Gust

FEBRUARY 22, 2014

Setting up a clean, effective web site that lists companies seeking funding and provides accounts for investors to interact with them is not rocket science. There are literally hundreds of platforms currently operating that connect investors and startups, and there have been at least a hundred others that have come and gone.

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Belarus Kazakhstan Portugal Accredited Investor 107

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2009

On December 3rd Brad Feld wrote a one paragraph blog post titled “ Raising Venture Capital &# in which he linked to my blog. There was no viral social networking products back then like Twitter where people could easily discover your content. Thus is venture capital. Tempus Fugit. Folksonomy.

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Venture Capital Term Sheet San Diego Viral 274

SoCal CTO

MARCH 5, 2007

However, Elgg could power 100,000 networks and it would make no difference - there is no revenue stream as we give everything away under a GPL license. ► January (5) Los Angeles Web Developer Startup CTO or Developer When to Use Facebook Connect – Twitter Oauth – Goo. Marketing, Startups and Networking in Los Angeles.

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Open Source Business Model Technical Cofounder Southern California 150

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 21, 2010

Our “hot deal of the week&# turned out to be more of the “hot theme of the week.&# P2P lending networks are revived and brought it a whopping $40 million in investments announced recently. Increasing this is also migrating to social network messaging but email is still king. Peer-to-peer lending is back!

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Venture Capital Social Network Angel Investor Chad 265

Steve Blank

DECEMBER 10, 2009

software, songs, movies, web site content. _. social network start up – trademark and copyright are more likely. patent rights are forfeited if you wait greater than 1 year after: - Disclosure in a printed publication: Red flags: White paper, journal/conference article, Web site. Posted in Technology, Venture Capital.

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Intellectual Property IP Software Review Non-disclosure Agreement 219

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. web site, they create another 100,000 VPN users. business models. Unlike U.S.

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China Silicon Valley Non-Compete Intellectual Property 216

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.

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Angel Investor Venture Capital Social Media Technical Review 83

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

SoCal CTO

MARCH 22, 2007

Its also been interesting to see the interaction of tools involved - Social Networking, Blogging and a Discussion Group. Open Source Business Models, speakers for Web 2.0 The level of resumes we get through our LinkedIn networks is top notch. Im very happy with the time Ive spent building up my LinkedIn network.

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Technical Cofounder Southern California Los Angeles CTO Hire 150

Haystack

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

Spotify will also get into commerce like its social network peers, but that’s a subject for another post.] However, podcasts are not songs, of course, and therefore not subject ot the same licensing, restrictions, or scarcity. 2/ Big Consumer Tech Cares About Audio.

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Acquisition Media Audio Technical Review 134

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

One of the great joys of doing the web series This Week in VC every week is that I get to spend time with great people debating the issues of our day including how our industry is evolving as well as insights into how companies got started, got their initial traction and dealt with adversities. Oh, yeah. We then spoke about startups.

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Connecticut Cofounder Silicon Valley Web 286

Growthink Blog

OCTOBER 7, 2010

Now that summer is officially over, venture capital activity is picking up. I just reviewed the many companies who recently raised venture capital with an eye towards those that are offering products and services that could benefit other entrepreneurs and business owners. Collectively these companies just raised $43.2

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Azure Venture Capital Software Review Syndicate 74

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.

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San Francisco Technical Review Zimbabwe New York City 105

Steve Blank

APRIL 13, 2013

The previous post described the evolution of the Chinese Venture Capital system. China Venture Capital. If it’s driven by profit then the ecosystem needs both entrepreneurs as well as Venture Finance. China has the biggest Venture Capital industry outside the U.S. Entrepreneurship in Beijing.

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Silicon Valley China Venture Capital Merger 269

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 14, 2009

If you’re really an entrepreneur you’ll find a way to network with the right people. Social Network s / Search / Blogs – Obvious, huh? I’m surprised at the number of people who aren’t good at tracking down relationships in social networks. Most people don’t love networking.

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Silicon Valley Ireland Technical Review Valuation 291

Growthink Blog

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

Driven by the return to normalcy in the stock market, at long-last signs of life in the residential and commercial real estate markets, and most excitingly by veritable boom-time conditions in “Web 3.0” technologies like social networking, mobile gaming, and interactive advertising, in 2011 new fortunes and legends are being made.

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Social Network Technical Review Stock Early Stage 63

crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2011

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Venture capital remains white boys club – [link]. Lesson for all on social networks: Spirit Airlines hit with $50K fine over deceptive Tweets – [link].

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Social Media Small Business Design Media 93

Duct Tape Marketing

NOVEMBER 14, 2013

Even though it’s actually a derivative metric and isn’t a social network, I’ve heard people ask each other their Klout scores over beers at bars. Capital raised is the favorite yardstick in the startup world. Some entrepreneurs are obsessed with venture capital. Social Proof vs. Ego Metrics.

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Metrics Social Media Widget Chicago 72

This is going to be BIG.

JUNE 19, 2012

Our current focus is on creating sticky, super viral applications that help users get more out of Facebook and other social media. 6/15/2008 – Application network of its own apps plus agency business plus ad network. Buddy Media can build an application and drive 1 million users in just a few months.

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Software Media Social Media Advertising 105

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

APRIL 13, 2013

The previous post described the evolution of the Chinese Venture Capital system. China Venture Capital. If it’s driven by profit then the ecosystem needs both entrepreneurs as well as Venture Finance. China has the biggest Venture Capital industry outside the U.S. Entrepreneurship in Beijing.

