Steve Blank

DECEMBER 10, 2009

The assets you can protect may include your “core technology&# like source code, hardware designs, architectures, processes, formulas. Just about anything can be patented : circuits, hardware, software, applied algorithms, formulas, designs, user interfaces, applications, systems. Posted in Technology, Venture Capital.

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Intellectual Property IP Software Review Non-disclosure Agreement 233

VC Cafe

AUGUST 2, 2022

Roblox’s design is very simplistic, almost pixelated, but perhaps the secret to its success is its simplicity. Animoca Brands is a Hong Kong-based game software company and venture capital company founded 2014 by Yat Siu. source ) Roblox generated $1.9 billion revenue in 2021, a 107% increase year-on-year.

IP 206

IP Cofounder Valuation Acquisition 206

mashable.com

OCTOBER 16, 2010

Contact Us Submit News Contact Us Write for Us Spark of Genius Series Mashable | The Social Media Guide Business Mashable on Facebook Join Us! The venture capital industry is facing real competition for the first time in decades. The answer is the rise of super angels, Graham said. In the middle of that was a gaping hole.

Angel Investor 83

Angel Investor Venture Capital Social Media Technical Review 83

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. Filed under: China , Customer Development , Technology , Venture Capital.

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China Silicon Valley Non-Compete Intellectual Property 219

mashable.com

OCTOBER 16, 2010

Contact Us Submit News Contact Us Write for Us Spark of Genius Series Mashable | The Social Media Guide Business Mashable on Facebook Join Us! The venture capital industry is facing real competition for the first time in decades. The answer is the rise of super angels, Graham said. In the middle of that was a gaping hole.

Angel Investor 84

Angel Investor Venture Capital Social Media Technical Review 84

The Startup Magazine

MAY 7, 2024

It encourages users to form social networks around shared values and offers tools for petitions, pledges, surveys to foster digital activism. Engaging with your base of supporters enables more straightforward communication and furthers the influence of your campaign amongst their personal networks.

Campaign 133

Campaign Seed Capital Social Network Global 133

www.usatoday.com

JULY 16, 2012

Dubbed "collaborative consumption" — or "the sharing economy" — this movement represents the newly cemented intersection of online social networking, mobile technology, the minimalist movement and heightened penny-pinching brought on by lingering economic uncertainties. Thats real money." Only 3% were online when I started AOL.

San Francisco 105

San Francisco Technical Review Zimbabwe New York City 105

David Teten

JANUARY 28, 2019

My former Partner John Frankel of ff Venture Capital observes that 20 years ago, the defining movie of the generation was “Wall Street”. But now, the defining movie of today’s twentysomethings is “The Social Network”. See Why Venture Capitalists Are Investing in International Startups. “CEO is the new Analyst.”.

Affiliate 60

Affiliate Connecticut Programming Community 60

Austin Startup

MARCH 3, 2018

Friday, March 9 Attracting VC Funding Outside Silicon Valley Panel with HomeAway founder Brian Sharples & Capital Factory Director Gordon Daugherty We do a lot of things differently in Texas, including fundraising. If you live in Texas, find out how you can tap into the network. Time: 2:00PM?—?3:00PM 3:00PM Location: Hilton?—?Salon

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Technical Review Silicon Valley Texas Austin 58

This is going to be BIG.

NOVEMBER 26, 2012

That is the very month that Facebook became the largest social network, outpacing MySpace. Github is a web based hosting service for software development projects that use Git, a revision control system.

Web 149

Web Curation Open Source Demand 149

Gust

SEPTEMBER 27, 2014

Choose one from our large library of thematic and designer backgrounds or, even better, upload your own. There’s no use banging your head against a VC’s door with a social network venture if they only invest in biotech companies. And don’t forget the ability to customize your profile’s background.

Angel Groups 159

Angel Groups Elevator Pitch Software Review Deal Flow 159

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

It became a theme in my keynote at Caltech on the future of social networking. He grew up in Connecticut attended Yale undergrad and worked for IBM after graduation doing M&A, strategy and venture capital. We then captured this conversation again on camera. We then spoke about startups.

