MegaStarMedia.com » startup funding http://www.megastarmedia.com/blog Custom Web Design Wed, 01 Feb 2012 04:38:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Building for the buyer http://www.megastarmedia.com/blog/social-networks/building-for-the-buyer/ http://www.megastarmedia.com/blog/social-networks/building-for-the-buyer/#comments Wed, 09 Dec 2009 21:34:49 +0000 megastarmedia http://www.megastarmedia.com/blog/social-networks/building-for-the-buyer/ “We’re just focused on building a great company.” That’s a typical CEO response when a reporter asks about exit possibilities. But VCs, who are looking to pull out of a company within ten years, want something a little more concrete.

Speaking on a panel at the AlwaysOn Venture Summit Tuesday, Prism’s Woody Benson encouraged CEOs to position themselves early for an acquisition. “The greatest thing an enterprise CEO can do is to map out who you think will buy you in 18 months an Read the rest of this entry »\'

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Speaking on a panel at the AlwaysOn Venture Summit Tuesday, Prism’s Woody Benson encouraged CEOs to position themselves early for an acquisition. “The greatest thing an enterprise CEO can do is to map out who you think will buy you in 18 months an Read the rest of this entry »\'

]]> http://www.megastarmedia.com/blog/social-networks/building-for-the-buyer/feed/ 0 Gowalla scores $8.4 million http://www.megastarmedia.com/blog/social-networks/gowalla-scores-84-million/ http://www.megastarmedia.com/blog/social-networks/gowalla-scores-84-million/#comments Wed, 09 Dec 2009 19:41:03 +0000 megastarmedia http://www.megastarmedia.com/blog/social-networks/gowalla-scores-84-million/ Financial trends and news by Chris Caceres
December 9, 2009 | Comments (1)
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Checking into real world locations with your iPhone seems to be the next popular digital trend these days. Startup Gowalla announced on Wednesday that it raised a hefty $8.4 million in funding from Greylock Partners. New investors joining the round include Shasta Ventures, Maples Investments, Alsop-Louie Partners, Founders Fund, Ron Conway, Kevin Rose, Gary Vaynerchuk Read the rest of this entry »\'

]]> Financial trends and news by Chris Caceres
December 9, 2009 | Comments (1)
Short URL: http://vator.tv/n/c50

Checking into real world locations with your iPhone seems to be the next popular digital trend these days. Startup Gowalla announced on Wednesday that it raised a hefty $8.4 million in funding from Greylock Partners. New investors joining the round include Shasta Ventures, Maples Investments, Alsop-Louie Partners, Founders Fund, Ron Conway, Kevin Rose, Gary Vaynerchuk Read the rest of this entry »\'

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