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Lessons Learned: Hugh Molotsi

Startup Lessons Learned

When I left Intuit in 2015, I was VP of Innovation and led Intuit Labs, Intuit’s internal incubator. One of the highlights of my time at Intuit was being part of a skunkworks team in 1999 that developed Intuit’s first payment service, the QuickBooks Merchant Account Service.

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In Silicon Valley, Founders Fight for Control

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Craig Walker, co-founder and CEO of Firespotter Labs, a technology incubator, said it feels unnatural to bestow so much voting power on one executive. that did so in 1999 and 2000, according to an analysis for The Wall Street Journal by Jay R. Founders cant demand such concessions unless their companies are doing well.

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US Economic Risks (Sept 2010): Impact on Investors & Entrepreneurs

Both Sides of the Table

While not 1999 all over again but I am observing first-hand the signs of funding frenzy. High unemployment, wage stagnation, lowering real estate prices and the lowering of demand for products may lead to deflation (where prices of goods & services decrease each month – i.e. the opposite of inflation).

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Invest in Israel Newsletter December 2010 Edition

VC Cafe

Virtualization technology is increasingly in demand as large corporations try to cut back on hardware in their data centers. GE, which entered the water industry in 1999 and is involved in a wide variety of water technologies, in the last five years doubled its investment in water technology related R&D to reach $1.5

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Boom and Bust and What Comes Next

Scalable Startup

He would know; he’s been backing tech start-ups since 1984, incubating at least one hen house full of millionaires.and probably a few empty ones. When asked by the WSJ if there will be enough demand to fund “two or three or more players in these categories,” Andreesen says, “Generally in tech, the markets are winner take all.”