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LinkedIn: The Series A Fundraising Story ? AGILEVC

Agile VC

Many assume it was a cakewalk, based on the success LinkedIn has enjoyed over time and the current stature of our founder/CEO Reid Hoffman (now Chairman). Yes… he was a very successful PayPal exec and previously co-founder & VP Product of SocialNet. But keep in mind at this point Reid’s a first-time CEO.

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VCs eating our own dog food: Using technology and analytics to make better investments

David Teten

However, in private markets, there is more room to optimize across all 11 steps of the investing process: firm management , marketing, fundraising , origination , manage relationships, due diligence, negotiation, monitoring, portfolio acceleration , reporting, and. They read reviews of the products of target investments.

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HOW TO: Sign Up Users Even Before You Launch Your Startup

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Within a few days, the site received thousands of user signups, according to its founder Mark Davis. Create Viral Content Infographics startup Visual.ly raked in five-figure daily signups after announcing its upcoming launch, according to the site’s founders. ); //]]> Welcome to Mashable!

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Native App vs. Web App: Which Is Better for Mobile Commerce?

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Choosing Between Mobile and Native Apps One of the resounding themes for mobile software developers in 2011 is the debate between building a native app or building a mobile web app. I’m the founder of Movylo Shop (www.movyloshop.com), a SaaS mobile commerce solution. Richard Rabins Co-Chairman Alpha Software, Inc.

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