Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

What I want to answer with this post (long though it may be) is: Why did Web 2.0 If you were a newly minted, venture-backed consumer Internet company you had to have a deal with AOL to reach your customers. Companies like GeoCities & Tripod built tools that let you publish web pages that could be discoverable by others.

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Frank Addante

DECEMBER 5, 2006

Internet Advertising ASP) Exit: $112M IPO and acquisition Lesson: Think big. Web Development & Marketing Technology) Exit: evolved into L90 (next company) Lesson: What you dont know cant stop you. I think our team at L90 was one of the most efficient and customer-focused development teams ever to be assembled. Zondigo, Inc.

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Frank Addante

JANUARY 30, 2007

Internet Advertising ASP) Exit: $112M IPO and acquisition Lesson: Think big. Web Development & Marketing Technology) Exit: evolved into L90 (next company) Lesson: What you dont know cant stop you. On the contrary, enterprise software needs to be fully tested before a release because it typically affects a customers business process.

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Frank Addante

AUGUST 14, 2006

Internet Advertising ASP) Exit: $112M IPO and acquisition Lesson: Think big. Web Development & Marketing Technology) Exit: evolved into L90 (next company) Lesson: What you dont know cant stop you. Blogger Template originally design by Web-Kreation Converted By Jacky Supit Visit StrongMail Website Startup 4.0: Be scrappy.

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Frank Addante

AUGUST 27, 2007

Internet Advertising ASP) Exit: $112M IPO and acquisition Lesson: Think big. Web Development & Marketing Technology) Exit: evolved into L90 (next company) Lesson: What you dont know cant stop you. We had a few wooden desks and a desktop computer that served as my personal workstation, our web server and our ad server.

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Frank Addante

JULY 30, 2007

Internet Advertising ASP) Exit: $112M IPO and acquisition Lesson: Think big. Web Development & Marketing Technology) Exit: evolved into L90 (next company) Lesson: What you dont know cant stop you. It’s simply an exercise for prospective customers to tell you what they DON’T like about it. Zondigo, Inc. Startup 3.0:

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Frank Addante

OCTOBER 31, 2006

Internet Advertising ASP) Exit: $112M IPO and acquisition Lesson: Think big. Web Development & Marketing Technology) Exit: evolved into L90 (next company) Lesson: What you dont know cant stop you. As a result, we ended up doing a lot of one-off custom work for clients and never really gained traction in any particular area.

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Frank Addante

OCTOBER 19, 2006

Internet Advertising ASP) Exit: $112M IPO and acquisition Lesson: Think big. Web Development & Marketing Technology) Exit: evolved into L90 (next company) Lesson: What you dont know cant stop you. Well, my philosophy is that if you keep it from your competition, youre also keeping it from potential users or customers.

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Frank Addante

MAY 3, 2006

Internet Advertising ASP) Exit: $112M IPO and acquisition Lesson: Think big. Web Development & Marketing Technology) Exit: evolved into L90 (next company) Lesson: What you dont know cant stop you. At Starting Point, 100% of the interaction with our users/customers was via email. Visit StrongMail Website Startup 4.0: Be scrappy.

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Frank Addante

APRIL 16, 2007

Internet Advertising ASP) Exit: $112M IPO and acquisition Lesson: Think big. Web Development & Marketing Technology) Exit: evolved into L90 (next company) Lesson: What you dont know cant stop you. If Im a publisher using Google, they already have my customer list, advertising data and revenue information anyway. Zondigo, Inc.

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Frank Addante

JUNE 13, 2006

Internet Advertising ASP) Exit: $112M IPO and acquisition Lesson: Think big. Web Development & Marketing Technology) Exit: evolved into L90 (next company) Lesson: What you dont know cant stop you. And if customers, users, partners and employees have a hard time understanding or explaining the idea, then it will eventually fail.

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Frank Addante

MAY 22, 2006

Internet Advertising ASP) Exit: $112M IPO and acquisition Lesson: Think big. Web Development & Marketing Technology) Exit: evolved into L90 (next company) Lesson: What you dont know cant stop you. Blogger Template originally design by Web-Kreation Converted By Jacky Supit Visit StrongMail Website Startup 4.0: Be scrappy.

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Frank Addante

MAY 24, 2007

Internet Advertising ASP) Exit: $112M IPO and acquisition Lesson: Think big. Web Development & Marketing Technology) Exit: evolved into L90 (next company) Lesson: What you dont know cant stop you. Blogger Template originally design by Web-Kreation Converted By Jacky Supit Visit StrongMail Website Startup 4.0: Be scrappy.

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Frank Addante

JUNE 4, 2006

Internet Advertising ASP) Exit: $112M IPO and acquisition Lesson: Think big. Web Development & Marketing Technology) Exit: evolved into L90 (next company) Lesson: What you dont know cant stop you. StrongMail’s software ensures reliable and timely delivery of their critical customer communications. Zondigo, Inc. Be scrappy.

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SoCal CTO

JANUARY 5, 2011

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Frank Addante

MAY 15, 2006

Internet Advertising ASP) Exit: $112M IPO and acquisition Lesson: Think big. Web Development & Marketing Technology) Exit: evolved into L90 (next company) Lesson: What you dont know cant stop you. We focused on Global 2000, blue-chip customers such as Microsoft, Visa, Disney and Proctor and Gamble. We had customers and revenue.

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