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SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

But what IS the right amount of burn for a company? Burn rate in case you don’t know is the amount of money a company is either spending (gross) or losing (net) per month. (it Conversely if you’re burning $600,000 per month (yes, some companies do) then you only have 5 months of cash left. Gross Burn vs. Net Burn.

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JANUARY 2, 2014

Los Angeles-based online backup and cloud storage provider IDrive is targeting consumers with a New Year''s resolution push, saying that users ought to sign up for the company''s service as part of their New Year''s resolutions. idrive consumers years resolution online storage dropbox' READ MORE>>.

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MAY 14, 2020

Prodoscore's software is used to measure employee productivity, both in the office and remotely; the company says it is seeing heightened demand for its product as a result of the move to remote workforces brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. Sam Naficy is CEO of Prodoscore. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 5, 2013

The company said that company''s organization and presentation app runs on the iPad, and lets users create business presentations using images, videos, PDFs, websites, and files from Dropbox and Box.com. The company charges $4.99 PopBoardz says its CEO and founder is Peter Stougaard. for its iPad app. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 10, 2018

The company said the new device includes Dropbox integration, new mobile apps for field backup, previews of RAW photos, among several other features. The company said the new device will ship in December of 2018. is the company behind GNARBOX. The company's GNARBOX 2.0 MYGNAR INC. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 12, 2017

Digsy is backed by Gil Amelio (former CEO of Apple), Gordon Stephenson (board member with Zillow) and Sean Ellis (GrowthHackers.com and DropBox), K5 Ventures, Tech Coast Angels, along with executives from LoopNet. The startup said the new software helps commercial real estate pros convert more prospects into deals.

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JANUARY 25, 2018

Whitman sits on the boards of HPE, Dropbox, The Procter & Gamble Company, Teach For America, and The Nature Conservancy. Whitman is a longtime Silicon Valley veteran, having also previously served as President and CEO of eBay from 1998 to 2008. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 8, 2013

Companies like Dropbox, Microsoft, Google, and many others are setting the standard for those cloud services. So, if you''re a cloud storage provider, how do you get to the next level in terms of your service and company? Raghu Kulkami: You probably know about Dropbox, in the sync and storage space. What is iDrive?

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AUGUST 22, 2017

According to FreedomPop, it's looking to move the mobile phone industry to an "internet-centric' model similar to Dropbox, LinkedIn, and others with the move. The company's CEO and co-founder is Stephen Stokols. FreedomPop is a MVNO, using the networks of third party, wireless carriers for its own network. READ MORE>>.

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Berkonomics

MARCH 11, 2021

Here’s the question: Sean Ellis, the marketing guru behind DropBox and other successes, advises clients that “The most important question on a survey is , ‘How would you feel if you could no longer use this product?’” He goes on to quantify the response. Using Sean again as a source, we might ask: “How did you discover our company?”

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 14, 2016

I’m sure all of you know one or more of the 200 or more young companies that are currently valued at one billion or more by investors and stockholders. They point to the valuation implosion of former superstars Groupon, Dropbox, and Zynga, which have dropped to valuations that are a fraction of their once lofty numbers.

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MAY 22, 2013

The company--founded by Sean Ellis, Eugene Mandel, Alex Sherstinsky, and Jason Meresman--said today that it has launched a new "Convert" product which helps website owners convert a higher percentage of their website visitors to customers. The company--which is backed by $5.5M The company--which is backed by $5.5M READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 16, 2014

Hilliard has also been an advisor to DropBox, and served as CFO of United Online and NetZero. CallFire operates a cloud-based texting and voice platform for businesses, offering up telephony APIs and other services to those companies. Hilliard was also formerly an investment banker. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 6, 2012

The company said that Sean Ellis, who was involved in marketing for Dropbox, Eventbrite, Xobni, LogMeIn, and other companies, has joined the firm's board with the funding. The round was led by Khosla Ventures. SignNow is headed by Chris Hawkes. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 23, 2015

Los Angeles has a new, startup accelerator in town, thankss to talent manager Troy Carter , who announced on Thursday that he has launched SMASHD LABS , to help accelerate companies in the area of entertainment & culture. SMASHD LABS said it will accept applications to become part of the accelerator until August 7th. READ MORE>>.

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Berkonomics

AUGUST 21, 2014

Sean Ellis, the marketing guru behind DropBox and other successes, advises clients that “The most important question on a survey is, ‘How would you feel if you could no longer use this product?’” Conversely, if less than ten percent say this, those companies or products would have a hard time getting traction in the marketplace.

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APRIL 13, 2012

Manhattan Beach-based CapLinked , the provider of a cloud-based service for managing fundraising by private companies, is dangling 50GB of free storage to members--if they invite 10 or more people to the site. CapLinked, run by Eric M. READ MORE>>.

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Tech.Co

JANUARY 19, 2016

The California-based team plans to use the new round to grow their team, marketing efforts, and further grow the company. To get a better idea of what CapLinked does, we spoke with Jackson about their motivation to create the company, where they are headed, and how they stand apart from others in the cloud enterprise market.

