Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 13, 2011

.“… “Then we engage with the product and the entrepreneur and because we know these areas very well we don’t have to spend a lot of time understanding the market or understanding the customer.”. So I was an Angel investor from 1994 to 1996. Oblong, Minority Report, and the rise of Spatial Operating Systems.

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abovethecrowd.com

OCTOBER 17, 2013

Customers are first asked to fill out an in depth profile to help identify their size, style, and preferences. Then, on the customer’s requested date, the company sends a personally styled offering (a Fix) of five items (previously unseen) to the individual to try on in her own home. Katrina herself is equally impressive.

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abovethecrowd.com

JANUARY 30, 2015

In their seminal 1994 book Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies , Jim Collins and Jerry Poras coined the term BHAG (pronounced BEE-hag) — an acronym that stands for “ B ig H airy A udacious G oal.” This goal – to deliver the highest possible value to the customer – is a key catalyst for UberPool.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 15, 2012

In operation since 1995, AltaVista is one of the web’s search trailblazers, and is still in operation today. Acting as both search engine and web portal, the 1994 research project that became Lycos was one of the world’s first internet ventures to turn a profit.

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