YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 5, 2013

It’s been over a decade since Westin left Singapore’s shores; the hotel chain sold off its two properties – The Westin Stamford and The Westin Plaza – to Swissôtel and Raffles Hotel in 2002, after the brand’s own acquisition by Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide in 1998.

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Singapore Asia Technical Review Acquisition 140

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. Our company was at a stage where we were recruiting, building product, and trying to find product market fit. One of the first things every company has to do is to find product market fit.

Technical Review 117

Technical Review San Francisco Startup Architecture 117

ConversionXL

DECEMBER 7, 2016

Nowadays nearly every online shop utilizes some sort of product recommendation engine, which is no wonder, as these systems, if set up and configured properly can significantly boost revenues, CTRs, conversions, and other important metrics. Popular products”, “Customers who bought this also bought…”, etc.).

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Conversion Product Technical Review Widget 48

Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

For a good eight years from 1998 to 2006 all my online business projects were text based, with some images thrown. The post Can You Launch A Product With No Webinars, No Videos, No Multimedia And Still Succeed? In the last decade the world of internet marketing, like the internet itself, has become dominated by multimedia.

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Video Product Internet Entrepreneur 110

The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

That’s why the Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement was signed by 56 states in 1998 on every victim’s behalf. Due to this lawsuit, the cost of tobacco products rose, promotions were restricted, and companies were forced to put warning labels on their products. #2. However, you’ll need to file a case within a proper timeline.

Cost 118

Cost America Hiring Developer 118

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 26, 2011

If you’re a small business or entrepreneur that needs some quality, professional media production work but have no idea where to look for a reliable provider, ProductionHUB ( www.productionhub.com ) is probably your answer (or at least, it will give you your answer).

Search 154

Search Media Greece Product 154

Up and Running

APRIL 9, 2019

It was also in a SWOT session that we realized we needed to make our product downloadable on the web (back in 1998, when we were among the first). It was in one of these sessions that somebody suggested that I should change my focus a bit and deal more with the large picture than the specific code.

Business Plan 89

Business Plan Software Review Differentiation Framework 89

Gust

JUNE 19, 2012

And in January I saw that digital music overtook physical media for the first time in 2011, something I expected since 1998. I bought the Diamond Rio mp3 player in 1998. Both products were innovative leaders. You need to explore more common and more productive approaches for getting your startup moving forward.

Startup 180

Startup Forecast Angel Investor Software 180

ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 22, 2019

It even penciled for Google in 1998, and it still worked well enough that Facebook chose to establish its headquarters in Palo Alto, California, in 2004. In the race to build a great software product, engineering talent is oxygen. Hiring is what enables you to execute your product roadmap. Ditto for Apple. Don’t participate.

Distribution 117

Distribution San Francisco Silicon Valley El Salvador 117

David Teten

JULY 9, 2012

Some companies, on the other hand, address very specific types of audiences: the key, here, is to remember that an understanding of the core customer is just as important as product development / technical expertise as an asset to the company. article discusses our tendency to hire people who look and think like we do. 2] Peter V.

Hiring 138

Hiring Technical Review Affiliate Audience 138

YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

Spending 23 hours a day in one building is punitive, not productive. Serial entrepreneur Donovan Janus started his first company NTN Publishing in 1998, and started Exposure Manager in 2004. Isolation is binary – you won’t notice it until it’s tomahawking downhill. If home is your office, get out of there. Is Your Boss a Jerk?

Cost 100

Cost San Francisco Software Review Technical Review 100

Ben's Blog

MARCH 24, 2011

In the great bubble of 1998-2000, the boom in public valuations mirrored the boom in private valuations. The inflation-adjusted data from the last bubble tells the story: In the 3-year period from 1998-2000, venture capital firms raised more than $200 billion, which represented about 0.55% of the national GDP.

Technical Review 78

Technical Review Venture Capital Valuation Database 78

Start Up Blog

OCTOBER 25, 2018

We also saw it when production line labour was replaced with robotics. Reinvest funds for growth (New Product / Distribution / Promotion / R &D). Comparing the same General Motors model large sedan in Australia gives us the following cost in real terms: Price when new – 1998 = $25,077 (96% of average annual income)*.

