YoungUpstarts

MARCH 16, 2014

Founder and CEO of Appsbar, Scott Hirsch, is a noted entrepreneur and expert in mobile marketing. Scott pioneered many of the most utilized concepts in online media including opt-in data collection, email to postal data appending, affiliate marketing, web syndication, internet reality shows and internet pay per view.

Developer 162

Developer Application Development Syndicate Syndication 162

Agile VC

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

September 15, 2011. In the first half of 2011, the IPO markets were looking strong for VC-backed companies. How diffferent 2H 2011 looks. © 2011 GenuineVC - All rights reserved. How To Think About The Future. AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. Startup IPO Market: A Fickle Mistress. VCs dreamt of liquidty.

IPO 100

IPO Marketing Silicon Valley Technical Review 100

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2010

CEO hinted to WSJ that it may go public in early 2011. Booyah – Develops a location based service platform that pairs the virtual world with mobile gaming. In the show we talked about why this is important to mobile application developers. Note that these are “gross” revenue numbers. OTHER DEALS: 1.

Partner 240

Partner New York City Cofounder Syndicate 240

mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

Sign in All Social Media Tech & Gadgets Business & Marketing Video Mobile Dev & Design Media Social Good Startups Classifieds Mashable Infographics Prev Next How Are People Using Twitter? September 1, 2011 09:04:39 Reply 0 Flag this comment jamespmedd Follow Interesting information but an awful looking infographic!

San Francisco 99

San Francisco New York City Social Media Entrepreneur 99

Agile VC

APRIL 17, 2011

April 17, 2011. GameFly filed in 2010 and remains in registration, though 2011 has seen a positive start for VC-backed IPOs with 14 in Q1 2011. GameFly filed in 2010 and remains in registration, though 2011 has seen a positive start for VC-backed IPOs with 14 in Q1 2011. Quinstreet priced at $15.00/sh

Pre-Money Valuation 113

Pre-Money Valuation Liquidation Preference Dividend Common Stock 113

Agile VC

OCTOBER 27, 2011

October 28, 2011. But in the next 5 years the web and mobile app stores will increasingly be a force in selling and customer acquisition for busines software. © 2011 GenuineVC - All rights reserved. How to Evaluate Firms for a Seed VC. How To Think About The Future. AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups.

Software 100

Software B2B Silicon Valley Acquisition 100

mashable.com

MAY 5, 2011

Sounds like a plan :) May 3, 2011 17:18:41 Reply 0 Flag this comment B Hartsuff Follow Good idea but if you know enough people then you don’t need a startup to help you with this type of arrangement. May 3, 2011 18:24:08 Reply 0 Flag this comment LeoWid Follow Sarah, this is an interesting one. Great share anyways Sarah!

Equity 74

Equity Engineer Technical Review Social Media 74

mashable.com

OCTOBER 11, 2011

October 10, 2011 by Erica Swallow. October 10, 2011 14:07:23. October 10, 2011 14:10:15. October 10, 2011 14:18:53. October 10, 2011 14:12:16. October 10, 2011 14:16:25. October 10, 2011 14:15:42. October 10, 2011 14:18:19. AT&T Reveals Five New Android Smartphones. Flag this comment.

PR 103

PR Startup Social Media Technical Review 103

mashable.com

MAY 9, 2011

He is a serial entrepreneur, internationally syndicated columnist, angel investor, public speaker and author of the best-selling book Never Get a “Real&# Job: How To Dump Your Boss, Build a Business and Not Go Broke. May 7, 2011 03:24:52 Reply 0 Flag this comment LarryN1 Follow A good profile for most if not all hires.

CTO Hire 73

CTO Hire Fractional CTO CTO Technical Review 73

mashable.com

MAY 5, 2011

May 4, 2011 18:47:11 Reply 1 Flag this comment John Roescher Follow I went through the whole process! May 4, 2011 20:33:03 Reply 1 Flag this comment Harshal Kharod Follow Hey Sumaya, nice lending page. May 4, 2011 20:33:03 Reply 1 Flag this comment Harshal Kharod Follow Hey Sumaya, nice lending page. Have an account?

