1997 Conversion Engineer Entrepreneur 
Both Sides of the Table
SEPTEMBER 28, 2014
by Michael Woolf that is worth any startup founder reading to get a sense of perspective on the reality warp that is startup world during a frothy market such as 1997-1999, 2005-2007 or 2012-2014. Conversely if you’re burning $600,000 per month (yes, some companies do) then you only have 5 months of cash left.
YoungUpstarts
MAY 26, 2011
Since 1997, he has led an independent consulting practice focused on helping businesses of all sizes elevate performance and achieve healthy growth. How can an aspiring entrepreneur improve his or her own readiness to be a business founder? How can entrepreneurs develop a market orientation?
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The Next Web
AUGUST 22, 2013
Even in 1997, during the dot-com boom, Bezos’s anti-pitch was stark and to the point: “You can work long, hard, or smart, but at Amazon.com you can’t choose two out of three.”. Amazon became known as a company whose engineers were intense and elite. Entrepreneur Insider Analysis and Opinion' Image Credit: Getty.
Steve Blank
JANUARY 21, 2013
Jim has founded six companies, including Preview Travel, one of the first online travel agencies, which went public in 1997 and subsequently merged to create Travelocity.com as an independent company. That ‘cut’ still left me with over 40 potential thick-skinned budding entrepreneurs. And Zignal Labs.
Both Sides of the Table
JULY 23, 2013
My colleagues that graduated with engineering degrees from UCSD were paid $31,000 – 15% more. I had a friend who joined at the same time with an engineering degree from the same university as me and held jobs in the restaurant sector in college. I struggled to get the group to take me – they only took engineers.
Austin Startup
JUNE 27, 2017
Looking for Funds in All the Right Places: The Definitive Guide to Austin Capital By David Altounian and Stephen Straus OVERVIEW For entrepreneurs: We’ve compiled a definitive list of sources of capital in Austin to help focus your fundraising efforts. This time in Austin presents a unique opportunity for investors.
K9 Ventures
SEPTEMBER 24, 2009
In December 1996, while I was still a student in the Master of Software Engineering program at Carnegie Mellon, I got bit hard by the entrepreneurial bug. I graduated from Carnegie Mellon in 1997 and decided to use my OPT to give the company a proper shot. Besides I was a young, first-time entrepreneur at the age of 23.
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