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DIY Marketing, Make It Work Style

Eric Greenspan

massive engagement on Twitter , Facebook and other forms of Web 2.0 massive engagement on Twitter , Facebook and other forms of Web 2.0 This is exactly what many advertisers are looking for. And please visit [link] if you need help with your technology. I know this, I am one. Check out [link] for more info.

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Stock Market Drops. Then It Rallies. What Happens Next for Funding?

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I spent my days meeting companies, figuring out what areas of the market interested me and trying to get a sense for how VCs thought about fair valuations. I started showing my partners more deals that I found interesting and doing loads of analysis on the future of markets I thought were ripe for disruption. The market had tanked.

Marketing 305
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Why Did I Invest in the Company Pose?

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I always try hard to make this blog a place where you can learn lessons rather than an advertisement for portfolio companies. I hope you’ll excuse me when I do the latter in combination with the former to try and explain how I see macro trends and help you think about the mind of a VC. I will describe this in a moment.

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What the Past Can Tell Us About the Future of Social Networking

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What I want to answer with this post (long though it may be) is: Why did Web 2.0 billion in annual subscription revenues not including advertising or eCommerce). But let’s be honest – they’re mostly the same old shit as Web 1.0, Was it massively better software, better companies, better markets?

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Most Startups Should be Deer Hunters

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We had to promise really steep service SLAs and help desk hours. But I believe that if you go down this road you will struggle to simultaneously serve the SMB market. The needs are too different as are the sales channels and marketing messages. We had to do intense training sessions. And know that VC will be hard to come by.

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Top 29 Startup Posts May 2010

SoCal CTO

"Authentic" is dead - A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks , May 3, 2010 It's time to retire the following phrases. Through advertising or direct sales, these sites harvest intent. Consultants Don’t Pivot, Founders Do - Steve Blank , May 13, 2010 Consultants can help startups leverage their limited resources.

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Frank Addantes FounderBlog: Startup 6.0 - the Rubicon Project: Internet Advertising

Frank Addante

the Rubicon Project (Internet Advertising Technology) Status: Pre-Launch Visit the Rubicon Project Website Startup 5.0: 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.