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Big Fish Games bets on cloud delivery, real-money games

by Steven Loeb, April 27, 2013 | Comments

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Top casual gaming publisher owes its success by catering to an underserved market of women

Over the past decade or so, the Internet has brought gaming to the masses. People who want to play games no longer have to go to a store, buy an expensive console and pay $50 for each game. Now the games can come directly to them, and games are cheaper, accordingly. In turn, the market has become over saturated with ...

YL Ventures tweaks strategy to allow for homeruns

by Bambi Francisco Roizen, March 29, 2013 | Comments

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Yoav Leitersdorf on why focusing 'just' on quick exits can become too restrictive

I recently caught up with Yoav Leitersdorf, a partner at YL Ventures, to get an update on his venture firm and its progress. Turns out, YL Ventures has made a bit of a pivot, but only because it's managed to pick some winners in its portfolio. About a year ago, Leitersdorf described YL Ventures' strategy as seeking startups that a ...

Dave Samuel on Freestyle's funding philosophy

by Kristin Karaoglu, December 31, 2012 | Comments

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Serial entrepreneur-turned-VC talks to Bambi Francisco

Dave Samuel recently sat down with Bambi Francisco to share his views on the startup landscape and what he and his partner, Josh Felser, look for in startups they invest in. Both Samuel and Felser started Freestyle to be a new seed-stage fund. With $27 million under management, Freestyle has invested in 41 startups and has had 10 exits. Prior ...

Care.com's Sheila Marcelo on women, business & funding

by Faith Merino, November 2, 2012 | Comments

	Marcelo will be at the upcoming Vator Splash NY on December 5 Our third Vator Splash NY is coming up on December 5, and we're honored to have Care.com CEO Sheila Marcelo as a keynote speaker. Care.com has raised $111 million to date, including a massive $50 million Series E round in July. Marcelo is one of the very few female CEOs who has raised more than $35 million in venture capital, ...
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Unbreakable rules to get to a $100M rev run-rate

by Reena A Jadhav, November 2, 2012 | Comments

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Andy Kurtzig reveals to Reena Jadhav at Vator Splash

Pearl.com is connecting 10,000 experts with people in need and generating big money doing that. Andy shared his top three unbreakable rules for his success: 1. Market Need: Find out what customers really want and be truly customer need driven. Yes, we've all heard this one before but the key is how Andy went about proving market need for Pearl.com. ...

Video: David Sacks fireside at Google Ventures, Vator

by Kristin Karaoglu, October 29, 2012 | Comments

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Bambi Francisco sits down with Yammer CEO and founder at Startup Sessions

If you missed our first-ever Startup Sessions, hosted by Google Ventures and Vator, and held at Google Ventures Startup Lab, here's the program part of the event. It's about 80 minutes long. Included in the program is Bambi Francisco's fireside chat with David Sacks, founder and CEO of Yammer. It's a great interview as Sacks, whom Francisco likens to The Most Interesting Man ...

David Sacks' philosophy on design and release

by Steven Loeb, October 21, 2012 | Comments

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A buggy product can have a second chance; Yammer already influencing Microsoft's enterprise strategy

Is Yammer starting to influence Microsoft's enterprise strategy? With Yammer's social enterprise expertise and frequent release cycles, it appears that it is. At this past week's Startup Sessions, co-produced by Google Ventures and Vator, Bambi Francisco sat down with David Sacks, founder and CEO of Yammer. The event held at Google Ventures Startup Lab was sold out two days prior to the event. ...

David Sacks on angel investing: Distribution is key

by Steven Loeb, October 18, 2012 | Comments

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The clever ideas have a new twist on distribution

At this week's first-ever Startup Sessions, co-produced by Vator and Google Ventures, Vator founder and CEO Bambi Francisco sat down with David Sacks, founder and CEO of Yammer, which was bought by Microsoft for $1.2 billion in cash this past June. The event, held at Google Ventures Startup Lab, was sold out two days prior to the event. Francisco asked how his pitch for Yammer evolved from ...

Did Microsoft find its 'Steve Jobs' in David Sacks?

by Steven Loeb, October 17, 2012 | Comments

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As a product guy, Yammer's CEO and founder, could be the heir apparent to the Microsoft CEO job

(Updated with information regarding Yammer's upcoming Hacktoberfest) Just like Yahoo found its product person, Marissa Mayer, Microsoft may have just found its product leader in David Sacks. Sacks, founder and CEO of Yammer, which was bought by Microsoft for $1.2 billion in cash this past June, was our keynote fireside guest at the first-ever Startup Sessions series, hosted by Google Ventures and Vator. ...

Find your friends nearby with Kismet

by Steven Loeb, October 15, 2012 | Comments

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Social discovery app was the winner of the People's Choice Award at Vator Splash SF

At Vator Splash SF last month, two winners were announced: one was picked by the judges, and the other won the People’s Choice Award, where members of the audience texted in their favorite presentation. The judges' vote went to real estate website Apartment List, which was profiled by my colleague Faith Merino in her piece: "Apartment List poised to thrive ...

Glam Media's unbreakable rules of success

by Reena A Jadhav, October 12, 2012 | Comments

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Samir Arora spills secrets to Reena Jadhav

Glam Media has crossed 350 million monthly unique visitors and has become the number one lifestyle brand online. Samir Arora shares his unbreakable rules of success with Reena Jadhav at Vator Splash. Rule #1: Hire the right people. Pick people with not just skill but also attitude, tone and posture. Find people who can collaborate and work as a team. So ...

What are key ingredients to create a startup culture?

by Bambi Francisco Roizen, September 24, 2012 | Comments

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Foundation Capital's Paul Holland says aspiring entrepreneurs are emerging across universities

What are a couple key ingredients that create an entrepreneurial culture and mindset at colleges? I asked Paul Holland, a partner at Foundation Capital, and the VC who's heading up Foundation Capital Young Entrepreneurs Program, or YEP, to find budding entrepreneurs across the country's schools. "It's a rich question," he said. But Holland points to Manhattan as an example of a place that's ...

Bijan Sabet on disrupting the gatekeepers, and mobile

by Bambi Francisco Roizen, September 17, 2012 | Comments

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Spark Capital Partner talks about what areas he likes to invest in

I recently sat down with Bijan Sabet, a partner at Spark Capital, an early-stage VC firm, which has invested in high-profile startups, such as Twitter, Foursquare and Tumblr. In this segment, the second of our four-part series, Sabet talks about his interest in mobile and why he likes investing in companies that are disrupting the traditional gatekeepers across multiple industries. ...

How do you get funded by Spark's Bijan Sabet?

by Bambi Francisco Roizen, September 5, 2012 | Comments

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Investor in Tumblr, OMGPOP, Twitter on spotting entrepreneurs before they're a big success

If there's one startup that's had a rollercoaster ride to a successful exit, it's OMGPOP, which was practically out of money before it was bought by Zynga for $200 million earlier this year. One investor who knows that startup story well is Bijan Sabet, a partner at Spark Capital, an early-stage VC firm, which invested in the company's first million. According to ...

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