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- The Accelerator Conundrum
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TheFind: LifeStyle Shopping (Part 5)
[Part 4] TheFind launched relatively recently, and has gained very good traction already. They are also generating some ad revenues at a $5-$10 CPM range via a partnership with Glam Media. Let’s hear more details from Siva. SM: What stage are you at now? SK: Our site has been open to consumers for the last
TheFind: LifeStyle Shopping (Part 4)
[Part 3] One of the questions I often explore with serial entrepreneurs, is how do they identify the next open problem to work on. In this segment, Siva explains his thought process on how he Found the Find. SM: Under what circumstances did the company get started? SK: The company was started in 2004 while
TheFind: LifeStyle Shopping (Part 3)
[Part 2] TheFind obviously has identified an exciting opportunity, but is it big enough? The answer to this question determines whether the venture will scale or not. It’s interesting how Siva derives the TAM. SM: How big is the market for what you have to offer? TAM analysis is essentially what I am looking for
TheFind: LifeStyle Shopping (Part 2)
[Part 1] I introduced Siva to some VC friends of mine based on a very specific criteria he had mentioned. The VCs LOVED the company. Why? See how precise and detailed Siva’s analysis is of the customer and the competition. No hand waving in the air. No approximation. Plane hard facts. Impressive! SM: What is
Expertise Location (Part 3)
[Part 2] In this part, we’ll discuss the financing of Trampoline Systems, and Charles will share his observations on the Extended Enterprise as it pertains to Expertise Location. SM: Did you raise Angel money? CA: Yes. $0.8m Angel money was raised from a number of investors, including the GuruWizard Fund, San Francisco. SM: Did you
Expertise Location (Part 2)
[Part 1] We’re talking with Charles Armstrong. One of the reasons I have chosen this topic is that I believe, it is one of the best applications for the enterprise to leverage web 2.0 principles. Charles Armstrong is Founder & CEO of Trampoline Systems. An ethnographer turned technology entrepreneur, Charles studied Social & Political Science
Expertise Location (Part 1)
I wrote a piece back in January called IBM’s Entry Into Social Networking, where I discussed the potential for applying web 2.0 techniques on the enterprise. Subsequently, I have written extensively about Enterprise 3.0 and the Extended Enterprise trends. A company from England had contacted me after reading the IBM piece. This company, Trampoline Systems,
Enterprise 3.0 Collaboration: eProject (Part 4)
[Part 3] In the final segment, we discuss the Extended Enterprise, and the SME growth market trends. Alignment with such trends and getting the timing right always becomes important in growing a company fast. SM: What % of your business targets Enterprise versus SME customers? What is your perspective on the Extended Enterprise trend? JP: