www.usatoday.com

JULY 16, 2012

Dubbed "collaborative consumption" — or "the sharing economy" — this movement represents the newly cemented intersection of online social networking, mobile technology, the minimalist movement and heightened penny-pinching brought on by lingering economic uncertainties. Only 3% were online when I started AOL.

San Francisco 105

San Francisco Technical Review Zimbabwe New York City 105

Austin Startup

JULY 2, 2019

The LGBTQ+ in Tech Forum started off with a networking lunch, which then led to a Keynote speech from distinguished investor Joel Fontenot , Managing General Partner at Reditus Ventures. It all comes down to three things: Revenue. He advised the audience, “What matters is you— the real, sincere and persistent you.”

Technical Review 54

Technical Review Community Conversion Fort Worth 54

ReadWriteStart

APRIL 21, 2011

On April 16, I was in Mumbai doing a live 1M/1M event with TiE Mumbai and Indian Angel Network (IAN). We also had Pritam Roy present Gomolo.in , a social network and online hangout for movie lovers. It would also help him figure out the audience engagement model of how to make the social network compelling. Fragrochem.

Networking 115

Networking Partner Entrepreneur Bootstrapping 115

Seeing Both Sides

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

One company in Watertown, Massachusetts has been executing on this vision for over a decade with a winning approach for one vertical slice of the small business market: physicians. In 2012, analysts estimate they will do $425 million in revenue and $85 million in EBITDA. And when you do pivot, pivot hard.

Fractional CTO 43

Fractional CTO Cofounder Cleveland Vertical 43

ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 27, 2013

Massachusetts needs money. These days, every state is looking for ways to scrape out more revenue for failing budgets and costly infrastructure projects. So, the Massachusetts “Tech Tax” was born. And, for once, the Massachusetts legislature listened. Tech Tax Hurt Massachusetts Innovation.

Massachusetts 60

Massachusetts Technology Boston San Francisco 60

ConversionXL

JUNE 9, 2016

Experiment to see what works for you, but remember that Facebook is a social network and not everyone is sold on this social commerce concept, yet. 5% conversion rate resulted in more than $15,000 in revenue. Now, those numbers were released back in March, so it’s safe to assume revenue has increased since. Not exactly.

Social Media 48

Social Media eCommerce Media Audience 48

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 14, 2010

To me, this indicates that venture capitalists (VCs) are looking for business, but they are clearly moving away from early-stage (pre-revenue) deals. Massachusetts and NY states also have high numbers. Get introduced via one of the social networks, or a professional organization, before you approach a VC with a business proposal.

Venture Capital 123

Venture Capital Elevator Pitch Silicon Valley Massachusetts 123

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 27, 2011

In 2002, the Glacéau, line of beverages became the top-selling enhanced water brand in America and it raked in $350 million in revenues in 2006. Kittredge started making candles in his Massachusetts home and started selling them to interested neighbors. and sells products through a wholesale customer network of nearly 20,200 stores.

Southern California 162

Southern California Las Vegas Honolulu Massachusetts 162

ReadWriteStart

JULY 28, 2011

First, Vikrant Mathur from Menlo Park, California, discussed iFood.tv, a video recipe network where chefs, cook-book authors, etc. An ad-supported network, the company has achieved over $1 million in revenue and is profitable. share their videos and over three million culinary arts enthusiasts consume them. Discuss.

Incubator 128

Incubator Silicon Valley Malaysia Entrepreneur 128

ReadWriteStart

JUNE 30, 2011

The site has 11 million page views a month, and Jeu expects 2011 revenues to be about $250k. The revenue models need to be revisited, and the customer acquisition strategy as well. She has a master's degree in electrical engineering and computer science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Discuss.

India 115

India Entrepreneur Israel Silicon Valley 115

ReadWriteStart

MAY 3, 2011

Nifty idea, but the business model is predicated upon selling merchandise that is curated from affiliate networks like Commission Junction. Arun Ravi from San Francisco, California, discussed inCircled , a proposed new social network that would be significantly more selective about only involving 'inner circle' friends. Discuss.

