Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2010

It’s true that it’s cheaper to start companies now and cheaper to get distribution. I’m spending a lot of time looking at video production & distribution because I believe this will form a larger basis of the future Internet and I believe that Hollywood & television will face large, disruptive forces.

Florida 299

Florida Technical Review San Antonio Los Angeles 299

YoungUpstarts

APRIL 2, 2018

A method of solving time-consuming computing tasks by utilizing multiple computers usually united into a parallel computing system is commonly referred to as grid computing or distributed computing. In 2007, the BOINC framework became the home of World Community Grid , a distributed computing project created by the IBM Corporation.

Search 179

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 13, 2011

So we have five themes – Digital Life and Distribution are the other two.”. Distribution. One of the successful investments was a company called Nigenisis, which ended becoming a public company in 1999. Human Computer Interaction. Protocol Digital Life. Adhesive (new – Glue for Adtech).

Technical Review 288

Technical Review Venture Capital Silicon Valley Software Review 288

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 22, 2010

Back in 1999 when I first raised venture capital I had zero knowledge of what a fair term sheet looked like or how to value my company. This states how the proceeds from a sale or dissolution of the company will be distributed. It was accept the terms or go into bankruptcy so we took the money.

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Valuation Liquidation Preference Pre-Money Valuation Term Sheet 405

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

App is one step forward, two steps back – In 1999 I launched my first company, BuildOnline, a SaaS-based (back then we were ASP’s) content management platform for large-scale engineering and construction projects. But you need to think in terms of broader distribution. But I’m with Jason Calacanis.

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Flash Mobile Application Development Cloud 326

Growthink Blog

FEBRUARY 27, 2010

In 1999, Lee joined the Silicon Valley new media content contingent as an Internet-company CEO, and has since founded two innovative Los Angeles media companies. With Growthink, Lee has continued his deep involvement with film, digital media, content delivery protocols, gaming technologies and sports initiatives.

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Los Angeles Silicon Valley Technical Review Distribution 85

abovethecrowd.com

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

Unfortunately, either information asymmetry or physical distances and the resulting distribution costs can both cut against the economic advantages that would otherwise arise for all. In 1999, Jack Ma created Alibaba , a Chinese-based B2B marketplace for connecting small and medium enterprise with potential export opportunities.

Internet 88

Internet Matching Vertical Hosting 88

Growthink Blog

JUNE 19, 2010

In 1999, Lee joined the Silicon Valley new media content contingent as an Internet-company CEO, and has since founded two innovative Los Angeles media companies. With Growthink, Lee has continued his deep involvement with film, digital media, content delivery protocols, gaming technologies and sports initiatives.

Los Angeles 76

Los Angeles Silicon Valley Technical Review IP 76

Venture Chronicles

SEPTEMBER 11, 2010

Twitter provides publishers with several key advantages over RSS, namely the ability to control brand and force traffic back to their monetized site.

RSS 58

RSS Aggregator Acquisition Audience 58

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 17, 2017

For example, distribution to find new apps in a mobile Internet is tightly locked down by the oligopoly of Apple and Google. Distribution of media is tightly controlled by YouTube, Netflix, Facebook, Amazon and a handful of others. Our social graphs are locked in Facebook, Twitter and Snapchat. Enter the decentralized Internet.

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Government Distribution Stock United States 280

YoungUpstarts

MAY 4, 2012

Sharone started Fun Life Toys as a complimentary business to his marketing and retail distribution firm Urban Marketing Group, which he previously founded in 1999. As a child growing up, Sharone would attend trade shows with his father, which sparked his interest in the product industry.

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Distribution Naming Small Business Product 145

Sophia Perl of Wisdom

AUGUST 27, 2011

The main difference is that they were able to leverage their distribution channel. He mentioned that an idea is worth nothing and often times fails because lack of distribution channel. It’s possible to outgrow other competitors who have a lot more funding than you.

EC2 53

EC2 Social Network Distribution Demand 53

Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 15, 2015

million in 1999, Zappos is now worth $1 billion. Then identify the goals and distribute them to the various departments in your company. When Zappos started, Hsieh used to think his entire business was coming to an end every single day; but he pursued his vision of building an organization strongly entrenched in aligned values.