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Connecticut Cofounder Silicon Valley Web 286

thebarefootvc

DECEMBER 16, 2011

Powered by cell phones and social networking platforms, we saw revolutions taking place, businesses being transformed and our daily lives made more convenient (if we could tear ourselves away from our Facebook and Twitter updates). eCommerce/Social Commerce: New models continue to evolve as ecommerce rebounded this past year.

Technical Review 110

Technical Review India Mobile Hockey Stick 110

Steve Blank

MARCH 18, 2011

This next wave of web startups; Social Networks and Mobile Applications, now reached 100’s of millions of customers. Rather they understood that a startup is a temporary organization designed to search for a repeatable and scalable business model. Filed under: Technology , Venture Capital. Lessons Learned.

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Internet IPO Silicon Valley Agile 335

rapidrollout.wordpress.com

JANUARY 15, 2011

A consulting CTO can help you find and qualify a permanent technology partner, a lead developer, a user experience expert or interaction designer, a graphic designer, or a VP of engineering. Reply What To Do When There’s No Venture Capital « Web Startup Help says: January 13, 2009 at 10:42 pm [.]

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 19, 2014

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. The conference brings the top marketing, technology and social media professionals together to share their tips and tools on making the latest marketing trends work.

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www.drowningamerican.com

JUNE 22, 2012

We both tapped into our respective networks, asking (almost pleading with) people to join our team and vision. Here is the original post: Early Stage Web Application Start-Up Seeking Developer/Designer. We have a myriad of connections to local Venture Capital firms, entrepreneurs, CEOs, and many other important individuals.

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Sweat Equity Equity Hiring Technical Review 40

www.cscyphers.com

MARCH 8, 2012

facepalm Spammed within an hour >> 2012/02/28 RT @mikeloukides : best customer may not be the 1 who buys the most, but who has the most influence on social networking. Social Networking (22). social networking. Adventures In Venture Capitalism. #fail Email required 4 sample data&scripts.

Cofounder 40

Cofounder Technical Review Founder Software Review 40

David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Private equity and venture capital investors are copying our sisters in the hedge fund world: we’re trying to automate more of our job. . But, most of use raise capital and source deals the same way people looked for dates 20 years ago: by networking at conferences (or bars). . 3) Raise capital.

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Technical Review Software Review Analytics Private Equity 78

www.readwriteweb.com

MARCH 7, 2011

Before AngelList, investment dealflow was private and networks revolved around a few connected angels and VC?s. Since the angel network was created, transparent angel investing has exploded and entrepreneurs from any background can get funded. To my surprise, VC? Bryce Roberts , a partner at O?Reilly startupcto

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Technical Review Due Diligence Startup Angel Investor 50

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. There hasn't been a lot of buzz about the service yet, so the people in my network who are using it are the people I'd consider to be tastemakers.

Nebraska 102

Nebraska Silicon Valley Private Equity Product 102

crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 25, 2013

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! How One Startup Grew a $100M Business Without Spending Venture Capital | Forbes – [link]. 5 Rules for Designing Like Apple | ZURB – [link].

Social Media 108

Social Media Small Business Design Media 108

VC Cafe

JUNE 20, 2011

IE, the leading business school in the country has launched Venture LAB , an incubator program, Startup Bootcamp has kicked off its first Spanish version last week with 10 startups participating, and new co-creation/co-working offices are popping up. 2) There’s a hunger for venture capital funding. Conclusions.

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Spain Silicon Valley Brazil Europe 108

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. There hasn't been a lot of buzz about the service yet, so the people in my network who are using it are the people I'd consider to be tastemakers.

Nebraska 84

Nebraska Silicon Valley Private Equity Product 84

www.forentrepreneurs.com

FEBRUARY 2, 2010

Think about your own behavior: if you are like me, you hate having to deal with sales people, and greatly prefer to do your own research starting with search engines, and leveraging free trials, on-line videos, blogs, reviews, and your social network. So far we have been very effective using blogs, social networks, etc.

