Finance Networking Viral 
Both Sides of the Table
MAY 23, 2012
The movie, “The Social Network” might have had more of an impact on creating future entrepreneurs than any other event of the past 5 years. Yes, it’s true that FOMO (fear of missing out) is driving some irrational behavior and valuations amongst uber competitive deals and well-financed VCs. Thank you, Aaron Sorkin! The Exit Problem.
YoungUpstarts
AUGUST 6, 2012
Participants in the incubation program learn valuable lessons in entrepreneurial management, finding financing from incubator companies, modern office space, and fully permitted labs with a wide range of technical equipment and engineering resources. Syracuse Student Sandbox. This article was first posted in Best Colleges Online.
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reidhoffman.org
NOVEMBER 12, 2013
This gave me an idea: I could help many more entrepreneurs by making the deck available not just to the Greylock network of entrepreneurs, but to everyone. Friendster’s valuation set the tone for the entire social networking space. Second, understand the broader financing climate. Today, I share the Series B deck with you, too.
VC Cafe
NOVEMBER 2, 2019
The main B2C benchmarks have to do with traction: growth in user acquisition, user retention/churn, monetisation, as well as the effectiveness of consumer marketing + virality. power user curve showing a smile — with a big concentration of engaged users (you grow out from this strong core) viral factor >0.5
Both Sides of the Table
JUNE 28, 2018
Until recently it was headquartered 2 blocks from our offices in Santa Monica so we literally saw it emerge under our feet and we proudly invested in the last 3 rounds of financing. Ah, but Bird doesn’t have network effects! There is nothing viral! Today the company officially announced its most recent round of capital ?—?having
Version One Ventures
OCTOBER 18, 2012
Category leaders do very well, while the #2, 3, 4… players struggle to attract customers and financing. This trend is particularly true in markets that are highly susceptible to network effects, such as online auctions and social networks. Even beyond auctions and social networks, the web tends to prefer the category leader.
The Next Web
DECEMBER 2, 2013
Taking into account the difference in storage costs in 2002, Schippers estimates that Zuckerberg was spending $3,000 per month on hosting for the first year and about $10 million per month by 2006 as the network grew exponentially in that time period. 8) Angry Birds.
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