Pakistan 94

Pakistan Social Media Startup Stealth 94

mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

September 7, 2011 21:32:43 Reply 3 Flag this comment Sushant Sharma Follow Thats a pickle! ;) September 8, 2011 00:45:35 Reply 0 Flag this comment Walter Nienhuis Follow This article is very true. September 8, 2011 04:08:17 Reply 0 Flag this comment Youreferme Follow Great article Dave, that resonated with my experience so far.

Startup 79

Startup Social Media RSS Social Network 79

mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

September 14, 2011 00:53:22 Reply 0 Flag this comment Fabrizio Poli Follow If you want to expand your business internationally, this will be useful. September 14, 2011 03:43:05 Reply 0 Flag this comment Ay?e With the help social networking tools it has became much easier for start ups to venture in the competitive market. SYEN 10 DAK?KADA

France 77

France Marketing Social Media Startup 77

mashable.com

JULY 18, 2012

And maybe you heard of a tiny Linux-based mobile software designer Google bought in 2005, called Android Inc.? in June 2011 for $400 million. In November 2009 Google acquired mobile ad company AdMob for $750 million. The company helped Google improve its mobile advertising solutions. Motorola Mobility. Slide.com.

San Francisco 104

San Francisco Acquisition Social Media Mobile 104

mashable.com

NOVEMBER 2, 2011

November 1, 2011 by Joshua Baer. For example, search for investors who are interested in mobile and also are willing to invest in Austin, Texas. Here are some tips… November 1, 2011 16:54:48. November 1, 2011 19:55:36. November 1, 2011 22:26:46. Today in Mobile. Mobile Lists. Flag this comment.

Social Media 80

Social Media Startup Angel Investor RSS 80

Agile VC

JUNE 5, 2011

June 5, 2011. Filing Date: initial filing June 2, 2011. Run Rate Revenue: $2.6B (Q1 2011 annualized). Revenue Growth: 2241% YoY (2010 vs 2009), 1357% YOY (Q1 2011 vs Q1 2010). Run Rate Gross Profit: $1.1B (Q1 2011 annualized). Featured merchants (may not have tipped): 56.8K (Q1 2011), 66.3K (2010), 2.7K (2009).

North America 100

North America Chicago Boston Silicon Valley 100

Agile VC

JUNE 12, 2012

Mobile Payments: The Trillion Dollar Industry That’s Never Happened. Mobile payments are the trillion dollar industry that everybody’s been waiting for but has never materialized. But nearly everyone has wrongly placed emphasis on the mobile technology part and not on the payments aspect. June 12, 2012.

Mobile 250

Mobile Disintermediation SMS Government 250

mashable.com

MARCH 7, 2011

Billion View Comments How HTML5 Is Aiding in Cross-Platform Development February 22, 2011 by Christina Warren View Comments email share email share The Mobile App Trends Series is sponsored by Sourcebits , a leading product developer for mobile platforms. This is particularly true for mobile devices. Have an account?

Developer 93

Developer HTML API Ruby 93

Agile VC

MAY 26, 2011

May 26, 2011. Coordinates Recent Posts The Rise & Fall of Great Venture Firms [Part 1] 11 July 2012, 1:57 pm Our Investment in Cloze 25 June 2012, 5:36 pm Mobile Payments: The Trillion Dollar Industry That’s Never Happened 12 June 2012, 4:19 pm. © 2011 GenuineVC - All rights reserved. How To Think About The Future.

Term Sheet 178

Term Sheet Silicon Valley Technical Review Social Network 178

Agile VC

JULY 11, 2012

Coordinates Recent Posts The Rise & Fall of Great Venture Firms [Part 1] 11 July 2012, 1:57 pm Our Investment in Cloze 25 June 2012, 5:36 pm Mobile Payments: The Trillion Dollar Industry That’s Never Happened 12 June 2012, 4:19 pm. © 2011 GenuineVC - All rights reserved. Previous Entries. Avatars by Sterling Adventures.

