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FamilyFinds Launches DailyFinds Email

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According to the email sent to subscribers, the email will highlight "the most important things being talked about in the mama-sphere today". The first email sent out to subscribers links users directly to news stories from around the web. Matt Coffin sold his last firm, LowerMyBills.com, to Experian back in 2005 for over $330M.

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Why Email May Be Draining Your Company’s Productivity

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I’ve taken to saying, “Email is our personal to-do list that anybody adds to – whether they know us or not.” about their marathon 4-hour sessions to get to zero inbox or somebody else claiming email bankruptcy ( definition if you don’t know it already ). I have taken to limiting my outbound email.

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News Corp. In Repeat With Sale To Local Tech Firm

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acquired IGN in September of 2005, for $650M. Those numbers--and the story--seems to be almost an exact repeat of the story behind MySpace , which--also in 2005, in July--was acquired by News Corp. That deals loooks to be worth around $100M, based on reports from the WSJ. in a $580M deal. READ MORE>>.

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Interview with Jamie Siminoff, Unsubscribe.com

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To start off the year, we are publishing our first interview for the season with Jamie Siminoff , the CEO of Los Angeles-based Unsubscribe.com , an online service which helps you unsubscribe from unwanted newsletters and email lists. What lots of people do instead, is they use the spam button or delete button in their email platform.

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Brad Feld Drops Knowledge. Here’s What He Said …

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In 2004 / 2005 I was starting to get intrigued with user-generated content. This time frame – 2005/2006 – web 2.0 The value of Pitch Decks; Brad’s personal preferences on deal presentation; and Brad’s practice of accepting cold approaches via email. You have said outloud anyone can send you an email, is that fair?

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Understanding Changes in the Software & Venture Capital Industries

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These two trends had a major impact on the computing industry from 2000-2005 but the effects weren’t yet felt by the VC industry. Every startup I knew in 2005 (when I started my second company) was using this. The Emergence of “Open Cloud&# Infrastructure. At least in the consumer & business web.

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After 20 years: Updating the Berkus Method of valuation

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Email readers, continue here…] The Berkus Method assigns a number, a financial valuation, to each of four major elements of risk faced by all young companies – after crediting the entrepreneur some basic value for the quality and potential of the idea itself. Today, for me, that hurdle number is $20 million.

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