As the world awaits Facebook’s imminent filing for its initial public offering of stock, the biggest question in the minds of investors and the rest of us is this: Can Facebook keep growing so fast? Facebook has come very far, very fast, amassing more than 800 million users and earning up to $4.3 billion in … read more here
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Social: Where the Money Will Flow in 2012
December 29, 2011 by
While we’ve seen a variety of hot social companies hit the public markets this year — like Pandora (NYSE:P) and LinkedIn (NYSE:LNKD) — the big event will be the Facebook offering expected in 2012. The buzz is that the company could raise $10 billion at a $100-plus billion market valuation. So it’s easy to say, … read more here
Forbes 30 Under 30: Dan Greenberg’s Sharethrough Redefines Online Video and Advertising
December 19, 2011 by
Startup Sharethrough is aiming to redefine online video advertising and more broadly the concept of advertising iteslf. The company started out helping brands turn their videos into viral hits online. That is, promoting “videos as content,” not “videos as ads.” Sharethrough helped distribute the videos to millions of people on a wide range of social … read more here
OZON.ru CEO Maelle Gavet: Running Russia’s Amazon (VIDEO)
November 29, 2011 by
Imagine if Amazon.com were to buy Expedia. The result might look something like OZON.ru, the largest online retailer in Russia, as well as the country’s leading Internet travel agency. At the recent Techonomy conference in Tucson, I sat down with Maelle Gavet, the company’s French-born CEO. Under her watch, the company has been growing dramatically by almost every metric. OZON … read more here
Armed With New Fund, Index Ventures Hunts For The Next Billion-Dollar Tech Firm
November 9, 2011 by
Bubble? What bubble? One of Europe’s leading venture capital funds is so confident about the opportunities in Europe’s technology firms that it’s just armed itself with a new growth fund worth 500 million euros ($700 million). London-based Index Ventures has already backed regional tech heroes like Skype (recently purchased by Microsoft), Playfish and London’s Mind Candy, … read more here
Greylock VC: Software Companies Eye the Huge Ad Market
November 7, 2011 by
Founded in 1982, Adobe (Nasdaq:ADBE) saw the huge potential of multimedia software for the PC industry. And despite all the changes – such as the disruption of the Internet – the company has remained a leader. It is now generating over $4 billion in revenues and sports juicy margins. But over the past couple years, … read more here
