SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 1, 2010

aka: An Open Letter to the Next Big Social Network) - 500 Hats , November 1, 2010 I've held off writing this post for a long time, because I couldn't quite get my head around all the issues. few years ago I also started following Alexander Osterwalder in his blog about his Business Model Generation -mantra. What truth?

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Lightspeed Venture Partners

DECEMBER 3, 2010

Social games overflow out of Facebook. While the amount of social gaming on other social networks, especially the Asian networks, has significantly increased over the course of the year, the vast majority of social gaming still takes place on Facebook. Real time web usage outpaces business models.

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mashable.com

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

Contact Us Submit News Contact Us Write for Us Spark of Genius Series Mashable | The Social Media Guide Business Mashable on Facebook Join Us! Craig’s investment portfolio includes Graphic.ly , Klout , Postling, Mobile Roadie and MogoTix. Craig is currently the CEO and founder of stealth-ish startup BetterWorks.

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Steve Blank

MARCH 18, 2011

This next wave of web startups; Social Networks and Mobile Applications, now reached 100’s of millions of customers. Rather they understood that a startup is a temporary organization designed to search for a repeatable and scalable business model. And those customers may be using their devices/apps continuously.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 12, 2010

Mo was graduated from Wharton, worked in investment banking, spent 6 years at IAC (including in an operational role for Connected Ventures which includes College Humor, Busted T’s and Vimeo) before joining Spark Capital in 2008. Founded in 2008 by Mehdi Maghsoodnia. Social network app developer and ad network.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 28, 2010

I’ve already started the business modeling. Developer and publisher of social mobile games. SGN games downloaded +17mm times on mobile devices. Spun off from Freewebs in 2008, based in Palo Alto. I spent a couple of days hanging out in DogPatch San Francisco and I was both impressed and envious.

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VC Cafe

JANUARY 16, 2011

The Mobile World Congress , possibly the largest International technology conference and definitely the most important mobile conference of the year is taking place in Barcelona this February 14-17. Mobile Apps and App stores – a new ecosystem was created and it’s here to stay (Check out LogiaGroup, Waze and Cellint).

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Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

To be fair, the Day 1 categories were primarily infrastructure companies (Enterprise, Cloud and Mobile). Day 2 featured the consumer and social media, which were more interesting for me and much of the audience. Bump.com is a social network based on license plate numbers as the identifier. ► 2008. (14).

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Professor VC

JANUARY 27, 2011

There are so many unknowns at this stage and the only known is that the business model is going to change at least once, or in the current most overused term in the Silicon Valley, there will be a "pivot". Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? ► 2008. (14).

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Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? ► 2008. (14). I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases. A Lot of Horn Tooting over a Kazoo sized deal. ► January.

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betashop.com

OCTOBER 8, 2012

But, you can iterate and iterate on features, but you cannot iterate your way to a business model. I’ve seen too many businesses get stuck or fail because of their endless pursuit for the magic new feature that is going to help them gain traction. Your customer is growing up on social media. Keep at it.

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Professor VC

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? ► 2008. (14). I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases. A Lot of Horn Tooting over a Kazoo sized deal. ► January.

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Professor VC

NOVEMBER 13, 2008

Thursday, November 13, 2008. This got me thinking about the business model that Mike Keiser has built at the resort and a lecture began to form in my head. cant wait to go back, which is clearly goal #1 in the list of critical success factors if anyone is still following the business model tangent. ▼ 2008. (14).

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Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 16, 2008

Tuesday, September 16, 2008. Im still not actually sure what this says about new venture opportunities, but there are a few points that came to mind: Stabilitly of mobile platform - Can you imagine using your PC and not having it crash once in several months? Labels: brickbreaker , gaming , mobile. December 17, 2008 11:35 PM.

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www.chubbybrain.com

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

For four years we have offered the synchronization service for no charge, predicated on the hypothesis that a business model would emerge to support the free service. We had the wrong business model. Dave Jones made a virtue of having no business model for APB. Author : Todd. Company : YouCastr.

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Professor VC

DECEMBER 18, 2008

Thursday, December 18, 2008. Some result from years of work and/or education while others are a result of trying to identify a unique solution to a consumer or business problem. Many entrepreneurial programs feature a business plan competition, which is a great exercise. ▼ 2008. (14). ProfessorVC. ► January.

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Professor VC

MAY 29, 2008

Thursday, May 29, 2008. Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? ▼ 2008. (14). I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases. ProfessorVC. ► January. (1).

