Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 7, 2013

back in 1995 meant to apply to technology product evolution and acceptance. As I was reading about it a while back, it occurred to me that the concept relates directly to how investors see startup opportunities and potential success as well, at least those with technology in their offerings. Peak of inflated expectations.

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Up and Running

JULY 11, 2014

“The way to get startup ideas is not to try to think of startup ideas. There are two primary reasons that startups fail: One, the execution of the idea is poor (wrong location, poor product, bad service, etc) and two, the startup is not making something that people want. But coming up with good startup ideas is hard.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

Before we filmed the segment we had the chance to chat over lunch over the direction of the Internet and how social was changing the fabric of the web. We then spoke about startups. Again, Seth: “One of the things I noticed when I looked around at startups is that often the founding teams hired people just like themselves.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 10, 2010

You’re on the DS (deferred startup) plan. It took more than a year to make this happen (I’ll cover how I did this in a different post) but January 2nd, 1995 I flew to France for 2 years and didn’t move back to the US for 11 years. How I Avoided the Deferred Life Plan – And Why it Means So Much to Me.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 23, 2010

back in 1995 meant to apply to technology product evolution and acceptance. As I was reading about it recently, it occurred to me that the concept relates directly to how investors see startup opportunities and potential success as well, at least those with technology in their offerings. Great startups always beat the hype.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 31, 2011

If you’ve taken the roller coaster ride that is a startup – you know what I’m talking about. The truth is that in my experience very, very few people really enjoy the “pure&# startup environment: months with no salary, months with no live product and lots of trial, error & rejection. It’s addicting. 8 beers that night.

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Feld Thoughts

JANUARY 22, 2015

I have chosen Colorado as the place where I want to focus the next chapter of my startup life because of its similarities to New Mexico but with the benefit of a rich and diverse tech economy. This has allowed me to spend time in Boulder with some exciting startups and some interesting and successful business leaders.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 12, 2013

Many entrepreneurs I know don’t realize that the language they learned in the corporate world, or even their recent MBA class, won’t get them ahead in the startup world today. Even if you have heard some of the new terms, but can’t explain how, when, and why they are relevant to your startup, you may be in jeopardy. Startup pivot.

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The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 9, 2017

The colossal size of the internet can make standing out difficult for even the most unique businesses out there. Morebeer.com is a homebrew equipment supplier that started as a mail order company back in 1995. The post AI-powered SEO startup helps businesses stand above the crowd appeared first on The Startup Magazine.

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Kodorra

AUGUST 14, 2018

Born between 1980 and 1995, the timing of the rite of passage for this generation loosely coincides with the birth of the Internet and when digital technology went mainstream with compact discs, personal computers and mobile phones. What better way to tap into this hi-tech community than the digital way.

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Hunter Walker

JULY 3, 2021

Sounds like a startup, no? And now in 2021 despite overflowing with joy and satisfaction on what’s been done and what I still have left to do, there still sits one truth: that if I’d had more guts, I never would have left Studio 6B in 1995. Whether it’s a tv show, a startup, a marriage or anything else that feels *so right* for you.

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Feld Thoughts

DECEMBER 18, 2011

For now, the title is “ Startup Communities: Creating A Great Entrepreneurial Ecosystem In Your City.” Before the Internet (1970 to 1994). Pre Internet Bubble (1995 – 2000). The Internet Bubble (2001 – 2002). I’m deep into writing my latest book. The Boulder Entrepreneurial Community.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 28, 2017

With the advent of the Internet, social media, and instant communication via texting, customer expectations for service, as part of their entire customer experience, have changed. As well as phone support, customers expect you to accept mobile messaging, and provide quick responses via social media and multiple Internet websites.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 25, 2011

back in 1995 meant to apply to technology product evolution and acceptance. As I was reading about it recently, it occurred to me that the concept relates directly to how investors see startup opportunities and potential success as well, at least those with technology in their offerings. Great startups always beat the hype.

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Feld Thoughts

MAY 26, 2015

So this weekend was about startup communities with a bonus book on the startup visa tossed in for good measure. This book was written in 1995 and published by the Santa Clara Valley Historical Association so the updated subtitle should be “A One Hundred Year Renaissance – 20 Years Later.”

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Diego Basch

AUGUST 21, 2012

To put it in a few words: Silicon Valley and the internet industry are not one and the same. You could have made the exact same argument in 1995 but used the word “computer” instead of internet. Of course the internet is a tool to solve them, just like computers and calculators. I know a few.

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Feld Thoughts

JANUARY 3, 2020

In 1995, at the dawn of the age of the commercial Internet, this involved landlines, answering machines, pagers, and fax machines. I continue to strongly believe that place matters for the development of sustainable startup communities. Today, my bet is that most 25-year-olds have never used one of these things.

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The Equity Kicker

JULY 4, 2014

If you take the 1995 Netscape IPO as the start of the internet advertising market then that industry went from inception to decline in 19 years. New markets spinning up creates opportunities for startups and when they spin down it’s because a new industry is spinning up, with more opportunity for startups.

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Start Up Blog

APRIL 28, 2011

There are 5 senses, and we still can’t experience 3 of them on the internet – so we must complete the connection / transaction off line…. The internet is trying to mimic the real world. The internet is in every second pocket. Often known as Startup Camps. People born after 1995 have never know life without the internet.

