Reid Hoffman

MAY 16, 2020

Shortly after I graduated from college in 1990, America entered a recession. In 1995, though, I wasn’t truly network-literate yet. Follow your network.”. Be passionate, sure, but also think about where your network is strong, and what opportunities that strength creates. By cultivating a strong professional network.

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mashable.com

MAY 5, 2011

In April, “stealth” social media startup Kohort announced its upcoming launch. Within a few days, the site received thousands of user signups, according to its founder Mark Davis. raked in five-figure daily signups after announcing its upcoming launch, according to the site’s founders.

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mashable.com

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

For the first-time entrepreneur or founder looking for seed stage funding, this circle can be especially difficult to penetrate. Brad Feld: Feld is co-founder and managing director of Foundry Group, a Boulder, Colorado venture capital firm that focuses on early stage investments ranging from $250,000 to $500,000.

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Agile VC

JUNE 5, 2011

Even for those who don’t care to dive into the numbers, it’s worth a quick glance because co-founder/CEO Andrew Mason wrote a letter which forms the preamble of the full document. I co-founded NextView Ventures , a seed-stage VC firm based in Boston, in 2010. Financial Snapshot: 2010 Revenue: $713M. Read More ».

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

We had raised a small round of funding in 2013, led by a local angel investor who was a member of Central Texas Angel Network, and used the funds to build our first product (a mobile website) and launch with recommendations from friends of mine in Austin the week before South by Southwest Festival.

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Life Beyond Code

SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

A “for good” advocate, Sarah worked with a local crisis center to raise more than $161K in three weeks via social media and is a team member of the Guinness Book World Record holding #beatcancer. A quick interview with Sarah on her new book Re[Frame]. RS: What are the images on each page?

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 19, 2014

by Alon Alroy, co-founder and CMO of Bizzabo . GigaOM Structure aims tackle the challenge of understanding how to architect data centers, networks and applications along with the big questions emerging in computing and IT. Below, we at Bizzabo have compiled a list of the 20 upcoming US tech conferences you must attend.

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Austin Startup

JANUARY 31, 2018

Presenting in the Entertainment and Content Technology category at 3:30 pm on Sunday, March 11, Sceenic will talk about its Watch Together SaaS solution, which enables media companies to create interactive co-viewing experiences for dispersed viewers. Sceenic is the result of the learnings to do with co-viewing of SayYeah back in 2013-15.

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Steve Blank

JANUARY 17, 2016

Yet this same network of connected people affects who gets funded, how startup teams form, and who gets hired. . The show follows the journeys of founders sharing their experiences of what it takes to build a startup – from restaurants to rocket scientists, to online gifts to online groceries and more. Dave Kashen.

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The Next Web

SEPTEMBER 24, 2013

A fortnight ago, Boris interviewed Reed Hastings on his business lessons and experience, but now I’m shaking it up with a look at a 26-year-old founder who is disrupting the mobile and social networking spaces: Kik CEO and founder Ted Livingston. This process has given us an amazingly high quality team.”.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 17, 2012

It’s hard to believe that the genius behind the co-creation of software giant Microsoft never finished college, but it’s clear he didn’t need his diploma to do big things. Sergey Brin is a co-founder of Google and one of the most successful entrepreneurs in the world. Sergey Brin. Walt Disney.

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www.chubbybrain.com

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

Corporate America could learn from this. I was about to become the first person in America to sell condom key chains. When a co-founder walks out of a company — as was the case for me — you’ve already been dealt a heavy blow. Post-Mortem Title : Key Lessons from Cryptine Networks’ Failure. Go vest yourself.

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The Next Web

FEBRUARY 20, 2014

Denis Duvauchelle is CEO and co-founder of Twoodo , helping your team organize itself using simple #hashtags. This won’t pose much of a challenge in North America, where English and Spanish covers pretty much the whole population. This proves that, if nothing else, you can use language as your niche.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 3, 2009

We had an excellent opening panel on early-stage investing with Dave McClure (Founders Fund – NorCal), Brad Feld (Foundry Group, Boulder) and Andy Sack (Founders Co-Op, Seattle). Andy Sack, Dave McClure, Brad Feld & Jason Nazar (photo by Jolie Odell). In the afternoon we had a corker of panel.

