This is going to be BIG.

JUNE 16, 2014

I went back across the 21 investments I''ve made both at First Round and at Brooklyn Bridge Ventures --a period that dates back to January 28, 2010, when I closed on Backupify. One of the most important assets you have is your network--but it''s not your network of founders.

VC 417

VC pitching networking venture capital 417

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JUNE 18, 2010

I made the point (not widely publicized) that OS4 is currently “breaking&# many applications that use ad networks that are not Apples (most notably AdMob, owned by Google). Online social game network; make their own games (FarmVille, Mafia Wars, FrontierVille) in addition to allowing third-party developers to access network.

VC 225

VC social gaming venture capital networking 225

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DECEMBER 28, 2013

My own track record as a VC across First Round Capital and Brooklyn Bridge Ventures actually starts in January of 2010, *after* the Airbnb class of Winter 2009. A couple of years ago, I went to a networking event sponsored by a top tier VC firm. All of the companies but one were funded in NYC, with the other in Boston.

venture capital 407

venture capital VC ventures capital 407

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MAY 7, 2013

The industry finally has one of their own at the helm of the largest YouTube network. My estimate is that the top 5 YouTube networks will do > $200 million net revenue in 2013 (after Google’s share). The media world now has its own leader running the largest YouTube multi-channel network startup.

peer-to-peer 320

peer-to-peer media networking board 320

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MAY 21, 2011

They got us to fill out the details of where we worked in the past and the network effect compels us to keep it updated. So resume + directionally-correct social graph = goldmine for recruiting, networking and marketing. It doesn’t strike me as a “social network&# in the way we’ve come to define them.

transportation 309

transportation VC networking energy 309

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MAY 18, 2014

We’ve gotten to the point where after the film The Social Network and now with our own ironic HBO drama “Silicon Valley,” (makes it sound like writing a algorithm can easily net you $10 million without trying) one might think starting a company is a bit like the gold rush where riches flow to you with ease.

startup 419

startup peer-to-peer entrepreneurs education 419

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MAY 19, 2010

Founded in November 2007 in New York City by Alexis Maybank and Kevin Ryan (co-founder of DoubleClick); CEO is Susan Lyne (ex-CEO Marta Stewart Living Omnimedia) Revenue estimates: $50mm in 2008; $170mm in 2009 (versus budget of $150mm); $450mm forecasted for 2010. Moving into online education courses for 8 th -12 th grade in Summer 2010.

VC 240

VC peer-to-peer advice ventures 240

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

In 2010, Antonio Garcia Martinez, the founder of AdGrok, wrote, “New York will always be a tech backwater, I don’t care what Chris Dixon or Ron Conway or Paul Graham say.” Today, we would add places like Miami and Salt Lake City to that age old debate.

communities 434

communities startup real estate mentorship 434

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JUNE 12, 2010

We had a special edition of This Week in Venture Capital this week shooting out of the Next New Networks offices in New York. Recent competitive financings closed by Gilt Groupe ($35mm in 05/2010), OKL (undisclosed value in 12/2009) and Ideeli ($20mm in 12/2009). Social network app developer and ad network. Other Deals.

VC 217

VC capital venture capital networking 217

This is going to be BIG.

JANUARY 11, 2010

NYC Chapter January 2010 Meetup January meetup is dedicated to " enabling better care by enabling clinical staff" and we have just the presenters for that. January 2010 Presenters: 1. RSVP: [link] 6:30PM: DigitalFlashNYC Networking Event on E-Readers Kindle, Nook, Sony E-Reader, the Apple tablet (maybe?).

collaboration 150

collaboration venture capital enablement technology 150

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FEBRUARY 7, 2010

First Growth Venture Network formed to mentor high potential seed and early stage companies. NYC Seed announces a summer incubator for 2010 that includes 20k investments. I’ll be running Open Angel Forum NYC with Brian Alvey on April 8th, 2010. Jon Steinberg joins Polaris and opens Dogpatch. The Lerers raise a $7 million fund.

incubation 179

incubation venture capital pitching capital 179

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

In 2010, Gastón participated in a social assistance trip to Peru; recognized the different social, political and economic needs of the area; and saw how his actions could affect the individuals in the community’s lives. His advice to YLAI Network members is to not be afraid of the challenge of entrepreneurship. and within Argentina.

