January 2011
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The new phonebook. Your guide to Angels courtesy... →
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SecondMarket interest dominated by Facebook... →
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Social Ad Spending Rocketing
Ad spending on social networks in US will reach $3.08 billion mark by the end of 2011, according to revised estimates by eMarketer. This years estimated spending would be 55% ($1.99 billion) higher than what advertisers spent on social networking sites in 2010. eMarketer further expects that the ad spendings on social networks would rise by another 27.7% to reach $4 billion in 2012.
Due to the...
“when you raise a family, you don’t have 100 children”
– Bing Gordon on why he doesn’t “spray and pray” invest
With latest accolade, the future is Bing Gordon’s game (exclusive interview) | VentureBeat (via fred-wilson)
Proud to see so many of Bing’s investments as appssavvy partners.
bijan sabet: When it comes to hiring, best not to... →
bijan:
There are many times in startups and in life where tireless perseverance pays off.
Even if the mission or company ultimately fails, the failure is honorable, critical lessons are learned and the journey continues.
The one place where I think you should think twice about tireless perserverance…
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Facebook: Powder in the Keg?
Right now Facebook is an ad network. But they also have engineers building a massive infrastructure - the likes of which extends to 600 million people across the world (and growing fast).
This infrastructure will be used to rewrite the Internet - for consumers and business alike. I predict that during the period of 2012-2020 Facebook will experience demand and growth akin to Google circa...
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