Haystack

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

Spotify will also get into commerce like its social network peers, but that’s a subject for another post.] This premium tier also allows users to download content to their device for offline viewing.) However, podcasts are not songs, of course, and therefore not subject ot the same licensing, restrictions, or scarcity.

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Haystack

DECEMBER 29, 2018

Traditional seed funds have gotten bigger, many armed with opportunity funds on top. The trend now seems to be bending toward incentivizing network participation , where those who see the opportunity will want to not just invest in a new network, but put their time and resources into participating by running nodes themselves.

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StartupNation

OCTOBER 3, 2021

Venture capital is driven by relationships and many investments are sourced via personal referrals, usually through one’s direct networks. Investors’ networks tend to mirror themselves. So, if your own network lacks diversity and you rely on your network for deal flow, how can you expect to see startups led by diverse founders?

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AsiaTechDaily

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

A culture very different from that of the Western world. The economic bubble in the 1990s had Japan navigating through a period when the notion that “investing is too risky, saving is a virtue” took deep root in the culture. But opportunities wait for no one, and Habitto did not wait idly by. A different language.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 2, 2021

With Glorify, did you see an opportunity or are you a religious person or is it a combination of both things? Then the other is: It’s the most incredible commercial opportunity. million downloads over the last year or so. TC: Is the plan to evolve this into a full-fledged social network? How did that come together?

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 13, 2013

We had a finance group for all of the bank branches based in San Diego, and I wrote programs to download stuff from the mainframe so we could do analysis three days faster than they could send us the data. And my specialty was computer networks. This culture of asking. It was the biggest bank on the West Coast at the time.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 10, 2020

Your Guide to the Season’s Hottest Gifts from Dell: Download Now and Save up to 39% Off. The case of Theranos is a symptom of this very problem: It’s important to note how a culture of world-changing products drives aspiring and existing entrepreneurs to think that there’s only one way to build a business in today’s climate.

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Impact Hub

DECEMBER 2, 2020

Over the last 15 years, the Impact Hub network has supported more than 30,000 impact-driven enterprises in 55+ countries across all inhabited continents. For more information about how to add a gender lens to your accelerator programs, download or consult our guide here.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 10, 2020

Your Guide to the Season’s Hottest Gifts from Dell: Download Now and Save up to 39% Off. The case of Theranos is a symptom of this very problem: It’s important to note how a culture of world-changing products drives aspiring and existing entrepreneurs to think that there’s only one way to build a business in today’s climate.

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Y Combinator

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Monzo’s culture of customer obsession allowed it to use the crisis to thoughtfully build a beloved consumer and SMB product that has changed personal finance in the UK. As Monzo’s consumer brand scaled, the team saw an opportunity to launch a banking product for small and medium businesses (SMBs) in the UK.

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abovethecrowd.com

JULY 10, 2014

Some interesting demographic trends are also underway that favor Uber’s opportunity in this market. The End of Car Culture The NYTimes Sunday Review (6/23/13). Increasing returns are particularly powerful when a network effect is present. There are three drivers of a network effect in the Uber model: Pick-up times.

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Y Combinator

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Monzo’s culture of customer obsession allowed it to use the crisis to thoughtfully build a beloved consumer and SMB product that has changed personal finance in the UK. This did not happen by magic. In the 18 months since the pandemic began, revenues have scaled to more than $200M and deposits have grown to $4B+.

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Reforge

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

When you truly know your customers and the problems they face, you have a unique opportunity to show – not just tell – your customers “we get you.” It’s both hard to copy by your competitors and irresistible for your customers to share with their networks. Consistently delivering delight builds brand love. Not Sure Where To Start?

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Y Combinator

MAY 15, 2019

35:40 – Jack Ryder asks – In 5 years time, are personal newsletters going to replace social networks like Facebook? Chris Best [03:51] – It feels a little bit like podcast downloads are almost like the banner ad impressions of the early Internet. 29:45 – Educational podcasters in China.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 7, 2011

Juno used your modem to to download and send email, and it was paid for by placing ads in the email client. While that happens sometimes, it was a challenge for Google because it frequently had trouble adapting from an engineering driven culture. How do you keep an audience as a blogger and on the network of StackExchange?

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abovethecrowd.com

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Our firm has had the good fortune to invest in many two-sided networks that used information aggregation, supplier aggregation, and user generated content to attract and inform consumers and resultantly disrupt and change different industries. It only seemed logical to us that the same opportunity should exist in healthcare.

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