Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 1, 2009

I hear from several sources that Sequoia is very active in the market aggressively chasing several deals and even driving up prices on some early-stage deals. And Ron Conway has proclaimed that he wants to do up to 40-50 rapid-fire deals in the next 18 months in what is becoming known as the “real time web” (e.g. Seems an obvious fit.

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Venture Capital Marketing Startup Social Network 255

SoCal CTO

JUNE 9, 2010

prefer instead to divide it according to the mindset of users: whether or not they are actively looking to purchase something (i.e. Consultants Don’t Pivot, Founders Do - Steve Blank , May 13, 2010 Consultants can help startups leverage their limited resources. they released a new 2.0 Do fewer structured activities.

Startup 248

Startup Venture Capital Conference Social Media 248

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 30, 2008

We have a very deep relationship with our users, and our most active users have archived their entire family lives on Geni, so we think there are lots of products they'd be interested in buying. Before that, creating a family tree was a solitary activity. How'd you decide the family tree area was the right place for a startup?

Yammer 133

Yammer Geni Startup Southern California 133

SoCal CTO

MARCH 22, 2007

to help bloggers and blog readers with comments. Open Source Business Models, speakers for Web 2.0 Ive not found that much use for LinkedIn to help my blogging, but Im starting to think about this. Maybe this meme will help. There has certainly been a storm of activity over this question.

Blogging 150

Blogging CTO Coach CTO Hire Southern California 150

socalTECH

JUNE 30, 2009

We currently have data on 3900 counties, 1900 cities, including emails, web forms, web sites, telephones, faxes, you name it. Kurt and I are pretty Web 2.0 It's really helpful, particularly for companies who don't get social media. Our competition doesn't have that data.

Startup 100

Startup Writing Southern California Email 100

socalTECH

JULY 15, 2009

One of the very interesting things people were doing, which is the foundation of Quub, is what we've since stated calling micropresence--providing short little bits of information to help people reading their instant messages a clue of what was happening on the other side of the instant messaging line. What's the business model behind this?

Startup 100

Startup Research UCI Social Network 100

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 13, 2011

This time frame – 2005/2006 – web 2.0 So I was on the front line of this very aggressive rollup and I got involved in helping with the technical due diligence…”. “As Was about a billion dollars on the IPO” and “was one of the first web analytics companies. was starting.

Venture Capital 288

Venture Capital Startup Technical Review Software Review 288

socalTECH

JUNE 17, 2009

We caught up with Greg Brogger , the firm's CEO, to understand the service and how it might help private investors. Given the advances in communications technology, and the Web 2.0 We're not making bulletin boards for startup companies, we're making it for mature companies, where there are already active, secondary markets.

Startup 124

Startup Zag Venture Capital Equity 124

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 31, 2011

And all too often I hear upon success, “Yeah, I was actively involved on that one. Our advice is what helped them target the right market, hire the right team, build the right products.&# And there are some delusional people who really believe it. It was well past the Internet boom, well into Web 2.0,

Entrepreneur 384

Entrepreneur Startup Venture Capital Ideas 384

socalTECH

OCTOBER 15, 2008

We have a world class team that can scout out the next great companies, and we can help them as much or as little as those companies like, those we'd definitely like to take more of an active role, because this is what we know. I spent a lot of time watching the evolution of Web 1.0,

Advertising 100

Advertising Media Startup Woodland Hills 100

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 Brands didn’t advertise their web pages they advertised “AOL Keywords.&# You couldn’t pick up a magazine in the 96-99 timeframe without seeing AOL Keywords advertised everywhere. Social Networking in Web 1.0:

Social Network 318

Social Network Networking Web 2.0 Startup 318

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 22, 2011

And all too often I hear upon success, “Yeah, I was actively involved on that one. Our advice is what helped them target the right market, hire the right team, build the right products.&# And there are some delusional people who really believe it. It was well past the Internet boom, well into Web 2.0,

Entrepreneur 176

Entrepreneur Startup Venture Capital Ideas 176

Frank Addante

MARCH 26, 2007

► August (1) Invest in Transparency & Active Communication ► July (1) The Fear of Success ► May (2) Optimized for Speed = 30% Waste Happy 1st Birthday Rubicon Project! Web Development & Marketing Technology) Exit: evolved into L90 (next company) Lesson: What you dont know cant stop you. Startup 3.0: Be scrappy.

Outsource Development 40

Outsource Development CTO Hire Startup Venture Capital 40

Frank Addante

SEPTEMBER 25, 2006

► August (1) Invest in Transparency & Active Communication ► July (1) The Fear of Success ► May (2) Optimized for Speed = 30% Waste Happy 1st Birthday Rubicon Project! Web Development & Marketing Technology) Exit: evolved into L90 (next company) Lesson: What you dont know cant stop you. Startup 3.0: Be scrappy.

Company 40

Company Companies Startup Venture Capital 40

Frank Addante

JANUARY 30, 2007

► August (1) Invest in Transparency & Active Communication ► July (1) The Fear of Success ► May (2) Optimized for Speed = 30% Waste Happy 1st Birthday Rubicon Project! Web Development & Marketing Technology) Exit: evolved into L90 (next company) Lesson: What you dont know cant stop you. Startup 3.0: Be scrappy.

