This is going to be BIG.

NOVEMBER 26, 2012

Once with Docracy, once with a super cool company launching in the first quarter of 2013.). That is the very month that Facebook became the largest social network, outpacing MySpace. I can't take credit for this meme, even though I've already invested in it.twice. The collaborative web arrived after the social web hit a tipping point.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 9, 2013

Final le web london (june 2013) from Mark Suster. Network Up. But the key drivers: un / under-employment, personal & governmental debt, globalization, resource scarcity, transparency & shifting demographics will mean collaborative networks will form throughout our life. Prices down. But what else? Collaboration.

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Both Sides of the Table

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.

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Dream It

JULY 31, 2019

The most valuable resource the accelerator provides is the network, so use all my time to navigate that network. A HUGE network enhancer. The partners at the program will be willing to introduce you to their network, not only investors but (mainly) potential clients and partners. The plan-sort of worked.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

In my last post I pointed out that many of the media commentators who have criticized the YouTube video network companies as not having strong businesses were mistaken. Much of network television can cost $100,000 / minute to produce. It’s why many talent agencies or ad networks struggle to get scale advantages.

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This is going to be BIG.

NOVEMBER 14, 2013

— James Lopez (@imjamesjlopez) June 23, 2013. Have you ever been at a networking event and had someone hand you a Vistaprint business card? Have you ever been at a networking event and had someone hand you a Vistaprint business card? All of the sudden, everyone seems like a networking drone.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 8, 2014

To interconnect these computers we needed IP-based telecommunications equipment build by the likes of Cisco Systems and Juniper Networks. And when you think about the three C’s you begin to realize that the first two of these activities are ones where the economic powerhouse networks are driven in cities outside of Silicon Valley.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 8, 2014

a top-down view on HR challenges at startups; and, obviously: a great network. Great networking skills, which are critical when you want to be about to reference entrepreneurs & concepts and bounce your ideas off of other people in the industry. In 2013 we launched many firsts to reinvent our firm.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 13, 2020

From 2011 to 2013, he worked with Microsoft to distribute PCs to hard-hit areas. Taking a chance on an agricultural area with few visitors, Saito planned to attract foreign tourists (and their funds), creating tours, collaborating with agricultural partners and eventually joining EO North Japan to expand his skills and network.

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NZ Entrepreneur

OCTOBER 28, 2024

In 2013, she sold her business and decided to get “more involved in governance”. The insights are permeating my work ongoing and the expanded network has already opened the door for a number of business opportunities. It’s not a one and done. Would I attend another ADC which focussed on other topics? Absolutely!”

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Corelight, a San Francisco-based startup that claims to offer the industry’s first open network detection and response (NDR) platform, has raised $75 million in Series D investment led by Energy Impact Partners. . million Series A in July 2017. Department of Energy, various agencies in the U.S.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

The YLAI Network team asked Rondell a few questions about his unique path to conservation and his role in his community, ensuring that all species are living in a healthy environment. Any advice to YLAI Network members? Rondell was trying to become a medical missionary when he was diagnosed with brain tumors. Take the risk.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2013

We’re excited to continue to grow our investment professional staff and will continue to do so over the course of 2013 & 2014 with our new fund. He used the 500Startups platform to uber network in the Bay Area where he was living. It made me realize that we’ve never properly introduced our associates: Graham Gelwicks.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 10, 2012

I see it first hand in Los Angeles where given the growth of YouTube networks the worlds of art & technology are colliding. Our lease runs out in 2013. Society is at its most dense in rich urban environments where society and technology can inspire each other on a daily basis.”. I’m sure there’s a lot of truth to that.

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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? In 2013, Indianapolis-based ExactTarget was acquired by Salesforce for $2.5

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TechCrunch

MARCH 9, 2022

Right now the tool is useful for building a picture of what the network looks like today, and to flag when something is crashing or potentially violating a security or data protection protocol, and to suggest how to fix it. This is a significant round for Ardoq, which had up to now raised less than $40 million since being founded in 2013.

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Gust

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

Department of State and several other private sector partners to launch The GIST Network (GIST Net), an interactive online network connecting science and technology entrepreneurs in emerging economies. In 2013, the global youth unemployment rate was estimated at 12.6%, or 73 million people. Today, Gust is proud to join the U.S.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 19, 2015

Along with Greycroft, I was the first institutional investor in Maker Studios (sold to Disney for nearly $1 billion) and am still the largest investor in Mitu Network , the largest online video producer of Latino content. Any reader of this blog for a period of time will know that I’ve been long YouTube for years. post-script.

