Agile VC

JUNE 5, 2012

Of course both companies use their platform to increase user lock-in which indirectly helps their core revenue streams of advertising (in Facebook’s case) and hardware sales (for Apple). But we arguably have never seen a true software platform which drives a core advertising business, in the way Facebook does. Read More ».

Java 170

Java Flash Software Azure 170

Agile VC

APRIL 17, 2011

Kayak was started here in my backyard of Boston… co-founder & CTO Paul English and the product/engineering team is based here in Concord MA. Historically more revenue came from distribution/lead-gen (57% in 2007), but this tipped in 2008 though appears to be steady from 2009 to 2010 at about 58% advertising and 42% distribution.

Pre-Money Valuation 113

Pre-Money Valuation Liquidation Preference Dividend Common Stock 113

Agile VC

MAY 26, 2011

The market size for online advertising, e-commerce, and web premium services are 1/10th to 1/3rd the size they are today. The terms and valuation for both offers were comparable and when the team debated which path to choose, we all agreed both firms would have made good partners. We three partners are working hard.

Term Sheet 178

Term Sheet Silicon Valley Technical Review Social Network 178

Agile VC

MAY 23, 2012

Turns out commerce and advertising are kinda different businesses actually. I co-founded NextView Ventures , a seed-stage VC firm based in Boston, in 2010. My partner @ LeeHower looks back: [link] 5 days ago Search. Silly stuff like this. Read More ». Previous Entries. Avatars by Sterling Adventures.

Internet 182

Internet Silicon Valley IPO Seed Stage 182

Agile VC

MARCH 18, 2012

Here’s why: Virtually all of Twitter’s revenue comes from advertising. And Twitter CRO Adam Bain is focused primarily on growing this advertising base. Twitter’s data is valuable primarily for advertising. The most valuable users for advertisers are the people that use the service the most as a utility.

Media 113

Media Advertising Silicon Valley Revenue 113

Agile VC

JULY 11, 2012

The names of these once great, now defunct firms may not be terribly familiar today but here are just a few examples: American Research & Development [Boston] –> Founded by George Doriot and depending how you count it, either the first or second formal VC firm in the US.

Silicon Valley 240

Silicon Valley Carried Interest Cofounder Boston 240

Rob Go

JANUARY 8, 2014

We make 2-4 investments per year per partner. We don’t do chip-in investments – each investment is a full-allocation of partner time. We don’t invest in “syndicates A rounds” as our first point of entry into a company. Syndicates: We have a bias to lead rounds. Each investment matters.

Syndicate 45

Syndicate Syndication Portfolio Advertising 45