Acquisition 115

Acquisition SEO San Francisco Affiliate 115

ReadWriteStart

MARCH 3, 2011

Then Greg Snead, also from Tacoma, discussed Orbiter , an RFID venture that is moving along quite nicely, having clocked more than $700,000 in revenue last year. Orbiter expects to give its investors a 15 times return on investment based on their current pipeline and revenue forecast. Happy Grasshopper.

San Jose 115

San Jose Entrepreneur United States Washington 115

ReadWriteStart

JANUARY 6, 2011

John already has a couple of customers, and needs about 50 customers to get to $1M in annual revenue. I've had several conversations over the years on TV show financing, and the basic formula is that you have to get a network to finance your show. In the case of J.J's business, the customer is the Network. Photo by yirsh.

Vertical 115

Vertical Web San Francisco Entrepreneur 115

ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 8, 2011

Israel Startup Network (ISN), led by Arlene Marom, one of our affiliate partners, organized the event with us. Next, Yossi Dan from Raanana, Israel, presented TicTacDo , which consists of an engine that can mine data from various professional networks and find high value business opportunities for users. Discuss.

Israel 124

Israel Entrepreneur India Intellectual Property 124

ReadWriteStart

AUGUST 4, 2011

Rather, you tag a woman wearing a speedo swimsuit with a Speedo GoodyTag and then encourage your social network to further propagate that as part of an incentivized advertising campaign. For instance, she showed Coca Cola as one of the target brands advertising on the GoodyTag network. Boots photo by Northampton Museum. Discuss.

Bootstrapping 124

Bootstrapping San Jose Entrepreneur Silicon Valley 124

ReadWriteStart

JUNE 9, 2011

After all, the technologies (especially Internet related) we're working with these days are a lot less complex than what the generation that produced bear chips and networking related innovations in earlier decades worked with. The audience came up with lots of great points and I strongly recommend you listen to this discussion here.

Silicon Valley 113

Silicon Valley New Jersey Entrepreneur Massachusetts 113

ReadWriteStart

DECEMBER 8, 2011

There are many ad networks that offer very low monetization rates and take a large sales commission. If you decide that the way you want to address all this is by becoming, yourself, an ad network, that is certainly one way of addressing the pain point. It's just not worth it. From 2008 to 2010, Mitra was a columnist for Forbes.

Greece 116

Greece Entrepreneur India Silicon Valley 116

ReadWriteStart

MARCH 10, 2011

For this week's One Million by One Million roundtable, we teamed up with the Indian Angel Network (IAN). Sramana Mitra is the founder of the One Million by One Million (1M/1M) initiative, an educational, business development and incubation program that aims to help one million entrepreneurs globally to reach $1 million in revenue and beyond.

India 116

India Entrepreneur Silicon Valley Vertical 116

ReadWriteStart

MAY 6, 2011

An incubatee with Indian Angel Network, Anirudh Motwani from New Delhi, India, discussed IndiaCollegeSearch , a vertical search engine to address the problem of finding detailed information about various colleges and institutions in India. IndiaCollegeSearch. From 2008 to 2010, Mitra was a columnist for Forbes. Discuss.

India 115

India Vertical Entrepreneur Connecticut 115

Seeing Both Sides

SEPTEMBER 15, 2015

To answer these questions, we built a database of 112 Israeli companies founded between 1996 and 2013 that have met or exceeded $20 million in revenue. headquarters, in Massachusetts, to immerse the team in the American market. “At What are the challenges and lessons of scaling up? Nowadays the argument is very clear.”.

Israel 20

Israel Cofounder Technical Review United States 20

Seeing Both Sides

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

Bill Gurley’s excellent piece on Silicon Valley IPO Anxiety inspired me to take a companion look at the East Coast, particularly Massachusetts and New York, and evaluate the health of the local IPO economy and prospective pipeline. Today, I'll cover Massachusetts; tomorrow, New York. Massachusetts. 2009 Revenue (mn).

