Austin Startup

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Jolly (Austin, TX) Shelby Stephens, CEO Jolly is a professional social network for the gig economy, where freelancers and businesses connect to grow their networks, work together freely and build their reputations. Techstars funds all types of startups, working across all verticals, applying all types of business models.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 30, 2015

In addition to the old-school general purpose crowdfunding sites, new platforms are emerging to serve specific verticals or sets of verticals. Social networking is key to creating momentum, but don’t forget you can raise awareness about your campaign through face to face encounters at work, social and community gatherings.

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Up and Running

FEBRUARY 12, 2015

By becoming an active participant on startup blogs and in forums; joining various networks meant to help connect founders with funders (try Angel.co or Gust ); and many other social media activities, you can connect with people you’d be unlikely to meet in real life. Entrepreneurial social networking.

Technology 60

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abovethecrowd.com

APRIL 17, 2013

eBay recently launched an aggressive campaign attacking Amazon’s rate table on a vertical-by-vertical basis ( those percentages can be found here ). Given Facebook’s position as the leading global social network with high barriers to entry, there was no need to maximize revenue on day one.

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cdixon.org

SEPTEMBER 17, 2011

Another benefit of talking freely, is that you may also find potential partners or future employees–other key components beyond investment money. But it’s probably wise to be more secretive in some vertical markets: [link]. link] Stan James. link] Nivi. People copy success, not ideas. Chris – this piece is validating.

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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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VC Cafe

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

The startup Tracx , which provides a SaaS solution for tracking and managing marketing campaign on social networks, has received an undisclosed investment from Israeli angel Zohar Gilon. million in a second round led by previous backer Genesis Partners and joined by T-Venture , the venture capital company of Deutsche Telekom.

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crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2018

Your brand lives in everyday interactions your company has with its prospects and customers, including the images you share, the messages you post on your website, the content of your marketing materials, your presentations and booths at conferences, and your posts on social networks. Horizontal vs vertical vs diagonal lines.

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Reid Hoffman

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

For example, if you’re an early-stage SaaS provider that is shifting from a horizontal solution to a vertical focus, your mission, culture, and competencies can stay the same and the pivot transition will probably go smoothly. The pro tip is to go to the key one or two VCs and get them on board as your partner in the decision.

Startup 36

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mashable.com

OCTOBER 11, 2011

Then research which journalists at that publication cover the vertical in which your startup or its news would fall. Social Good Summit. Social Media Lists. Social Network Lists. Social Media. Social Networking. Social Good. Social Media. social media marketing. Livestream.

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news.ycombinator.com

SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

We already have some competitors in the vertical and while there is no point in trying to hide the actual idea, there are differences in the way we implement stuff that can get us an advantage over the competition. >> social network/web analysis/etc. Our idea is boring and not revolutionary. Shocking, I know.

Stealth 41

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www.chubbybrain.com

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

At the end, I asked myself what are the most critical resources I need to be successful and the answer was partners and developers. Post-Mortem Title : Untitled Partners Post-Mortem. Company : Untitled Partners. I was also actively pursuing raising VC funds with the help of a very talented and well connected friend.

Software Review 79

Software Review Startup Technical Review Vesting 79

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 18, 2011

I asked him to present to my partners. I said as much in my post about The Future of Social Networking. And I’m a big believer in vertical use cases (in additional to more generalized platforms for sharing content). The Deal – I instantly loved the idea for the application, the market and Dustin’s vision.

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

OCTOBER 24, 2011

Kind of the model that Game Fit sites have where you partner up with somebody and you support each other as you try and do one more lap or push up. We actually, one of our partners is a fluent speaker of Spanish, which is one of the reasons we brought him on. I think those are your natural allies and those are your natural alliances.

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Hearpreneur

AUGUST 19, 2015

Thanks to Dr. Victor Allis, CEO and founding partner, Quintiq ! #4) Despite the ongoing recession, I took to my kitchen table in 2013 to launch Digital Air Strike — an award-winning automotive social media and digital engagement company. 4) Used to Reconnect. It’s a problem that all weather driven sports have.

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mashable.com

JULY 18, 2012

A year or so ago the news was that Google and or YouTube was going to help small partners/studios with funding that would be recovered by ADD revenue. I created {s}hareCLOUD — Private social networks for businesses– with Google in mind. Top From Our Partners. Social Media Lists. Social Network Lists.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 16, 2009

We were about to be partners in building a new product family. Reply steveblank , on April 16, 2009 at 10:36 am Said: Jerry, As Domino’s and Amazon found out this week, social networks can quickly disseminate information faster than most traditional marketing organizations can react. Yes, yes and yes.

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VC Cafe

JUNE 22, 2010

VC Café is privileged to support the event as the main media partner. Celeno and its partners deliver to the market Wireless Video Systems that solve the home wiring problem for HD video streaming. The platform supports multiple verticals such as real estate, cars, travel, hotels, flights, jobs, events, products, eCommerce and more.

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techcrunch.com

FEBRUARY 19, 2010

The cost of money is steep, and only works in certain verticals, of which software is NOT one. I have a website shmotter.com and so far me and my business partner have only invested our own hard earned money into the business. I see online video, mobile location, specialized social networking, and other craps.

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Hearpreneur

JUNE 26, 2016

We realized that the cost of manufacturing of trailers needed to come down and as a result we’ve decided to vertically integrate the manufacturing and building of STERLINGS trailers in Mexico. 10 – Unique Social Network. We view regulatory bodies not as hurdles, but as partners in the commercialization process.

Entrepreneur 92

Entrepreneur Technical Review Harvest Portfolio 92

mashable.com

OCTOBER 5, 2012

Our startup creates custom vertical search and decision making engines for people or businesses with structured data. Top From Our Partners. Cartoon Network Favorites Star in Strange Video. 5 Better Ways to Network on Twitter and LinkedIn. Social Media Lists. Social Network Lists. Social Media.

Naming 84

Naming Startup Social Media RSS 84

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. ” I’m quite sure with this article you alienated not only few potential customers or partners but also some existing ones. It’s like arguing against vertical software.

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steveblank.com

JULY 8, 2011

Blogs (VC): Antonio Rodriguez [link] – A very technical VC at Matrix partners who can actually code. Blogs (web development): Giant Robots Smashing Into Other Giant Robots – [link] Company blog of thoughtbot covering Ruby on Rails, HTML, CSS, Javascript, databases, and mobile development.

Software Review 110

Software Review Startup Silicon Valley Analytics 110

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 12, 2017

But I knew I had to look for investments in “software meets X (often known as Vertical Software solutions)” rather than necessarily horizontal enterprise software applications. The 30-minute interview of Jonah Peretti is here but my summary in the notes below. An obvious vector for me would be software for the media industry.

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abovethecrowd.com

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Ezra Klein : Hello and welcome to the Ezra Klein Show, a podcast on Vox Media Podcast Network. Bill is a general partner at Benchmark, one of Silicon Valley’s really legendary venture capital firms. That podcast is included here along with a transcript. I am Ezra Klein and my guest this week is Bill Gurley. Bill Gurley : Great.

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Singapore Government Silicon Valley Software Review 43