YoungUpstarts

JULY 19, 2019

As the co-founder and president of Highland Capital Management, James Dondero made sure that the company he built will include charitable giving as one of its missions right from the very beginning. James Dondero has lived in Dallas since 1994. Highland Capital Management has endorsed interns for other nonprofit organizations.

Los Angeles 124

Los Angeles Dallas Cofounder Singapore 124

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 13, 2011

So I was an Angel investor from 1994 to 1996. Product Management – Brad and Mark discuss the role of Product Managers in Startups. One (thing) we have talked about in the past is a lack of Product Managers, experienced technology Product Managers. (in in LA and Boulder) Is that true? And how do you overcome that?

Technical Review 288

Technical Review Venture Capital Silicon Valley Software Review 288

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 31, 2016

Every startup founder knows implicitly that startup success is a long hard road. Six years later, he managed to land a contract with IBM to provide their IBM PC base operating system. This company was founded by Jerry Yang and David Filo in January 1994. Yet we always dream that we are the exception to the rule.

Initial Public Offering 148

Initial Public Offering California .Net Business Plan 148

Version One Ventures

DECEMBER 14, 2016

This can set up a perfect storm if early-stage companies don’t manage their expectations and reality properly. The challenge here is that founders – having an easy time raising their seed rounds and maybe Series A – can be lulled into thinking that each subsequent round will be just as easy. It’s a pretty steep drop-off rate.

Technical Review 60

Technical Review Early Stage Portfolio Valuation 60

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 9, 2012

Every startup founder knows implicitly that startup success is a long hard road. Six years later, he managed to land a contract with IBM to provide their IBM PC base operating system. This company was founded by Jerry Yang and David Filo in January 1994. Yet we always dream that we are the exception to the rule.

Entrepreneur 263

Entrepreneur Initial Public Offering California .Net 263

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. Andy Jassy will be taking over as CEO, and Jeff will be Executive Chairman.

Leadership 42

Leadership Technical Review Cofounder Later Stage 42

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 26, 2011

Every startup founder knows implicitly that startup success is a long hard road. Six years later, he managed to land a contract with IBM to provide their IBM PC base operating system. This company was founded by Jerry Yang and David Filo in January 1994. Yet we always dream that we are the exception to the rule.

Initial Public Offering 295

Initial Public Offering California .Net Business Plan 295

David Teten

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

Dave Kerpen, founder and CEO of Likeable Local , just published an interview with me on Linkedin, which I’ve included below. 1994 – present. He’s the #1 LinkedIn Influencer of all time in page views, ahead of Bill Gates, Jack Welch, Mark Cuban, and President Barack Obama. It’s also a fast way to lose all your money.

Angel Investor 114

Angel Investor Technical Review Venture Capital Pre-Money Valuation 114

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 29, 2010

Every startup founder knows implicitly that startup success is a long hard road. Six years later, he managed to land a contract with IBM to provide their IBM PC base operating system. This company was founded by Jerry Yang and David Filo in January 1994. Yet we always dream that we are the exception to the rule.

Initial Public Offering 221

Initial Public Offering Startup California .Net 221

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.

eCommerce 62

eCommerce Technical Review North America San Francisco 62

Ben's Blog

AUGUST 28, 2012

This is a guest post by Christian Gheorghe, founder and CEO of Tidemark. A review of the technology press in 1993 and 1994 reveals that almost nobody believed the Internet would be important. Communicate – The most important challenge in managing any large organization is communication. It’s a start, a work of art.

Romania 77

Romania Software Review Cloud Mobile 77

YoungUpstarts

MAY 7, 2019

BHAGs were established by management guru Jim Collins in his 1994 book “ Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies (Good to Great) “ , co-authored with Stanford professor Jerry Porras. I realized we were really taking off once we opened operations in the New York City and Long Island markets.

Connecticut 180

Connecticut New York City New York Australia 180

Ben's Blog

AUGUST 28, 2012

This is a guest post by Christian Gheorghe, founder and CEO of Tidemark. A review of the technology press in 1993 and 1994 reveals that almost nobody believed the Internet would be important. Communicate – The most important challenge in managing any large organization is communication. Public Enemy, Fight The Power.

Romania 44

Romania Software Review Cloud Mobile 44

Austin Startup

MARCH 29, 2018

Even Rubén Blades was there, an expert in the bias-laden trifecta industries of music, cinema and politics (Blades ran for President of Panama in 1994). Mitú, specifically, which is headquartered in Los Angeles and has operations in Miami, New York, Chicago, and Bogotá, broadcasts on more than 7+ platforms from Snapchat to television.

Panama 48

Panama Los Angeles Miami Cofounder 48

abovethecrowd.com

JANUARY 30, 2015

Sam Walton, founder of Wal-Mart. This is the name that founder and CEO Travis Kalanick has given to his team of scientists and hardcore mathematicians who own the back-end routing algorithms for Uber. “Can you take me Higher? To a place where blind men see . Can you take me Higher? . ” – Jeff Bezos, CEO of Amazon.

Technical Review 40

Technical Review Algorithm San Francisco Demand 40