Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 12, 2019

Google - Larry Page and Sergey Brin started working on Google in 1996 – but three years later in 1999, few people had even heard of it yet. are the benchmarks in the industry for overnight success, but still required two to three years to really get going.

Initial Public Offering 277

Initial Public Offering Startup California .Net 277

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

Back in 1999, Amazon patented a feature and changed their own process and on-line commerce forever: One-click purchasing, versus re-entering name, address, and credit card information for every transaction. Improve the whole customer experience, as well as the product.

Artificial Inteligence 205

Artificial Inteligence Reputation Viral America 205

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 6, 2013

Google - Larry Page and Sergey Brin started working on Google in 1996 – but three years later in 1999, few people had even heard of it yet. are the benchmarks in the industry for overnight success, but still required two to three years to really get going.

Initial Public Offering 297

Initial Public Offering Startup California .Net 297

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 26, 2018

According to Investor's Business Daily , even though IPOs in 2018 through July were up nearly 39 percent from last year, the total of 115 companies so far is still nowhere near the rate required to match the yearly total of 486 hit way back in 1999.

Exit Strategy 128

Exit Strategy IPO Initial Public Offering SEC 128

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 31, 2016

Google - Larry Page and Sergey Brin started working on Google in 1996 – but three years later in 1999, few people had even heard of it yet. are the benchmarks in the industry for overnight success, but still required two to three years to really get going.

Initial Public Offering 148

Initial Public Offering California .Net Business Plan 148

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 9, 2012

Google - Larry Page and Sergey Brin started working on Google in 1996 – but three years later in 1999, few people had even heard of it yet. are the benchmarks in the industry for overnight success, but still required two to three years to really get going.

Entrepreneur 263

Entrepreneur Initial Public Offering California .Net 263

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 5, 2013

In 2012, total entrepreneurial activity in the United States hit its highest level since their survey started in 1999, according to Babson College. It’s a jungle out there. That’s the good news and the bad news.

Intellectual Property 249

Intellectual Property Startup United States Framework 249

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 26, 2011

Google - Larry Page and Sergey Brin started working on Google in 1996 – but three years later in 1999, few people had even heard of it yet. are the benchmarks in the industry for overnight success, but still required two to three years to really get going.

Initial Public Offering 295

Initial Public Offering California .Net Business Plan 295

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 10, 2016

Just because you would have loved to have your groceries picked out and delivered, doesn’t mean the mainstream customer was ready for Webvan in 1999. Never mix up what you like with what your customers will buy. Or ask PlanetRx, an online service for prescriptions, before the Internet was pervasive.

Business Model 120

Business Model Intellectual Property Startup Bankruptcy 120

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 9, 2015

Just because you would have loved to have your groceries picked out and delivered, doesn’t mean the mainstream customer was ready for Webvan in 1999. Never mix up what you like with what your customers will buy. Or ask PlanetRx, an online service for prescriptions, before the Internet was pervasive.

Intellectual Property 120

Intellectual Property Startup Bankruptcy Viral 120

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 29, 2011

No one would call Carly Fiorina, the head of Hewlett Packard from 1999 to 2005, a wilting lily. Others foresee just the opposite. Ella says many women don't want to be seen as "soft" -- and others simply aren't. According to her memoir, Tough Choices , she was sometimes referred to as Chainsaw Carly.

Networking 226

Networking Leadership Demand Entrepreneur 226

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 24, 2016

If your startup is in the Business-to-Business (B2B) world, you need to realize that the subscription model has evolved considerably since SalesForce.com introduced Software as a Service (SaaS) way back in 1999.

Revenue 120

Revenue Startup Cloud Curation 120

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 16, 2011

In 1999, there were 486 IPOs nationwide; just 10 years later, in 2009, there were only 63. The timing of an IPO is driven heavily by the state of the economy in general and the stock market in particular, in concert with your profitability. The market is moving back up, but slowly. Is your spotlight bright enough to start a new wave?

IPO 223

IPO Social Media Media Exit Strategy 223

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 29, 2010

Google - Larry Page and Sergey Brin started working on Google in 1996 – but three years later in 1999, few people had even heard of it yet. are the benchmarks in the industry for overnight success, but still required two to three years to really get going.

Initial Public Offering 221

Initial Public Offering Startup California .Net 221

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 2, 2015

If your startup is in the Business-to-Business (B2B) world, you need to realize that the subscription model has evolved considerably since SalesForce.com introduced Software as a Service (SaaS) way back in 1999.

Business Model 120

Business Model Startup Cloud Curation 120

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 9, 2010

No one would call Carly Fiorina, the head of Hewlett Packard from 1999 to 2005, a wilting lily. Others foresee just the opposite. Ella says many women don't want to be seen as "soft" -- and others simply aren't. According to her memoir, Tough Choices , she was sometimes referred to as Chainsaw Carly.

Entrepreneur 121

Entrepreneur Leadership Networking Demand 121