Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 11, 2011

Last night I had the great privilege to interview Bill Gross , one of the Internet’s true pioneers. He took out an ad in the Yellow Pages (it was the early 80′s, pre Internet), which cost him $1,000 / month for a half-page ad. If it worked in the Yellow Pages, why not on the Internet? Cars Direct / Internet Brands.

Product 350

Product Tuvalu Dilution Incubator 350

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

Once this new service became popular then the media companies could control the rules of distribution & advertising. The goal of any cartel is to control production, distribution & marketing of a set of goods with the goal of maintaining high prices. This narrative has been confirmed to me by several senior studio executives.

Video 292

Video Technical Review Advertising Distribution 292

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

The Bridge Between Online Services & The Internet: AOL. It was an online community like CompuServe and eventually started offering people dial-up access to the Internet for a monthly fee. AOL was controlled by one company and the Internet was distributed. AOL was closed, the Internet was open.

Social Network 318

Social Network Networking Internet Technical Review 318

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 12, 2014

Everything we were taught pre-Internet is still relevant. We short-handed this marketing mix as “ the four P’s ” – product, price, promotion and place (distribution) – this was devised in 1960 and while a little bit dated is still a useful framework. Underbelly. Underbelly. You know that deep down.

SEM 379

SEM Viral Marketing Widget 379

Steve Blank

MARCH 31, 2014

Just look at the disruptive challenges that businesses face today– globalization, China as a manufacturer, China as a consumer, the Internet, and a steady stream of new startups. For example, Coke added snack foods, which could be distributed through its existing distribution channels.

Private Equity 330

Private Equity Metrics China Intellectual Property 330

The Next Web

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

In this Internet age, a company sells products or services via an online store, app, or subscription service. By opening fewer stores you decrease costs in renting real estate, distributing products to your stores, and hiring employees for every location in every area you’re operating in.

Affiliate 134

Affiliate Revenue Internet Marketing 134

Agile VC

JULY 11, 2012

Some disgruntled younger partners left to go start a new firm in 1965 called Greylock. Some disgruntled younger partners left in the 90s to form what is now Redpoint Ventures (IT team) and Versant Ventures (healthcare team). Big success was Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC), in which ARD invested about $2.1M

Silicon Valley 240

Silicon Valley Carried Interest Cofounder Boston 240

YoungUpstarts

MAY 5, 2020

The opportunity here is in improving communication channels through the plethora of tools that technology and the internet offer. This will help you fill gaps within your operations that have been created either by losing employees or outsourced partners. Adding value can also mean reimagining your product distribution.

Small Business 227

Small Business SBA Small Business Administration SEO 227

ReadWriteStart

DECEMBER 16, 2020

To be fair, many businesses had distributed teams even before COVID-19 blindsided us. In distributed teams, employee engagement is critical. Staying connected with partners, teams, and clients is one of them. In simple terms, the video quality doesn’t dip for participants with poor internet connectivity and low bandwidth.

Technical Review 200

Technical Review Startup Belgium Software Review 200

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

It’s the most profound book I’ve read on thinking about how the Internet is changing business. In Netflix’s case this is their DVD distribution business. If you haven’t followed this check out what’s happened with Netflix’s biggest content partner who has withdrawn from the service.

Los Angeles 329

Los Angeles Revenue Retention Acquisition 329

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 4, 2010

By Ernst Gemassmer With the pervasiveness of the Internet, the world is smaller. Whether your new software is ‘in the cloud,’ an online download, or distributed on a CD through various direct and indirect distribution channels, the process of localization is still a time consuming, manually intensive, and expensive effort.

Software 200

Software Distribution Europe Database 200

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 15, 2010

In fact, their affiliate partners dissuaded them from doing so. They bought distribution and engineering talent. You go onto the Internet and can control what people hear on terrestrial radio. It offers Internet radio targeted advertising and is growing really well. Google had huge destination traffic. OTHER STUFF.

Venture Capital 271

Venture Capital Affiliate Valuation San Francisco 271

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

There are lots of resources available for the challenge of that activity, including the Internet and mentors like me. This means staffing and delivering the business legally as an LLC or corporation, completing a website and business licensing, and arranging for manufacturing, distribution, and support.

