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This Week in VC with Dana Settle of Greycroft Partners

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Founded in November 2007 in New York City by Alexis Maybank and Kevin Ryan (co-founder of DoubleClick); CEO is Susan Lyne (ex-CEO Marta Stewart Living Omnimedia) Revenue estimates: $50mm in 2008; $170mm in 2009 (versus budget of $150mm); $450mm forecasted for 2010. Note that these are “gross” revenue numbers. Founded in 2007.

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Cracking The Code: Why I disagree with Tony Zingale on the future.

Cracking the Code

A couple weeks ago, I attended the 13th Silicon Valley Annual VC/Entrepreneur luncheon organized by NVCA. The guest speaker was a well known and highly successful Silicon Valley veteran: Tony Zingale, President and CEO of Mercury Interactive. ► 2007. (10). Popular Media: the key to viral marketing.

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Should Founders Be Allowed to Take Money off the Table?

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We should end the year with a few million in fully recurring revenue and we’re projected to double next year. But more spend = more viral opps = more revenue down the road. >50% of our revenue in now viral. Probably revenue based. I’m assuming this in Silicon Valley, LA or similar locations.

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a16z Podcast: Growth in Turbulent Times

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Brian : I know it’s like an old Silicon Valley message, talk to your customers, but honestly this is one of those times where you need to be talking to at least a couple customers a couple times a day. ” At least at Reforge, a lot of our revenue comes from company education budgets.

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What the Past Can Tell Us About the Future of Social Networking

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billion in annual subscription revenues not including advertising or eCommerce). It had grown stratospherically from 2004-2007 to 100 million users, which actually was slightly smaller in December 2007 then MySpace was. My view is if they were based in Silicon Valley they would be hot, hot, hot. Enter Facebook.

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Google VP: Here's How to Get Bought By Us

mashable.com

In July 2007 Google acquired web security and archiving company Postini for $625 million. billion in April 2007. In July 2007 Google acquired web security and archiving company Postini for $625 million. billion in April 2007. GLIIF, LLC is a Hot Silicon Valley Startup designed to disrupt QR Code usage in advertising.

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Customers Love Free Stuff … But That’s Not Your Problem

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Paypal famously offered customers $5 to invite a friend, who would then also get $5 as part of a highly successful viral marketing campaign (they actually started at $20, and then reduced it to $10 and then ended at $5). Silicon Valley founders and executives routinely say, “well the banker said we have to do this, or we can’t do that.”

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