Entries tagged "Howard Lindzon"

Summer reading: 'A VC' & other tech deal blogs

Fred Wilson, Charlie O'Donnell, Howard Lindzon, Stuart Ellman & Eric Wiesen, and John Borthwick top our list of favorite tech dealmaker blogs from the New York startup scene.

Investors wait and see on IPO heat-up

Investors from August Capital's David Hornik to StockTwits' Howard Lindzon remain cautiously optimistic about the IPO market, which is seeing more activity this week than it has in a year.

Tweet some dealmakers on Follow Friday

Here are some of our favorite dealmakers to add to your twitter stream.

Buddy Media's Lazerow on social media ads

In The Deal's Behind the Money video interview with Mike Lazerow, the CEO of Buddy Media talks about what works and what doesn't work in social media ad campaigns.

AOL chief Armstrong to seek VC in restructure

AOL chief Tim Armstrong's first test will likely be a massive restructuring of the Time Warner spinoff. A new unit called AOL Ventures will seek VC funding.

Biz Stone comments on Twitter TV show

Twitter co-founder Biz Stone blogs Monday night on how the Web is abuzz with talk of a Twitter TV show, confirming a 'simple agreement' with Brillstein and Reveille.

Howard Lindzon's StockTwits gets $800K

Silicon Valley VC firm True Ventures invests $800,000 in StockTwits, Howard Lindzon's latest startup, which encourages Twitter users to share stock tips and opinions.

UserVoice raises $800K, led by Baseline Ventures

Ron Conway's Baseline Ventures, Founders Fund, Betaworks and Howard Lindzon are all backing UserVoice, which helps companies get customer feedback.

Twitter co-founder responds to Google rumor

Twitter co-founder Biz Stone says the goal is a profitable independent company but also says "sometimes we talk."

Bitly's $2M validates Betaworks model

Bitly, which shortens URLs for use over Twitter, etc., is the first spinout for Betaworks, a firm that incubates and invests in Web 2.0 startups.

TubeMogul CEO on raising $3M Series A

TubeMogul co-founder Brett Wilson was in the enviable position of fielding offers from VCs for the video startup.

If Howard Lindzon were CEO of AOL

"Twitter is the shizzle," Howard Lindzon would tell AOL employees if the co-founder of StockTwits and the creator of Wallstrip had snagged Tim Armstrong's new job as CEO of AOL.

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