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FEBRUARY 12, 2019

Seed investments are down by any measure (funds, deals, dollars) over the past 3 years in deals < $1 million AND in deals between $1–5 million. Between 1999–2005 the costs went down by 90% and between 2005–2010 they went down a further 90%. thus the rise of “pre seed” investing). What gives?

Venture Capital 328

Venture Capital Invest Seed Funding Startup 328

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JUNE 3, 2010

And the broader question of whether VC’s will continue to invest in the Twitter ecosystem. 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). Estimated 15mm downloads to date. LibreDigital.

Venture Capital 214

Venture Capital Startup Design S3 214

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DECEMBER 5, 2010

We will seeing the growth of social networks around topics of interest like StockTwits for people interested in investing in the stock market. At the bottom end of the stack is storage (S3) and processing (EC2). So … November 2010 and Facebook has 500 million users. Social Networking Will Split Into Layers.

Social Network 297

Social Network Networking Web 2.0 Web 297

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DECEMBER 5, 2010

Yes, social networks of 2010 have much better usability, have better developed 3rd-party platforms and many more people are connected. I know in 2010 this doesn’t seem obvious to everybody but it’s my judgment. At the bottom end of the stack is storage (S3) and processing (EC2). then bought GeoCities for $3.6

Social Network 318

Social Network Networking Web 2.0 Startup 318