IPO 34

IPO Massachusetts New York Silicon Valley 34

Seeing Both Sides

AUGUST 3, 2012

Incorporated in 1998 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the company’s network of over 100,000 globally distributed servers provides an infrastructure layer that accelerates the distribution and delivery of content, media and applications. billion in revenue, over $1 billion in gross profit and $500 million in EBITDA. Gross Profit. $(60).

Distribution 49

Distribution Lean Massachusetts Cofounder 49

Seeing Both Sides

DECEMBER 1, 2010

Yesterday, I analyzed the Massachusetts IPO ecosystem. Estimated 2010 Revenue. Undertone Networks. Behind this list, there are tens of other strong NY-based start-ups with real revenue momentum and belong in the > $100 million market capitalization category. Today, I look at NY. . Estimated Market Value (mn).

IPO 29

IPO Massachusetts Advertising Finance 29

www.foliomag.com

JULY 31, 2012

Social media audiences have effectively become another universe of prospects to tap, which means measurement and tracking is essential to yielding from these visitors both direct and indirect revenue. Join the Network for Magazine & eMedia Publishing. Massachusetts. Massachusetts. Video Marketing. FOLIO: mediaPRO.

Social Media 40

Social Media Rhode Island Media South Dakota 40

ReadWriteStart

FEBRUARY 3, 2011

For this week's One Million by One Million roundtable, we partnered with the Indian Angel Network (IAN). Delyver Retail Network. She has a master's degree in electrical engineering and computer science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Photo by barunpatro. Discuss.

Entrepreneur 118

Entrepreneur India Technical Review Los Angeles 118

pandodaily.com

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

I recently went to a networking event for one of the seed funds that invested in PandoDaily, and I’ve never seen such worry on the faces of the entrepreneurs. As a result, Pandora is nowhere near profitable at more than $103 million in quarterly revenue, paying more than half of this sum to labels for content licenses.

Technical Review 93

Technical Review Silicon Valley Incubator Syria 93

Seeing Both Sides

JULY 22, 2012

Over a year and a half ago, I did a two-part blog post on the East Coast IPO malaise – one focused on Boston (Massachusetts more broadly), another focused on New York. As for the adtech sector, why did DC-based Millenial Media, a mobile advertising network, have such a strong public offering if the sector is out of favor?

Boston 52

Boston IPO Technical Review New York 52

ReadWriteStart

AUGUST 11, 2011

The challenges of bootstrapping a venture that is dependent on ad-revenue is, however, also quite significant. The company has been generating revenues for the past three years and is profitable. There is a growing display ad network (currently more than 70 sites) using iFood.tv for their monetization needs. Discuss.

Silicon Valley 105

Silicon Valley Columbus Ohio Incubator 105

VC Adventure

MAY 6, 2020

EforAll combines immersive business training, mentorship and an extensive support network to help support their entrepreneurs. – Over $25M in 2019 revenue. I’ve gotten to know them well over the past two years (Brad and his wife Amy, as well as Greeley and I are financial supporters of EforAll). EforAll Longmont.

United States 77

United States Colorado Massachusetts SBA 77

Mike Michalowicz

MARCH 8, 2013

Sign your client up as a club member in Members Hotel Network. Pocket Jimi products are recycled and recyclable, Massachusetts-made, and they invest 1% of their revenue in the environment. ” 50. Give Back To Your Clients. It is a great gift for your clients because it saves and earns money for their travel.

Las Vegas 138

Las Vegas Naming .Net Customer 138

Mike Michalowicz

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

Sign your client up as a club member in Members Hotel Network. Pocket Jimi products are recycled and recyclable, Massachusetts-made, and they invest 1% of their revenue in the environment. ” 50. Give Back To Your Clients. It is a great gift for your clients because it saves and earns money for their travel.

Las Vegas 60

Las Vegas Naming .Net Customer 60

Mike Michalowicz

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

Sign your client up as a club member in Members Hotel Network. Pocket Jimi products are recycled and recyclable, Massachusetts-made, and they invest 1% of their revenue in the environment. ” 50. Give Back To Your Clients. It is a great gift for your clients because it saves and earns money for their travel.

Las Vegas 60

Las Vegas Naming .Net Customer 60