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The Changing Structure of the VC Industry

Both Sides of the Table

” The pioneering fund of funds realize that their source of differentiation is much more about the latter than the former. The “big boom” in startup financing started around March 2009?—?more Summary: Cheap, mobile, social, global, always-on, one-click-purchase =. The iPhone was released. more than 5 years ago?—?and

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A Rake Too Far: Optimal Platform Pricing Strategy

abovethecrowd.com

We were quite enamored with their marketplace for skilled global talent, and were amazed at how the tools in their online workplace allowed customers to hire, manage, and pay for work from distributed teams. Instead of becoming a platform differentiator for Apple, Facebook is now aiding and abetting Apple’s only real competition.

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Netflix vs. Blockbuster and bad profits (reflections from my Bazaarvoice days)

Austin Startup

We became a global company and it was truly an entrepreneurial dream come true for Brant, our team, and me. It will ultimately lead to some positive word-of-mouth for Blockbuster, and a new competitive differentiator against Netflix. Bazaarvoice grew to thousands of retailers and brands (i.e., 8,500 stores located across 29 countries.

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Incorporating Ecwid Into Your Portal Is Incredibly Convenient

YoungUpstarts

The inception of Ecwid in 2009 was another milestone in the realm of e-commerce platforms as the site facilitated numerous small and medium traders and merchants to forage markets in the web world. This newest release allows web designers and entrepreneurs a way to differentiate themselves from the pack. Amazon Inc.

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Soundbites from the Future – 2013

Start Up Blog

Do it yourself, Design it yourself, Distribute it yourself, 3D it yourself – in fact we can nearly make anything in home or certainly procure it via global production hubs like alibaba.com We can make anything because all the tools of production have been democratized for ever. It was anti-social in nature.

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37 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Businesses

Hearpreneur

Despite the ongoing recession, I took to my kitchen table in 2013 to launch Digital Air Strike — an award-winning automotive social media and digital engagement company. Tapping into my knowledge of and experience in automotive marketing, I identified a need to monetize social networks for businesses. Our philosophy is simple.

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90 Things I've Learned From Founding 4 Technology Companies

betashop.com

Before there was Fab there was fabulis, a social network meets places guide targeted to the gay community. When we pivoted from fabulis to Fab, from gay social network to design, we made the decision within 10 days to focus exclusively on our new One Thing, and we set a rule that not one person on the team could still do the old thing.