YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 6, 2019

Company names like “Just Tables” or “Headphone Hut” will limit your ability to evolve and grow as new opportunities arise. The online classified site’s interface has remained mostly unchanged since it debuted in 1995. No one could call Craigslist a beautifully designed website – even in 1995. Craigslist.

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Women Entrepreneurs Can

DECEMBER 13, 2018

When you’re choosing a company name , you could find people who tell you not to worry about a name because they believe there is not any tangible value to a business name. These same people think that names are just a waste of time and resources. A Weak Name Won’t Create a Solid Brand Foundation.

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Hearpreneur

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

What exactly is going to be the name of your business? Whatever the inspiration or relation may be, the naming of your business is one of the most important parts of becoming a CEO. My company name is 3 Leaf Tea. The name is from when tea leaves get picked there’s often one two or three leaves and a bud.

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

The world of building profitable startups as the primary goal of Venture Capital would end in 1995. The IPO Bubble – August 1995 – March 2000 In August 1995 Netscape went public, and the world of start ups turned upside down. They taught you about customers, markets and profits.

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Steve Blank

MARCH 18, 2011

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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Hunter Walker

DECEMBER 19, 2021

Why Being on a College Campus From 1991–1995 Changed My Life. In Outliers , author Malcolm Gladwell famously popularizes the ‘10,000 hour’ rule — namely, it takes approximately that amount of time to develop true expertise in an area. I visited the future and it made me wealthy. A high-speed network and connection to the Internet.

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Hearpreneur

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

What exactly is going to be the name of your business? Whatever the inspiration or relation may be, the naming of your business is one of the most important parts of becoming a CEO. 1- Our names. 3- My name+services we offer. My last name also happens to be “Way,” so it was an easy lead to “Way Solutions.”

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 18, 2019

Meanwhile, a Scandinavian media company called Schibsted, whose publications had been free online since 1995, has begun scoring visitors on their likelihood of subscribing using information it has paired from Facebook and then customizing ads touting the benefits of becoming a subscriber. And in that, there is value.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 11, 2014

It can be as simple as writing the name of the person you treated to lunch and what you discussed on the lunch receipt to substantiate a meal deduction; or a note in your calendar to document the business purpose of a meeting for which you claimed deductible business miles. Record Business purpose. He is a licensed CPA in the State of Utah.

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Ben's Blog

JUNE 28, 2011

As late as November 1995, Bill Gates wrote a book entitled The Road Ahead in which he predicted that the Information Super Highway would rule the future. In 1996, there was no social networking, no video, no search that worked, no RSS, and no Twitter to name a few. I am naming your car ‘La Bamba.’”

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thebarefootvc

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

I didn’t listen as I didn’t want to work with anyone that was intimidated by a NAME of all of things. I didn’t listen as I didn’t want to work with anyone that was intimidated by a NAME of all of things.

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Hunter Walker

JULY 3, 2021

Memories like those, plus a dressing room sign with my name on it, were what I took away from interning on Season Two of Late Night with Conan O’Brien while in college. And looking back, I never should have left the show. Maybe I would have been there through 26 more years (and a few location changes).

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 10, 2014

With a little research I found a few notable names in relatively recent businesses, although each of these actually started with some big-company experience: Fred Smith, chairman and founder, Federal Express. In fact, BusinessWeek reports that roughly 40 percent of the S&P 500 chief executives have MBAs in any given year.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 7, 2014

Between 1995-2002 I visited often – especially since I founded my first company there. If you attract names like these you’re bound to attract some media attention and then Chad Hurley dropped the bomb that he was leaving YouTube while he was at the f.ounders event. Scenes from my counter-top on my last night in Dublin.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 5, 2011

Be cautious when choosing the name of a professional Facebook page. Once a page has more than 30 fans, the name cannot be changed. Use an adaptable name, like ‘stylist,’ ‘hair pro,’ ‘financial services professional,’ etc. Avoid any names that are transitory in nature.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 9, 2012

Much has been written about the characteristics – and quirks – of the Millennial Generation, those born between 1982 and 1995. When asked to name the gadget they could not live without, 43-percent said their smartphone, another 43-percent voted their PC or laptop.

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Hearpreneur

SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

What exactly is going to be the name of your business? Whatever the inspiration or relation may be, the naming of your business is one of the most important parts of becoming a CEO. businessname #business #entrepreneur #startup #name #compilation #instagram #ceoblognation #blog #newblog #blogpost #livetoday.

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Steve Blank

MAY 13, 2015

As one of the first women VC’s in Silicon Valley she founded Foundation in 1995, and went on to be selected for the Midas List based on her investments. Sophie was named as one of Fast Company’s 100 most creative people in business.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 4, 2013

With a little research I found a few notable names in recent businesses, although each of these actually started with some big-company experience: Fred Smith, chairman and founder, Federal Express. Sculley is currently doing well, despite his setback at Apple, as a partner in Sculley Brothers, a private investment firm formed in 1995.