Silicon Valley 240

Silicon Valley Carried Interest Cofounder Boston 240

mashable.com

MARCH 24, 2011

May 12th - 14th, 2011. He’s the founder of four companies, most recently WPEngine , and blogs weekly about startups and geekery. It *is* important to demonstrate the team can produce product, somehow. Walt Disney World Resort, FL Apply to Attend Speakers Include: Elizabeth Gore Exec. an iPad 2 Killer?

Programming 86

Programming Startup Technical Review Software Review 86

mashable.com

AUGUST 20, 2011

August 20, 2011 by Lauren Drell 1 Share on Tumblr email share Share on Tumblr email share This post originally appeared on the American Express OPEN Forum , where Mashable regularly contributes articles about leveraging social media and technology in small business. .

Cofounder 81

Cofounder San Francisco Social Media Startup 81

VC Cafe

JULY 4, 2011

See the June 2011 edition after the jump. Projects at the Ra’anana center enable integrated mobile and wired broadband capabilities crossing multiple screens, including smartphones, PCs, televisions and emerging devices. For previous editions, click here. FITCH AFFIRMS ISRAEL AT “A” (OUTLOOK STABLE).

Balance Sheet 90

Balance Sheet Acquisition Africa 90

mashable.com

JANUARY 23, 2012

Today in Mobile. Tablet Visitors Spent 54% More Than Smartphone Visitors in 2011. How to Promote and Advertise Your Mobile App. Mobile Lists. More subscription options » Mashable News In Your Inbox. Top Stories. My Stories (Personalized). All Stories. Activity From People I Follow. Latest Social Media News.

LLC 68

LLC Technical Review Social Media Startup 68

Agile VC

MAY 10, 2012

More broadly, the business Farmeron is building is an example of an overall wave of an “Internet of Things” There are now more internet connected devices and sensors than people accessing the internet, as Cisco highlighted in 2011. © 2011 GenuineVC - All rights reserved. Previous Entries.

Silicon Valley 223

Silicon Valley Cofounder Seed Stage Syndicate 223

mashable.com

JULY 4, 2012

The two most recent algorithm changes are: Panda : Officially rolled out in February 2011, but there have been about 13 data refreshes of it since then. SEO, as relevant as MySpace and Google Buzz in the 2nd decade of the 21st Century mobile marketing era. Today in Mobile. Mobile Lists. Now on Panda 3.7, Top Stories.

Algorithm 93

Algorithm Technical Review San Francisco SEO 93

mashable.com

FEBRUARY 15, 2012

Today in Mobile. LinkedIn Plans Mobile Ads This Year. March 13th - 14th, 2011. Mobile Lists. More subscription options » Mashable News In Your Inbox. Top Stories. My Stories (Personalized). All Stories. Activity From People I Follow. Latest Social Media News. Tech & Gadgets Highlights. Web Video Roundup. Jobs Lists.

Social Media 108

Social Media Analytics Media API 108

Agile VC

MARCH 13, 2012

Coordinates Recent Posts The Rise & Fall of Great Venture Firms [Part 1] 11 July 2012, 1:57 pm Our Investment in Cloze 25 June 2012, 5:36 pm Mobile Payments: The Trillion Dollar Industry That’s Never Happened 12 June 2012, 4:19 pm. © 2011 GenuineVC - All rights reserved. Previous Entries. Avatars by Sterling Adventures.

IP 100

IP IPO Social Network Silicon Valley 100

Agile VC

AUGUST 2, 2011

August 2, 2011. Coordinates Recent Posts The Rise & Fall of Great Venture Firms [Part 1] 11 July 2012, 1:57 pm Our Investment in Cloze 25 June 2012, 5:36 pm Mobile Payments: The Trillion Dollar Industry That’s Never Happened 12 June 2012, 4:19 pm. © 2011 GenuineVC - All rights reserved. How To Think About The Future.

