Agile VC

DECEMBER 13, 2011

AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. December 13, 2011. All VCs make decisions by drawing on the data we have at hand, information gleaned through our diligence process, and our own experience and judgement. My partner @ LeeHower looks back: [link] 5 days ago Search. © 2011 GenuineVC - All rights reserved.

Seed Stage 185

Seed Stage Silicon Valley Cofounder Technical Review 185

mashable.com

MAY 9, 2011

This is especially true when it comes to tech companies hiring the wrong chief technology officer. Today, CTOs are multi-taskers that aren’t just coders locked in some basement — they play a vital role in a tech company’s strategic plan and growth. Have an account? Zach Cutler , The Cutler Group.

CTO Hire 73

CTO Hire Fractional CTO CTO Technical Review 73

Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

You know that your potential customers are at home, hungry, and searching Google for a great place to eat. Review your financial statements and forecasts to determine where a new website fits into your budget. The best thing you can do is review your goals, finances, and determine what you intend to invest in your web project.

Technical Review 95

Technical Review Software Review Social Media eCommerce 95

www.cscyphers.com

MARCH 8, 2012

Minor Technical Difficulties. We are currently experiencing some minor technical difficulties: Normal service will be resumed shortly… Home Privacy Notice About Login Lexicon. Tutorial Day At #RailsConf » Why Trying To Find A Technical Co-Founder Will Almost Always Fail. 13, 2011 13:30 in Startups.

Cofounder 40

Cofounder Technical Review Founder Software Review 40

YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 30, 2015

by Jack Narcotta, Devices Analyst at Technology Business Research. year-to-year, respectively, as the company remains the gold standard for digital and search advertising. year-to-year, respectively, as the company remains the gold standard for digital and search advertising. Google recorded revenue of $16.2

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Advertising Revenue Mobile Intellectual Property 100

Agile VC

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. September 15, 2011. In the first half of 2011, the IPO markets were looking strong for VC-backed companies. How diffferent 2H 2011 looks. My partner @ LeeHower looks back: [link] 5 days ago Search. © 2011 GenuineVC - All rights reserved. Life was good.

IPO 100

IPO Marketing Silicon Valley Private Equity 100

YoungUpstarts

JUNE 14, 2012

The first day of ad:tech Singapore 2012 gave digital marketers and industry observers a glimpse of the continued growth of the role of technology and digital media in marketing and advertising in the Asia Pacific. Other discussion topics included search, social and digital communities. billion in 2011 to $6.9

Singapore 145

Singapore Mobile Asia Indonesia 145

Hearpreneur

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

In 2011, our family was sitting around the dinner table brainstorming when our teenage daughter Mia had a great idea – starting a company that sells the best possible organic roasted seaweed in delicious flavors. If you search for Rantizo now, the first non-company result is on page 5 of the search. 1- From our daughter.

Naming 157

Naming CPA Entrepreneur Software Review 157

Gust

MARCH 23, 2014

After you claim your identity with placeholder domain names, accounts in social networks, and common blogging platforms, your next challenge is to create enough positive content as a “Google wall” to keep negative info out of the top Google search results. The Internet has been a powerful and disruptive technology. Twittering.

Reputation 178

Reputation Affiliate Technical Review Social Network 178

crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 9, 2010

How to Find a Technical Co-Founder – [link]. By rejecting Google, Groupon swings for tech immortality – [link]. Ten Crowdsourcing Trends for 2011 – [link]. Six Social Media Trends for 2011 – [link]. Social business in 2011 – [link]. Ten Crowdsourcing Trends for 2011 – [link].

Social Media 98

Social Media Small Business Design Media 98

Cracking the Code

FEBRUARY 23, 2011

Wednesday, February 23, 2011. It would have been easy to explain the difference by changes in the 2010/2011 revenue growth projections but unfortunately that is not the case. In comparison, the overall technology sector growth was projected at 9-10% in early 2010 and this forecast did not change significantly today. software. (10).

Software Review 101

Software Review Technical Review Valuation Europe 101

www.virtuosimedia.com

MARCH 8, 2012

Home ▶ Businesses ▶ Startup Business Advice ▶ Current Page How To Find A Technical Cofounder For Your Online Business Idea. This article should also serve as a starting guide for programmers who are approached about becoming technical co-founders. Before You Pitch To A Technical Cofounder.

Technical Cofounder 41

Technical Cofounder Cofounder Technical Review NDA 41

The Equity Kicker

FEBRUARY 29, 2012

We heard that the number of new mobile malware threats identified in December 2011 was equal to the total number of threats ever identified through the end of 2010. A quick web search found many other people saying the same thing, including ZDNet who recently produced the chart below. Unless your phone is an iPhone that is.