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Brandanew

JANUARY 8, 2016

Social analytics and video marketing are likely to be the key marketing trends for 2016. Most small business and Startup founders are talking about customer engagement and social presence beyond the customary likes and one-post-a-month schedules. Niraj Ranjan Rout is the founder of Hiver (formerly GrexIt). Tool 5: Klout.

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Up and Running

APRIL 5, 2017

That means America needs startups that are really going to innovate, thrive, and create jobs. David Cohen, co-founder of the accelerator Techstars, points out that one-third of accelerator graduates make it past seed funding to the series A round. Keep maintaining and building your network—it’s the journey that counts.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

I invested in LA-based Gogii , one of the fastest growing, most exciting mobile social networking companies you’ve never heard of and maker of a product called textPlus. Gogii came in my office in 2009 with three of the most talented founders I had seen. This is a post I’ve been dying to write for 18 months.

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Steve Blank

MARCH 22, 2016

It follows the journeys of founders who share what it takes to build a startup – from restaurants to rocket scientists, to online gifts to online groceries and more. Nigel and Vaugn Caldon , co-founders of BallStar social network for basketball players. Kerry Frank co-founded Comply365 in 2007 with her husband.

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ReadWriteStart

JANUARY 13, 2012

Before I start discussing the businesses, I'd like to highlight the role the National Entrepreneurship Network (NEN) has played in developing the e-cells at 470 different schools and colleges in India. The team is short of Computer Science expertise, and is looking for a co-founder to add to their pack.

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VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 15, 2011

Dick Kramlich is an old school businessman who has been active in venture capital since 1969 with Arthur Rock and Co. He has co-founded the venture firm NEA, investing in many successful companies including Juniper Networks, ImmuneX, Macromedia, and Dallas Semiconductor. Yoram Tietz – Are these times different?

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VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

Pursway uses patent pending sentiment analysis technology on social networks, enabling clients to identify the influencers and followers for each of their products product within their customer database. The company said it plans to use the proceeds to expand its operations in Europe and North America.

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Business Plan Blog

DECEMBER 18, 2013

It is important to get involved with different startup networks, conferences, and competitions. Here is a short list of conferences, competitions, and networks to check out for upcoming events. Another option is to go straight to a network designed specifically for angel investors. Startup Funding'

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Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 8, 2023

He is the co-founder of Time Doctor and has been working remotely for over 20 years; working with thousands of companies looking to adopt a remote working model. He's the co-founder of Time Doctor and has been working remotely for over 20 years and has worked with thousands of companies looking to adopt a remote working model.

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Growthink Blog

FEBRUARY 22, 2010

As is well-reported, childhood obesity in America is an epidemic. And he was Co-Founder and President of Fantasia Fresh Juice - leading them from startup to $15 million in sales in 3 years. According to multiple studies by the U.S. In addition to the massive additional burden to the U.S.

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techcrunch.com

FEBRUARY 19, 2010

Been there Done that This is very depressing for all future founders, or even currently early stage founders. A little piece of advice for future founders: find something that turns revenue quick, profitable and cash flow positive quick and forget about fantasy businesses that take a decade to turn profitable like twitter!

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crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 11, 2018

Your brand lives in everyday interactions your company has with its prospects and customers, including the images you share, the messages you post on your website, the content of your marketing materials, your presentations and booths at conferences, and your posts on social networks.

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www.usatoday.com

JULY 16, 2012

Jen Sargent, founder of entertainment news site HitFix, says she can get folks to work for her at much lower rates than the "inflated" fees being offered in Silicon Valley and New York. Nick Smoot just leased offices in Venice for his social-networking app for businesses, Here On Biz, based on all the activity in the area. "I

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sivers.org

JUNE 25, 2010

Programmers, and certainly not the visionary founders, are the most qualified for that task. #6 Many good freelancers are very busy right now and can be found through networking with friends or linked in. Co-founders and outsourcing work the same. Finding a co-founder will take much longer (3 months is typical).

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Reid Hoffman

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Back in the 1990s, Bill Gates was building an online service codenamed Blackbird to compete with America Online. That’s part of why we merged with X.com and brought on Elon Musk as a co-founder, because Elon had been thinking a lot about banking infrastructure and banking business models.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JULY 31, 2019

John Jantsch: Today’s episode is brought to you by Break Through The Noise , the new book by Tim Staples, Co-Founder and CEO of Shareability. Because if you think about it, most sales people hit the no once and they never call back again and I see that everyday in corporate America. Back to Podcast. Transcript.

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