Small Business 60

Small Business Non-Compete Europe Philippines 60

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2009

I had previously raised VC in 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2005. Distributed version control model – first in the industry like ours and we are filing patents. I am very grateful to my friend Zoli Erdos for finding this retro posting for me at web.archive.org. Folksonomy. Consumer approach to software for business users. Free product.

Venture Capital 274

Venture Capital Term Sheet San Diego Viral 274

ConversionXL

MAY 22, 2017

His name was Mark Benioff (another former Oracle Executive) and in 1999 he had the pleasure to introduce the business world the first CRM in Cloud. Organizing multi-channel campaigns, segmenting audiences, and distributing personalized content, suddenly appeared to be easy, like never before. Eloqua was the proof of that.

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Customer Marketing Artificial Inteligence Clickthrough 92

Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

Even startups that are dominated by technical risk have the customer validation risk of finding positive ROI distribution in a large market. Back in 1999, it all ended very bad. Let’s not let startups use this as an escape hatch to avoid customer development. Almost all Web startups are dominated by market risk.

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Customer Development Web Developer Customer 219

Version One Ventures

JUNE 7, 2016

The acquiring company can just plug that product into their existing distribution channel to help round out their current product suite and grab more market share (and some might argue that even this is happening less frequently). It’s hard to transition buyers and sellers over to the acquirer’s marketplace, as I’ve seen first hand.

IPO 60

IPO Distribution Channel Business Model 60

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 16, 2011

In 1999, there were 486 IPOs nationwide; just 10 years later, in 2009, there were only 63. You need to work through a team of underwriters, who administer the public issuance and distribution of securities from a corporation. 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

finance.fortune.cnn.com

AUGUST 21, 2012

The information is based on part of a confidential year-end 2011 investment report distributed to investors in a fund-of-funds that made commitments between 1999 and 2001. Overall, the fund-of-funds is 97% called for 45 funds raised between 1999 and 2002. In parenthesis is the cumulative distribution divided by called capital.

Naming 49

Naming Term Sheet Private Equity Equity 49

YoungUpstarts

JULY 25, 2018

Brian is now leading a mission critical distribution arm and his direct reports are engaged and energized. Keith Martino is head of CMI, a global consultancy founded in 1999 that customizes leadership and sales development initiatives. Brian adapted his timetable to capitalize on the momentum generated by his colleagues.

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Leadership Database Audio Distribution 100

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 3, 2010

Provides electronic book services for content publishers; services include digital scanning and conversion, distribution to leading e-book retailers, monetization and royalty management. Founded in 1999 in Austin, Texas. Premium invitation cards and event stationary that is designed online for online distribution or paper print.

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Founder San Diego SMS Los Angeles 214

ConversionXL

MARCH 19, 2020

At the same time, the company contained its operating costs and came out of the recession stronger, bigger, and more profitable than it had been in 1999. This means more people behind a screen, which means more opportunity across distribution channels.

Marketing 121

Marketing Campaign Non-Compete Lean 121

Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 8, 2008

I was building a new startup in 1999, and wanted to do it right. How to get distribution advantage on the iPhone How to Usability Test your Site for Free The one line split-test, or how to A/B all the tim. I had heard that all great companies built their applications on Oracle. How to listen to customers, and not just the loud.

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San Francisco Technology Continuous Deployment Lean 68

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 11, 2010

We’re recommending to our companies that they be distributed.&#. 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. We don’t believe in it anymore. These days we all use Skype and collaboration tools.

San Francisco 285

San Francisco Incubator Silicon Valley Startup 285

Austin Startup

DECEMBER 20, 2020

Andy is a global thought leader in remote work, telecommuting, and distributed workforces having served as CEO of Crossover and Sococo and on the board of Texas Central, our new bullet train. Working with Joe, he founded RideAustin to provide ridesharing to Austin when Uber and Lyft were driven out by city council.

