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Interview with Mike Mann on SimplyGeo.com

May 12th, 2008 by Rana Sobhany

Mike Mann was interviewed by Steve at SimplyGeo.com about WashingtonVC and Domain Market, as well as the Geographically-specific domain names, called Geo Domains, that Mike has invested in.  These …

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Check out this great video from Phone.com!

May 9th, 2008 by Rana Sobhany

Ari Rabban of Phone.com just sent us their new promotional video.  Check it out on YouTube and let them know what you think!
Phone.com Video
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WashingtonVC Selected as a New Web Giant by Conceptualist.com

May 8th, 2008 by Rana Sobhany

We are thrilled to be included in Sahar Sarid’s list of New Web Giants on Conceptualist.com. Sahar is a very respected voice in the domaining community and we thank him for his kind words and …

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Reactions to the Microsoft / Yahoo! Merger Breakdown

May 5th, 2008 by Eric Litman

Yahoo!’s stock is down 15% today following the news that Microsoft has withdrawn its bid for the company, while Microsoft’s stock remains relatively unchanged. What does this mean for each …

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Welcoming Adam Goozh to the team

April 29th, 2008 by Eric Litman

I’m excited to announce today that we’ve added a new managing director, Adam Goozh, to our team at WashingtonVC.  Adam joins us from his previous role as the founder and CEO of CreateHope, …

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Rethinking Domain Tasting

February 25th, 2008 by Washington VC

First off I have never done domain tasting, nor did BuyDomains.com when I managed it, and our new domain trading and building platform, DomainMarket.com, doesn’t either. When we and others first …

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Don’t Lose Your Assets by Failing to Properly Monetize Your Domains

December 12th, 2007 by Mike Mann

Domains worth over $100,000 are essentially unique, branded small businesses. You can choose to ignore them and leave them idle, or place an enormous amount of resources on each, or somewhere in between. …

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LinkedIn: How to Build Your Own Powerful, Profitable Custom Network

December 11th, 2007 by Mike Mann

The following isn’t the way LinkedIn is “supposed” to be used, but I wouldn’t let that bother you. Your job is to get paid.
1. Decide how you want your long-term network to …

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WashingtonVC National Rollout Strategy, Alpha

October 4th, 2007 by Mike Mann

WVC intends to establish itself and promote its parts in 6 major US cities, DC, NY, BOS, SEA, SF, LA, and eventually expand accordingly.
Within each of those cities, we will partner with local business …

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Apple Convergence

September 28th, 2007 by Mike Mann

Until recently, I didn’t have much of an affinity for Apple, other than for Steve Jobs himself. I thought my coworkers spent too much on their boxes, I didn’t like the hype, and I thought the graphics …

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Social Network Theory/Uploading Address Books/Tagging the World with Business Cards

September 28th, 2007 by Mike Mann

To build a social network, a company wants to reach a critical mass of users as quickly as possible, especially if they want to sell the company before it becomes too entrenched or risky, for whatever …

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