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Feld Thoughts

JUNE 14, 2014

But we came very close to moving to Homer in 1995. If Anchor Point rings a bell to you, it’s because it’s the name of our foundation (the Anchor Point Foundation) and we’ve done some really fun things with it such as the Anchor Point Fellows Program at Wellesley College. We were living in Boston at the time.

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Gust

FEBRUARY 2, 2014

With a little research I found a few notable names in relatively recent businesses, although each of these actually started with some big-company experience: Fred Smith, chairman and founder, Federal Express. In fact, BusinessWeek reports that roughly 40 percent of the S&P 500 chief executives have MBAs in any given year.

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ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 13, 2011

You see, I was using the name Web Informant for sending out a series of email newsletters, and I have been doing so since 1995. Now, on my application, I put the correct date of first use with the first issue of the newsletter, which was in September 1995. Including the trademark registration.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 30, 2019

Walmart has long been a top name in US retail. But, when Amazon first issued its mission statement in 1995: …to be Earth’s most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Let’s get started.

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ConversionXL

JANUARY 8, 2021

From naming your product to using your strengths to your advantage, this short read gives you plenty to implement in your own marketing and branding efforts. Gerber (1995). Reading the book by the same name really changed my paradigm, and I'm now 100% who-first. Delivering Happiness by Tony Hsieh (2010). – Michael E.

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Mike Michalowicz

FEBRUARY 12, 2013

Achieving historical fame, various accounts state Mr. Weil either invented the modern bolo tie or named it. In January of 1995, Miller opened the doors to Miller Paper Company and started with $300K in savings and 15 employees. His secret to heath, wealth and happiness? “He He loved his work.”. Poppy Bridger, Age 84.

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Up and Running

JULY 11, 2014

In 1995 Paul started a company that aimed to put art galleries online. The startup’s name? 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. Pied Piper.

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Feld Thoughts

FEBRUARY 10, 2010

Several of the stops were regularly hang outs of mine between 1983 and 1995 most notably #10 (Miracle of Science) and #11 (Toscanini’s) but also including #5 (MIT Media Lab), #6 (Muddy Charles Pub), #7 (MIT Lobby 7), and #8 (Central Square and the Necco Factory – back when they made Necco wafers.).

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Reid Hoffman

MAY 16, 2020

My generation, dubbed Generation X after a popular novel of the same name , was typically characterized as being aimless and cynical, prematurely embittered by dead-end jobs, the generally awful state of the world, and an overall sense of cultural exhaustion. The biggest happened much earlier in my career, in 1995.”.

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Reid Hoffman

MAY 18, 2021

You can find a Chess book that lists a thousand famous maneuvers, each named after a past grandmaster. Catan, published in 1995, became an international hit, and popularized the German game genre throughout the world, including in America. You see everything that’s on the board. It was also created in 1594.

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Women Entrepreneurs Can

MAY 27, 2019

In 1988 the producers re-named it The Oprah Winfrey Show, but the star still wasn’t happy. Harpo Productions was Winfrey’s opportunity to work on projects she felt were relevant, and she became a household name. Because of legal reasons, she could not use the original name, so changed it to Ruth’s Chris Steak House.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 23, 2013

It was in 1995 when I realized the power of personal branding. I worked in Rome on a small team with a really smart young woman named Elisabetta. Initially I thought it was too long of a name for a blog.When I looked at the competition it as AVC.com and Feld.com. My brand was “business guy.”

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Diego Basch

AUGUST 21, 2012

The main flaw in his reasoning seems to have escaped investors like George Zachary and Marc Andreessen (dude, I always have to google your last name). You could have made the exact same argument in 1995 but used the word “computer” instead of internet.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 4, 2013

My job is finding the right word or phrase for your product, service, business name or tag line. Like, “ Is your wibb wobbler working Perpendicular to your wrastling jacket?” *note: Burlap to Cashmere is the name of a band. And a good name too! I’m Mike or more familiar to you as SgtSlogan. I love words. I’m Steven.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 31, 2011

Every one of these events (with names changed) has happened to companies I’ve worked at or closely with. Imagine how Flurry felt when Steve Jobs called them out by name. Let’s say you became a partner in a VC fund in 1995 and started investing heavily in 1997-99. If anything it’s the tame version. They were envious.

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Start Up Blog

APRIL 28, 2011

To give us just a little bit of belief the ‘fantastical statement’ above this about : Only a decade or so ago a printer was a guy name Tony in who had a little factory Ringwood. People born after 1995 have never know life without the internet. Manufacturing will go the same way – into the micro solution segment.

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ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 25, 2016

While personalization and machine-learning have come along way since Jakob Nielsen wrote this in 1995, the same limitations still exist… Jakob Nielsen , Nielsen Norman Group : “Having the computer personalize the website to the user assumes that the computer can guess the user’s needs. ” (via NN/g).

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 7, 2017

At the same time it seemed that whenever I would have a conversation with a friend, family member, colleague, manager, executive–you name it!–about I have encountered numerous companies with bad customer service, or bad financial management, or unprofessional stuff, you name it. Why the name?

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