Agile VC

APRIL 17, 2011

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. =. Kayak Software Corporation. Revenue growth: 51% YoY (2010), 1% YoY (2009), 131% YoY (2008). 2010 Operating Income: $16 million.

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ConversionXL

AUGUST 19, 2016

This “gap” first came to fruition in 2009 when retailers decided that the best way to attract mobile users was to create a mobile application. Although this gap is decreasing due to the rise of mobile website optimization , conversion rates for these websites are still poor when compared to their desktop counterparts. Image Source.

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Duct Tape Marketing

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Smart Execution is the secret sauce of the growth and marketing operating system Clare Price has created that has helped so many businesses achieve clarity, confidence, and control of all their marketing functions. Click on over and give us a review on iTunes, please! The answer: Smart execution. Duct Tape Transcript.

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prosperati.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Now on to more operational considerations. As a result, local universities here churn out thousands of new graduates each year who can spell Microsoft but understand nothing about proper software engineering. Silicon Valley is a great place for technology startups in no small part due to its culture of entrepreneurship and innovation.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 24, 2017

A version of this article is in the Harvard Business Review. Replacing the founder when the company needed to scale was almost standard operating procedure. But in the 20th century, dominated by hardware and software, technology swings inside an existing market happened slowly — taking years, not months.

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ConversionXL

MARCH 10, 2021

Many enterprises have leveraged Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) since Salesforce launched almost two decades ago. Other vendors including Box and ServiceNow have completely replaced on-premises solutions with cloud-based solutions, SaaS is now the preferred way companies consume core business software. Image source ).

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Cracking the Code

OCTOBER 10, 2008

Cracking The Code. Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. Save Asia for post-IPO Single instance, multi-tenant, single datacenter - Have only one version of the code in production. Labels: SaaS , sales and marketing , software. at 11:09 AM.

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betashop.com

OCTOBER 8, 2012

At Fab, our virtual product is our website & apps, our physical products are the merchandise we sell, and our experience product is our operations and service. To this day, not a single pixel gets on our website or apps without my input, review, and approval. We do twice-yearly reviews of all Fab team members. Fab Culture.

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www.founderinstitute.com

MARCH 2, 2010

August practices in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, securities offerings, commercial transactions, general corporate law and business bankruptcy. He counsels public and private company clients in a variety of industries including information technology, government contracting, software and telecommunications. Interested?

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VC Cafe

APRIL 8, 2010

FDI, M&A’s WEIGHED DOWN BY CRISIS IN 2009, UPTURN EXPECTED IN 2010. billion in 2009, compared with $10.8 63 Israeli companies were acquired or merged in 2009, a 28 percent drop from an average of 87 companies in the previous three years. The top ten deals in 2009 yielded 80 percent ($2.02 billion in 2008 and $8.8

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techcrunch.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Tweet View Comments Guest Author Sep 20, 2009 This guest post was written by Meebo CEO Seth Sternberg. This is the first post in what’s going to be a series of blogs on how to go from nothing – no connections, no team, no money and no knowledge of how the startup industry really works – to operating a growing business.

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VC Cafe

JULY 5, 2010

In addition, we are working with more modest capital, for example, the current fund we are putting together (first of many), is $5.0M, which will be used to invest up to $500K in approximately 10 seed stage companies in the Internet, software, telecom, security/defense and alternative energy sectors. Do you see a crash coming?

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Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 15, 2017

My research was valuable enough for a large corporation that is known for creating a popular operating system to give us about $250K in funding. My entire staff had been laid off due to an acquisition by an aggressive v.c. I was a Ph.D. student working towards becoming a research scientist with a large R&D lab.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 1, 2010

Time TBA: Recession 2009-2010: The Best Time to Launch Your Startup – While it may seem counter intuitive, economic hardship is the crucible from which great businesses emerge. How are user-generated reviews changing how restaurants operate and how we eat? Enjoy the list and see you in Austin! Friday, March 12th.

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