Occam's Razor

SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

It is always so cool to run marketing campaigns in large homogenous markets (like Europe, Asia, or large chunks of the US). You've deployed five, six or 15 web analytics tools on your website/mobile app. For our Facebook ads we will measure CPC and Social CTR and Gender and all that good stuff. from those clicks.

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Software By Rob

OCTOBER 6, 2009

By day I work in a small startup specializing in mobile software. Other web-based mindmapping services exist, but none of them were quite right for me. Thomas: Blogging, social networks and Adwords have been most effective for me so far. Can you tell us a little bit about yourself? So I built my own.

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www.readwriteweb.com

MARCH 7, 2011

Instead of investors holding onto proprietary connections and introductions for their portfolio companies, these relationships are being displaced by the dominate social networks ( Facebook , Linkedin , Quora ). startupcto

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abovethecrowd.com

APRIL 17, 2013

Booking.com is the unquestioned leader in online travel in Europe, and represents a substantial portion of TPG’s astounding $35B market capitalization. Booking.com was not always the online leader in Europe – in fact they were a disrupter stealing the flag from other large incumbents. But it didn’t play out that way.

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www.readwriteweb.com

OCTOBER 7, 2007

But if youre in the US for example, then your development cost will be anything from 5-10 times higher than offshoring to India or Eastern Europe. social network for sports fans! When you consider the question of whether to offshore your development, if you keep things local you’ll save on your travel budget.

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www.thestartup.eu

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Tipsandtrip was born from an idea of social media consultant Juliette Bellavita and Blogo.it They had the goal of launching a web app and an iphone app in 6 months with less than $10k. Iphone development: an italian freelance developer found on the web. CEO Marco Magnocavallo. How did they do it? Total cost: $5000.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 22, 2019

John Jantsch: And he’s coming to us today from the little country of Genovia, somewhere in Eastern Europe. John Jantsch: And the 70% of people that are visiting those sites on a mobile device today, that’s the whole screen. I think they’re going to start rolling out features to make that a social network.

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mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

For example, angel funding is more prevalent in the United States than in Europe. With the help social networking tools it has became much easier for start ups to venture in the competitive market. Understand the Investor Community It’s important to understand investor tendencies and trends of the market you’re targeting.

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mashable.com

JANUARY 13, 2012

Now the question is how to implement social technologies correctly — merely adding technologies like social login, sharing, commenting and game mechanics is not enough. Unfortunately, the web is ripe with sites that offer social implementations that miss the mark. Which Social Login Provider Should I Choose?

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VC Cafe

JUNE 18, 2012

There hasn’t been such a full list of Israeli startups coming to Europe since Barcelona’s World Mobile Congress. Innovate Israel 2012 aims to connect Israeli web, mobile & digital entrepreneurs & businesses with their UK & European counterparts. Betterview - Company Website. How do we do this?

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mashable.com

FEBRUARY 15, 2012

5 Essential Spreadsheets for Social Media Analytics. Ann Smarty is a search marketer and full-time web entrepreneur. Ann blogs on search and social media tools. This tool also includes basic social network analysis (building friend/follower information, twitter profiles etc]. Latest Social Media News.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 22, 2011

Ben and his partner Marc Andreessen (the founder of Netscape and author of the first commercial web browser on the Internet ) are the definition of Smart Money. Their firm, Andreessen/Horowtiz , has been prescient enough to invest in social networks, consumer and mobile applications and the cloud long before others.

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VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 2, 2010

Here is a list of the startups that will be taking place of the Tel Aviv Tech Tour: Fiddme a guide to the best dishes around you, a social network for foodies, a friend-finder, and lots of fun! The iStreamer by AllofMe.com is a new mobile application, specifically designed for Apple’s iPad.

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The Next Web

MAY 7, 2013

Free mobile messaging and VoIP service provider Viber today made a slew of announcements , including reaching the milestone of 200 million users, the roll-out of Viber 3.0 How has the mobile messaging landscape evolved since then, both to your advantage and negatively? At the time mobile messaging was a novelty. Maybe someday.

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gigaom.com

JUNE 18, 2012

On most publisher sites you see share buttons with the number of shares associated with each of the large social networks. Due to the way content and the Web has evolved, online publishers have been toying with the URL structure of their article pages for years. Even worse, social networks do not agree on how to normalize a URL.

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maplebutter.com

JANUARY 8, 2013

The only problem is I haven’t found a problem or an industry – web, enterprise software, green tech, etc – where I feel passionate. However, i need a technical person (web developer) who can bring my vision to life. www.elance.com and hire from eastern europe. How did you find your passion? Any suggestions?

