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JANUARY 18, 2011

I am on record as saying that my opinion is that Web 2.0 I said as much in my post about The Future of Social Networking. “And importantly Web 2.0 “And importantly Web 2.0 But less considered is the fact that the success of the Web 2.0 companies versus the Web 1.0

Invest 303

Invest Company Companies Web 2.0 303

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 1, 2009

More tellingly was the sale of Mint.com to Intuit for $170+ million because it showed VCs that a well-executed investment can still garner a quick, solid results (the company was sold around 3 years after its foundation). VC’s are working hand-in-glove with the investment bankers to prepare for IPOs or create auction-style trade sales.

Venture Capital 255

Venture Capital Marketing Startup Social Network 255

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JANUARY 31, 2011

My SVP of Sales & Marketing quit 30 minutes before an important board meeting. It was well past the Internet boom, well into Web 2.0, before the really profitable years of social networking and when many in the industry were despondent. And that’s what it’s like – all superlatives.

Entrepreneur 384

Entrepreneur Startup Venture Capital Ideas 384

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AUGUST 9, 2011

I show charts on housing, structural unemployment, home equity re-financings that we spent meaning less spending power post crash, new housing sales, debt-to-income ratios, public-sector job problems that will cause crises in cities and states across the US. And Social. Yesterday was a Monday. And not a pleasant one. Summary version?

Marketing 305

Marketing Venture Capital Funding Technical Review 305

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 6, 2010

Can you believe all the talk these days about Web 3.0? I’ve been doing some research to assess how much of it is reality, since I have to admit that I seem to have missed the clues to the transition to Web 2.0, After some work, I’m still convinced that much of the Web 3.0 People on the Web now include everyone.

Web 88

Web Web 2.0 Doc Examples 88

socalTECH

JUNE 30, 2009

We currently have data on 3900 counties, 1900 cities, including emails, web forms, web sites, telephones, faxes, you name it. The other feature that sets us apparent, is our integration with social media. Kurt and I are pretty Web 2.0 We think that kind of stuff is pretty cool.

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Startup Writing Southern California Email 100

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 22, 2011

My SVP of Sales & Marketing quit 30 minutes before an important board meeting. It was well past the Internet boom, well into Web 2.0, before the really profitable years of social networking and when many in the industry were despondent. And that’s what it’s like – all superlatives.

Entrepreneur 176

Entrepreneur Startup Venture Capital Ideas 176