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Acquisition Cost Customer Entrepreneur 103

crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 13, 2014

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! I’m sure you’ve noticed the proliferation of social click-bait media designed to get people to click the latest story on silly topics. 1pNosjK. .

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Social Media Small Business Design Media 94

Professor VC

NOVEMBER 19, 2009

I attended the annual LP meeting for a venture capital firm this week and got into a discussion about the above question. However, for most of the rest of us, the analytical skills honed in college or grad school, along with the opportunity to network and explore different fields prove invaluable later. ProfessorVC.

San Jose 43

San Jose Silicon Valley Las Vegas Venture Capital 43

cdixon.org

SEPTEMBER 17, 2011

and an investor, has a great blog on entrepreneurship and venture capital. The idea has value, but the implementation and design model you follow (customer feedback loop) is where the traction will come from. But, if an idea is not worth much, why companies such as facebook applying patents for design?

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Stealth Startup NDA Cofounder 68

VC Cafe

MAY 22, 2011

Caftor is two things: 1) a platform for connecting the real world with the social network. It allows you to easily create Quick Response codes (QR codes) to represent nouns and verbs in the social network. VisualBee is an automatic graphic designer! The descriptions of the startups are self reported.

Startup 111

Startup Affiliate Social Network Database 111

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. If network B has 20 users than it’s value is 400 (20*20). If network B has 20 users than it’s value is 400 (20*20).

Technical Review 175

Technical Review Technology Product CTO Hire 175

Professor VC

DECEMBER 18, 2008

The NIF brings together students from all parts of the university (business, computer science, mechanical engineering, design, life science, etc.) This was a collaboration between students in industrial design, electrical engineering and business. Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"?

San Jose 28

San Jose Silicon Valley Technical Review Angel Investor 28

Eric Friedman

AUGUST 18, 2021

I lovingly call him the curmudgeon of fintech – in this episode we go deep into how he is building a venture capital firm and practice, not just running a fund and how he views the world of fintech investing. It’s a luxury brand, but a brand designed with certain scale effects. You take a more tacit approach. Why is that?

Silicon Valley 88

Silicon Valley Venture Capital Cofounder Africa 88

Duct Tape Marketing

JULY 26, 2018

Rand Fishkin: I think one of the challenges is that Silicon Valley startups are built for a very specific asset class, venture capital, which is an asset class that’s designed to invest in 100 companies and three or four of them will return the entire fund and another 10 will be doing okay.

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Silicon Valley SEO Startup Technical Review 32

Berkonomics

NOVEMBER 7, 2013

accredited investors in 1,000 angel groups and venture capital funds to. How excited am I likely to be when I see a plan for a new generation of buggy whip, or another me-too social network? Described by BusinessWeek as a “world conquering. 500 CEO, serial entrepreneur and the founder of New York Angels.

Coder 75

Coder Accredited Investor New York Angel Financing 75

This is going to be BIG.

MARCH 24, 2011

One of our portfolio companies, Fab.com , just pivoted from being a gay-friendly social networking site to a design focused daily deals site. It's no accident that their front page directly counters that with the motto "daily design for everyone". that's the gay site, right?"

Social Network 106

Social Network Portfolio Design Mobile 106

abovethecrowd.com

APRIL 17, 2013

A sustainable platform or marketplace is one where the value of being in the network clearly outshines the transactional costs charged for being in the network. This way, suppliers will feel obliged to stay on the platform, and consumers will not see prices that are overly burdened by the network provider.

Europe 101

Europe Social Network Technical Review IPO 101

mashable.com

MAY 5, 2011

“Most of that money [from venture capitalists and angels] is used to build a product,&# explains Haig Kayserian, the CEO of Kayweb Angels. Kayweb is named for its majority owner, the design and development firm Kayserian founded in Australia seven years ago. Have an account? “It’s not been a difficult sell.&#

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Equity Engineer Technical Review Social Media 74