Ben's Blog

JUNE 28, 2011

Before my partner Marc Andreessen and his friends at the University of Illinois invented the browser in 1993, most people thought only scientists and researchers would use the Internet. The Internet was thought to be too arcane, insecure and slow to meet real business needs. The implications of the propriety vision were not good.

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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. In case VC’s haven’t figured this out yet, shit rolls downhill.

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Austin Startup

JANUARY 31, 2018

That’s a big fundamental change seeing that since the start of the internet and sites like broadcast.com and YouTube, we, the users, have always had a public text chat. On a “dream big” kind of note, I would love to meet Mark Cuban as he was one of the people responsible for broadcast.com back in 1999 when it sold to Yahoo.

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www.inc.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

TECHNOLOGY. Internet and Online Business. Technology. We had a rough time early on," says Parker, president and chief technology officer of Roving Software Inc. , Leadership. Strategy and Planning. Human Resources (HR). Employee Benefits. SALES & MARKETING. Online Marketing. Advertising. Business Software.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 8, 2008

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Monday, September 8, 2008 Waves of technology platforms I still remember the first time I switched to LAMP. I was building a new startup in 1999, and wanted to do it right. I had heard that all great companies built their applications on Oracle. Take a look and let me know what you think.

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SVPG

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

But back in 1999, a then very young Netflix based in Los Gatos with less than 20 employees, was on the edge of going bust. They had a couple experienced co-founders, including the now legendary Reed Hastings, but the problem was that they were stuck at about 300,000 customers. The title is not important; the work they do is.

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SoCal CTO

OCTOBER 5, 2010

Great content again in September that meets at the intersection of startups, technology, product and being a Startup CTO. Not only does the country have a higher percentage of homes with high-speed Internet than the U.S. How To Pick A Co-Founder , by Naval Ravikant (Venture Hacks). Want to start up in France?

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