Remove products-page
article thumbnail

Why You Should Put Yourself Out There and Try New Products

Both Sides of the Table

In 2006 I started using Facebook and most of my friends & colleagues thought I was strange. They thought it was like MySpace and why did I need a MySpace page? In 2015 I opened up my Facebook page to the public. Here’s the thing: If you never try new product and new networks you’ll never learn anything.

Snapchat 150
article thumbnail

Are Business Plans Still Necessary?

Both Sides of the Table

I remember going to an Under the Radar conference in 2006 in the heat of the Web 2.0 People mistook extra doses of Ajax for a successful product. The last couple of years has also seen the huge initial success of Ycombinator, the Lean Startup and many other product driven approaches to going to market. Do so at your peril.

Web 2.0 334
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Retro: My Favorite Blog Post on Raising VC

Both Sides of the Table

On December 2nd, 2006 I wrote the blog post published later in this post when I was CEO of startup Koral about my experiences in pitching VCs. There was no viral social networking products back then like Twitter where people could easily discover your content. My blog was wiped out. Tempus Fugit. I wasn’t feeling it.

article thumbnail

This Week in VC with Dana Settle of Greycroft Partners

Both Sides of the Table

Their first fund was a $75 million fund raised in 2006 and they very recently announced a brand new $130 million fund. But truthfully both Dana and I are more aligned with the lean startup principles and believe you only go FAT when you’ve really proved out your product / market fit. Greycroft is an early-stage VC. Go Boulder!

article thumbnail

Interview with Sean Broihier, Fine Art America

socalTECH

Once you get that profile page, you can upload your beautiful images to our site. building Fine Art America in 2006 as a part time project, and launched the web site in 2007. website allowed engineers and engineering firms in the industry to advertise their products online, posts events, and. If you want to participate in.

article thumbnail

Interview with John Mudge, iBN Sports

socalTECH

We started with a small, high school, Rancho Santa Margarita Catholic High School, and broadcast their football games, the whole season, in 2006. We've created a channel and web page for every one of our partner schools and school districts, and we distribute the content there.

Content 212
article thumbnail

Interview with Matthew Goldman, Wallaby

socalTECH

Matthew Goldman: We're helping people to simplify the decision they make when they pay for products. I was there for three years, from 2006 to 2009, in product management and working with retailers launching programs. We spoke with founder Matthew Goldman about the startup. What is Wallaby?

Help 157