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Austin Texas Cofounder Los Angeles 110

thebarefootvc

DECEMBER 16, 2011

Disruption in the Education Space: When I first started looking at education technology investments in 1999, very few VCs would go near the sector. Universities are also creating more interdisciplinary programs in order to encourage this collaboration. What’s Next in 2012….

Technical Review 110

Technical Review India Mobile Hockey Stick 110

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 10, 2010

My first company was a SaaS software company started in 1999. Lock users into proprietary rights management, distribution or consumption models? Many of us argued at the time that the browsers would get more powerful and we bet our companies on that by not developing client applications. Launch a closed iTunes / iTV? I choose open.

Web 300

Web HTML AJAX China 300

www.inc.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Before Roving Software could receive its first round of financing from professional investors, in early 1999, he had to put all the stock arrangements in writing. CDW your 1-stop resource for configuration, activation & distribution. Parker, for example, often sealed his agreements with a handshake rather than on paper. Get ahead.

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Fractional CTO Equity Iowa Technical Cofounder 40

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 28, 2011

When I built my first company starting in 1999 it cost $2.5 The larger ones also do more to hold CEO summits, create recruiting databases, set up email distribution lists, create pools of stock options that can be shared across companies, etc. I will argue that LPs who invest in VC funds will also need to adjust a bit as well.

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Venture Capital Software PHP Open Source 334

Bryce Dot VC

MAY 1, 2013

I didn’t get my first mobile phone until 1999. The future is here, it’s just unevenly distributed indeed.' Mine is the one of the poster boy of wealth clutching his massive brick of a mobile phone while brokering another million dollar deal. That film was release in 1987. In 2012 global mobile penetration hit 91%.

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Mobile Distribution Global Conversion 61

Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 6, 2019

My number one goal in 1999 when my wife (fiancé at the time) Abby and I started our firm was to create a business that allowed us to raise and support our family on our own terms—just like my parents’ business allowed them to do for more than 30 years. My parents were also small business owners.

Entrepreneur 61

Entrepreneur Ireland LLC Kansas 61

BeyondVC

JANUARY 28, 2005

Luckily, I have 2 portfolio companies that I respectively invested in during 1999 and 2000 which survived the nuclear winter and are having an opportunity to contribute to this innovation by helping make search better and easier for users. There is obviously lots of innovation happening in the search space.

Search 60

Search RSS Technical Review Portfolio 60

Ben's Blog

JUNE 28, 2011

After Mosaic, even Marc and his co-founder Jim Clark originally planned a business for video distribution to run on top of the proprietary Information Super Highway , not the Internet. After AOL acquired Netscape in 1999, the browser wars ended and browser innovation stopped for many years.

CTO 78

CTO Internet Illinois Cofounder 78

Reid Hoffman

MAY 16, 2020

I just knew that subscription-based dial-up services like CompuServe and America Online, and the one I’d been working on at Apple, eWorld , could potentially distribute information in far more powerful ways than what you could do with books, TV, and other traditional forms of media. It was 1999.

Silicon Valley 69

Silicon Valley Internet Networking Salary 69

Seeing Both Sides

AUGUST 3, 2012

Incorporated in 1998 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the company’s network of over 100,000 globally distributed servers provides an infrastructure layer that accelerates the distribution and delivery of content, media and applications. The first year of revenue (1999) was $4 million – a remarkable achievement. Founding Akamai.

Distribution 49

Distribution Lean Massachusetts Cofounder 49

View from Seed

JUNE 17, 2015

My first startup job was as an early employee at PayPal, where I took a job at the end of ‘1999 and started a few months later in 2000. I’d like to think that I worked hard, but I was probably in the middle of the distribution of my colleagues at both PayPal and LinkedIn in terms of work ethic… neither the slacker nor the hardest worker.

Startup 120

Startup Cofounder Seed Stage IPO 120

abovethecrowd.com

APRIL 20, 2016

In 1999, record valuations coexisted with record IPOs and shareholder liquidity. If 1999 was a wet (read liquid) bubble, 2015 was a particularly dry one. Back in 1999, if a company raised $30mm before an IPO, that was considered a large historic raise. 2015 was the exact opposite. Take as much market share as you can.

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IPO Term Sheet Silicon Valley Valuation 40