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The Next Web

JUNE 17, 2012

There’s Muchbeta , a nicely named Web applications company that is building a nifty news aggregation app for the iPad called Niiiws. There’s Talkdesk , a voice platform for businesses that is backed by Dave McClure’s 500 Startups.

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VC Cafe

JULY 11, 2011

event, following 14 similar ones in Israel, Turkey and Europe. CallApp – is an end to end call management platform and a mobile application that reinvents the way people communicate over the phone by making the call experience more social, productive, and fun. YellowBrck is a mobile app for moms and dads.

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Reid Hoffman

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

Network effects occur when increased usage of a good or service leads to an increase in its value, which in turn makes it more attractive and this leads to further increases in usage. Social networks such as Facebook or LinkedIn are a clear example of the power of this long-term advantage, as are two-sided marketplaces such as Airbnb or eBay.

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blog.expensify.com

APRIL 24, 2012

They write everything from assembly to jQuery, on PCs to mobile phones, doing hard core computer graphics to high level social networking. And if you’re doing Windows Mobile 7 apps (which the stats suggest you aren’t), it’s your only choice. I was just looking at your web site. Checkout [link].net

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VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

owing to projected weakness in the economies of Israel’s main trading partners, the United States and Europe. a leading Israeli provider of highly integrated network processors optimized for mobile backhaul, 3G and 4G wireless and wireline broadband networks. YAHOO BUYS ISRAELI WEB ADVERTISING FIRM DAPPER.

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VC Cafe

JUNE 11, 2010

Jivy specializes in web development for the gaming and trading industries. Matomy - provider of alternative payment solutions for social network applications, online and freemium games, MMOs and other players in the online marketplace. It’s currently available on Windows only – the mobile version is on its way.

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Start Up Blog

APRIL 29, 2013

The entire country of Uruguay is connected to the web. Web access is seen by the government as an ‘economic development investment’, not a political football. He said that Western Europe is the most behind in the world at realizing this. It was anti-social in nature. A bit like Silicon Valley.

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VC Cafe

JANUARY 16, 2011

The Mobile World Congress , possibly the largest International technology conference and definitely the most important mobile conference of the year is taking place in Barcelona this February 14-17. Mobile Apps and App stores – a new ecosystem was created and it’s here to stay (Check out LogiaGroup, Waze and Cellint).

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techcrunch.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Yeah, you should get out more Just Because Google Exists Doesn’t Mean You Should Stop Asking People Things Skype Demands Mobile App Nimbuzz Remove Support, Effective October 31st Shunned By Apple, Adobe Embraces Android With AIR 2.5 Ryoma Ito Any of you bizdev types located in the valley looking to team up with a tech guy?

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techcrunch.com

FEBRUARY 19, 2010

Tech Gadgets Mobile Enterprise GreenTech CrunchBase TechCrunch TV Disrupt SF More TechCrunch TV Beta Invites Crunchies Elevator Pitches Gillmor Gang Podcasts TechCrunch Europe TechCrunch Trends TechCrunch France TechCrunch Japan Whats Hot: Android Apple Facebook Google Microsoft Twitter Yahoo Zynga Subscribe: Think Your Start-up Is Venture Worthy?

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techcrunch.com

SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

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. Mendelson: Why Social Media Is B t [TCTV]. Enterprise. Smartphones. Digital Cameras. Headphones. CrunchBase. Hot topics.

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Lightspeed Venture Partners

DECEMBER 3, 2010

Social games overflow out of Facebook. While the amount of social gaming on other social networks, especially the Asian networks, has significantly increased over the course of the year, the vast majority of social gaming still takes place on Facebook. Real time web usage outpaces business models.

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steveblank.com

JULY 8, 2011

Useful blogs and links for startups Click Here ————– 2.

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www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

VC Cafe covers early stage Israeli and European tech & mobile startups. Amazon Web Services. Social networking. Social/Sharing. Web Tools: Hereâ??s We have an iOS SDK as well, for web-web, mobile-mobile, web-mobile video chat and video messaging. Seed Startups.

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pandodaily.com

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

She is an award winning journalist and author of two critically acclaimed books, "Once Youre Lucky, Twice Youre Good: The Rebirth of Silicon Valley and the Rise of Web 2.0" (Gotham Books, May 2008) and "Brilliant, Crazy, Cocky: How the Top 1% of Entrepreneurs Profit from Global Chaos" (Wiley, February 2011). November 29, 2012. By Sarah Lacy.

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