IP 48

IP Technical Review Australia Distribution 48

David Teten

JULY 9, 2012

Some companies, on the other hand, address very specific types of audiences: the key, here, is to remember that an understanding of the core customer is just as important as product development / technical expertise as an asset to the company. article discusses our tendency to hire people who look and think like we do. 2] Peter V.

Hiring 128

Hiring Technical Review Affiliate Audience 128

Up and Running

MARCH 19, 2018

In 1998, Gregory Dees explained social entrepreneurs are more likely to: Adopt a mission to create and sustain social value (not just private or financial value). The Body Shop, founded by Dame Anita Roddick in 1976 as a maker of naturally-inspired beauty products, is a prime example of taking and acting on social responsibility.

Government 114

Government Campaign Early Stage Retention 114

YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 20, 2015

Facts: Many popular startup companies are tech companies because they can create highly specific products quickly and distribute it to a large audience fast, but a startup does not necessarily have to be a technology company. Create a specific product that satisfies the needs of your target market. Start on your good idea.

Cofounder 100

Cofounder Montana Startup Seed Capital 100

Brandanew

JULY 15, 2015

While the brand/ products had found organic mentions all over the Internet and who’s who media of their particular industry, the brand itself had little presence on social media or Google. I bought MichaelHyatt.com in 1998. Marketing leader Michael Hyatt posted a very critical post last year- here. The Platform Effect.

Social Media 100

Social Media Media Technical Review Internet 100

The Equity Kicker

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

Andrew Chen responded to that with a thoughtful post about how the ‘funding goalposts continue to move’ Here’s the money quote: It’s been widely noted that investing milestones have evolved quickly over time: In 1998, you’d raise $5M Series A with an idea and not much else. You didn’t need to build a datacenter either.

San Francisco 105

San Francisco Product Open Source Distribution 105

The Equity Kicker

MAY 7, 2013

The creative economy – a real economy that generates real products and services. These firms have had a significant impact on growth over the last 20 years through the bubbles and crashes they create – e.g. the Long-Term Capital Management crash of 1998, the Dot-Com crash of 2000, and the housing meltdown of 2008.

Development Team Review 94

Development Team Review Business Plan Agile Operations 94

SoCal CTO

OCTOBER 14, 2009

For those of us who are online throughout the day, “visible networking” online is a lot more productive than driving across L.A. In 1986 I started an advertising and public relations firm to serve software and hardware companies, which became a marketing consulting business ( www.Allen.com ) when I moved to L.A.

Los Angeles 150

Los Angeles Networking Southern California Marketing 150

YoungUpstarts

JUNE 24, 2012

The multitude of friends, fans and the likes on Facebook as well as the fact that Facebook is a productivity killer, makes people to scroll through posts rather than read them. You can simply get the viewer in the mood with an abstract image or a metaphor, or it can showcase the company’s products/headquarters etc.

Social Media 231

Social Media Media Stock Clickthrough 231

Hearpreneur

JUNE 14, 2017

Then I read, listened to tons of podcasts/audio books, saved 10K of my per diem traveling money so I wouldn’t have to go in debt to acquire products & launched. It was 1998 and the internet wasn’t exactly readily available. It sounds simple now, but in 1998 it was unheard of. Thanks to Shelia Fitzgerald, EliteFitz ! #3

Entrepreneur 127

Entrepreneur South Africa PR Thailand 127

VC Cafe

OCTOBER 9, 2011

Shechtman, who was born in Tel Aviv in 1941, had previously been awarded the Israel Prize in Physics in 1998 and the Wolf Prize in Physics a year later. ISRAELI RESEARCHERS IDENTIFY KEY TO INSULIN PRODUCTION. He discovered the Icosahedral Phase of crystals aluminum transition metal alloys in 1982. More on Globes.

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Argentina Paraguay Uruguay 90

Steve Blank

OCTOBER 4, 2010

The irony is that in a retrospective paper ten years later (1998), [ 2 ] the authors backed off from their claims. 3] In their analysis Golder and Tellis found almost half of the market pioneers (First Movers) in their sample of 500 brands in 50 product categories failed. Product Pioneer. First to sell the product.

