Hearpreneur

JULY 1, 2020

Several “experts” in marketing and advertising, and IP lawyers, tried to talk me into changing it. When I started Idea Grove in 2005, most PR firms had names like law firms – the name of the firm was the name of the owner or partners. I think that was because PR wanted to be seen as a serious profession like law or accounting.

Naming 149

Naming Entrepreneur New Hampshire LLC 149

Ben's Blog

JUNE 28, 2011

This was not so illogical as most companies didn’t even run TCP/IP—they ran proprietary networking protocols such as AppleTalk, Netbios, and SNA. Still, since 1996, the only major change to the browser’s user experience has been the addition of tabs. In the past 3 years an eye popping 500 million people have switched browsers.

CTO 78

CTO Internet Illinois Cofounder 78

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 13, 2010

We worked together at Andersen Consulting between 1996-99 when the markets were booming. It’s why as an investor I look for talented teams with long-term vision, a unique point-of-view, differentiated IP and a desire to build something enduring. Avoid the latest fads, trends or PR announcements. He always was.

Turkey 302

Turkey Differentiation IP Technical Review 302

www.paulgraham.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

We alsothought wed be able to sign up a lot of catalog companies, becauseselling online was a natural extension of their existing business.But in 1996 that was a hard sell. When we got real funding nearthe end of 1996, we hired a great CFO, who fixed everything retroactively. We officially launched in early 1996.

Startup 105

Startup Cofounder Software Stock 105