education 189

education entrepreneurship communities advice 189

Revolution

OCTOBER 4, 2022

GM, Ford, and Chrysler benefitted from the broader network around them as much as members of the network benefitted from being proximate to the nation’s automobile behemoths. Where will they be able to tap into a supportive entrepreneurial network? And the city of Detroit benefited from being home to a major industry cluster.

communities 263

communities real estate innovation transportation 263

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APRIL 15, 2010

I don’t believe that search is the only answer in 2010 as it was in 2000. I think the best solution for the social networking era is “in-stream&# advertising. I know you could argue that YouTube was much broader but it was really popularized in the social networks. This is a CDN (Content Delivery Network).

venture capital 271

venture capital capital ventures VC 271

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JULY 23, 2014

When you think about the trends of faster-growing startups due to social networking, credit card enable and mobile first consumers – the reality is that many startups are becoming very large financially before needing to go public. This is a structural shift in our industry few have talked about publicly. The iPhone was released.

VC 398

VC venture capital peer-to-peer ventures 398

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MAY 23, 2012

The movie, “The Social Network” might have had more of an impact on creating future entrepreneurs than any other event of the past 5 years. So of course returns from 2000-2010 were subpar on average for the industry. By 2010-2011 this had shrunk by half again, averaging under $15 billion. Thank you, Aaron Sorkin!

venture capital 347

venture capital capital ventures VC 347

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MAY 15, 2010

has demonstrated both high user engagement and better than average conversion rates of 1%-3.5% (versus 0.05% for traditional display advertising) for February 2010. Swipely is a social network orientated around users credit card transaction data. Doxo (November 2009 financing, just announced in May 2010 as company exited stealth mode).

VC 285

VC finance financing capital 285

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OCTOBER 21, 2009

Montgomery expects M&A to rebound to the normal recent levels at 450 deals by 2010. Nearly 50% say they will increase their activity levels in 2010 (hallelujah!) A recent example would be Compuware’s $295 million acquisition of Gomez , a networking monitoring company. with only 19% saying they would decrease levels.

VC 241

VC venture capital ventures capital 241

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APRIL 21, 2010

Our “hot deal of the week&# turned out to be more of the “hot theme of the week.&# P2P lending networks are revived and brought it a whopping $40 million in investments announced recently. Peer-to-peer lending service; started on FaceBook; claim to own 79% of the US peer lending market in March 2010 with a whopping $8,664,750.

venture capital 265

venture capital peer-to-peer capital ventures 265

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APRIL 17, 2010

They have developed a cloud-based platform for merchants to publish to multiple distribution networks, including social, mobile and email. The company’s analytics comprehensively monitors customer behavior over multiple networks, including location-based mobile networks. They are quite secretive so I’ll respect that.

startup 276

startup VC media networking 276

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FEBRUARY 12, 2019

Between 1999–2005 the costs went down by 90% and between 2005–2010 they went down a further 90%. The skills and networks inherent in making the early bet are consistent with the funds that play in this category. The reality is that as a result of two major trends the costs of starting a technology startup went down massively.

investment 328

investment investing VC venture capital 328

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APRIL 2, 2010

Unfortunately over the period of 2000-2010 the VC industry hasn’t performed well and therefore the number of funds going forward is likely to reduce greatly. – That’s a tough question that as of 2010 is a hard to know for certain. A lot will depend on how exits go in 2010/2011.

VC 269

VC venture capital investment investing 269

This is going to be BIG.

MAY 5, 2023

This is how Fred Wilson described me back in 2010. It was all great fun and I hope it was helpful—and I couldn’t have done it without all the other investors and founders who answered my e-mails roping them into showing up to various office hours events, panels, and other networking events.

ventures 545

ventures investment investing VC 545

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JANUARY 12, 2010

I’d like to offer you two “life hacks&# that I implemented in 2009 and one that I’m test driving in 2010. I personally believe that in the interconnected, “always on&# world that is 2010 people emphasize communicating too frequently versus respecting the productivity of others. That’s my 2010 hack.

advice 280

advice entrepreneurs networking innovation 280

This is going to be BIG.