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Silicon Valley Differentiation United States Customer Development 317

VC Cafe

OCTOBER 18, 2011

Moshe joined Microsoft in 1991 as a product manager after a career as a software developer. He worked his way up the corporate ladder; in 1998 he became VP of the Digital TV platform strategy, which did not pan out, and in 1999 he found an opportunity in Microsoft Internet (MSN) international.

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Venture Capital New Zealand Startup 100

Reid Hoffman

JULY 27, 2021

When I decided I wanted to start a company, I realized that I needed to pick up certain skills first, like product management, knowledge of online services, and a practical understanding of commercial software development. My general advice is to go join a startup as an employee, and learn from experience. It’s okay to prepare yourself first.

Silicon Valley 69

Silicon Valley Venture Capital Balance Sheet Cofounder 69

Reid Hoffman

JULY 27, 2021

When I decided I wanted to start a company, I realized that I needed to pick up certain skills first, like product management, knowledge of online services, and a practical understanding of commercial software development. My general advice is to go join a startup as an employee, and learn from experience. It’s okay to prepare yourself first.

Silicon Valley 69

Silicon Valley Venture Capital Balance Sheet Cofounder 69

YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

by Shawn Burcham , founder and CEO of PFSbrands and author of “ Keeping Score With GRITT : Straight Talk Strategies For Success “ Ambitious entrepreneurs often are determined to grow their businesses by expanding into new areas, adding new products, and increasing the size of their workforce.

America 147

America Employee Founder Management 147

crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 16, 2011

“The median net return to VC fund investors has not been positive for any vintage year since 1998″ – [link]. 13 Tips on Designing Awesome Stickers That Sell More Products – [link]. Avoid Decision by Indecision – [link]. Startups in stealth mode need one piece of advice – [link].

Social Media 95

Social Media Small Business Design Media 95

YoungUpstarts

JULY 24, 2019

A disgruntled and disengaged workforce can undermine production and harm customer relations, while a happy, engaged workforce does the opposite. If you take care of your employees, they will be better prepared and far more motivated to take care of your customers.

Employee 150

Employee America Hiring Founder 150

The Equity Kicker

JANUARY 30, 2018

The term ‘pre-chasm’ is a nod to Geoffrey Moore’s 1998 classic Crossing the Chasm and refers to companies that may have sold to early adopters, but haven’t yet found a way to sell to the mainstream. Getting sales going in those early years is terrifically challenging and requires great product and great sales.

Software 106

Software Startup Channel Early Stage 106

Hunter Walker

MARCH 16, 2023

As became clear quickly: the Stanford Business School Class of 1998 had founded the good Internet 1.0 Came out of Stanford with a mission: to work on products which mattered to me , with people I could learn from, and to feel like I was making a real difference to the outcome. But by my graduation in June of 2000, the party had ended.

Stock 74

Stock IPO Database Internet 74

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 15, 2019

I suggest asking yourself what duties you can pass on to others because those activities are not a productive use of time and energy for you or for the company. That way you can all hold each other accountable. Stop trying to do everything.

Dividend 113

Dividend America Founder Video 113

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

The one major thing that Twitter doesn’t seem to have figured out quite yet is that platform thing or at least how to encourage a bunch of 3rd-party developers to build meaningful add-on products. In 1998 the Department of Justice launched an anti-trust case against Microsoft.

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Social Network Networking Internet EC2 297

YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 1, 2019

I came to the United States in 1998 as a Turkish immigrant with my husband Serhat Pala. And, we have become a leader in personal and professional health testing through innovative medical diagnostic products. Perhaps some of my focus on diversity comes from my own background.

San Diego 153

San Diego United States Turkey Leadership 153

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 16, 2010

This is finally happening because the boom of 1998-01 means that many funds are reaching the maturity of their 10-year funds [strangely, 10-year funds usually last about 13 years!]. [side note: our last fund at GRP Partners is currently ranked as the 5th best performing fund of the year 2000. Our current fund was raised in 2008/09.]

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LP Technical Review Early Stage Silicon Valley 311

David Teten

SEPTEMBER 5, 2014

Prabhdeep Singh: We were founded in 1998 to serve top professionals — then it was investors — who weren’t really learning from the dry, one-dimensional, one-size-fits-all industry reports and conferences available to them. GLG Share is really a membership more than a product, and we want to serve our members however we can.

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New York Technical Review Networking Advisory Board 114