Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2009

I had really positive experiences such as working with Greg Gretsch at Sigma Partners where he championed us to a partners’ meeting where we sort of got crucified. We made changes and Greg was a gentleman throughout the process rather than berating us for our performance (it was our first partners’ meeting).

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 5, 2012

Authority – Individuals with greater access to information and power, and their ability to move content through the social networks. Letting your partner do the heavy lifting (e.g. Building a relevant network – It isn’t just numbers alone but the quality of one’s followers which count. Having a strategy.

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David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

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). . But in business, you want a lot of partners. In the private equity universe, most Partners have primary training as deal-makers, not as managers. Most of us want one spouse and we’re done.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 2, 2020

I think the other thing that sort of made me jump pretty early on the testing is we had been setting up this clinical trial with a partner for probably about six months, with a collaborator who had typically been incredibly responsive and would jump on the phone at a moment's notice. We were supposed to have the kickoff meeting.

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The Next Web

DECEMBER 2, 2013

Henrik Werdelin , the Managing Partner of Prehype , a venture development firm based in New York City that has helped build companies like Tradable , Barkbox , FancyHands , Basno and Path , says recreating Twitter isn’t necessarily difficult, but the layered features will take time to get right. 1) Twitter. 8) Angry Birds.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 9, 2018

Have a strong distribution network. Secondly, make sure that you have a distribution network that avails the application to the right customers at the right time. In terms of distribution, you should consider things like: Doing powerful SEO campaigns. Partnering with distributors that are in the tech field.

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ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Where Airbnb recognized the value in another platform, Dropbox doubled down on the strength of its product as a distribution channel. Neither would have achieved virality had customers not received something tangible for their efforts. The team then began producing webinars with affiliate partners to help them drive more sales.

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mashable.com

JANUARY 23, 2012

Additionally, closing a business the ‘right way’ ensures the network, reputation, goodwill and momentum you’ve built with the first company can be gracefully transitioned to future projects. In most states, an LLC or Corporation must settle its debts before any distributions can be made to members. Return Cash Reserves to Owners.

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View from Seed

APRIL 23, 2015

I believe this to be 100% true, and I know every partner at NextView feels the same way. However … An unfortunate side effect of this particular POTAJ is that, in many startup pitches, entrepreneurs focus so much on product or tech that they leave out one crucial, deal-making-or-breaking detail: distribution.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 8, 2015

You have to build a large online tech company that distributes video.” Online technology company that distributes video. I have seen every form of former Discovery or Nat Geo producer who has access to a few famous people with whom they will partner and create online videos. Most will fail. Here is an example.

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Sophia Perl of Wisdom

AUGUST 27, 2011

Later, Michiewicz partnered up with someone much older (not 15) who had the business know-how to take WebmasterResources to the next level. A notable site is FaceSmash which sold for $30k the week the movie Social Network came out. Even Perez Hilton blogged about Flippa because of its relationship to FaceSmash and Social Network.

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Mike Michalowicz

FEBRUARY 11, 2013

It’s about building relationships and networking, not selling, although that does come as a result. Create an interactive, regularly updated site or blog , or by build informative yet informal profiles on social networking sites like Facebook or Twitter. Never Stop Growing Your Network. Network Your Networks.

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www.forentrepreneurs.com

FEBRUARY 2, 2010

As I ask questions to understand the thinking, what usually comes out is something vague along the lines of web marketing, and/or viral growth with no numbers attached. A quick look around all the B2C startups shows that, although viral growth is often hoped for, in reality it is extremely rare.

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mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

Then we allocated the saved money into hiring the highest quality developers available — especially those who have experience working with a distributed team. That’s why i haven chosen to start working in Network marketing and MLM. Starting a business can be very expensive.

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www.clickz.com

JANUARY 7, 2013

Specifically, research by Shop.org, comScore, and The Partnering Group found that 70 percent of consumers click through on a retail blog to the firms website and 68 percent of consumers use YouTube to browse and research products. Then distribute this content on YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter in addition to social sharing.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 12, 2017

I began asking around who the smartest people in the online media industry were and two names came up again and again — Jonah Peretti (social & viral content) and Ze Frank (social video). I asked Jonah in my interview how he became this viral guru. He thinks the very nature of video is changing. I asked Jonah about this. “I

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crowdSPRING Blog

AUGUST 6, 2017

Coursera is one of the biggest online educators with over 20 million registered users and 150 education partners which include universities from all over the world. “Acquire a new set of stories, concepts, and tools to help you digitally create, distribute, promote and price products and services.” ” Udemy.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

It became a theme in my keynote at Caltech on the future of social networking. Meebo gained traction because there’s was viral component when users wanted to tell their friend. Brands like Samsung, LG, and Dunkin Donuts pay Meebo to advertise to users on our partner sites. We then spoke about startups. Series A round.

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The Next Web

JANUARY 26, 2014

He mentors young startups at Singapore Management University and True Incube Thailand , a 500 Startups Partner. If a big corporation is pushing a new product, you might expect them to take out TV ads, online ads, maybe hire a PR agency and set up big distribution partnerships. So what do startups do? Then there are growth hacks.

