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This Week in Venture Capital – Episode 2

Both Sides of the Table

Overture never built the destination site to monetize from. So when Google started pushing AdSense (ads for affiliate or 3rd party sites) they had a HUGE cost advantage. The reason is that like Hollywood these seem to require large up-front investments and seem to be hit driven. Google had huge destination traffic.

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Top 57 Online Startups Meets Technology Meets Product Posts for November 2010

SoCal CTO

20 Recommended Quora Threads for Startups - ReadWriteStart , November 1, 2010 The Q&A site Quora has become an indispensable trove of knowledge and expertise when it comes to the tech industry. Ask a question and get an answer - that is, after all, what all Q&A sites offer. This should not deter you. What went wrong?