Silicon Valley 161

Silicon Valley China Venture Capital Merger 161

Steve Blank

JUNE 15, 2011

In the stealth phase , prescient angel investors and Venture Capitalists (VCs) start investing in an industry or market segment that others have not yet found. In the case of this bubble, it was social networks, consumer and mobile applications, and the cloud. Filed under: Venture Capital.

Silicon Valley 328

Silicon Valley Stealth Valuation Mississippi 328

rapidrollout.wordpress.com

JANUARY 15, 2011

Web Startup Lessons Advice from a CTO and Entrepreneur Home About Startup Advice: When to Use a Consulting CTO There are not many to be found. Most likely, this is a person who is a serial entrepreneur and was the chief technology officer for two or more web startups. .&# But I’m not the only person who does this kind of work.

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Fractional CTO CTO CTO Hire Fractional VPE 40

YoungUpstarts

JUNE 26, 2020

Some people blame it on Justin Timberlake (playing Sean Parker) in the movie The Social Network, who famously said that one million wasn’t cool, one billion was. Sangha was a graduate of University of Pennsylvania and his first venture capital investor turned out to be an alumni. In the U.S., it’s often your alma matter.

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Finance Silicon Valley Valuation Startup 205

Start Up Blog

SEPTEMBER 29, 2014

While it is around 6 months old now, and still in beta, there has been a lot of noise about Social Networking Startup Ello. A decade or more deep into this social connection thing people are starting to realise, that corporations like Facebook and Twitter, are well, just corporations. And rightly so.

Social Network 83

Social Network Venture Capital Open Source Networking 83

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 1, 2009

And Ron Conway has proclaimed that he wants to do up to 40-50 rapid-fire deals in the next 18 months in what is becoming known as the “real time web” (e.g. So what is driving the new energy in the remaining venture capital firms when we kept hearing how much the whole industry was “against the ropes?&# … 1.

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IPO Investment Bankers Venture Capital Marketing 255

This is going to be BIG.

APRIL 29, 2011

Reality is that we're probably connected in some way anyway through various social networks anyway and I'm very quick to figure out all of those connections to ask about you. I don't mind cold intros at all--but it's hard when I can't figure out who you are in the context of my network.

Technical Review 114

Technical Review Early Stage Due Diligence Venture Capital 114

Steve Blank

MARCH 18, 2011

Over time, open source software the rise of the next wave of web startups and the embrace of Agile Engineering meant that startups no longer needed millions of dollars to buy specialized computers and license expensive software – they could start a company on their credit cards. Filed under: Technology , Venture Capital.

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Internet IPO Silicon Valley Agile 334

YoungUpstarts

APRIL 3, 2018

– Aaron Patzer, founder of web-based personal finance service Mint.com, which he ultimately sold to Intuit for $170 million. Social networks had been around for nearly a decade, in companies such as SixDegrees, Friendster, and Myspace. I look for those problems in my own life. So I built it for myself.’”.

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Seed Stage Venture Capital Finance .Net 178

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. In addition, engaging keynote speakers, interactive breakout sessions and unprecedented networking opportunities will show you the best ways to grow your business.

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Las Vegas North America Silicon Valley New York City 165

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 28, 2010

Current round: $6.0mm in Series-D from existing investors Foundry Group, Boulder Ventures, High Country Venture. Founded by Shervin Pishevar (COO of Webs). Developer and publisher of social mobile games. Current round: $10mm in Series E from Alloy Ventures, Lightspeed, and Walden International.

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San Francisco Los Angeles Cofounder SMS 230

www.forentrepreneurs.com

FEBRUARY 2, 2010

Business model viability, in the majority of startups, will come down to balancing two variables: Cost to Acquire Customers (CAC) The ability to monetize those customers, or LTV (which stands for Lifetime Value of a Customer) Successful web businesses have long understood these metrics as they have such an easy way to measure them.

Acquisition 103

Acquisition Cost Customer Entrepreneur 103

Steve Blank

JUNE 17, 2011

Smart Money are prescient angel investors and Venture Capitalists who started investing in social networks, consumer and mobile applications and the cloud 3, 4 or 5 years ago. Do the new wave of social/web/mobile/cloud companies going public have valuations which exceeds their fundamental value by a large margin?

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Investment Bankers Stock Valuation Venture Capital 312

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.

Sweat Equity 40

Sweat Equity Equity Hiring Technical Review 40

This is going to be BIG.

JANUARY 20, 2014

I''ve been getting effectively that same service because there''s a web connected device in every room, and I stream. There''s no need for the devices to talk to each other across my house, because they''re all connected to the web, and to the services that I stream from. That''s what the web is. Venture Capital & Technology'

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Venture Capital Cloud Internet Web 104

Growthink Blog

MAY 31, 2011

As evidenced by the recent $8 billion IPO of LinkedIN and the recent talk of a Facebook IPO being valued at greater than $100 billion, social networking is clearly one of the great communications revolutions in history. That change is called crowdfunding.

IPO 94

IPO Venture Capital Social Network Community 94

This is going to be BIG.

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

It was simple: Take something we hate about the web—annoying captchas—and replace it with something that is easier for the user and provides an advertiser with a great opportunity for engagement. Tags: First Round Capital Venture Capital & Technology nextNY. If you’re using these things, please, please swap them out.

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Advertising Media Venture Capital Social Network 99