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How To Predict The Future

Feld Thoughts

Here’s an example using two personal computers, one from 1996 and one from 2011. Also, I chose a 1996 Toshiba Portege 300CT for a sanity check: if I project the trend between the Apple //e and Portege forward, my Droid should be about 1 cubic inch, not 6. Read Gotham: The History of New York City to 1898.)

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10 Mom-and-Pop Businesses That Turned Into Empires

YoungUpstarts

Today, The Bean has approximately 350 company-owned stores, with locations in Southern California, Las Vegas, Honolulu, New York City and Southeast Asia. Energy Brands was founded in 1996 by J. The Coffee Bean came from much more humble beginnings as a mom-and-pop coffee shop started by Herbert B.

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The pioneers of Silicon Valley’s fast culture on how to grow quickly, not recklessly

Reid Hoffman

The founder of early internet startup Freeloader (acquired for $38 million in 1996) and anti-spam company Brightmail (acquired for $370 million in 2004), Paul went on to pioneer the ride-hailing space. In New York City, ride-hailing went from being negligible in 2014 to over 15 million rides per month by the end of 2017.

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9 Tips for Raising Startup Funds on AngelList

mashable.com

He founded SKYLIST in 1996 from his college dorm room at Carnegie Mellon, and created UnsubCentral in 2004. Mashable is the largest independent online news site dedicated to covering digital culture, social media and technology. Founded in 2005, Mashable is headquartered in New York City with an office in San Francisco.