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crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 16, 2015

Just about 4 years ago, I wrote on these pages about the struggle to protect the internets and some proposed legislation that was threatening the many small businesses and startups who depend on cyberspace to do business, feed their families, and assure that their employees will continue to be paid.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 22, 2011

If you’ve taken the roller coaster ride that is a startup – you know what I’m talking about. The truth is that in my experience very, very few people really enjoy the “pure&# startup environment: months with no salary, months with no live product and lots of trial, error & rejection. It’s addicting. 8 beers that night.

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The Startup Magazine

OCTOBER 8, 2018

He went on to work at IBM for almost 17 years and served as a programmer at several major financial firms before launching Craigslist from his apartment in 1995 as a way to share information. While seeking a topic for his dissertation, he went with a colleague’s suggestion to graph the link structure of the internet.

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Agile VC

OCTOBER 1, 2013

I believe we’re going to look back in 2-5 years and realize that we’ve been in a once a decade boom for internet & software startups. In the tech sphere, a good bit of air was let out of the tires when the hype around some consumer-facing internet companies proved transitory.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 4, 2016

Thanks to the technology boom and the advent of the internet, today more than ever people are able to open their own business and nurture their startup ambitions. I was also going to school at the time, I’m not sure I slept at all in 1995.”. Many people have the dream of opening one’s own business and working for themselves.

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The Next Web

OCTOBER 20, 2013

After English speakers, Mandarin, Spanish, and Arabic speakers are the biggest users of the Internet. As my co-founder likes to say, augmented reality today is equivalent to the Internet in 1995. Consumers can also be more discerning thanks to the Internet, which allows them to access nearly anything at any time.

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ReadWriteStart

APRIL 2, 2012

The fact that a great deal of the content produced by tech news sites concerns startup companies might make an observer from another planet think America is a veritable nursery for brilliant business ideas. Over 85% of CEOs said that going public was not as attractive of an option as it was in 1995. Make Way for the On-Ramp.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 23, 2013

I have long advised startup companies that if you don’t control your messaging somebody else will and your potential customers will form impressions of you shaped by somebody else or by nobody at all. This was pre Internet. It was in 1995 when I realized the power of personal branding. My brand was “business guy.”

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Feld Thoughts

JULY 12, 2016

If we fund an early stage startup company today and it’s hugely successful, it’ll be coming into its own in 2025. The last was dinner with Alex Rigopulos, the co-founder of Harmonix, which he co-founded with Eran Egozy in 1995, sold in 2007, bought back in 2010, and is still running today. Ponder that for a moment.

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The Next Web

JANUARY 18, 2013

Godin launched Yoyodyne way back in 1995, a company which used contests, online games, and scavenger hunts to help market companies, with the likes of AOL (America Online), American Express, Microsoft, Sony Music and Sprint using its services. . Information is there online, to any one of the billion people who has access to the Internet.

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Feld Thoughts

APRIL 28, 2011

Periodically the meme surfaces that “the only place you can create a great software / Internet company is in the bay area.&# Sure – it’s had it’s ups and downs, but when I lived here from 1983 to 1995 the entrepreneurial vector was awesome. Everyone else, including VC’s like me, are participants.

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Steve Blank

MARCH 9, 2016

When the legend becomes fact…print the legend” The Hollywoodization of Silicon Valley startup stories “prints legends,” but for most startups those stories are pure fiction. The two guests on today’s Entrepreneurs are Everywhere radio show tell it like it really is to navigate the chaos of a startup.

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Feld Thoughts

MARCH 8, 2010

When I moved here in 1995 I didn’t expect to engage in much business as I was spending most of my time in Boston, NY, and San Francisco. However, I discovered an incredibly smart community that was extremely computer and Internet savvy. s in the US. We’ve seen a lot of this magic in Boulder in the past five years.

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Feld Thoughts

JUNE 6, 2014

This was 1995 and the path from there has been powerful and dramatic. Startup Life Entrepreneurship life success' So we packed up, moved from Boston to Boulder, and decided to build a life in Colorado, while I continued to invest. And share if you have any insights! The post After Your First Big Success, What’s Next?

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Spencer Fry

JULY 16, 2013

A little background on me for anyone who hasn’t been reading my articles since 2009: I started selling on the Internet when I was eleven years old, in 1995. If you’re a new startup and you want your business to be around for the long-haul, then you better start thinking about Sales, paying customers, revenue, and cash flow.

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Agile VC

OCTOBER 17, 2011

AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. The ’90s saw broader adoption by the middle class but even in 1995 only 28% of US households had a computer (US Census / Pegasus Research). How to Evaluate Firms for a Seed VC. How To Think About The Future. The “PC” Era Finally Arrives. October 17, 2011. And Why 20%?

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Reid Hoffman

MARCH 19, 2019

Amazon saw that the internet would change retail. If O’Reilly had that same insight in 1995, it could have been an amazing blitzscaling opportunity. Thanks to the internet and other globalizing technologies, the entire world has entered the Networked Age. Nowhere in our book do we recommend that all entrepreneurs blitzscale.

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Start Up Blog

JUNE 22, 2015

In 1995 $10 of that $100 might have went into getting filmed developed. It’s always where tomorrows jobs and startup opportunities lie. 2) A connection to the internet (I’m guessing you have these). In fact, there are currently more than 500,000 app developers in the USA alone. But yes, they all take effort.

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