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Why We Invested in Flyp: Unlocking Recommerce Supply

View from Seed

The first is environmental – the fashion industry alone contributes to more than 10% of global carbon emissions, so being able to save millions of items from ending up in landfills and recirculating them is fundamental. Beyond that, however, are economic and even social causes.

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Podcast Strategy: A Roadmap for Businesses

ConversionXL

The rest is history. While global brands have seen success with podcasting, it’s easy to attribute that success to funding and momentum. podcast directories) pick up and syndicate your podcasts for free via RSS feeds. One of the most effective methods is to optimize and syndicate your podcast to podcatchers.

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LinkedIn: The Series A Fundraising Story ? AGILEVC

Agile VC

The rest, as they say, is history. I’m the founder, ex Hewlett-Packard Director of Advertising and former SVP at Millward Brown (global brand/ad research firm owned by WPP). It was a $4.7M round which closed in November 2003, and the pre-money valuation between $10 million and $15 million. Author howerl. link] bussgang.

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Groupon's S-1: From Zero to Like? Billions in 30 Months ? AGILEVC

Agile VC

They face lots of competition and few barriers to entry so the future growth and profitability can legitimately be questioned, but still… what Andrew Mason and the rest of the team have built in such a short time is truly remarkable. What’s Your Favorite Future?

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Texas Startup Manifesto 2.0

Austin Startup

Now the 9th largest economy in the world, it‘s clear that the rest of the world is waking up to the potential in Texas. Or are they running to a fresh perspective, a massive talent pool, and an innovation culture that balances social impact with global domination? Texas is the most promising technology market in the United States.

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Why Twitter is A Media Company ? AGILEVC

Agile VC

As a source of real-time content and information, Twitter really has no peer in most global markets (China being the most notable exception where local clones dominate). But it puzzles me when companies publicly and vociferously deny how most of the rest of the world views them. companies (Facebook, Zynga, Groupon, LinkedIn, etc).

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The Texas Startup Manifesto

Austin Startup

By connecting Austin, Dallas, Houston, San Antonio and the rest of the state into a Texas S tartup Megatropolis we can unlock billions of dollars in capital and unleash thousands of diverse entrepreneurs. Texas is part of a global ecosystem No city lives in isolation anymore. Digital and technology startups are global from day one.

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