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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.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 10, 2011

Today I’m announcing that GRP Partners is doubling down on the Twitter ecosystem by investing in DataSift , a company who provides a real-time data platform and tools to third-party developers and corporations. Or in utility speak, they are transmission and we are last-mile distribution. What does that mean? The Importance of Twitter.

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Hearpreneur

JULY 3, 2019

The only blog post I had ever written went viral in 2014. And that goes for my extended team as well – our strong network of partners who complete us. I set up my business to be distributed, so although my company is based out of Scottsdale, Arizona, I live in Thailand most of the time. Eventually, I left.

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ConversionXL

JULY 7, 2020

And yet, Pinterest is the third-most popular social network, with over 322 million monthly active users, nearly 50% of whom are in the United States. Instead, think of Pinterest as a way to build an audience or an additional distribution channel for your content. Pinterest, for most, does not. How to pin?

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crowdSPRING Blog

AUGUST 6, 2017

Coursera is one of the biggest online educators with over 20 million registered users and 150 education partners which include universities from all over the world. “Acquire a new set of stories, concepts, and tools to help you digitally create, distribute, promote and price products and services.” ” Udemy.

Programming 48

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

Set up a support network of business peers that will be willing to serve as a sounding board for your ideas. Although it would be great to see sales cycles much shorter, it’s understandable about the care some organizations take in choosing a partner that will represent their brand on the very visible social media front.

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ConversionXL

AUGUST 7, 2019

But too many case studies tout the strategies of SAP, Salesforce, and other behemoths who have resources and networks that dwarf most companies. Partner with industry experts to co-create content. What this strategy achieves: Adds instant credibility to your content and provides a natural distribution network. Conclusion.

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VC Cafe

OCTOBER 15, 2010

Wibiya has experienced viral growth since it came out of beta in January this year. The Wibiya network reaches more than 175 million unique users a month through its relationships with 80,000 active publishers: from small blogs and e-commerce sites to brands like TheStreet, Philly.com, and Playboy.com.

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Feld Thoughts

JUNE 6, 2012

So it warmed my heart when I heard that Cyril Ebersweiler and my long time friend Sean O’Sullivan were starting an accelerator in Shenzhen, China called HAXLR8R as part of their Chinaccelerator initiative, both which are part of the Global Accelerator Network. Upverter) and the natural viral effects of the social web.

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mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

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Reid Hoffman

MARCH 19, 2019

Finally, and importantly, society is better off because Amazon makes the system for distributing books (and other products) vastly more productive, freeing up resources for other value-creating investments. Thanks to the internet and other globalizing technologies, the entire world has entered the Networked Age. It’s a great business.

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A Crowded Space

AUGUST 4, 2011

I’m your host, Marcus, and today we’re talking to Josh Breinlinger, who currently works as a senior associate at Sigma Partners, a venture capital firm in Menlo Park. Shortly after that, I was approached by Sigma Partners to join the team and help them find other great startups. . Josh: Thanks for having me. Marcus: Okay.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 22, 2017

The internet became one big opinion section where Google and Facebook made all the money in the distribution, but never helped in the creation or printing. The more likes you have, the more people the network shows the content to. Sometimes content goes viral and we end up with a Chewbacca Mom chatting with Ellen on daytime TV.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 22, 2021

I can tell you that brand awareness and community engagement and content distribution are the biggest reasons that people use social media today. Make it a plan to reach out to 10 of them a day about potential partnering. Twitter makes it easy to distribute your content. Instagram marketing is competitive, but not impossible.

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Social Media Media Curation Audience 95

Pascal's View

SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

LittleCast lets any videographer sell video on social networks. The videographer sets the price and LittleCast does the rest: the solution publishes the video, of any length up to 3 hours, in standard definition or high definition, to social networks, iPhone, iPad and Android devices. Try it, you’ll like it!

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Video Social Media Media Social Network 35

Cracking the Code

MAY 15, 2008

This year, the panel included Steve Jurveston from DFJ, Vinod Khosla from Khosla Ventures, Josh Kopelman from First Round Capital, Roger McNamee from Elevation Partners and Joe Schoendorf from Accel. Philippe Botteri Accel Partners London, UK My Bio. Bessemer Venture Partners Expands BVP VII Fund. Feedburner Network.

Software Review 48

Software Review Technical Review San Jose Venture Capital 48

Startup Lessons Learned

APRIL 7, 2010

I’ve previously documented that early-on in IMVU’s life, we made the mistake of building an IM add-on product instead of a standalone network. Or should you focus on user engagement or virality? What about companies, like Siebel, that started with partner distribution first? Let me illustrate.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Eric Ries : I appreciate you saying that, and we should certainly reserve a moment to say thank you to all of the spouses and supportive partners that have made possible so much of this relief work that we have been talking about in this series of conversations. I was not trying to make money out of this, and it was all about the message.

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