YoungUpstarts

JULY 30, 2019

Walmart, Amazon, Costco, Walgreens, and Home Depot have each built strong brand identities and all benefit from powerful household recognition and strong brand equity. A strong brand communicates what your company does, how it does it, and at the same time, establishes trust and credibility with your prospects and customers.

Curation 173

Curation Social Media eCommerce Channel 173

The Startup Magazine

MAY 7, 2024

While you get funding for your project, backers in return receive rewards or equity depending on the type of crowdfunding. The social proof and validation received from having numerous tangible backers can also be priceless. Another important factor is these sites provide a win-win situation for both project initiators and backers.

Campaign 139

Campaign Seed Capital Social Network Global 139

David Teten

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

– SignUp.com is an organizing platform to quickly mobilize and coordinate people in their community, school, religious organization, or other social networks. Clients typically use it to create and strengthen local community initiatives: bake sales, barbeques, political organizing, etc. . Why is that?

Venture Capital 60

Venture Capital Partner Technical Review Cofounder 60

Gust

DECEMBER 1, 2011

Notice what is missing from this list of priorities: The company itself – that is, a business entity, most often a corporation , that will own the entire business (however defined), issue equity to founders, take investment capital , enter into contracts, make sales, pay employees and contractors, and so forth.

IP 114

IP Intellectual Property Equity Liquidity Event 114

YoungUpstarts

JULY 3, 2012

@Jesse : Author, blogger, and consultant Jesse Stay is also the CEO of SocialToo.com, tweeting about the latest developments in social interaction. eugenelee : Socialtext CEO Eugene Lee tweets about getting business value out of social software. FuelOnline : Fuel CEO Scott Levy has been working in social media and SEO since 1997.

Cofounder 239

Cofounder Technical Review Social Media PR 239

David Teten

JUNE 6, 2011

It attracted a very high quality crowd of senior executives from major investment banks and members of the innovation community — two groups that don’t normally mingle. The trick is delivering business insights over this channel: use social networks to support relationship management. Ask the senator who was on TV.

Fractional CTO 122

Fractional CTO CTO CTO Hire Azure 122

The Equity Kicker

MAY 8, 2012

Social networks (along with email and other communications services) are amongst the worst places for display advertising on this measure as most users are there to talk with their friends and are not thinking about buying anything.

Social Network 96

Social Network Networking .Net Advertising 96

Feld Thoughts

JULY 29, 2011

Finance Friday’s gets off the ground with today’s post by introducing you to an imaginary startup, the entrepreneurs that we’ll being following throughout the series, and their first challenges: splitting up the founders’ equity and addressing the case where one of the founders provides the initial seed capital for the business.

Equity 137

Equity Finance Pre-Money Valuation Denver 137

crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 18, 2011

Zynga, Equity & Tough Decisions – [link]. The Wisest Entrepreneurs Know How to Preserve Equity – [link]. Social networking is a very important marketing channel at some startups – [link]. Nearly 50% of surveyed retail shoppers use social networks – [link]. Ad Networks Next?

Social Media 96

Social Media Small Business Design Media 96

David Teten

SEPTEMBER 5, 2014

As the former CEO of a professional expert network , I’m a firm believer in the value of speedy access to relevant experts. I was excited to see that GLG (formerly Gerson Lehrman Group), the industry leader, is now offering a professional network service geared to the needs of the startup community: GLG Share.

New York 114

New York Technical Review Networking Advisory Board 114

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 14, 2019

This is another very popular website for raising equity or debt investments for startups. AngelList has featured over 3 million businesses for potential investors in a format that is, effectively, a social network for entrepreneurs and angels. USA Angel Investment Network.

Angel Investor 241

Angel Investor North America Accredited Investor Angel Groups 241

David Teten

JANUARY 8, 2013

Fewer private equity funds are using social media for outreach, but 2xPartners , Healthpoint Capital , and MCM Capital Partners are notable exceptions. Many investors remain ambivalent about social media because the advantages of using it are not always apparent, while the detractions can be very clear.

