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bub.blicio.us (Free subscription) | 11/14/2008
By Alison McNeill If you’ve got a startup in Silicon Valley, or anywhere for that matter, chances are that you’ve heard of Ron Conway. The so-called “Godfather of Silicon Valley” has made over 20 investments in Web 2.0 companies such as Twitter, Digg, PBWiki, Seesmic, the list goes on and on. Recently, Ron has been very vocal [...]
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Scobleizer (Free subscription) | 10/30/2008
Ron Conway was one of the investors in Zappos. Facebook. Twitter. Digg. Kyte. And many other companies I use and like. So, when Ron Conway speaks, I listen (and turn on the video camera). Here’s a four-minute clip where he talks about how long the economic downturn will be. Whether or not companies are getting [...]
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Portfolio.com: The Tech Observer (Free subscription) | 10/29/2008
Microsoft finally announces versions of Word, Excel, Powerpoint, and OneNote that can be used through an internet browser. [ TechCrunch ] MTV.com starts offering music video streaming and sharing. [ TechCrunch ] Invester Ron Conway says product placement is the solution to making money on Web video. [ Alley Insider ] Blip.tv announced a new ad format to stream ads into iTunes videos. [ Wired...
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Pulse2 (Free subscription) | 11/24/2008
... Charles River Ventures, Digital Garage, Spark Capital, and Bezos Expeditions. Marc Andreessen and Ron Conway are also investors in Twitter. Andreessen currently serves on the Board of Directors at Facebook. The $500 million offer would have been based on Microsoft’s $15 billion valuation of Facebook. This figure was based on Microsoft’s $240 million investment in the social network.
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The Equity Kicker (Free subscription) | 11/24/2008
... (which include Union Square, Charles River, Marc Andreesssen - also on the Facebook board, and Ron Conway) had an issue with the $15bn valuation being put on Facebook. In their view the $5bn that has been reported for some recent investments in Facebook would be fairer. Reading all of this I think a deal was always going to be tough because: The valuation for Twitter is really only $166m...
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Beet.TV (Free subscription) | 11/20/2008
Global ad network Adconion acquired production studio KTV Digital Media today and officially entered the branded entertainment game, driving home the point that product placement in online video is here to stay. Angel investor Ron Conway called it "the next...
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Beet.TV (Free subscription) | 11/20/2008
Global ad network Adconion acquired production studio KTV Digital Media today and officially entered the branded entertainment game, driving home the point that product placement in online video is here to stay. Angel investor Ron Conway called it "the next multi-billion dollar industry" at TechCrunch50 in September, and more and more ad networks are getting on board. Check out our previous...
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VentureBeat (Free subscription) | 11/03/2008
Weebly, an AJAX-based drag and drop web page creator , today announces it’s scored it’s one millionth registered user and — perhaps more importantly — the three-year-old company is now profitable. The San Francisco, Calif.-based start-up, seeded with $650k by Ron Conway (who participated in our Downturn Event VC Panel) and other angel investors including seed [...]
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Cnet (Free subscription) | 11/07/2008
... prospects of start-ups, which are the lifeblood of the tech business. So it was that last month Ron Conway of Sequoia Capital start-ups to hunker down and cut their burn rates until this squall lifts. (Credit: CNET News)Given current events, that's sensible advice. But risk-taking is the sine qua non for innovation in the technology industry and this sort of thing suggests a lousy environment...
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Internet Startups (Free subscription) | 11/03/2008
Weebly, an AJAX-based drag and drop web page creator, today announces it has reached a million registered users — and perhaps more importantly — that the three-year-old company is now profitable. The San Francisco, Calif.-based start-up, seeded with $650k by Ron Conway (who participated in our Downturn Event VC Panel) and other angel investors including seed [...]
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The Industry Standard (Free subscription) | 11/03/2008
Weebly , an AJAX-based drag and drop web page creator , today announces it has reached a million registered users — and perhaps more importantly — that the three-year-old company is now profitable. The San Francisco, Calif.-based start-up, seeded with $650k by Ron Conway (who participated in our Downturn Event VC Panel ) and other angel investors including seed fund Y Combinator, in June launched...
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Physorg (Free subscription) | 11/04/2008
On a day Pillar Data Systems, a San Jose storage company backed by billionaire Larry Ellison, terminated 150 employees, prominent angel investor Ron Conway last month told a business gathering in Palo Alto, Calif., that many companies are being forced to perform "triage." Meanwhile, start-up founders described the "heartbreaking" pressures of laying off workers in anticipation of a profound,...
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Combat Consultancy (Free subscription) | 10/31/2008
The financial crisis may spell doom for many start-ups. From Wired.com: Angel investor Ron Conway (above) thinks it could be at least two years before “the storm” ends, in which case any company with fewer than 6 months worth of cash, needs to either sell out, get a bridge loan, or “prepare for an orderly shutdown.” “Don’t [...]
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Junto Boyz (Free subscription) | 10/30/2008
VentureBeat hosted a Downturn RoundTable this evening. Some good insights and information for you entrepreneurs out there. Here are the list of participants: * John Doerr, Kleiner Perkins * Ram Shriram, early investor in and founding board member at Google * Ron Conway, arguably the most prolific Web 2.0 angel investor * Max Levchin, Slide founder and PayPal co-founder * Nirav Tolia, Epinions...
