Hunter Walker

FEBRUARY 12, 2014

Lee put his hypothesis to test in 1998 via Peanut Butter & Co , a small retail shop which has turned into a multiplatform success. sandwich shop in 1998, and the menu consisted entirely of peanut butter sandwiches, snacks, and desserts. Q: The business started in 1998. One which still goes best with a glass of milk.

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Mucker Lab

MAY 20, 2013

1998 – “There is no room for personal productivity software startups – Microsoft will eat your lunch when you get big enough and Symantec will take the crumbs”. 1999 – “The search engine game is over”. 2002 – “Information Technology is not a competitive advantage”. (Internet). Evernote, Dropbox). Myspace, Facebook).

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Mucker Lab

MAY 21, 2013

1998 – “There is no room for personal productivity software startups – Microsoft will eat your lunch when you get big enough and Symantec will take the crumbs”. 1999 – “The search engine game is over”. 2002 – “Information Technology is not a competitive advantage”. (Internet). Evernote, Dropbox). Myspace, Facebook).

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Pascal's View

AUGUST 12, 2009

years in 1998 to 9.6 We must solve the IPO problem, and a review of historic IPO data pre-technology bubble suggests that we need to achieve an average of 130 IPO’s per year to restore equilibrium to the venture-backed company liquidity cycle. The median age of a venture-backed company at the time of its IPO has increased from 4.5

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

These new cellular phone networks were built around two-way circuit switched technology designed to move voice calls without interruption. Unlike the circuit-switched cell phone networks, pager networks were built around digital packet-switched technology. Doctors and drug dealers equally found these devices handy. Video Recording.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2012

In 1998 there were around 850 VC funds and by 2000 there were 2,300. In 1998 it was 150 million, 1999 250 million and by 2000 it had crossed 350 million. This world of local meets retail meets digital advertising portends to technology disruption and with it VC opportunities. The Funding Problem.

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Startup Lessons Learned

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

A few of the detailed case studies include: Tech legend Bill Gross building an MVP in 1999 to test demand for online car sales, which grew into CarsDirect.com. Scott Summitt iteratively leveraging the emerging technologies of digital fabrication and 3d-scanning to change people's lives. It's a big tent.

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ConversionXL

DECEMBER 7, 2016

This means that personalization and related technologies left the “nice to have” category for good. The underlying technologies of recommender systems are becoming more and more polished, both technically and in terms of possible business applications. I believe, their results speak for themselves.

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K9 Ventures

APRIL 20, 2019

In 1998–1999, when I was running my first company, one of my investors, the late Don Jones , came by to visit us at the office. The architecture and technology will have to evolve over time. Don was totally a people person and just an all around great person to talk to.

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Seeing Both Sides

MAY 26, 2009

  In VC, it’s considered more naturally a young person’s game (perhaps because we’re always dealing with waves of new technology, young founders).    With related technology advancements in energy technology and strong legislative support from the state of Massachusetts , it is arguably uniquely positioned there as well. 

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BeyondVC

NOVEMBER 4, 2004

As you know, I have always been interested in this trend since my first post in October 2003 and since I invested in a number of companies in 1998 and 1999 like LivePerson and Expertcity (GoToMyPC) that subscribed to the ASP business model.

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VC Cafe

OCTOBER 18, 2011

Moshe Lichtman, the man once in charge of all of Microsoft’s technology development in Israel, says that the time has come to build a billion dollar Israeli company. He is a technology all-star, so let’s find out what he is envisioning for the future of technology, business, and Israel. By Ben Bakhshi.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

But nine months after the first call was made in 1998, Iridium was in Chapter 11 bankruptcy. iridium-9500 satellite phone ~1999. Seven years after it was founded their satellites and ground stations were in place. It was a technical tour de force. iridium satellite network. What went wrong? We Think We Identified a Large Problem.

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ConversionXL

OCTOBER 21, 2016

As Luke Wroblewski of Google chronicled years ago, Amazon really pioneered this trend… Luke Wroblewski , Google : “In 1998, the site had two top-level categories: books and music. Combined with technology that switches content without reloading a page can instill a tangible feel to the end user navigating the page.” (via

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Mike Michalowicz

OCTOBER 19, 2015

His unique style and personal touch has helped him develop a large worldwide audience consisting of accountants, bookkeepers, and small business owners, as well as general consultants and technology enthusiasts. Previously, from 1999 to 2001, Seth was a Senior Revenue Accountant for the Veterinary Centers Of America. CPA’s.

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Reid Hoffman

OCTOBER 10, 2017

For decades, technology entrepreneurs have had an affinity for pirates. Piracy became so associated with startups that when, in 1999, the cable network TNT released a movie about the heated rivalry between Steve Jobs and Apple, and Bill Gates and Microsoft, it was titled, “Pirates of Silicon Valley.”

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ConversionXL

MAY 31, 2017

What happens when evolving customer preferences for certain technologies make lead capture forms obsolete? Let’s be clear: Messaging isn’t some new, hot trend or magical technology. Messenger (1998), and MSN/Windows Live Messenger (1999). A Shift in How We Communicate. The Rise of Messaging.

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alexpoole.info

AUGUST 14, 2012

Back in 1998 when Times New Roman was still widely used on the web, my then boss made sure we always designed our web sites with Arial, as she hated the look of serif fonts on the web. 5; in Lund, 1999 ). Lund, 1997, 1998, 1999 ). 1998 , Bernard et al., 1998 , Tullis et al., Dowding 1957, p.5;

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Ben's Blog

MAY 24, 2021

The combination of access to a robust private market coupled with the easing of the on-ramp created by the JOBS Act has enabled companies such as Moderna to be able to invest in life-changing technologies as we’ve seen with the recent COVID vaccines. 1990-1998 13.3% 1999-2000 51.6% 22% 1990-1998 13.3% 1990-1998 10% 6.3%

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VC Cafe

MARCH 15, 2011

Israeli Minister of Industry, Trade and Labor Shalom Simhon met Chinese Commerce Minister Chen Deming vowing to to expand economic, trade and technological cooperation between the two countries. Chen also met Israeli President Shimon Peres who highlighted the key role of technology innovation in economic development of Israel and China.

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Scalable Startup

MAY 16, 2015

Each circle represents one of the fifty largest technology companies in the city, the size of each circle determined by the number of the company’s employees. They begin on the eastern edge of the city near the Ferry Building and spread westward along Market Street. First Street and Market Street by Leo vanMunching.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 17, 2017

Of course our great technology industry did itself rise on the back of infrastructure created by telecommunications & cable infrastructure as well as decades of media production. Ask yourself this — how did it go when a bunch of Internet companies when public in 1998–1999 with limited revenues or oversight?

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