JUNE 19, 2012

6/15/2008 – Application network of its own apps plus agency business plus ad network. Buddy Media builds, promotes and monetizes one of the largest networks of engaging and entertaining social media applications on the web. 8/31/2010 – Same thing. We’re not doing it for you.

media 269

media networking social gaming SaaS 269

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

As more consumers were skipping commercials the idea of authentically integrating brands into media seemed obvious to me and ended up informing a lot of my investments in 2009 and 2010. He reached out to younger founders and offered to help via his network at AT&T, Google, media agencies … you name it.

ventures 340

ventures investment investing board 340

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MARCH 17, 2010

’ &# His message was that in 2010 great business can be built anywhere if there is a great team and the will to make it work. I have one message for you, ‘get over it!’ This is especially true in LA, the second largest city in the country with a population if 16 million.

technology 290

technology advice entrepreneurs innovation 290

Source Link

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Through our work with affiliates that include IASourceLink , SourceLink Nebraska , NetWork Kansas , MOSourceLink , Launch Network and more, we’ve learned first-hand the struggles rural business owners in America experience and how building a network of entrepreneurial support can solve for those challenges. Pam Bishop, SMIF.

entrepreneurship 246

entrepreneurship entrepreneurial ecosystem economic development peer-to-peer 246

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APRIL 28, 2010

11.2mm in Series A, rumored pre-money of $35mm; $1.6mm angel raised in Jan 2010. In late April 2010, VentureBeat published that Blippy credit card numbers were published on Google search: [link] followed by Blippy’s response. Investors: August Capital (David Hornik) (lead) with existing investors Charles River Ventures.

venture capital 270

venture capital capital ventures VC 270

This is going to be BIG.

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

When Chantel asked investors for $3mm for her seed round back in 2010, people stood up and took notice. Everyone says they fund people in their network. Advisors are hurting these companies as well, too--undoubtedly feeding into their own implicit biases. Sure, people fund their Harvard buddies.

advice 419

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NOVEMBER 8, 2010

It has just been released to wide audiences November 2010 – mostly in response to the growing popularity of Netflix and ironically the introduction of the ABC.com player on the iPad. In Hulu it is each individual studio / network wanting to push their own stuff direct rather than through Hulu.

incumbents 292

incumbents innovation media disruption 292

This is going to be BIG.

JANUARY 18, 2010

RSVP: [link] 6:30PM Ultra Light Legal Series: January 2010 The Ultra Light Roundtable features a set of short talks on related topics of interest to entrepreneurs and business owners. RSVP: [link] 6:00PM Fashion 2.0: Startups Showcase Fashion 2.0 what is changing/what isn't -- what are we willing to bet on, and where are the wildcards.

communities 150

communities innovation pitching venture capital 150

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JANUARY 16, 2010

Yet 2010 is already showing me how connected our lives and our health are starting to become. So as I contemplated the kick off to 2010 I thought again about Weight Watchers. Social networking meets online personal health management. Seemed such a fantasy back in 1992. But wait, there’s more !

health 278

health entrepreneurs sustainability technology 278

Founders Coop

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Just two years later, in 2009, we worked out a deal to create the Techstars Seattle program, with our first program running in 2010. It would also have required more patience from the owners of the network itself, but would have been much more likely to serve their long-term goal of massive value creation over time.

startup ecosystem 189

startup ecosystem accelerator communities support 189

Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 12, 2019

In 2010, Ravi founded IndiVillage , the first information technology (IT) and information technology enabled services (ITeS) company in India to become certified as a B Corporation. EO CARES is designed to address learning, networking, growth and scalability for startups.

entrepreneurship 127

entrepreneurship investment investing real estate 127

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

She has formerly worked at a VC fund (DFJ) and worked closely with the partners and the network at DFJ and knew what it was like to build, manage and evolve a VC partnership. This was in 2010 — exactly the wrong time to be pulling out of venture. Beezer did. So you really want LPs who invest in the category in good markets and bad.

entrepreneurs 237

entrepreneurs VC mentorship strategy 237

Revolution

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

During the early recovery, however, VC-backed M&A rebounded and skyrocketed: Annual deal values eclipsed $30 billion in 2010, holding steady before ballooning above $70 billion in 2014. People join boards for many reasons, but one of them is to leverage their networks.

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