Mobile 111

Mobile Technical Review Hosting Search 111

genylabs.typepad.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Small Business Labs, from Emergent Research , covers the key social, technology and business trends impacting small business. New Communications Review. September 2011. August 2011. April 2011. March 2011. February 2011. January 2011. Most tech start-ups fail. Follow us on Twitter.

Equity 40

Equity Technical Review San Jose Stock 40

www.xconomy.com

JUNE 9, 2012

Tech Channels ▾ Cleantech ›. Innovation Report Shows San Diego Added 695 Tech Jobs at End of 2011. San Diego’s Free EvoNexus Tech Incubator Gains Qualcomm Expertise. XSITE 2012: The Xconomy Summit on Innovation, Technology & Entrepreneurship. View More in Seattle ›. View More in Cleantech ›. Health IT ›.

San Diego 40

San Diego Venture Capital Technical Review San Francisco 40

crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 19, 2012

As Pay-Per-Click Ad Costs Rise, Small Businesses Search for Alternatives - [link]. Romney, Obama Release Statements On How To Grow Tech Startups | TechCrunch - [link]. Are Smart Phones Spreading Faster than Any Technology in Human History? Technology Review - [link]. Technology Review - [link].

Social Media 93

Social Media Small Business Design Media 93

Agile VC

APRIL 17, 2011

AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. April 17, 2011. GameFly filed in 2010 and remains in registration, though 2011 has seen a positive start for VC-backed IPOs with 14 in Q1 2011. Filing Date: initial S-1 filed Nov 17, 2010 , updated March 9, 2011. What They Do: Travel search engine.

Pre-Money Valuation 113

Pre-Money Valuation Liquidation Preference Dividend Common Stock 113

View from Seed

AUGUST 17, 2021

at exit due to dilution. In some cases, great companies massively expand the definition or potential of the market with innovative products, technology leverage, and great execution. As my partner Lee always says, fundraising isn’t about convincing skeptics, it’s a search for true believers. in a mid stage round at a $100M post.

IRR 205

IRR Dilution Founder Portfolio 205

rapidrollout.wordpress.com

JANUARY 15, 2011

He or she might call himself a “consulting CTO,&# “freelance CTO,&# “on-demand CTO,&# “CTO on call,&# “CTO for hire,&# or just a “technology strategy advisor.&# Most likely, this is a person who is a serial entrepreneur and was the chief technology officer for two or more web startups.

Fractional CTO 40

Fractional CTO CTO CTO Hire Fractional VPE 40

ReadWriteStart

JUNE 23, 2011

Acelerar Technologies Daniel expects SharePoint's cloud based solution provider eco-system to develop over the next few years. Anupam Rajey from Lucknow, India, presented Acelerar Technologies , an outsourced accounting services BPO project from India. I asked him to review the TrueCFO project in my Vision India 2020 book.

Spain 115

Spain Entrepreneur India San Francisco 115

The Next Web

DECEMBER 17, 2013

like a “generic” domain extension in search results. When launching Listly in 2011, co-founder Shyam Subramanyan says that “listly.com” wasn’t available, but they were okay with choosing an alternative. Due to this reason, Listly ended up acquiring Listly.com – but they kept the.ly The icing on the cake for.io

Naming 166

Naming Cofounder New York Taiwan 166

View from Seed

AUGUST 17, 2021

at exit due to dilution. In some cases, great companies massively expand the definition or potential of the market with innovative products, technology leverage, and great execution. As my partner Lee always says, fundraising isn’t about convincing skeptics, it’s a search for true believers. in a mid stage round at a $100M post.

IRR 156

IRR Dilution Founder Portfolio 156

Tim Keane

OCTOBER 8, 2008

Last week, our angel group reviewed a business with an online lie detector technology.  Someone in the meeting suggested this would make an interesting HR applicant screening tool that may point to candidates who might be worth a bit more extra due diligence on the veracity of their assertions in an interview.

Technical Review 60

Technical Review Due Diligence Angel Groups Wisconsin 60

The Next Web

JANUARY 19, 2014

No matter how old you are, what year it is and what technology is used, networking will continue to affect an individual’s professional growth, in addition to skillset and experience. I’m the member of 14 Meetups here in New York; they’re all related to content, social media, marketing and technology.

Networking 167

Networking Social Media Technical Review Media 167

ConversionXL

MARCH 25, 2020

If the philosophical argument doesn’t motivate you, search engines will. The CXL blog started in 2011 and, currently, includes about 700 articles. At the moment they need an answer, they search Google and find you. The earliest articles may cover the most valuable topics, but our throwaway content culture lets older posts rot.