Intellectual Property 235

Intellectual Property Elevator Pitch Harvest Technical Review 235

Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

Each VC firm/partner has a different spin on what to weigh more.) The boom in Internet startups would last 4½ years until it came crashing down to earth in March 2000. The valuations for acquisitions were nothing like the Internet bubble, but there was a path to liquidity, difficult as it was.

Silicon Valley 237

Silicon Valley IPO Technical Review Venture Capital 237

YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 4, 2016

Transportation partners play an enormous role in the supply chain as they bring products into distribution centers and sometimes directly to customers. Develop Relationships with Supply Chain Partners. Develop relationships with each of your supply chain partners and make communication a top priority.

Management 145

Management Los Angeles Forecast San Francisco 145

The Next Web

FEBRUARY 23, 2014

Today, with the decentralising nature of the Internet, distributed cloud technology and a growing sentiment toward entrepreneurship, the global startup ecosystem has never been so dispersed. But have you heard of what’s going on in Cyprus, Sweden or North Carolina? What’s the magic formula that helps a city to incubate innovation?

North Carolina 168

North Carolina Technical Review Cyprus Raleigh 168

YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

Analogous to Amazon’s $970 million purchase of internet video site Twitch.tv The software generated by thousands of developers, both at Mojang and independent developers aligned with Mojang, will be supported by Microsoft’s ample resources and global distribution network.

Acquisition 157

Acquisition Azure Merger Sweden 157

Genuine VC

JULY 19, 2010

Micro VCs will continue to come in many flavors with slightly different strategies, but there are a few distinctive defining characteristics: On a per partner basis, each investor is investing less than $25M in any given fund. The capital deployment velocity is notably higher than a traditional 1-2 investment per partner per year.

Seed Stage 175

Seed Stage Technical Review Dilution Offshore 175

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 6, 2023

Even adding money won’t do it – you need to create a committed and engaged team and partners for marketing and sales, as well as production and distribution. A single innovator can envision or even build an innovative prototype, but it takes a team to build the solution into a business.

Technical Review 201

Technical Review Government Agile Differentiation 201

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

Before we filmed the segment we had the chance to chat over lunch over the direction of the Internet and how social was changing the fabric of the web. Brands like Samsung, LG, and Dunkin Donuts pay Meebo to advertise to users on our partner sites. He’s open and insightful with his knowledge. For Meebo 1.3%

Connecticut 286

Connecticut Cofounder Silicon Valley Web 286

View from Seed

AUGUST 17, 2021

It’s by far the longest time I’ve spent working on any one thing, and I feel very blessed to have been able to work with my partners, colleagues, founders, and collaborators. My partners will tell you that I am an incredibly impatient person. You want someone who will challenge you and be an intellectual sparring partner.

IRR 205

IRR Dilution Founder Portfolio 205

VC Cafe

JUNE 18, 2012

Cell Buddy has developed the only seamless, carrier grade solution, for low cost Voice calls, SMS and Internet, while abroad. With 100% commitment to the digital world – Craze is using the latest technologies and constantly developing new methods (some patent pending) for selling and distributing music and videos. So is the internet.

Israel 133

Israel Securities and Exchange Commission Technical Review Software Review 133

The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Most notably, the ground-breaking development and rapid global distribution of mRNA vaccines highlighted the speed and scale of technological advances to outsmart humanity’s most dire threats. Fast forward to 2021, six in 10 people around the world now use the internet, 332 million people came online for the first time in 2021, and 4.66

Artificial Inteligence 167

Artificial Inteligence Technical Review Global Technology 167

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 15, 2017

As the cloud becomes increasingly common and the data deluge shows no signs of slowing down, the good old firewall is simply no longer sufficient for protecting the highly distributed assets of the enterprise. Security-focused code reviews and rigorous penetration testing are also highly recommended. Think again.

Security 140

Security Software Review Technical Review API 140

Duct Tape Marketing

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

We discuss best practices for system hardening, managing security in a distributed workforce, and the significance of password management and compliance standards. Managing security in a distributed workforce requires clear policies. So let's say there is a distributor distributed network, BYOD devices. What can we do?

