Lightspeed Venture Partners

DECEMBER 8, 2010

Social Media based Discovery Traffic Breaks Out. The aggregation of such high-intent traffic is what makes Google a formidable force on the Internet. However, the emergence of social media in the past few years has created a new web where people are the nodes, connected through the social graph. Are you ready? *A

Internet 114

Internet Media Social Media Advertising 114

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. They also probably haven’t seen a phone that isn’t mobile.) business models.

China 220

China Silicon Valley Non-Compete Intellectual Property 220

ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Nor is the knowledge loss limited to technical knowledge: It is not simply losing someone’s knowledge if they retire or leave the organization, it is also losing their social network, if you will, in terms of who they seek out for answers to questions in their domain. Internal social networks. The decision-making process.

Retention 128

Retention Technical Review Social Network Wiki 128

Occam's Razor

SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

You've deployed five, six or 15 web analytics tools on your website/mobile app. For our Facebook ads we will measure CPC and Social CTR and Gender and all that good stuff. and some people will click on that URL and come to our website (desktop or mobile). Number of downloads of our latest mobile app from Facebook visitors.

Metrics 165

Metrics Advertising Marketing Social Media 165

ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

They're going strong , and constantly adapting their platform to users' changing needs for information and social media aggregation. Plyce : Feature-rich location-based social network. Web and mobile. And there's DailyMotion , which is eating into YouTube's market share and had a 70% jump in US traffic in 2009.

France 163

France Technical Review Incubator Early Stage 163

Up and Running

AUGUST 24, 2020

Simply put, IoT is a combination of sensor and data analytics systems, helping businesses aggregate metrics to make more accurate decisions. 5G mobile service is expected to be implemented by 2030, but 2020 marks the start of the deployment of the 5G telecommunication network.

Technical Review 131

Technical Review Analytics Forecast Artificial Inteligence 131

YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 3, 2018

You can the right candidates from places like job aggregators a place where recruiters post jobs and professional networks like LinkedIn. It is a mobile app and provides flexibility since users can participate in interviews from anywhere. It is a social networking platform for professionals. SmashFly.

Management 100

Management Software Review Software Technical Review 100

mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

Top Topics Twitter YouTube Facebook iPhone Google Video Social media Mobile 2.0 Top Topics Twitter YouTube Facebook iPhone Google Video Social media Mobile 2.0 Ximdesk – Collaboration and social networking platform for enterprise. Soocial – A simple contact management app and address book.

Software Review 78

Software Review Social Media Social Network Software 78

Occam's Razor

JUNE 4, 2018

Delivery times based on geo/IP/mobile phone location. Social cues to the rescue. Sometimes, by using one of the multitude of price aggregators, you can have an understanding of where your pricing is at an item level. Delivery times based on geo/IP/mobile phone location. Social cues to the rescue. In-stock status.

Conversion 125

Conversion eCommerce Artificial Inteligence Aggregator 125

Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 31, 2015

It all started with a small group of founders and product enthusiasts who self-aggregated into an online community. Entrepreneur Prerna Gupta believes that there’s a billion-dollar opportunity in bringing “Lean” principles to the development and distribution of mass-market fiction, and in presenting stories as a mobile-first experience.

Lean 60

Lean United States Fractional CTO Startup 60

betashop.com

OCTOBER 8, 2012

Before there was Fab there was fabulis, a social network meets places guide targeted to the gay community. If it’s done right, feedback and postmortems are regular activities and reviews are just the official aggregation of such feedback.?. Your customer is growing up on social media. So, we pivoted from fabulis to Fab.?.

Technical Review 108

Technical Review Technology Software Review Valuation 108

VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

a leading Israeli provider of highly integrated network processors optimized for mobile backhaul, 3G and 4G wireless and wireline broadband networks. By 2015 we see more than 50 million femtocells being shipped annually with WCDMA femtocells making up the bulk of the market,&# Aditya Kaul, of Mobile Networks, ABI Research, said.

Israel 79

Israel Bandwidth Framework Forecast 79

Rob Go

JUNE 7, 2012

5 Years ago, the mobile web meant email on the blackberry or really lame on-deck applications on feature phones. And I intentionally use the phrase “ubiquitous” vs. “mobile” computing because I think the focus on “mobile” underestimates the promise of every human having access to the internet at every moment.

