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GrabCAD & Professional Communities ? AGILEVC

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NextView originally invested in the company’s seed round in the spring of 2011 and we again participated in this latest round along with Atlas Venture. In addition to compelling founders, we were drawn to the company by their vision for a professional community for mechanical engineers and designers. million times. Author howerl.

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

Agile VC

June 5, 2011. Even for those who don’t care to dive into the numbers, it’s worth a quick glance because co-founder/CEO Andrew Mason wrote a letter which forms the preamble of the full document. Filing Date: initial filing June 2, 2011. Run Rate Revenue: $2.6B (Q1 2011 annualized). Groupon, Inc.

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LinkedIn: The Series A Fundraising Story ? AGILEVC

Agile VC

May 26, 2011. Many assume it was a cakewalk, based on the success LinkedIn has enjoyed over time and the current stature of our founder/CEO Reid Hoffman (now Chairman). Yes… he was a very successful PayPal exec and previously co-founder & VP Product of SocialNet. The rest, as they say, is history.

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6 Important Startup Trends that Defined 2011

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World Featured in US & World Featured: Facebook Year End 2011 Awards. 6 Important Startup Trends that Defined 2011. December 28, 2011 by Sarah Kessler. As the innovation engines of the economy, what startups figured out in 2011 will likely appear on other sectors’ trend lists in 2012. Trending Stories.

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Behind Every Great Product

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Even today, more than 20 years later , many businesses and consumers consider Word and the rest of Office absolutely essential to being able to use their Mac for business and personal use. They had a couple experienced co-founders, including the now legendary Reed Hastings, but the problem was that they were stuck at about 300,000 customers.

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ProfessorVC: How much is enough?

Professor VC

Monday, June 20, 2011. Since the iControl system chronicles all meetings, I was able to find the automatic picture snapped from my first meeting with the founders, Reza Raji and Chris Stevens on April 22, 2004. At this time, we had secured a term sheet from a co-investor from one of my other angel investments (Thanks, Graeme!)

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HOW TO: Sign Up Users Even Before You Launch Your Startup

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Within a few days, the site received thousands of user signups, according to its founder Mark Davis. raked in five-figure daily signups after announcing its upcoming launch, according to the site’s founders. May 4, 2011 18:47:11 Reply 1 Flag this comment John Roescher Follow I went through the whole process!