TechCrunch

OCTOBER 8, 2021

This year, investors pumped a record amount of venture capital into the world’s startups: In Q2 2021, VCs invested $156 billion, upping that to $158 billion in Q3. I think Nick did a wonderful job of setting the tone for the type of social platform Rec Room wanted to be from the start,” said Zhan. Image Credits: Rec Room.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 1, 2009

So what is driving the new energy in the remaining venture capital firms when we kept hearing how much the whole industry was “against the ropes?&# … 1. note: there is one rare exception – in 2006 Sevin Rosen declared that Venture Capital was broken and actually returned money to their LPs !

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2010

They have marked-up paper gains propped up by an over excited venture capital market that has validated their investments. I have called it a “mug’s game&# and I mostly try to avoid it. The dinner parties now are filled with self-righteous angel investors bragging about how many deals they are in on.

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This is going to be BIG.

JUNE 19, 2012

The company reaches more than 8 million internet users each month through some of the top applications on Facebook and other social networks. In addition to operating its own applications, Buddy Media helps large media companies and marketers develop, build, manage, and promote social media applications.

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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. Many of these businesses were what First Round Capital called FNACs (features, not companies – this acronym has always stuck with me). Ajax was the new buzzword and many companies went overboard.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 19, 2022

The dollar amount rose as the larger venture landscape grew, but the data was still more than desultory. The boom in venture capital activity that the world recorded last year, and appears to be still afoot today, is increasingly in contrast to falling valuations for public tech companies. What’s going on?

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TechCrunch

JULY 27, 2021

Industry watchers frequently compare the upstart to giants like PepsiCo and Coca-Cola, but founder Binsen Tang comes from a tech background, having funded ELEX Technology, a social gaming company that found success internationally.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 8, 2021

Plus, don’t miss our first investor surveys of 2021: one by Lucas Matney on social gaming , and another by Mike Butcher that gathered responses from Portugal-based investors on a wide variety of topics. 8 investors discuss social gaming’s biggest opportunities. So, ‘gambit’ seems to fit!”

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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. Tags: Entrepreneur Advice Pitching VCs Raising Venture Capital Start-up Advice Startup Advice. Congratulations. Get them involved!

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 11, 2009

I run a monthly meeting called the VCA that represents the majority of Southern California venture capital firms. Sales of avatars in social games nearly 50% of total revenue eclipsing revenue from affiliate transaction, ads or paid games (slide 97). Mobile game content revenue > PC game revenue (slide 98).

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 7, 2011

Social currency. WoW and social gaming addiction. With StackOverflow, Joel raised money through venture capital. There are a bunch of incentives: Desire to help people by sharing knowledge (Yelp). Desire to be an expert (Wikipedia). Trying to get discovered for a job someday. Fog Creek now has 35 people.

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