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AsiaTechDaily

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Register The Ministry of Science and ICT changed the name of K-ICT Born2Global Center, a public institution under the Association for the Advancement of Information and Communications (KAIT), to ‘Global Digital Innovation Network (hereinafter GDIN)’, and held the “GDIN Opening Ceremony” at Pangyo Startup Campus on September 7.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

In 2013, Dave faced a life-altering medical diagnosis: primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC), a rare autoimmune disease that attacked his liver’s bile ducts. I leveraged “Gestalt” protocol (Forum mindset) to reach out to my network and ask others to share their experience with the legislative process,” Dave said. “I

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TechCrunch

MARCH 4, 2021

Bolt , an Uber competitor that is building an international on-demand network of services to transport people, food and other items in cars, scooters and bikes across Europe and Africa, has picked up some strategic funding today to continue expanding its business in emerging markets. billion, based on a 1.5x multiple on GMV of €3.5

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

For those who still don’t know the origins, the Harlem Shake started as a small skit from a YouTuber named Filthy Frank (10 million views as of this writing) on January 30, 2013. easy sharing (through social networks or platforms like YouTube). It exists precisely because there is a network. million views).

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 11, 2022

In 2013, Allen went into business in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. She quickly realized it was a difficult place for her to succeed, since she built her network roots in Charlotte, North Carolina. In 2018, she moved her business to Charlotte and has seen significant improvements since.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

OCTOBER 5, 2017

Together with fellow EO Johannesburg member Ryan Harrison , she founded SPARK Schools in South Africa in 2013. When they found an approach that they felt could drive their mission and vision, they launched SPARK, a network of primary schools dedicated to delivering accessible, high-quality education.

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OurCrowd

NOVEMBER 3, 2019

Israel’s startup funding is climbing at a strong pace as tech companies raise $2.24B in Q3 , the most raised in Israel in any quarter since 2013. More good news from OurCrowd in the US: we are happy to join Millennium alternative investment network to offer access to venture capital opportunities through self-directed IRAs.

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Gust

MARCH 23, 2014

After you claim your identity with placeholder domain names, accounts in social networks, and common blogging platforms, your next challenge is to create enough positive content as a “Google wall” to keep negative info out of the top Google search results. Professional directories.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

JUNE 18, 2019

When USV invested in Coinbase in early 2013, our rationale was that digital currencies and digital assets (like Bitcoin and beyond) were a breakthrough technology, similar to TCP/IP, HTTP and SMTP. We believe Libra has the potential to be the catalyst that brings the entire cryptocurrency and cryptoasset market into the mainstream.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 14, 2014

Sam is an uber-networker, savvy, helpful, product-oriented leader who had a great eye for young entrepreneurs and a passion about helping them. Throughout 2012 & 2013 we funded many companies and then pulled together a second fund. When we started talking to Sam Teller we knew we had the perfect person. So we went for it.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 8, 2014

billion 2013 figure) have been massive financings at Honest Company ($70mm), JustFab ($85mm), ZipRecruiter ($63mm) and lord only knows how much SnapChat has actually accumulated. With all of those companies gobbled up the market is now focused on the next generation startups like TasteMade, MiTu Network, StyleHaul and so forth.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 10, 2024

Dave leverages his entrepreneurial skills to build connections, network, and make progress toward his ultimate goal: A world where every country celebrates zero waitlists for organ transplants. My diagnosis occurred on October 21, 2013, one day after I ran the Detroit Free Press Marathon.

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Haystack

NOVEMBER 25, 2018

As a little tradition on this blog, I’ve singled out companies starting in 2013 with Stripe ; there was Snap back in 2014; Slack in 2015; took a break in 2016, as I wasn’t inspired to select one then; and last year, 2017, was Coinbase. 5/ The Enduring Allure Of Platform Potential: Revenue is important.

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Onevest

MARCH 19, 2015

Join the rest of the nation including equity crowdfunding platforms like 1000 Angels , the private investor network that connects startups with investors, where currently only accredited investors are allowed to invest. Title II was not instituted until September 2013, a little more than a year after the SEC's deadline assigned by Congress.

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Haystack

AUGUST 18, 2019

They’ve all accepted that this is a new world of capital abundance and that the pistons driving the global economy are technology and network effects. On this dimension, most seed funds can’t even compete on network, brand, or the cost of capital. A lot has changed since when I wrote my first check in 2013.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 23, 2024

Being British and arriving in New Zealand with no network or friends, I had to rely on hard work and original marketing strategies to help us stand out. In 2013, I joined EO and got to experience my first university event in Queenstown. The event blew me away, and that started my 10+ years as an EO member.

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Onevest

APRIL 30, 2015

This is something that we have experience at 1000 Angels , the private investor network that connects startups with investors. In a report on startup investing and “How the Rich Invest” Forbes notes that the Angel Capital Association counted more than 330 active angel groups in North America as of 2013.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 21, 2020

Founded in 2013, RVshare connects RV owners with people who want to rent an RV. Since 2013, the company has amassed a network of more than 100,000 recreational vehicles or trailers, ranging from deluxe motorhomes to camper vans to trailer attachments.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 1, 2019

He bought into Sharp & Carter in 2013, and the firm has grown from seven people in Melbourne to 120 people across Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane, Australia. . They can often find talent outside your typical network. To learn more about the value of EO membership and how to apply, check out the EO Network. .

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