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FEBRUARY 12, 2019

What’s astonishing and few other than those who lived it as startups (I launched my second startup in this era) realize is how profound of an impact that rise of Amazon AWS (S3 & EC2) had on the startup market. Traditional VCs have raised larger funds that allow them to pay slightly higher prices and still hit preferred ownership sizes.

Venture Capital 328

Venture Capital Invest Seed Funding Startup 328

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JUNE 3, 2010

Provides electronic book services for content publishers; services include digital scanning and conversion, distribution to leading e-book retailers, monetization and royalty management. Current round: $8.1mm in Series C by S3 Ventures (lead), Adams Capital Mgmt, Triangle Peak Partners. Founded in 1999 in Austin, Texas. MetaMarkets.

Venture Capital 214

Venture Capital Startup Design S3 214

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DECEMBER 5, 2010

We were looking for what I call the “6 C’s of Social Networking&# – Communications, connectedness, common experiences, content, commerce & cool experiences (fun!). They had a proprietary browser, their own search engine, their own content, chat rooms, email system, etc. then bought GeoCities for $3.6

Social Network 318

Social Network Networking Web 2.0 Startup 318