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LinkedIn: The Series A Fundraising Story ? AGILEVC

Agile VC

is the leading consumer internet company with Terry Semel as CEO. Online social networking is a concept still being evangelized even in Silicon Valley… Friendster is in private beta (wasn’t until Oct 2003 they received Google acquisition offer which they turned down for Kleiner/Benchmark round). It was a $4.7M

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Twitter Link Roundup #95 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

crowdSPRING Blog

Interesting that many small biz owners still not finding much use for social media – [link]. Finally, a day of rest. No New Social Network Launched Today – [link]. Global Web Design Trends: South America – [link]. Internet Use Affects Memory, Study Finds – [link]. 70% of U.S.

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Groupon's S-1: From Zero to Like? Billions in 30 Months ? AGILEVC

Agile VC

They face lots of competition and few barriers to entry so the future growth and profitability can legitimately be questioned, but still… what Andrew Mason and the rest of the team have built in such a short time is truly remarkable. What They Do: Deeply discounted coupons (often 50% off redeemed value) for local merchants.

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It’s Morning in Venture Capital

Both Sides of the Table

But in 2012 a visit to any major college in America will show you the massive increase in aspirations of our young talent to become the next Mark Zuckerberg and build a future Facebook. The movie, “The Social Network” might have had more of an impact on creating future entrepreneurs than any other event of the past 5 years.

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How to Start a Movement

Ben's Blog

A few months ago, my friend Joe Green sent me a video titled, “ The Internet is My Religion ”: In it, Jim Gilliam gives us a short tour of his life’s story. First, following the tragedy of September 11, 2001, Jim became an activist for a better America and produced a series of compelling documentary films to further his cause.

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A Rake Too Far: Optimal Platform Pricing Strategy

abovethecrowd.com

Many Internet marketplaces also have a rake or vig. Before discussing the merits of low rakes versus high rakes, let us first take a look at current examples of different rakes across the Internet. The rest is history. The table above shows estimated rakes for several online businesses as a percentage of GMS.

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Inspiring Entrepreneurs: Ted Livingston’s rollercoaster ride as CEO of hit messaging startup Kik

The Next Web

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. We shut down Kik Chat, and the next day we launched Kik Messenger,” Livingston says.