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Top 29 Startup Posts May 2010

SoCal CTO

Continuing my series of posts that I’ve been collecting that live at the intersection of Startups and being a Startup CTO : Startup CTO Top 30 Posts for April 16 Great Startup Posts from March here are the top posts from May 2010. You could just outspend. You could use brute force to get the word out. Enjoyed this post? The Holy Grail of.

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Web Second, Mobile First

Both Sides of the Table

Fred Wilson wrote two posts in 2010 that were very influential with the startup community. The titles were: Mobile First, Web Second. Mobile First, Web Second (continued). I loved the idea of “mobile first” but something always bothered me. The power of large screen real estate. The power of a keyboard.

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The Changing Structure of the VC Industry

Both Sides of the Table

Always-on connectivity of mobile (164m US smartphone users). The VC market has right-sized (returned back to mid 90′s levels & less competition). Public-company tech investors creates competition in late-stage financings and these investors can afford to be less price sensitive if they choose. The iPhone was released.

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Decoding the Secret of iPhone Game Popularity, With William Volk, Playscreen

socalTECH

It's an intensely competitive market in developing games for the iPhone and other mobile platforms, with thousands and thousands of titles competing for attention from users. In 2010, we sold the game assets and name PlayScreen, which we had acquired, and formed a new company with some solid financial and technology guys.

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Would the Last Blackberry User Please Turn Out the Lights? I Already Left the Building

Both Sides of the Table

Mobile email without getting out my laptop and connecting to the Internet? I didn’t get my first one – believe it or not – until 2010. Where Mark Zuckerberg always seems paranoid about competition and industry change – they seemed oblivious to it. And as market enthusiasts we all want strong competition.

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This Week in VC with Farb Nivi, Founder of Grockit

Both Sides of the Table

Users leave messages for each other through BlockChalk mobile app. Founded in January 2010 by Stephen Hood (ex-Delicious head of product), Dave Baggeroer (Stanford’s Institute of Design), and Josh Whiting (ex-senior engineer at Delicious and Craigslist). Mobile gifting service. Competition: Apple iPhone App Store Genius.

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This Week in VC with Dana Settle of Greycroft Partners

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Founded in November 2007 in New York City by Alexis Maybank and Kevin Ryan (co-founder of DoubleClick); CEO is Susan Lyne (ex-CEO Marta Stewart Living Omnimedia) Revenue estimates: $50mm in 2008; $170mm in 2009 (versus budget of $150mm); $450mm forecasted for 2010. Competition: McAfee , Symantec. OTHER DEALS: 1. Founded in 2007.