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Professor VC

JANUARY 27, 2008

Sunday, January 27, 2008. In addition to the case study analysis, the students also have the opportunity to develop a business model and financial model for a new concept, which always proves a lot more challenging. Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"?

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Professor VC

MARCH 10, 2009

Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? ► 2008. (14). I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases. A Lot of Horn Tooting over a Kazoo sized deal. ► January.

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Professor VC

JULY 31, 2008

Thursday, July 31, 2008. This whole process got me thinking about the textbook business model. Labels: business models , Grateful Dead , textbook. Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? ▼ 2008. (14). ProfessorVC. Where did Summer Go? at 7:05 PM.

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Professor VC

APRIL 11, 2008

Friday, April 11, 2008. Not to worry, I was busy working on closing the Series B financing for iControl Networks. Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? ▼ 2008. (14). The Most Obvious Mobile Ad Unit and What the New York Times Got Wrong. ProfessorVC.

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Professor VC

APRIL 7, 2011

Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? ► 2008. (14). I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases. A Lot of Horn Tooting over a Kazoo sized deal. ► January.

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Professor VC

FEBRUARY 12, 2008

Tuesday, February 12, 2008. February 14, 2008 7:46 PM. February 15, 2008 2:08 PM. April 14, 2008 12:48 PM. Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? ▼ 2008. (14). ProfessorVC. The last blogger in Silicon Valley. Buyers Remorse. Steve Bennet.

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Professor VC

APRIL 1, 2010

Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? ► 2008. (14). I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases. A Lot of Horn Tooting over a Kazoo sized deal. ► January.

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Professor VC

JUNE 6, 2008

Friday, June 6, 2008. It seems appropriate to have this discussion as Kent Desormeaux grabs Big Browns reins and goes after the Triple Crown tomorrow at Belmont.There is an age old debate in the venture business on whether it is better to bet on the horse (business/market) or the jockey (management team/founders). ProfessorVC.

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Professor VC

JANUARY 17, 2008

Thursday, January 17, 2008. The theme of the event was angel investment trends for 2008. While currently free to angel groups, their business model revolves around aggregating the angel investment data. Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? ▼ 2008. (14).

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Professor VC

FEBRUARY 26, 2008

Tuesday, February 26, 2008. Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? ▼ 2008. (14). I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases. ProfessorVC. ► 2010. (7).

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Professor VC

NOVEMBER 19, 2009

Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? ► 2008. (14). I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases. A Lot of Horn Tooting over a Kazoo sized deal. ► January.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 22, 2019

I’m not coming from a judgmental place because when I started in SEO, I launched my first site in 2008. That’s the whole business model and it works really well. John Jantsch: And the 70% of people that are visiting those sites on a mobile device today, that’s the whole screen. I was there.

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Professor VC

JULY 2, 2010

job existed for every $37,702 of venture capital invested from 1970-2008 Lets assume these statistics are true (of course that may be a leap, as my wise father-in-law used to say, "Figures Lie and Liars figure"). Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? ► 2008. (14).

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Professor VC

AUGUST 26, 2011

Is the model consistent with the business plan? Does the business model make sense? Do you understand the business and market? The process of building the model forces you to answer the difficult questions related to the business model and give a complete picture of the opportunity.

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Professor VC

JUNE 20, 2011

I took a look back at our original financial model we presented to VCs in 2004. The business model (OEM through broadband and home security companies for mass distribution) if not specific product functionality has remained largely the same. Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"?

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Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 26, 2008

Friday, September 26, 2008. How passionate are the entrepreneurs about their business? Does the business model pass the smell test? Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? ▼ 2008. (14). ProfessorVC. The last blogger in Silicon Valley. ► January.

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Professor VC

JANUARY 19, 2012

While certainly a laudable mission, I question how many of these teachers actually remain in the career vs. using TFA as the golden ticket to Stanford Business School, Harvard Law or other select grad school. Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? ► 2008. (14). 3 days ago.

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Professor VC

FEBRUARY 26, 2010

A Comparison Between Novice and Serial Entrepreneurs" Her research shows that there is a positive correlation between prior founding experience and new venture performance due to stronger and more diverse social networks, access to capital, reliance on collaborators and other factors. ► 2008. (14). ► January. (1).

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Professor VC

OCTOBER 26, 2010

Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? ► 2008. (14). I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases. A Lot of Horn Tooting over a Kazoo sized deal. ► January.

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Professor VC

JANUARY 17, 2008

Thursday, January 17, 2008. Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? ▼ 2008. (14). I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases. ProfessorVC. ► 2010. (7).

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