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Is the Lean Startup Dead?

Steve Blank

Most entrepreneurs today don’t remember the Dot-Com bubble of 1995 or the Dot-Com crash that followed in 2000. As a reminder, the Dot Com bubble was a five-year period from August 1995 (the Netscape IPO ) when there was a massive wave of experiments on the then-new internet, in commerce, entertainment, nascent social media, and search.

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New Rules for the New Internet Bubble

Steve Blank

The Golden Age (1970 – 1995): Build a growing business with a consistently profitable track record (after at least 5 quarters,) and go public when it’s time. Dot.com Bubble ( 1995-2000): “ Anything goes” as public markets clamor for ideas, vague promises of future growth, and IPOs happen absent regard for history or profitability.

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52 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

It struck me that had the technology existed, travelers could have taken advantage of our empty aircraft to get back to London and then the aircraft could be dropped in Oxford, with minimal additional cost. The wedding industry is notoriously one of the least technologically advanced retail sectors. Image Credit: Brittany Haas.

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If You Don’t Define Your Personal Brand the Market Will

Both Sides of the Table

I have published many of these PR Tips before. For 1991 I was very technical and also had a lot of practical business implementation experience in technology. It was in 1995 when I realized the power of personal branding. I asked him if I could join his practice as the guy who could help him bridge technology & business.

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Your Product Needs to be 10x Better than the Competition to Win. Here’s Why:

Both Sides of the Table

I thing I’ve learned over the years is that technology purists hate advertising even when it is that revenue stream that truthfully drives much of our industry. He came up to Bill after the event and said, “clever idea, we should do that with you.&# In 1995 Netscape IPO’d and browsers started to become more prevalent.

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23 Entrepreneurs Explain How They Came Up With Their Business Names

Hearpreneur

We had a tough rebrand as we were initially founded as Trainer Communications in 1995, however we made the official transformation to 10Fold Communications in 2015. Thanks to Mike May, Brightspot Incentives & Events ! #17- When we thought of Brightspot as our new name, we were instantly attached. 17- A 3 part explanation.

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15 Entrepreneurs Explain How They Came Up With Their Business Name

Hearpreneur

I purchased my first home back in 1995 and it was obvious that most on our street were also first-time buyers. Ward 6 Marketing was developed to help makers in technology, media, and creative fields traverse a sea of competition and land solidly with target customers. Eventually we landed on Red Shoes PR.

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