came aboard as a consultant back when we were building the site in 2007 and became employee #2 in January 2008, 3 months before we launched.

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