Steve Blank

MARCH 18, 2011

Tech IPOs were a receding memory, and mergers and acquisitions became the only path to liquidity for startups. Rather they understood that a startup is a temporary organization designed to search for a repeatable and scalable business model. Rules for building a company in 2011 are different than they were in 2008 or 1998.

Internet 334

Internet IPO Silicon Valley Agile 334

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

After a few acquisitions they offered many of the services you think about as foundations to social networks today. It did not have the same success as Google’s acquisition and MySpace sold Photobucket 2 years later to a relatively unknown Seattle-based startup called Ontela for a reportedly $60 million.

Social Network 318

Social Network Networking Internet Technical Review 318

Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

JUNE 19, 2010

I managed to visit Seattle as part of the Australian national Magic The Gathering team in 1998, so that was the highlight of my career as a professional Magic player. It made this site very sticky and it grew organically through viral word-of-mouth as a result of doing that. I changed the design a few times. It’s very simple.

Technical Review 76

Technical Review Software Review Prospectus Audience 76