Private Equity 114

Private Equity Social Media Equity Media 114

YoungUpstarts

MARCH 7, 2017

Professional Social Networking Sites. You can gain investor connections from professional networking sites, whose aim is to help you connect with investors from other countries so that you could launch your product or service on a global scale. Private Equity Firms. Online Lending Platforms.

Private Equity 159

Private Equity Startup Incubator Social Network 159

Austin Startup

NOVEMBER 11, 2016

Cartoon: Five people are sitting around a conference table discussing city planning and community engagement. Opening or releasing data sets provides an opportunity for cities internally and the developer community externally to use the data to build web-based and smartphone applications.

Social Media 48

Social Media Community Equity Government 48

Steve Blank

APRIL 14, 2013

For the last 10 years China essentially closed its search, media and social network software market to foreign companies with the result that Google, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Dropbox, and 30,000 other websites were not accessible from China. business models. The overall culture still has a fear of failure.

China 327

China Silicon Valley Non-Compete Intellectual Property 327

VC Cafe

MARCH 27, 2022

There more than 35,000 engineers working on building it, and a strong level of passion/engagement in the communities being built around this ‘New Internet’ But with that, there are also challenges, which are less discussed. Boards vs. DAOs, Equity vs. Tokens. Regulation is coming.

Cofounder 179

Cofounder Venture Capital Equity 179

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

This is another very popular website for raising equity or debt investments for startups. Although relatively new, AngelList already has featured over 42,000 businesses and provided over 28,000 introductions to potential investors in a format that''s, effectively, a social network for entrepreneurs and Angels. Keiretsu Forum.

North America 289

North America Rhode Island Accredited Investor Angel Investor 289

Growthink Blog

APRIL 2, 2012

While the crowdfunding portion of the bill still needs to go through SEC rule-making, the die is clearly cast that a whole new social networking – based world of start-up and small business investing and financing is coming fast upon us. This week, the President is expected to pass H.R.

Disintermediation 72

Disintermediation Technical Review SEC Early Stage 72

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 11, 2017

This is another very popular website for raising equity or debt investments for startups. AngelList has featured over 3 million businesses for potential investors in a format that is, effectively, a social network for entrepreneurs and angels. USA Angel Investment Network.

Angel Investor 167

Angel Investor North America Accredited Investor Angel Groups 167

techcrunch.com

SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

From 2004 to 2007, she helped lead Congresswoman Carloyn Maloney’s community outreach and relations efforts in New York City. The hybrid social network, communication and crowdsourcing platform allows startups to access investors, and has also become a resource for investors looking to boost dealflow and connect with other investors.

Term Sheet 70

Term Sheet San Francisco Technical Review Seed Stage 70

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 11, 2012

Here is the inverse, sometimes called reverse due diligence, describing what you should do to validate your investor before signing up for an equity partnership. The investment community in any geographic area is not that large, and most investors have relationships or knowledge of most of the others.

Due Diligence 241

Due Diligence Entrepreneur Offshore Angel Groups 241

Steve Blank

APRIL 14, 2013

For the last 10 years China essentially closed its search, media and social network software market to foreign companies with the result that Google, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Dropbox, and 30,000 other websites were not accessible from China. business models. The overall culture still has a fear of failure.

China 219

China Silicon Valley Non-Compete Intellectual Property 219

SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 1, 2010

aka: An Open Letter to the Next Big Social Network) - 500 Hats , November 1, 2010 I've held off writing this post for a long time, because I couldn't quite get my head around all the issues. The scene is the siren song of the innovation community. How to Take Down Facebook -- Hint: It Ain't Twitter. But I don’t think so.

Technical Review 175

Technical Review Technology Product CTO Hire 175

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 20, 2013

This is another very popular website for raising equity or debt investments for startups. Although relatively new, they announced early last year that their community had already grown to more than 500 startups, and 2,500 investors. Keiretsu Forum.

Angel Investor 270

Angel Investor North America Rhode Island Accredited Investor 270

www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

Social networking. Ning Communities. Social/Sharing. Create your own social network. free enterprise social network. On-line Communities. YCombinator Series AA Equity Financing Documents. Founder Equity Issues. Venture Hacks equity section. Legal, Equity, etc.