Technical Review 61

Technical Review SMS Internet B2C 61

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 21, 2010

I believe that many social networks confused this idea. Internet consumption is obviously growing massively on mobile devices. But we’re only in the first inning of mobile advertising. We’re looking at innovative companies that will enable new forms of mobile advertising.

Advertising 284

Advertising Las Vegas Affiliate RSS 284

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 1, 2009

When the NVCA or PriceWaterhouse surveys come out at the end of year I’m not saying they will necessarily will show aggregate $$$ or deal numbers up. With the iPhone, Apple finally broke the hegemony that the telecom carriers had over mobile applications and that has stifled innovation for too many years. Seems an obvious fit.

IPO 255

IPO Investment Bankers Venture Capital Marketing 255

VC Cafe

AUGUST 22, 2011

Vikido consists of a mobile app (iPod, iPad or smartphone) and a web app, which is essentially a browser for kids and parents. Targeting ages 3-12, Vikido was visually designed to work using the most basic skills, so kids who can’t read yet can also enjoy the product features.

Social Network 99

Social Network Networking Web Audio 99

Agile VC

JUNE 5, 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. Keep in mind Yipit is an indirect competitor in the daily deals space (essentially a meta aggregator of deals sites), but the analysis is sound IMO.

North America 100

North America Chicago Boston Silicon Valley 100

YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 5, 2012

2) Using advanced web and mobile data networks to track goods, aggregate usage, customer and product information, and strengthen customer intelligence. 4) Having offers, news, and recommendations transmitted primarily through the power of Word of Mouth, augmented by social networking services. 2) Use trials.

Social Network 178

Social Network Networking Aggregator Green 178

Austin Startup

APRIL 25, 2017

This begs the question: how much time do users spend in Snapchat today compared to other social networks, and how will that number change over time? Had Facebook not purchased Instagram, Facebook’s aggregate numbers likely would have dipped as millennials have largely abandoned Facebook for Instagram and Snapchat.

Valuation 48

Valuation Technical Review Social Network Forecast 48

www.chubbybrain.com

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

Between the worse data aggregation method and the much higher amount of work Wesabe made you do, it was far easier to have a good experience on Mint , and that good experience came far more quickly. I’ve ranted for years about how bad an idea it is for startups to be mobile-carrier dependent. Company : Wesabe. Company : Lookery.

Software Review 79

Software Review Startup Technical Review Vesting 79

The Next Web

JUNE 17, 2012

There’s Muchbeta , a nicely named Web applications company that is building a nifty news aggregation app for the iPad called Niiiws. There’s Seedrs , a crowdfunding platform for startups that runs its operations from Lisbon.

Portugal 167

Portugal San Francisco Aggregator Startup 167

VC Cafe

JANUARY 16, 2011

The Mobile World Congress , possibly the largest International technology conference and definitely the most important mobile conference of the year is taking place in Barcelona this February 14-17. Mobile Apps and App stores – a new ecosystem was created and it’s here to stay (Check out LogiaGroup, Waze and Cellint).

Mobile 103

Mobile Securities and Exchange Commission Flash IP 103

YoungUpstarts

MAY 30, 2012

Starcount , he explains as he demonstrates the site via his laptop projected on a large TV screen, is a social media measurement engine that aggregates and measures social media popularity on a global and local scale across any genre. Thomson, bus man that he is, is already back on his mobile.

Social Media 187

Social Media Media Singapore Aggregator 187

Professor VC

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

My skeptical side assumes that the intermediaries are the only ones that will make money in aggregate on these deals. Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? The Most Obvious Mobile Ad Unit and What the New York Times Got Wrong. Steve Bennet. 7.5 - 10.5% April 12, 2012 6:15 PM.

SEC 54

SEC San Jose Angel Investor Accredited Investor 54

The Equity Kicker

AUGUST 1, 2012

between them, making the aggregate exit value of these acqui-hires 4.2x, which tells us that if the investors on average had a 24% stake they would have broken even on these deals. The takeaways – Facebook is focused on mobile, and companies like to acquire close to home (nothing new there). Karma – a social, mobile gifting service.