Silicon Valley 113

Silicon Valley Seed Stage Syndicate Syndication 113

Agile VC

AUGUST 22, 2011

August 22, 2011. Microsoft has two massive platforms in Windows and Xbox, and has been thrashing about for a decade trying to build one in mobile. © 2011 GenuineVC - All rights reserved. How to Evaluate Firms for a Seed VC. How To Think About The Future. AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. Previous Entries.

Silicon Valley 113

Silicon Valley Seed Stage Startup Syndicate 113

Agile VC

DECEMBER 5, 2011

December 5, 2011. Coordinates Recent Posts The Rise & Fall of Great Venture Firms [Part 1] 11 July 2012, 1:57 pm Our Investment in Cloze 25 June 2012, 5:36 pm Mobile Payments: The Trillion Dollar Industry That’s Never Happened 12 June 2012, 4:19 pm. © 2011 GenuineVC - All rights reserved. How To Think About The Future.

Silicon Valley 100

Silicon Valley Seed Stage Syndicate Syndication 100

SVPG

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

BBC MOBILE – Alex Pressland. Back in 2003, a full four years before the debut of the iPhone, a young product manager at the BBC, Alex Pressland, had just finished leading a product effort that enabled the BBC to be one of the first media companies in the world to syndicate content. I have to admit to a soft spot for the BBC.

Product 60

Product Technical Review Software Review Engineer 60

Agile VC

OCTOBER 17, 2011

October 17, 2011. Coordinates Recent Posts The Rise & Fall of Great Venture Firms [Part 1] 11 July 2012, 1:57 pm Our Investment in Cloze 25 June 2012, 5:36 pm Mobile Payments: The Trillion Dollar Industry That’s Never Happened 12 June 2012, 4:19 pm. © 2011 GenuineVC - All rights reserved. How To Think About The Future.

Silicon Valley 133

Silicon Valley Seed Stage Syndicate Syndication 133

Agile VC

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

How They Do It : Operate a social network at Facebook.com, through Facebook’s mobile apps, and the Facebook Platform which lets other websites extend Facebook’s tools for authentication and social sharing. Financial Snapshot : 2011 Revenue: $3.71 2011 YoY Revenue Growth: 88%. 2011 Gross Profit Margin: 77%.

IPO 100

IPO South Korea Venezuela Revenue 100

Agile VC

JUNE 25, 2012

And Cloze’s product is designed from the get go around mobile usage in addition to the desktop web (>20% of LinkedIn traffic today is smartphones & tablets). Also the fact that it “is designed from the get go around mobile usage in addition to the desktop web” is a huge advantage. Overall, great find!

Cofounder 140

Cofounder Stealth Silicon Valley Mobile 140

Agile VC

MAY 21, 2012

Coordinates Recent Posts The Rise & Fall of Great Venture Firms [Part 1] 11 July 2012, 1:57 pm Our Investment in Cloze 25 June 2012, 5:36 pm Mobile Payments: The Trillion Dollar Industry That’s Never Happened 12 June 2012, 4:19 pm. © 2011 GenuineVC - All rights reserved. Previous Entries. Avatars by Sterling Adventures.

Acquisition 162

Acquisition Silicon Valley B2B Seed Stage 162

Agile VC

FEBRUARY 21, 2012

We held our initial close in March 2011 and then wrapped up the final commitments towards the end of 2011. How to Evaluate Firms for a Seed VC Syndicate 10 July 2012, 5:13 pm What A VC Orders for Breakfast Says 27 June 2012, 10:16 am To Leave or Not to Leave as Your Startup Grows 12 June 2012, 12:21 pm. Previous Entries.

LP 100

LP Seed Stage Silicon Valley Limited Partner 100

Agile VC

FEBRUARY 16, 2012

Coordinates Recent Posts The Rise & Fall of Great Venture Firms [Part 1] 11 July 2012, 1:57 pm Our Investment in Cloze 25 June 2012, 5:36 pm Mobile Payments: The Trillion Dollar Industry That’s Never Happened 12 June 2012, 4:19 pm. © 2011 GenuineVC - All rights reserved. Previous Entries. Avatars by Sterling Adventures.

Silicon Valley 100

Silicon Valley Seed Stage Syndicate Syndication 100