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The Magic of the Irish – Dublin’s Resurgence on the Global Tech Scene

Both Sides of the Table

Between 1995-2002 I visited often – especially since I founded my first company there. It can’t be underestimated just how influential hosting such an event can be on the future tech economy and jobs in Ireland. Scenes from my counter-top on my last night in Dublin. It was the best 5 days of networking I spent last year.

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Money Out of Nowhere: How Internet Marketplaces Unlock Economic Wealth

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Pierre Omidyar founded AuctionWeb in September of 1995, and its rise to fame is legendary. We estimate that the global GMV for ride sharing was over $100B in 2018 (including Uber, Didi, Grab, Lyft, Yandex, etc) and still growing handsomely. Once again, this is an asset against which the marginal cost to host a dog is near zero.

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In Silicon Valley, Founders Fight for Control

online.wsj.com

Netscape and Opsware, which he helped found, went public with single-class share structures in 1995 and 2001, respectively. We have seen the damage that this share structure can cause over the long run, said Anne Sheehan, head of corporate governance for California State Teachers Retirement System, a big public pension fund.

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50+ Entrepreneurs Explain How They Came Up With Their Business Name

Hearpreneur

When my co-founder Mohan Balachandran and I initially considered names for our company, which offers HIPAA compliant hosting and integration tools for healthcare technology teams, we wanted our company name to represent action, so we chose the verb to catalyze rather than the noun catalyst. GMR stands for “Global Marketing Resources.”

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What is Coworking? Everything You Need to Know

Austin Startup

However, the seeds had been planted between 1995 and 1999 with the opening of several hackerspaces and “work clubs” devoted to bringing people together and instilling a sense of community while working. The 2018 Global Coworking Survey shed some light on the numbers behind who uses coworking spaces.

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