Startup 40

Startup Venture Capital Outsource Development Web 2.0 40

Frank Addante

AUGUST 27, 2007

► August (1) Invest in Transparency & Active Communication ► July (1) The Fear of Success ► May (2) Optimized for Speed = 30% Waste Happy 1st Birthday Rubicon Project! Web Development & Marketing Technology) Exit: evolved into L90 (next company) Lesson: What you dont know cant stop you. Startup 3.0: Be scrappy.

Startup 40

Startup Venture Capital Outsource Development Web 2.0 40

Frank Addante

JULY 5, 2007

► August (1) Invest in Transparency & Active Communication ► July (1) The Fear of Success ► May (2) Optimized for Speed = 30% Waste Happy 1st Birthday Rubicon Project! Web Development & Marketing Technology) Exit: evolved into L90 (next company) Lesson: What you dont know cant stop you. Startup 3.0: Be scrappy.

Startup 40

Startup Venture Capital Web 2.0 Outsource Development 40

Frank Addante

MAY 8, 2006

► August (1) Invest in Transparency & Active Communication ► July (1) The Fear of Success ► May (2) Optimized for Speed = 30% Waste Happy 1st Birthday Rubicon Project! Web Development & Marketing Technology) Exit: evolved into L90 (next company) Lesson: What you dont know cant stop you. Startup 2.0:

Startup 40

Startup Advertising Web Design Venture Capital 40

Frank Addante

OCTOBER 31, 2006

► August (1) Invest in Transparency & Active Communication ► July (1) The Fear of Success ► May (2) Optimized for Speed = 30% Waste Happy 1st Birthday Rubicon Project! Web Development & Marketing Technology) Exit: evolved into L90 (next company) Lesson: What you dont know cant stop you. Startup 3.0: Be scrappy.

Startup 40

Startup Venture Capital Advertising Email 40

Frank Addante

SEPTEMBER 6, 2006

► August (1) Invest in Transparency & Active Communication ► July (1) The Fear of Success ► May (2) Optimized for Speed = 30% Waste Happy 1st Birthday Rubicon Project! Web Development & Marketing Technology) Exit: evolved into L90 (next company) Lesson: What you dont know cant stop you. Startup 3.0: Be scrappy.

Startup 40

Startup Venture Capital Web 2.0 Outsource Development 40

Frank Addante

MAY 24, 2007

► August (1) Invest in Transparency & Active Communication ► July (1) The Fear of Success ► May (2) Optimized for Speed = 30% Waste Happy 1st Birthday Rubicon Project! Web Development & Marketing Technology) Exit: evolved into L90 (next company) Lesson: What you dont know cant stop you. Startup 3.0: Be scrappy.

Advertising 40

Advertising Startup Venture Capital Outsource Development 40

Frank Addante

SEPTEMBER 20, 2006

► August (1) Invest in Transparency & Active Communication ► July (1) The Fear of Success ► May (2) Optimized for Speed = 30% Waste Happy 1st Birthday Rubicon Project! Web Development & Marketing Technology) Exit: evolved into L90 (next company) Lesson: What you dont know cant stop you. Startup 3.0: Be scrappy.

Startup 40

Startup Blogging Venture Capital Outsource Development 40

Frank Addante

JUNE 13, 2006

► August (1) Invest in Transparency & Active Communication ► July (1) The Fear of Success ► May (2) Optimized for Speed = 30% Waste Happy 1st Birthday Rubicon Project! Web Development & Marketing Technology) Exit: evolved into L90 (next company) Lesson: What you dont know cant stop you. Startup 3.0: Be scrappy.

Startup 40

Startup Outsource Development Product Advertising 40

Frank Addante

MAY 12, 2007

► August (1) Invest in Transparency & Active Communication ► July (1) The Fear of Success ► May (2) Optimized for Speed = 30% Waste Happy 1st Birthday Rubicon Project! Web Development & Marketing Technology) Exit: evolved into L90 (next company) Lesson: What you dont know cant stop you. Startup 3.0: Be scrappy.

Outsource Development 40

Outsource Development Outsource Software Review Startup 40

Frank Addante

MAY 15, 2006

► August (1) Invest in Transparency & Active Communication ► July (1) The Fear of Success ► May (2) Optimized for Speed = 30% Waste Happy 1st Birthday Rubicon Project! Web Development & Marketing Technology) Exit: evolved into L90 (next company) Lesson: What you dont know cant stop you. Startup 3.0: Be scrappy.

Advertising 40

Advertising Startup Chief Technology Officer Technical Review 40

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 9, 2011

Let’s help get their funding get finalized or the company sold if it’s already in play. VCs were very active in this period. You would think it would be better for M&A to be more active when the markets are down – better prices. Yesterday was a Monday. And not a pleasant one. Cut where needed. Depressing.

Marketing 305

Marketing Venture Capital Funding Technical Review 305