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Should Founders Be Allowed to Take Money off the Table?

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He’s been at it since 2005. But more spend = more viral opps = more revenue down the road. >50% of our revenue in now viral. I founded it in 2005 at the age of 37. I believe this is wrong. Let me start with a couple of stories. We trade emails on the topic of entrepreneurship often.

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It’s Morning in Venture Capital

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LP contributions to VC firms shrunk from 2000 and by 2005-2008 had stabilized to around $30 billion per year. Look at the rapid adoption of Groupon, LivingSocial or Instagram as proof of how rapidly businesses can grow through viral means. Money flowing into our industry has also massively downsized.

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Be Shareable

YoungUpstarts

The year was 2015 and my company, Shareability, had already been behind some of the biggest viral hits of the past few years. The resulting video, “Ronaldo in Disguise,” became an immediate viral sensation. Going Viral. There was a time when “viral” simply referred to, well, viruses. The shoot was on.

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Seth Sternberg – Meebo

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Meebo gained traction because there’s was viral component when users wanted to tell their friend. In 2005, Meebo started connected users across other websites. Seth constantly listened to user feedback and tweaked his service along the way to improve the user experience. Series A round.

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Cracking The Code: Popular Media: the key to viral marketing

Cracking the Code

Popular Media: the key to viral marketing. Popular Media is a hosted, web-based technology platform that enables customers to quickly create, optimize, and scale viral marketing programs - and it seems to work pretty well. Popular Media: the key to viral marketing. Software 2.0: How the use of internet is transform.

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5 Hot Ecommerce Trends to Watch

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viral video. viral videos. Founded in 2005, Mashable is headquartered in New York City with an office in San Francisco. ©2005-2012 Mashable, Inc. Social Media. social networking. steve jobs. television. video games. About Mashable. W3 EDGE Rackspace Intridea Dynect DNS. Global Syndication Partners.

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Startup Investor Makes a Deal: Engineers for Equity

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Partners W3 EDGE Concentric Sky Rackspace Intridea Dynect DNS Webtrends Global Syndication Partners ABCNews CNN Forbes Metro USAToday Yahoo ©2005-2011 Mashable, Inc. ); // Welcome to Mashable! Sign in with Facebook or Twitter to get started! Reproduction without explicit permission is prohibited. All Rights Reserved. startupcto

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