Job opportunities in our portfolio
Some exciting job opportunities that came up in our portfolio companies in recent weeks – please consider applying (and spread the word to your friends) SEO expert This position leads Suite101‘s initiatives to generate traffic and improve monetization for online content: http://www.techvibes.com/job/head-of-seo-and-keyword-research Online Marketing whiz kids Smart, analytical, numbers-driven? Indochino (http://www.techvibes.com/job/pay-per-click-and-search-manager-at-vancouvers-hottest-startup) and Weddingful (http://www.techvibes.com/job/online-marketing-specialist-for-web-20-start-up-in-vancouver) are […]
How to build online communities?
Image via Wikipedia One of the best talks I heard at CasualConnect last week was “Building communities, not just hits” by Max Levchin (founder and CEO of Slide) and Philip Rosedale (founder and CEO of Linden Lab, the company behind Second Life). Creating an online community is extremely hard to do and I have seen […]
Where is social gaming headed? Thoughts from attending CasualConnect
Yesterday I spent a day at CasualConnect in Seattle, one of the largest casual gaming conferences in North-America and took away some interesting thoughts on where social gaming is headed: Social gaming is about to go mainstream as big media / entertainment companies are entering the arena and game principles are being integrated in more […]
What kind of company can you build outside of the Valley?
I often get asked by investors and entrepreneurs alike how building a startup outside of Silicon Valley is possible and I always answer that it depends on what kind of company you are trying to build. So if you are trying to create the next Facebook, Google, YouTube, Twitter, or Foursquare and your company requires […]
How to react to product problems (hint: not like Apple)
Image via CrunchBase As the iPhone 4 antenna problem is slowly spiraling out of control (some people even start discussing a recall) I thought it would be a good time to review a few key points how to react to (serious) product problems as a company. I learned my share back in the AbeBooks days […]