Software Review 79

Software Review Security Distribution IP 79

Steve Blank

JULY 16, 2009

Meanwhile my partner was in heaven working with his newly hired group of game designers directing and producing our first games. No, not really, but my partner owns the studio and tells me it’s spectacular and everyone will love it. Go spend some time outside the building talking to potential distribution partners.

Silicon Valley 223

Silicon Valley RSS Video San Diego 223

abovethecrowd.com

APRIL 17, 2013

Many Internet marketplaces also have a rake or vig. Before discussing the merits of low rakes versus high rakes, let us first take a look at current examples of different rakes across the Internet. All of which leads us to two very interesting rake examples that are front and center in today’s Internet – Facebook and Apple.

Europe 101

Europe Social Network Technical Review IPO 101

YoungUpstarts

MARCH 4, 2020

Intermediation and re-intermediation of tourism channel partners such as Airbnb can happen too. This creates a sustainable competitive advantage for the business, and ensures a more secured future for stakeholders such as investors, employees, suppliers, and tourism partners.

Singapore 165

Singapore Technical Review Artificial Inteligence Myanmar 165

VC Cafe

JULY 21, 2022

Investment bank Drake Star Partners published a report on the gaming investment and M&A activity in the first half of 2022. Toya partners with IP holders to create engaging experiences, like Miraculous Ladybug Role Play, which has just won the Best Alternative Game 2022 by Kidscreen. How many people play games in 2022?

Forecast 190

Forecast IP Mobile Acquisition 190

YoungUpstarts

JULY 10, 2013

In case you do end up in a situation where there are few people to carry out the operations, be shrewd in the distribution of tasks. It allows you to remain in the same place and still connect to your partners, clients, and prospects and fulfill your duties. Hiring an accountant is also worth your money.

Technical Review 171

Technical Review Employee Hiring Operations 171

abovethecrowd.com

JULY 17, 2013

DirecTV has supported this feature for some time, initially on the Internet via the browser and more recently via their smartphone application. For each and every Internet company out there, mobile is rising as a percentage of all user visits. Likewise Priceline and Expedia rule travel, not some travel company that exited pre-Internet.

Mobile 96

Mobile SEM SEO Technical Review 96

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 22, 2015

So that we’re speaking the same language I would define “exclusive” as a period in which your company is prohibited from doing business with certain customers or business partners, which is why many incorrectly assume this is necessarily bad. Why Exclusivity Matters to Your Customers or Business Development Partners.

PR 150

PR Early Stage Software Naming 150

View from Seed

AUGUST 17, 2021

It’s by far the longest time I’ve spent working on any one thing, and I feel very blessed to have been able to work with my partners, colleagues, founders, and collaborators. My partners will tell you that I am an incredibly impatient person. You want someone who will challenge you and be an intellectual sparring partner.

IRR 156

IRR Dilution Founder Portfolio 156

Hearpreneur

JULY 17, 2020

Smart or Self Driving Cars, IoT Devices, Smart Homes, Medical chip implants, Bots, and Robots to assist you; in short, everything will be connected to the internet and cloud. The future is the Internet of Things (IoT). In the age of the internet, many people are doing more of their shopping and purchasing online. 6- Sensors.

Technical Review 139

Technical Review Entrepreneur Software Review Affiliate 139

VC Cafe

APRIL 13, 2023

The entertainment industry is perhaps the most susceptible to disruption among all industries In recent decades, the emergence of new tools and technologies has made it increasingly easier for users to generate and distribute content, such as blog posts, videos, and simple games, on platforms like Roblox or Minecraft.

Generative AI 78

Generative AI Software Review Audio Technical Review 78

Steve Blank

AUGUST 5, 2010

Consumer Internet investing seems to have split off from traditional Venture Capital, and is creating a new category of VC’s: Lean VC’s. The Rise of the “Lean VC’s” – Consumer Internet Gets Funded. First, my students are confused about who to talk to and how to think about funding their consumer internet startups.

Lean 265

Lean Internet Silicon Valley Venture Capital 265

YoungUpstarts

JUNE 20, 2016

Before the advent of cloud technology and the Internet, company files had to be stored away in physical data rooms (PDRs). Access to information stored on VDRs can be done from any location in the world provided that the user has access to internet connection. by Gabriel Cabot, digital marketing strategist at Firmex, Inc.

Software Review 100

Software Review Technical Review Due Diligence Security 100