OnlyOnce

JULY 2, 2018

Consumers are coming to understand and appreciate that the real cost of a “free” internet lies in advertising and data collection. Since our founding in 1999, we’ve kept consumer choice, permission, and transparency at the center of our business.

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OnlyOnce

JULY 2, 2018

Consumers are coming to understand and appreciate that the real cost of a “free” internet lies in advertising and data collection. Since our founding in 1999, we’ve kept consumer choice, permission, and transparency at the center of our business.

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OnlyOnce

MARCH 11, 2021

1999 wasn’t the dark ages, but it feels like a different millennium in terms of what it’s like to start a technology company from scratch. The cloud and micro services/APIs mean that we are able to build our platform much more quickly at much lower cost than in the past. It’s much easier to build a startup today.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 11, 2010

The CIC, founded in 1999, is located adjacent to MIT and has more than 100,000 sq ft of space for nearby startups that qualify to be housed there. I also had lunch there which was served buffet style with the rest of the office, which apparently costs $5 / day and you just let the office manager know in advance so they can plan numbers.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

Your best bet is probably taking an existing market and serving a portion of it better than the competition, through lower cost or a different set of features. Back in 1999, it all ended very bad. Don’t spend time and money on getting the word out about your product beyond what you need to do discovery and validation.

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Diego Basch

MAY 3, 2012

In 1999 Google was gaining popularity because they were solving exactly this problem. We provided results via our API to our customers. I still have an email in which I outlined a proposal to build a snippets and caching cluster, which was nixed because of costs. Inktomi didn’t control the front-end. This caused latency.

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BeyondVC

SEPTEMBER 28, 2005

" Web 1999/2000. Open, APIs and data sharing. So as you can see, there are more sophisticated users, it costs significantly less to launch a new service/product, and many of the business models are proven to reach profitability. Critical Mass. GoToMarket Philosophy. If you build it, they will come. Tech platform. Philosophy.

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