abovethecrowd.com
NOVEMBER 13, 2012
Entrepreneurs accurately recognize that the connective tissue of the Internet provides an opportunity to link the players in a particular market, reducing friction in both the buying and selling experience. Aggregating suppliers is a necessary, but insufficient step on its own. You must also organically aggregate demand.
Agile VC
JUNE 5, 2011
It also puts another chink in the armor of the meme that monster internet companies can only be built in Silicon Valley (LivingSocial, Kayak, Gilt Groupe, CSN Stores, et al doing damage here too). The company is currently unprofitable, though generating meaningful free cash flow.
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Ben's Blog
OCTOBER 7, 2020
Annie is interviewed by a16z managing partner, Jeff Jordan, who was previously CEO and then executive chairman of OpenTable, former GM of eBay North America, and much more. I was cleaning up offices a couple years ago, and I found sheets in different places, and aggregated my career decisions. Jeff: Yeah. That resonates a lot.
Cracking the Code
OCTOBER 10, 2008
Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. You sell a product that requires an internet connection and a web browser for access, which means your prospects are online! Stay local - Prove your business in North America first. Cracking The Code.
Startup Lessons Learned
AUGUST 26, 2020
Grew up here in the Central Valley of California, left for early work and career in college, bounced around North America for a while, returned home to start this company. I was not in a city center, and so things like internet and reliable vehicles, all of those things were hard to come by at first.
Duct Tape Marketing
AUGUST 18, 2014
Over the years my email newsletter has become more of a place to filter, aggregate and share other people’s content in snack sized versions. With more networking going on via the Internet, people are actually craving more in-person, face-to-face time. Actually, the opposite has happened. Joe Pulizzi. Content Marketing Institute.
Cracking the Code
FEBRUARY 4, 2008
Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. This introduction was also the opportunity to illustrate the amazing growth of our software and saas portfolio in the past years, with aggregated revenues reaching $1.2B Prove your business in North America first.
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