1994 Cofounder Naming Technical Review 
YoungUpstarts
APRIL 3, 2015
In 1994 Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates said, “retail banks are dinosaurs, they can be bypassed,” in a Newsweek interview. Traditional banks have helped fuel business and economic growth by providing small business owners with startup loans, general business loans, lines of credit and refinancing programs, to name a few.
Up and Running
APRIL 18, 2014
With my third business, I didn’t even try to be original—I purchased a custom framing franchise and piggybacked to success on someone else’s name. Don’t get focused on the tech or how to dominate the market, just identify a problem and set about solving it. says HourlyNerd co-founder and co-CEO, Rob Biederman. “So
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Feld Thoughts
AUGUST 25, 2015
Jack Tankersley, a long time mentor of mine, co-founder of Centennial Funds, and co-founder of Meritage Funds, wrote me a very long response. So contrary to the piece, it wasn’t VC were good at early stage technology, it was that they had newfound capital and a big exit window. This isn’t true.
Hearpreneur
AUGUST 28, 2022
Not only is he a visionary thinker who was ahead of his time in terms of understanding the potential of technology, but he's also an incredible leader and motivator. A very successful entrepreneur and one that is inspiring to me for many reasons are Micheal Dubin, the founder of Dollar Shave Club. 6- Muhammad Yunus. 12- David Karp.
Reid Hoffman
MARCH 9, 2021
Recently, Jeff Bezos announced that he would be stepping down as CEO of Amazon, the iconic blitzscaling company that he has led since 1994 – nearly 27 years. Looking back, I believe that Jeff is one of most iconic, successful founders and CEOs of all time. When you’re that great, you only need one name).
abovethecrowd.com
OCTOBER 17, 2013
The company, which the founder cleverly named “Stitch Fix,” had a remarkably unique offering compared to other women’s fashion experiences. I immediately reached out to the founder and CEO, Katrina Lake , who had previously worked for another Benchmark portfolio company in the fashion space, Polyvore.
David Teten
JANUARY 10, 2012
17, on “How Investors Are Increasing Their Returns Through Collaboration and Technology”. The first panel will focus on public markets and will discuss the use and effectiveness of social media tools and data mining technologies in harnessing the wisdom of crowds to generate investment ideas. He joined Goldman Sachs & Co.
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