1999 Architecture Founder Internet 
Both Sides of the Table
OCTOBER 19, 2009
I had previously raised VC in 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2005. Another called Parker Harris, the co-founder and CTO. I set up my laptop, connected to the Internet, opened the compulsory 15 page PowerPoint deck and waited for my adoring fans. Web service architecture that provides a content management platform for the Internet.
Startup Lessons Learned
SEPTEMBER 8, 2008
I was building a new startup in 1999, and wanted to do it right. You dont need to invent a new architecture, and you dont need to even build your architecture up-front. Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Monday, September 8, 2008 Waves of technology platforms I still remember the first time I switched to LAMP. yeah, its awesome.
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thebarefootvc
DECEMBER 16, 2011
What’s different this time around (as opposed to the tech bubble of the late 1990s) is the widespread use of technology, “digital natives” (millennials who grew up with the Internet and mobile phones) coming of age, and a cultural shift towards self-employment and risk taking (again, powered by stark economic realities).
Seeing Both Sides
AUGUST 3, 2012
Interestingly, the company’s founding vision was not a lean idea, but rather a big idea: to accelerate and manage Internet traffic on a global, highly scalable, highly distributed scale. The first year of revenue (1999) was $4 million – a remarkable achievement. But the second year (2000) was simply astounding: nearly $90 million!
VC Cafe
OCTOBER 18, 2011
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. He is a technology all-star, so let’s find out what he is envisioning for the future of technology, business, and Israel.
Scalable Startup
FEBRUARY 1, 2013
And now all of a sudden you have got this global market of all these early adopters that have smartphones connected to the Internet, and they can just pick up their things and run with them. So it would seem like they are an antidote to, or at least less offensive than, social/consumer Internet companies are to the public markets.
Cracking the Code
JUNE 24, 2021
Co-founder and CEO Nicolas Brusson spoke to me about BlaBlaCar’s early ambitions to be a European rather than local country winner and its progression to global player. But the Valley in 1999 was a new world of startups, venture capital, and stock options. How did you go from VC to founder? They’re building them for the world.
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