TechCrunch
MARCH 22, 2021
After a recent story in Business Insider brought allegations to light that a member of David Dobrik’s vlog squad had sexually assaulted an extra during a shoot, Spark Capital announced that it would “sever all ties” with Dobrik’s photo-sharing startup Dispo, as did fellow investors Unshackled Ventures and Seven Seven Six.
Both Sides of the Table
OCTOBER 17, 2010
Last year’s passé terms that even entrepreneurs cringe at (and the best are embarrassed to lead with) are social network, social media and social games. I guess “social&# is just soooo last year. Tags: Startup Advice. I hope they are because badges will run their course.
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StartupNation
DECEMBER 19, 2020
This time, I connected with 15 startup and SME leaders from my network to discover how they are tackling the current crisis, and what advice they had to offer to others in the same boat. If your startup has enough runway, the most important thing to do is to focus your team’s energy on the right things.
Both Sides of the Table
OCTOBER 1, 2009
The growth of Facebook and social gaming led by Zynga – Another obvious trend is Facebook. Notice that I didn’t say “social networking.” Much like iPhone is the only mobile platform in town, Facebook is the only “closed network” social networking platform in town. We’re only in the second inning on mobile.
Both Sides of the Table
NOVEMBER 3, 2009
This is part of my ongoing series of posts and I need to file this one under both Raising Venture Capital and Startup Advice. Facebook Apps, iPhone Apps, Social Games and now The Real-time Web (finally a new, sexier buzzword to replace Web 2.0. Usually in a tech / software startup 70-80% of your costs will be people.
TechCrunch
JULY 27, 2021
The headlines might be littered with mega deals, IPOs and SPACs, but in all likelihood, you will exit your startup via a relatively smaller merger or acquisition, Ben Boissevain writes in a guest column. Duolingo boosts IPO price target in boon to edtech startups. Duolingo boosts IPO price target in boon to edtech startups.
Both Sides of the Table
JANUARY 19, 2010
I’m writing this post as part of my series with Advice on Raising Venture Capital but will file it under Sales Tips as well since it applies equally to both scenarios. I talked about a situation where this happened to me when I was raising money in Silicon Valley for my second startup. Congratulations. Get them involved!
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