article thumbnail

[Review] The $100 Startup

YoungUpstarts

Partnerships such as affiliate programmes may also work. However, the author advises that a more generous commission scheme for affiliates may work better in attracting higher quality partners. #3 Naturally, there are pros and cons to each, and these are covered in detail in the book. 3 The Long Haul.

article thumbnail

My First Experience As A Venture Capitalist

Feld Thoughts

When people ask me how they can become a VC, I point them to my partner Seth Levine’s excellent blog posts How to become a venture capitalist and How to get a job in venture capital (revisited). Charley was a partner at a firm called VIMAC and was looking at some Internet stuff.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Why Partnerships Are The Future Of Marketing

Duct Tape Marketing

Bob is the Founder and Chairman of the Board of Acceleration Partners, a global partner marketing agency. In this episode, I talk with the Founder and Chairman of Acceleration Partners, Bob Glazer, about why diversifying your marketing strategy with other channels — like partnerships — is the way of the future.

article thumbnail

Can You Really Build a Great Tech Firm Outside Silicon Valley?

Both Sides of the Table

The VC partner, somebody I greatly respect said, “Yeah, we like Gil and what they’re doing. Look beyond California and you have group purchasing (GroupOn in Chicago, LivingSocial in Washington DC), private sales (Gilt Groupe in NY, HauteLook in LA), artisan marketplaces (Etsy in NY), eCommerce (Amazon in Seattle) and on and on.

article thumbnail

Transcript And MP3 Of My $180,000 Website Flipping Presentation

Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

I managed to visit Seattle as part of the Australian national Magic The Gathering team in 1998, so that was the highlight of my career as a professional Magic player. A lot of websites sell affiliate products and you want to show shots of the inside of the affiliate payment area. The cost to run is very important too.