Analytics 68

Analytics Metrics Technical Review Search 68

mashable.com

OCTOBER 27, 2010

This post originally appeared on the American Express OPEN Forum , where Mashable regularly contributes articles about leveraging social media and technology in small business. Do a web search to find platform-specific tools. You could even call a tech recruiter, but many of these agencies turn up less-than-stellar results.

Small Business 104

Small Business Technical Review Social Media Software Review 104

Agile VC

MAY 26, 2011

AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. May 26, 2011. Silicon Valley is still emerging from the tech bubble and massive downturn of late 2000-2002. Our growth started in Silicon Valley and our users were still predominantly from the tech world for the first year or two. © 2011 GenuineVC - All rights reserved.

Term Sheet 178

Term Sheet Silicon Valley Technical Review Social Network 178

View from Seed

AUGUST 17, 2021

at exit due to dilution. In some cases, great companies massively expand the definition or potential of the market with innovative products, technology leverage, and great execution. As my partner Lee always says, fundraising isn’t about convincing skeptics, it’s a search for true believers. in a mid stage round at a $100M post.

IRR 136

IRR Dilution Founder Portfolio 136

Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 11, 2022

Husband and wife co-founders, Todd and Laure Fisher founded CallTrackingMetrics in 2011 in their basement and together have grown it into an Inc. Click on over and give us a review on iTunes, please! Laure Fisher (01:46): Well, that Todd has a, his is more technical. Marketing Podcast with Todd and Laure Fisher. Like this show?

Metrics 86

Metrics Marketing Software Review Cofounder 86

mashable.com

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

You can minimize risk by performing due diligence when selecting a company or individual to work with, clearly defining the project scope, expectations and milestones in any development contracts, and allocating enough money to hire competent developers. check them out at: www.amt.in 2 What Would Facebook and Twitter Sneakers Look L.

Software Developers 79

Software Developers Software Development Software Review Software 79

ConversionXL

DECEMBER 7, 2016

Another telling example, is when back in 2011 eBay acquired a 2-year-old recommendation engine startup , Hunch for $80 million. This means that personalization and related technologies left the “nice to have” category for good. Nowadays, employing such techniques is downright a prerequisite of doing business online successfully.

Conversion 48

Conversion Product Technical Review Widget 48

Agile VC

JUNE 5, 2011

AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. June 5, 2011. Filing Date: initial filing June 2, 2011. How They Do It: Build email list of consumers interested in local deals (mainly via paid search & social network ads), sell coupon programs to merchants via telesales. Run Rate Revenue: $2.6B (Q1 2011 annualized).

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North America Chicago Boston Silicon Valley 100

mashable.com

OCTOBER 27, 2010

This post originally appeared on the American Express OPEN Forum , where Mashable regularly contributes articles about leveraging social media and technology in small business. Simply fill out a profile about yourself and your goals, and then search the mentor profiles that match your needs. There’s no substitute for experience.

Entrepreneur 94

Entrepreneur Social Media Technical Review Social Network 94

Software By Rob

JANUARY 25, 2012

I’m all about figuring out what’s going to make a person happy and then going after that with ravenous determination, instead of pursuing what we’re told is going to make us happy by the tech press (raise funding! In Search Of… So that’s an intro to my startup philosophy, but where was I?

Acquisition 63

Acquisition Software Review Fresno Algorithm 63

Up and Running

APRIL 27, 2015

There’s no denying that Bill Gates is a visionary, founding Microsoft in 1975 and monopolizing the tech industry for decades. However, one area where he fell short was in ignoring the search engine market. While Microsoft introduced MSN Search in 1998, the site purely used an existing search engine, Inktomi, to gather results.

Technical Review 60

Technical Review Mexico Cofounder Angel Investor 60

Cracking the Code

MARCH 12, 2010

You could argue that it takes some time to restart the SaaS flywheel after a slow year, but an acceleration in 2010 should at least translate into a stronger 2011 guidance, which is not really the case (10/11 growth median is 18%, so barely above 2010). ► 2011. (2). In search of Europe's next tech stars.

Software Review 63

Software Review Technical Review Cloud Forecast 63

Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 30, 2014

In our example, we take a look at the 2011 start-up Dollar Shave Club and their viral video “Our Blades Are F ing Great”. What names come to mind when you think about online search engines? You can use this opportunity to showcase your product as well as share “visual reviews” with the world. Is your product tech?

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Video Widget Software Review Entrepreneur 77