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What is the Definition of a Seed Round or an A Round?

Both Sides of the Table

Marc Andreessen kicked off another great debate on Twitter last night , one that I’ve been talking about incessantly in private circles for the past 2-3 years – what actually IS the definition of a seed vs. A-round. My personal definition? Nobody cares. So VCs started writing some smaller A-rounds. So back to reality.

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Demand Media's Rosenblatt On IPO, Exits

socalTECH

Richard Rosenblatt , the CEO of Los Angeles-based Demand Media said today at the Twiistup conference in Los Angeles, that he sees an IPO as a possible opportunity for the firm. Tags: demand media exit content. Rosenblatt further explained that the options are to sell the company--which he doesn't want to do--or to go public.

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Survey: High Demand, Maybe, For Electric Cars

socalTECH

The survey, conducted by Ernst & Young's Global Automotive Center, suggested that the interest in the vehicles could result in "more than enough demand" to sell out the estimated 2010 and 2011 production runs of those vehicles. The survey indicated that 7% of respondents would "definitely consider" buying a PHEV or EV.

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Viasat Drops Speed Limits On In-flight Internet For Business Aviation

socalTECH

The company said it has lifted those speed restrictions, due to growing demand for applications including video-conferencing and high-definition video streaming.

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Things going right? Control your euphoria!

Berkonomics

Guided by the enthusiasm of the moment, management orders (fill in the blank from your own experience here) an early release, increased spend for marketing, hiring more people to handle expected demand or early manufacture, or maybe just feeling so optimistic – that the conservative approval of spending is suspended in anticipation.

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Four ways to create marketing excellence

Berkonomics

Then there’s the compass or cardinal definitions model for marketers : N=needs, W=wants, S=security, and E=education. Use all the techniques you learn in marketing classes to drive demand. Higher demand results in higher prices – if there is limited supply. The four Cs: Consumer, cost, communication and convenience.

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Could you be your company’s bottleneck?

Berkonomics

The definition of a bottleneck in your business is one that constricts the flow of work from. The bottleneck itself strains to keep up with demand, often to the point of reducing its own efficiency in the process of attempting to keep up with demand. Of course, you could fit that definition. What is the bottleneck?

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