Steve Blank
NOVEMBER 7, 2023
The tech ecosystem got a rude awakening in May 1998 when the U.S. Justice Department and 20 state Attorneys General brought suit again Microsoft for anticompetitive practices designed to maintain its monopoly in PC operating systems and internet browsers. How do you get your early customers to advocate on your behalf?
Both Sides of the Table
JULY 16, 2010
The VC industry grew dramatically as a result of the Internet bubble - Before the Internet bubble the people who invested in VC funds (called LPs or Limited Partners) put about $50 billion into the industry and by 2001 this had grown precipitously to around $250 billion. Here’s my take: 1. Our current fund was raised in 2008/09.]
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VC Cafe
AUGUST 24, 2022
For example, in 1998, Prof. Paul Krugman, a Noble Prize winning economist, predicted that by 2005 it will become clear that the Internet’s impact on the economy will be no greater than the Fax machine… Source: (you can check the authenticity on Snopes).
Hunter Walker
FEBRUARY 2, 2015
When I got out to Stanford in 1998 it was still the dawn of the consumer commercial internet. Bay Area early adopters were generally representative of the people who would be getting online in the next few years. However, what Silicon Valley thinks about your startup has never been less important. Largely American/Western.
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. By the end of 2011 the Internet population was estimated at 2.3 Internet usage a decade ago was less than 1 hour per day and was restricted to narrowband communications.
Startup Lessons Learned
FEBRUARY 7, 2013
Telecom O2 learning to move at the speed of the internet 500 Startups and their accelerated feedback loops on what works, and what doesn't work in early-stage investing. There's even a classic Wizard of Oz minimum viable product that dates back to 1998!
David Teten
JANUARY 10, 2012
With a unique vision for starting and successfully managing innovative companies, he is the Managing Partner of Social Leverage, a holding company that invests in early stage web businesses. Mr. Lindzon continues to manage a hedge fund he started in 1998. and Tweetdeck (purchased by Twitter in June 2011).
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