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Meet Our New General Partner, Jeff Jordan

Ben's Blog

This is a guest post by Marc Andreessen, co-founder and General Partner of Andreessen Horowitz. Today I’m delighted to announce that legendary Internet industry CEO and executive Jeff Jordan has joined Andreessen Horowitz as our fifth General Partner. I say “legendary&# for two reasons.

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SXSW Startups: Pawame Powers Africa

Austin Startup

Based in Nairobi, Kenya, Pawame uses tech-enabled loan management and mobile money payment platforms to offer its customers a means of finance that is not limited by distance or lack of Internet access or a bank account. and we can’t do it by ourselves. What kinds of people is your team looking to meet at SXSW 2018?

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B2B Ecommerce Sites: What Works for B2B Buyers?

ConversionXL

Nike’s B2B arm, on the other hand, partners with select brick-and-mortar apparel retailers, including high-end boutiques for its limited edition sneakers and chains like Foot Locker for its popular Jordan line. Most have grown up around a technology (the Internet) that empowers them to research new topics more confidently.

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Ten Steps to Starting a Podcast

Duct Tape Marketing

Ironically, the truth is exactly the opposite—writing a keyword-rich blog post optimized for internet search actually requires more technical skill (in terms of knowledge of SEO best practices) and more time than producing a good podcast episode. Step ten: marketing your podcast post-launch.

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25 Entrepreneurs Explain How They Came Up With Their Business Names

Hearpreneur

Photo Credit: Jordan Duran. Thanks to Jordan Duran, 6 ICE ! #3- 13- Got it from the Internet. I had previously been in start-up mode with my own company, and then I became associated with some major partners, one of whom had a simple family business and another with a strong company. 2- Based on my city's name.

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How to Decide, Convey vs. Convince, & More

Ben's Blog

In conversation with a16z managing partner Jeff Jordan (and former CEO of OpenTable and former GM of eBay among other things) — so, from all sides of investing, operating, life — Annie shares tips for decision makers of all kinds making decisions under uncertainty… really, all of us. And it was a bad decision.

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Virtual worlds – then, now and next

VC Cafe

As a matter of fact, one can argue they exist for as long as the internet has. We are only at the beginning of what potentially could be a new version of the internet. Riot Games League of Legends partnered with LVHM to create luxury ‘skins’ Source: Polygon. Fortnite partnered with Nike on Air Jordan outfits.

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