San Francisco 110

San Francisco Hiring Liquidation Preference Aggregator 110

VC Cafe

JUNE 22, 2010

Footbo - a football-centric social network that enables fans to follow leagues & competitions from around the world while easily connecting with fans from all locations. ForNova provides a B2B turnkey solution to enable building aggregation solutions for classifieds eCommerce, travel and many other specific content verticals.

Media 145

Media Israel Social Network Flash 145

David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Boardex and Relationship Science make it easier to understand and map social networks into potential limited partners. Point Nine Capital uses Qwilr to create modern, mobile-native collateral. This is a great example of why data businesses have substantial moats.

Technical Review 78

Technical Review Software Review Analytics Private Equity 78

Up and Running

MAY 21, 2014

I mean it should be phones now, the mobile devices now, have incredible high quality video cameras built into them. Obviously there’s the elements of creating content and putting that content out there in social networks of your own assets. And so I think you can apply that a lot to a large degree to the social networks.

Marketing 72

Marketing Social Media Sales Media 72

YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 13, 2012

The story of Harvard sophomore Mark Zuckerberg, or at least Hollywood’s version of it, should be familiar to anyone who’s seen The Social Network or spends more than five minutes each week surfing the Internet. And we’re sure Zuckerberg, who still looks and dresses like a college sophomore, is only just getting started.

Intellectual Property 127

Intellectual Property New York City Pennsylvania Cofounder 127

Professor VC

JANUARY 17, 2008

While currently free to angel groups, their business model revolves around aggregating the angel investment data. If my math is correct, this is approximately a 31% IRR, which has to beat individual angel investments on aggregate and venture capital returns over the period of the study (1990-2007). return on investment after 3.5

Pre-Money Valuation 28

Pre-Money Valuation Angel Investor Angel Groups Valuation 28

VC Cafe

JULY 15, 2011

They plan to scale by using ecommerce aggregators as affiliates. According to the founders, Eyal Yair and Ron Hartman, the main benefit of the system is the ability for artists to distribute their music and charge for downloads, across social networks, but especially on Facebook.

Israel 99

Israel Incubator Startup Florida 99

Duct Tape Marketing

MARCH 15, 2013

A growing number of people have also turned to RSS aggregator tools like Flipboard and Pulse that can spoon feed more visually appealing content based on chosen topics. With a little work you can turn NetVibes into a a full blown listening station for most of your social networking.

RSS 77

RSS Aggregator Social Media Curation 77

Duct Tape Marketing

JANUARY 14, 2013

Employ a combination of free and paid tools such as Google Alerts, Google Reader, HootSuite and SproutSocial to filter, aggregate, follow and monitor your online presence and establish a routine of processing, acting on and sharing this information on a daily basis. Month 9 – Address Social Integration.

Social Media 78

Social Media Mobile Social Network SMS 78

Duct Tape Marketing

JANUARY 30, 2012

One of the services I believe marketers should provide their followers and community members these days is that of filtering and aggregating good, relevant content. The Buffer app is a tool that allows me to easily bookmark and schedule Tweets or Facebook updates from any browser or mobile device. Why I use it.

Aggregator 76

Aggregator RSS Social Network Email 76

Rob Go

JANUARY 29, 2012

Network fragmentation. Facebook’s success is largely based on its ability to aggregate the biggest audience on the internet and understand and monetize that audience. Social networks should be incredibly robust because of network effects. Not natively mobile.

Advertising 59

Advertising Mobile Aggregator Distribution 59

Duct Tape Marketing

OCTOBER 3, 2013

Then, marketers went a step further by using various calls-to-action to encourage brand conversation on the social networks themselves. What used to come across as a blatant advertisement is not just an aggregation of user testimony, or photos, or a participatory experience.

Media 77

Media Social Media Advertising Audience 77

Brandanew

JANUARY 8, 2016

Yes, it’s a bonus that they’re free – I don’t know a marketer alive who doesn’t get the stink eye from their CFO for all the monthly tool subscriptions they use – and even better, they work flawlessly on my mobile phone. Alayna Frankenberry , Social Media Marketer, the Content Factory.

Analytics 100

Analytics Social Media Marketing Media 100