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May 21, 2013By Jeff Richards
It’s always a lot of fun for us when an entrepreneur who has worked for many years to build an awesome company finally starts to receive well-deserved recognition. The latest example is Sam Lin at Reebonz, which announced its new $40 million financing round yesterday (...
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May 19, 2013By Glenn Solomon
As featured in TechCrunch.
Stanford-born and Seattle-based Tableau Software (ticker symbol: DATA) enjoyed a tremendous debut on the public markets on Friday, closing on its first day of trading at over $50/share, up over 60% from its $31/share IPO price. The company raised over $250M through the sale of approximately 14... -
May 6, 2013By Glenn Solomon
As featured in Fortune Term Sheet.
Over the past 4 months I’ve written 8 posts in the “Going Long” series. As those of you who’ve been reading this material on GoingLongBlog.com and/or Fortune Term Sheet know, I’ve focused on advice for the growth stage entrepreneur who wants to... -
April 22, 2013By Glenn Solomon
As featured in Fortune Term Sheet.
Life for newly public and soon-to-be public venture-backed tech companies Marin Software, Marketo and Tableau is about to get much tougher. When these companies go public, their shareholder base will begin to shift from VCs to public funds. Even for strong companies such as these, this... -
April 8, 2013By Glenn Solomon
As featured in Fortune Term Sheet.
As a growth stage entrepreneur committed to going long and building a big company, your focus should always be on moving forward, looking down the field and thinking long term. That said, most successful companies ultimately get acquired. As an entrepreneur with investors, there’s no... -
April 4, 2013By Jeff Richards
When it comes to the three C’s – Content, Community and Commerce – we have a very basic thesis we have been investing around for several years now: vertical platforms win.
What do I mean by “win?” Deliver a (much) better experience for users. Create value for brands and advertisers. Deliver higher monetization rates (and thus value) for...