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Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 24, 2011

RescueTime , the makers of a web-based time management tool, has come up with another service aimed to help companies find potential new employees. It is up to the companies to ultimately interview candidates and make the final decision. Let us know in the comments if this is something your company could use.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 29, 2014

Think DropBox, Airbnb, Pinterest, Maker Studios, SnapChat, Tinder). The costs to start are much lower than ever (90% reduction in infrastructure costs to start a company through open source & web services) and large companies being created in many geographies. This is the opportunity set for venture capitalists.

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MAY 6, 2013

IDrive says that it is in the midst of growing its service, plus bolstering its efforts to improve its service to challenge such growing cloud providers as Dropbox. The company said it increased its staff by a third last year. The company said it increased its staff by a third last year. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 6, 2012

Presentations ranged from from a Dropbox-based podcast solution to a marketplace where you can sell your stuff to fund nonprofits. The panel of judges, comprised of LA startup VIPs like Jeff Lapin, based their decisions on the hack's completeness and creativity while taking into account the quality and fullness of the team. READ MORE>>.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 20, 2013

Or DropBox. While many companies chased features, functions, integrations, platforms, toys, conferences … these companies quietly sharpened the saw. Note to portfolio companies … I talk in terms of “shiny objects” with everybody – trust me. Else you suck regardless. Made life easier.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 11, 2014

. ” Sean is somebody widely respected in Silicon Valley (although he now lives in SoCal) for having helped many early-stage companies go through major growth periods by quantitatively testing features with audiences to help diagnose what led to growth. Growth hacking is a mentality that a company needs to be committed to.

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 5, 2012

Like Dropbox and its contemporaries, Younity is an online backup/access utility, providing on the go access to files via the web. Unlike Dropbox, Younity does not store data on their servers. With cloud based backup solutions, users must place inexplicit trust in the company that is storing their data.

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Tech.Co

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

Companies all around the world use Trello to help manage projects and coordinate team tasks and responsibilities. You can also use Table to provide the big bosses with an overview of progress towards company goals as you can easily collate lots of initiatives in one go. Here's everything you need to know about the new-look Trello.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 25, 2014

I see founders who think they can be at every conference, advise multiple companies, do side investments in angel deals, leave the office at 6pm and have a balance life. The founders of DropBox, Airbnb, Uber – you name it. I don’t believe it’s possible to compete at Internet scale and have balance. Zuckerberg.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 8, 2010

My answer: “no.&# I believe that the team is high potential but the valuation seems stratospheric to me for the stage of the company. Didn’t discuss much but I love the online document collaboration area that Box.net serves including players like Dropbox, Drop.io, DocStoc, Scribed and SlideShare. now (or ever).

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 22, 2012

An Australian company, who demoed at TechCrunch Disrupt 2012, has given us a more “newsworthy” option called Sound Gecko which enabling us to listen to articles on the go. It’s 3 simple steps. So ditch “50 Shades of Grey” on Audible and instead fill our brain with what’s going on in the world.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 10, 2010

Structure your email such that you ask for the intro very briefly and then tell them that you’ve pasted a 3 paragraph description of the company below your email to them in case it would help with the intro. Yes, I love DropBox, Box.net, DocStoc, SlideShare and similar services. I’m sure you get these, too.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2012

We spoke with Dale Quayle , the firm's CEO, about the funding and company. Dale Quayle: If you could compare us to Box.net or Dropbox, services which also allow you to share and synchronize your files ot the could, we can do that. If you go to the enterprise, they won't allow a Dropbox or box because of that reason.

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AUGUST 27, 2012

. “In order to create a successful new company, you have to find an idea that. (1) 1) has escaped the attention of the major Internet companies, which are better run than ever before; (2) is capable of being launched and proven out for ~$5M, the typical seed plus series A investment; and. (3) And Twitter wouldn’t exist.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

Today Upfront Ventures is announcing that we’ve backed Rebecca Kantar ’s startup Imbellus , a company designed to assess human potential and ultimately change the way we teach children. How does one come up with the right idea to start a company? We led a $4 million investment along with Thrive Capital, GLG and Sound Ventures.

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DECEMBER 20, 2017

On fatherhood and entrepreneurship… As CEO and co-founder of productboard, how does Hubert Palan manage the company, the product, and his newborn son? Now everything our company does?—?from How does Hubert Palan juggle being CEO of productboard and a new father? Perhaps the answer won’t surprise you: prioritize. Read more… ??

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InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

Positioning pitches, one-line descriptions of a company''s value proposition and relative placement within its ecosystem, are the first step in achieving such balance. The type of business, the nature of the investor audience and the company''s relative maturity all influence the relevancy of a company''s positioning claim.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

For a lot of companies�and their management and legal teams-- managing the reams of paperwork involved with legal contracts is a big, disorganized mess. They're not well organized, they're hard to find, and companies are at risk of missing key dates. Why is this needed by companies? So how'd you end up starting the company?

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Tech.Co

JULY 31, 2017

Michael Litt recently shared how her B2B company decided to use Snapchat-style videos to engage with both her team and their customers. Considering that they are distributed through email, customers do not have to adopt a new tech channel to communicate with their company. Manage Company Culture.

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