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Praying to the God of Valuation

Both Sides of the Table

I started my first company in 1999 and was admittedly swept up in all of this: Magazine covers, fancy conferences, artificial valuations and easy money. Between 2006–2008 I sold both companies that I had started and became a VC. Starting in 2009 I began writing checks consistently, year-in and year-out.

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Stretching Your RandD Budget Through Partnerships and Alliances

SoCal Tech Calendar

Tuesday, October 20, 2009 -- Stretching Your RandD Budget Through Partnerships and Alliances. In todays economic climate, RandD expenditures are under considerable scrutiny, pressuring small companies to demonstrate considerable ROI to their investors. See [link] (more).

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Messaging Platforms

SoCal Tech Calendar

Wednesday, September 9, 2009 -- Messaging Platforms. Learn how to define the messaging backbone on which all company communication is built--internal and external, employee, shareholder, investor, consumer and client. See [link] (more).

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How to Leverage the Voice of the Customer

SoCal Tech Calendar

Friday, December 4, 2009 -- The Marketing SIG Presents. Both large and small companies have the need to implement measurement tools for increased ROI and visibility, especially in this economy, yet many do not know how to begin. Let Them Complainand#8232;! How to Leverage the Voice of the Customerand#8232;and#8232; CommNexus.

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Here’s Why a Booming Tech Market May Fool You into Thinking You’re Successful

Both Sides of the Table

Since 2009 we’ve been in an unequivocal bull market. And as I always assert, “Great companies are built in downturns. And it’s when mediocre companies get pulverized.” ROI studies were published. I remember, for example, when business intelligence swept through companies globally.

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Interview with Rob Reed, MomentFeed

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It combines all of the approaches, from a market point of view, that companies like Starbucks, McDonald's, or Walmart would be interested in. How did the company come about? Rob Reed: I was doing social media strategy consulting from 2007 until 2009, what I would really characterize as Social Media 1.0.

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Flying With A Wounded Wing: Why Twitter Still Has More Than A Chance

Tech Zulu Event

In 2009, when the platform was just under three years old, Nielsen put out a report stating that Twitter had grown 1,382% year-over-year. The ROI was solid. As the value for users decreased, it naturally decreased the ROI for advertisers and their clients too.The CPM on Twitter was very high and still remains one of the highest today.