Startups

The Secrets to BuzzFeed’s Success

Chris Dixon |
08.30.2012
What Buzzfeed Gets Right BuzzFeed’s CEO, Jonah Peretti, recently sent out an email to employees and investors summarizing the company’s strategy and progress. I really liked... ...read more
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If Money Makes the World Go Round, Now You Can Spin It the Right Way

Jordan Teicher |
07.10.2012
Social entrepreneurship just got a much-needed dosage of altruism thanks to StartSomeGood. Co-founders Alex Budak and Tom Dawkins launched the crowdfunding website in March of... ...read more

Why Facebook Needs a New Business Model

Chris Dixon |
05.16.2012
Facebook’s Real Problem? Display Advertising Startups usually succeed because of a single major product or business innovation. Google is unusual in that they succeeded b... ...read more

Inside the iPhone Contact List Scandal

Chris Dixon |
03.16.2012
1. I’ve heard rumors that lots of apps have been uploading user contact lists for years. One person who knows the iOS world well told me “if you download a lot of apps, you... ...read more

The TripAdvisor.com Success Story

Chris Dixon |
12.28.2011
The TripAdvisor IPO - Great startup story. Raised a total of $4.2m in venture capital, sold to IAC/Expedia for $210M, and had some interesting adventures and pivots along th... ...read more

B2B Sales and Business Development: What I Learned

Chris Dixon |
12.05.2011
Background: At Hunch, we switched our focus (“pivoted“) about 14 months ago from B2C to B2B. Over that time, we pitched over 500 potential partners, trying to get them to u... ...read more

Patent Firm on The Patent Bill Problem

Chris Dixon |
09.20.2011
From my friend Charles Cella at the excellent patent firm GTC Law Group. (email from them published with permission) REVISIONS TO UNITED STATES PATENT LAW As you may be aware, ... ...read more

Doing Work That Matters

Chris Dixon |
09.09.2011
“Do you want to sell sugar water for the rest of your life or come with me and change the world?” – Steve Jobs I sometimes wish that instead of working on internet and software... ...read more

How New York Can Become a Serious Startup Hub

Chris Dixon |
08.05.2011
Here’s what I think NYC needs to become a serious, long-term startup hub: 1) Some extremely successful startups. We need PayPals – companies that spin out boatloads of talented ... ...read more

How to Raise Venture Capital

Chris Dixon |
05.23.2011
Having raised a number of VC rounds personally and observed many more as an investor or friend, I’ve come to think there are a set of dominant best practices that entrepreneur... ...read more


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