Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 17, 2019

At Upfront, our partners have been fortunate enough to be part of 18 companies that have reached north of $1 billion and the average tenure of an investment that exits at this scale is more than 10 years. We have invested in every round and as a result our ownership has actually gone up over time. But here’s the big “aha.”

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 24, 2020

Yet according to other statistics, vanishing few of these ever generate a significant profit. This freemium model has been used for years by web apps. The price of entry can be less than $10,000, so the competition is huge and growing rapidly. According to Tim Cook at Apple, there were over 20 million registered developers in 2018.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 3, 2012

The cost of entry is so low – you can create a web site for almost nothing - and you are on your way to riches with ecommerce, your latest invention, or personal services. Mashable claims there are 150,000 new web sites created per day. Having a web site is necessary, but not sufficient. Content is king of the road. like Google.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

The cost of entry is so low – you can create a web site for almost nothing - and you are on your way to riches with e-commerce, your latest invention, or personal services. Mashable claims there are 150,000 new web sites created per day. Having a web site is necessary, but not sufficient. Content is king of the road.

Social Media 93

Social Media Content Startup Web 93

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 17, 2018

Indeed, while the rules and technologies for lead generation have changed, Forrester and other experts still see it as the most effective way for businesses with limited budgets to maximize their return on marketing investment (ROMI). One of these experts, David T. Yet it is more alive than ever before. Cold calling.

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Social Media SEM Startup Advertising 55

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 9, 2015

Yet according to other statistics, vanishing few of these ever generate a significant profit. This freemium model has been used for years by web apps. The price of entry can be less than $10,000, so the competition is huge and growing rapidly. According to Tim Cook at Apple, there were over 9 million registered developers in 2014.

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SoCal CTO

MAY 21, 2012

Matching for Startups Having been involved in eHarmony from the start, Tony has naturally consulted with startups who are making matching a core aspect of their product including matching for social networks, careers, clothes, jobs, projects, college, tutoring services, doctors, service companies, investments, and many more.

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 18, 2012

Right from the beginning, we also partnered with a young web development agency for development and technical consulting – they are now more than business partners, they are friends and part of the team. This includes statistics on articles and profiles. Who are its founders? What inspired them to find it? Competition?

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

In 1995 he developed with Robert Morris the first web-based application, Viaweb, which was acquired by Yahoo in 1998. In 2002 he described a simple statistical spam filter that inspired a new generation of filters. Rick led Pequot’s investments in StubHub (Acquired by eBay), First Advantage (NASDAQ: FADV) and US Search.

Twiistup 40

Twiistup Riot Games Statistics Yahoo 40

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 12, 2010

She was a morning business anchor for KPIX, the CBS affiliate in San Francisco and made frequent appearances as an expert on Internet investments and trends on CNBC, Fox Business News, and CBS. . In 1995 he developed with Robert Morris the first web-based application, Viaweb, which was acquired by Yahoo in 1998. Dave McClure. .

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Twiistup Riot Games UCLA Media 40

StartUp Beat

JUNE 22, 2018

This is backed up by a 2014 Princeton study that found that “the preferences of the average American appear to have only a minuscule, near-zero, statistically non-significant impact, upon public policy.” SB: What is the next step for the Web Platform as it continues to grow?

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 20, 2019

Last year 300,000+ American angels invested an estimated $25 billion in more than 70,000 startup deals. I can remember when creating a web site for eCommerce could easily require a million dollar investment. I can remember when creating a web site for eCommerce could easily require a million dollar investment.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 19, 2015

According to Statistic Brain , angel investors, numbering almost 300,000, contributed a record $25 billion to early-stage startups in the U.S. I can remember when creating a web site for eCommerce could easily require a million dollar investment. Funding for early-stage startups is more available than ever.

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Startup Social Media Entrepreneur Satisfaction 108

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 4, 2014

I think we''re simply too small and too new of a service to have any kind of statistical base we could extrapolate. We now have both Android and iOS coverage, and very soon we''ll be releasing a web app. Where are you in terms of investment? I think we''re pretty good now, but technology has been an enormous investment.

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InfoChachkie

JUNE 9, 2011

However, from my understanding you might actually be the largest consumer website using "semantic web" technology – can you explain how that works? “In If someone is investing in me and my idea, I simply don’t want to let them down. 6) On the surface, Ranker’s operations appear simple.

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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.

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Startup Blogging Venture Capital Outsource Development 40

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 20, 2017

Don’t believe the old myth that with a few hours of work a day and a great web site, you can get rich while you sleep. Investors read this as being trustworthy of their investment, and an appropriate role model for all business constituents. Starting and running a business is hard. Business is more about people than product.

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Funding Satisfaction Customer Custom 55

SoCal Delicious

OCTOBER 8, 2012

Last November, the Web-search giant opened a flashy new office in Venice to focus on engineering, sales and advertising; the company will lease close to a quarter-million square feet in the neighborhood by 2014. MSN Money Investing. Investment Land For Sale. Investing Tools. WSJ Web Slice. MSN Money Homepage.

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Los Angeles Software Review Technical Review Journal 44

socalTECH

MARCH 10, 2010

We spoke to Robin about the new startup, his executive team, as well as his angel investing activity here. Robin Richards: Yes, I'm investing in smart young companies that are solving a need. Are there specific kinds of companies you've been investing in? How did you decide to start Internships.com?

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