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This Week in VC Episode 6 with @Jason Calacanis: Best One Yet

Both Sides of the Table

What are “Reg D” filings with the SEC and why does this make it harder to stay in stealth mode? But when the finally convert the debt to equity the round gets filed with the SEC and thus journalists often pick up on it. It’s worth clicking on the link and reading the very short recommendations given by all of us.

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Excellent Analytics Tip #26: Every Critical Metric Should Have A BFF!

Occam's Razor

Now you might see 60 secs and 5 PVV, 150 secs and 20 PVV, 98 secs and 5 PVV. at a level of aggregation or granularity you need, and send it into your digital analytics tools. What's the immediate adjacent contextual metric we can use? Why not use Page Views per Visit? Another indicator of activity during the Visit!

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Bringing Transparency to Startup Data: Our Data Repository Project

Version One Ventures

It’s worth noting that SaaS companies could probably do something interesting with all their data in aggregate. Some VCs have data and engineering teams manually wrangle non-standard financial statements and KPIs from their portfolio and pitches and create an internal repository for their own use. 2: Privately held operational.

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Key Insights from Every Speaker of Elite Camp 2016

ConversionXL

“Umbrella terms” are when you aggregate multiple features and benefits under one vague term, like “powerful” or “easy-to-use.” Use Turnstiles to collect information (best >300 sec video length and positioned in the middle 5-20%). Pillars : Content/SEO, Paid, Growth engineering, Referrals.

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Out of the Crisis #26: Brian Armstrong of Coinbase on cryptocurrency, being mission-oriented, and institution building

Startup Lessons Learned

It kind of aggregates technology content, I suppose. It almost had like a social engineering component to it, as much as it was an algorithmic breakthrough. I always thought of myself as sort of an engineer who likes to build new products. How did it come on your radar for the first time? He built this purpose-driven company.

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Special: 72 Israeli Companies Exhibit at the 2010 Mobile World Congress

VC Cafe

4G/ LTE (Long Term Evolution) -the fourth generation of networks, enabling faster downloading in 4G phones (100 megabit per second compared to today’s 21 megabit/sec in 3G phones). mobile telephone operators, broadcasters, content aggregators and media agents. A turnkey solution based on a fully telco-grade platform.

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Customers Love Free Stuff … But That’s Not Your Problem

abovethecrowd.com

Also, take a look at this critically important data point , also aggregated by Professor Jay Ritter. That said, the NYSE and NASDAQ have SEC approval for “Direct Listing with a Primary Raise.” I am a member of this group, and I have developed these perspectives over many years of watching from the inside and being equally gullible.

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