Software Review 53

Software Review Technical Review Startup 53

rapidrollout.wordpress.com

JANUARY 15, 2011

And finally, you may be able to avoid diluting your equity. Preserve your equity by using a consulting CTO to ramp up your company before securing early-stage financing and hiring a permanent technology partner. Increasingly, people who were only available as full-time, equity-position founders or [.] Reply Was muss ein CTO tun?

Fractional CTO 40

Fractional CTO CTO CTO Hire Fractional VPE 40

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

Here is the inverse, sometimes called reverse due diligence, describing what you should do to validate your investor before signing up for an equity partnership. The investment community in any geographic area is not that large, and most investors have relationships or knowledge of most of the others.

Due Diligence 224

Due Diligence Offshore Angel Groups Matching 224

steveblank.com

JULY 8, 2011

I’d like to add [link] as a community for founders. I am not associated with the company. Reply Dave Jafari , on April 10, 2011 at 10:11 am said: Great list Steve. Reply Faren , on April 11, 2011 at 1:40 am said: Hi Steve, Thanks for adding my ipod, ipad and web wireframe template post to your list.

Software Review 110

Software Review Startup Silicon Valley Analytics 110

crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 5, 2012

Experienced entrepreneurs preserve equity – [link]. Social network addiction around the world (Israelis are the most addicted) – [link]. CEC’s Startup Forecast – “Never been a better time to start a company in Chicago” – [link]. Mocked And Misunderstood – [link].

Social Media 92

Social Media Small Business Design Media 92

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 14, 2012

…” I’ll write soon on my views of why I believe Instagram took off as a social network and what I think comes next. Instagram happens to be one of the few social networks I regularly use along with Twitter. And what can we – as the entrepreneurial community learn from that? Think about it.

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Valuation Balance Sheet Dilution Term Sheet 316

www.chubbybrain.com

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

Luckily, the startup community often courageously shares their stories – even when things don’t end well. Three notes before we begin: After reading these, you realize more than ever that the startup community is really like no other. It takes a lot of work to build a community. We knew that from the jump.

Software Review 79

Software Review Startup Technical Review Vesting 79

Gust

DECEMBER 27, 2011

Here is the inverse, sometimes called reverse due diligence, describing what you should do to validate your investor before signing up for an equity partnership. The investment community in any geographic area is not that large, and most investors have relationships or knowledge of most of the others. Talk to other investors.

Due Diligence 119

Due Diligence Entrepreneur Offshore Angel Groups 119

VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

. “Israel’s durability during and after the financial crisis, proves that Stanley Fischer deserves the honor he receives among the elite of the international financial community,&# – Euromoney magazine. Wireless communications chip developer Qualcomm Inc. is acquiring iSkoot Technologies Inc.,

Bandwidth 79

Bandwidth Framework Forecast 79

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 17, 2010

LA was a leader in lead generation (LowerMyBills), comparison shopping (PriceGrabber, Shopzilla), social networking (MySpace … I know, I know – Facebook won – but it was still a big business). We were also an investor in the early local listing company, CitySearch – an LA company. Come join us.

Silicon Valley 290

Silicon Valley Technology Los Angeles Southern California 290

www.cscyphers.com

MARCH 8, 2012

Basically, the kind of technical people you want for a startup — whip smart, adaptable, willing to work long hours for equity instead of cash and highly competent — that person is probably already out there, doing her own startup. Social Networking (22). social networking. Education (6). Marketing (12).

Cofounder 40

Cofounder Technical Review Founder Software Review 40

The Equity Kicker

FEBRUARY 11, 2014

Anonymous social networks have been (thus far, anyway) in the category of services that get worse as they get bigger–unlike services like Facebook or Twitter that get better as they get bigger. This matches my experience of web communities. Trolls are always anonymous.

Social Network 100

Social Network Community Matching Internet 100

This is going to be BIG.

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

It's been done before--whole social networks have been built out around the idea of product sharing and cool finds, but their comprehensiveness (complexity) seemed to be their downfall. I learned about Svpply at Brooklyn Beta. It's a beautifully uncomplicated service--you share cool products and follow the shared products of others.

Nebraska 102

Nebraska Silicon Valley Private Equity Product 102