Austin Startup

APRIL 27, 2019

As I mentioned at the beginning of this series/ebook, over the years I’ve noticed that I tend to frequently share certain Lucky7 posts with entrepreneurs we’ve backed , team members at data.world, or other startup investors I know. So I’m packaging the best of them up for you here in a new series called The Entrepreneur’s Essentials.

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Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 1, 2016

Having an electrical engineering background, I knew there had to be a better way and I could help build it. Then I realized what that qualifies me to be: an entrepreneur. Entrepreneurs have to wear a hundred different hats, be good at dozens of skills. I knew this was not an accurate way to track critical vital signs.

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Feld Thoughts

SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

On Monday night 9/24 from 6:15 to 7:45 I’m co-hosting the first Entrepreneurs Unplugged session of Fall 2012 at CU Boulder. I love doing the Entrepreneurs Unplugged sessions – it’s a chance for me to interview some of the great Boulder entrepreneurs, especially up and coming ones like Rusty and Holly.

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Transformify

APRIL 15, 2016

However, the lack of funding opportunities has forced many entrepreneurs to seek funding abroad. Rather than being unemployed, graduates may become the promising entrepreneurs starting new businesses and creating jobs. Alliy is also an entrepreneur, having established Yellow Masai and TanTravel.

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Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 30, 2015

Being in love with your business, when you’re an entrepreneur, is even better. Although there are days when tossing in your hat seems like a viable option, remembering how much you love your “job” can quickly snap an entrepreneur out of that mentality. We asked some entrepreneurs “why they started their businesses.”

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crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 2, 2011

Turns out that this was a team of engineers inspecting the structure to assess the damage caused by last month’s earthquake and they were methodically inspecting each of the 36,491 marble blocks that makes up the exterior of the giant tower. The iPads contained engineering data from the 1999 restoration of the monument.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 11, 2018

Say you’re an engineering company looking for more business. So you throw up a billboard right in front of Halliburton, where you know people are already flocking for engineering. He has been an entrepreneur since 1991 when he started a Carbon Nano-Materials manufacturing company, SES Research. The Billboard Strategy.

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Startup Lessons Learned

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

Last May, I shared the news that long-time Lean Startup advocates Brant Cooper and Patrick Vlaskovits were working on a new book called The Lean Entrepreneur featuring illustrations by FAKEGRIMLOCK. Social entrepreneurs take note!) Lastly, I wanted to share with you the foreword I wrote for The Lean Entrepreneur.

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ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 25, 2014

Given the gold rush going on in Silicon Valley right now, it’s not surprising that some young entrepreneurs think it’s time to drop out and start a company. But the bigger reason for me comes down to experience—rather, the lack thereof—in unstudied entrepreneurs. Not surprising, but still stupid. ”) a bit troubling.

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Agile VC

JUNE 30, 2016

But a realistic understanding of the potential timeline for autonomous vehicle adoption is vital to decision making as a startup entrepreneur or investor in this area. . ==. Adaptive cruise control –> Mitsubishi & Toyota developed LIDAR systems in early ’90s, Mercedes first launched radar systems in 1999).

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crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2013

LinkedIn’s Series B Pitch to Greylock: Pitch Advice for Entrepreneurs (annotated by Reid Hoffman) – crowdspring.co/1gIv7bI. 11 Questions Every Entrepreneur Must Be Able to Answer - crowdspring.co/19IMztu. Chicago’s startup engine roars | Chicago Tribune - crowdspring.co/16aYZLL. LinkedIn - crowdspring.co/H47RXx.

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Hearpreneur

APRIL 3, 2016

I had actually developed the logo in 1999 and it is now on the back of my entire product line. I wanted the word “Italian” in there and adding “culinary adventures” makes it easier to be found in search engines. Now I use “Julie Originals” which is what I used to sign the back of my handmade greeting cards when I was young.

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Feld Thoughts

AUGUST 25, 2015

For many years preceding 1999, the 1982 vintage was known as the industry’s worst vintage year. Most losses happen when you combine Market and Product risk – take one, not both, and take it with a proven entrepreneur. JMB Realty: Real Estate Management company. Taking all five at once is crazy. The fatal flaw of the 80’s was fear”.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 29, 2018

Jerry wasn’t your average engineer. As it turns out, there is no average engineer. There are only engineers who think like employees and engineers who think “like a boss.” Keith Martino is head of CMI, a global consultancy founded in 1999 that customizes leadership and sales development initiatives.

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Feld Thoughts

JULY 8, 2013

Following is a guest post on DevOps by Gene Kim , Multiple Award-Winning CTO, Researcher, Visible Ops Co-Author, Entrepreneur & Founder of Tripwire. Since 1999, my passion has been studying high performing IT organizations. He wrote it a while ago and it has sat in my draft queue waiting for the perfect moment to emerge.

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Ben's Blog

JANUARY 31, 2012

After raising our first round of funding for Loudcloud in 1999, we went to visit our new venture capital firm and meet their full team. They might know executives, but not engineers. Our reputation with founders has then enabled us to invest in great entrepreneurs building the great new technology companies.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 24, 2016

If you are an entrepreneur not using this model, it may be time to consider a pivot. If your startup is in the Business-to-Business (B2B) world, you need to realize that the subscription model has evolved considerably since SalesForce.com introduced Software as a Service (SaaS) way back in 1999.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

I believe the rise in angel investing is here to stay and the professionalization of this class (aka “super angels&# or “micro VC&# ) is a good thing for the VC industry and for entrepreneurs. How about teaching engineering at Stanford and seeing the best & brightest before they’re even out in the wild.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 2, 2015

If you are an entrepreneur not using this model, it may be time to consider a pivot. If your startup is in the Business-to-Business (B2B) world, you need to realize that the subscription model has evolved considerably since SalesForce.com introduced Software as a Service (SaaS) way back in 1999. Marty Zwilling.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 8, 2008

I was building a new startup in 1999, and wanted to do it right. The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Customer Development ► June (3) What is a startup? Two Ways to Hold Entrepreneurs Accountable (for Ha. Lean Startup Circle - a mailing list of dedicated and helpful entrepreneurs. April 23, 2010 in San Francisco.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 3, 2010

This was really a fun week at TWiVC because we decided to have an entrepreneur come and talk about raising capital rather than having a VC come on. It’s always such a pleasure for me to spend time with Farb because he has all of the enthusiasm and energy you love to see in entrepreneurs. Founded in 1999 in Austin, Texas.

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David Teten

APRIL 16, 2012

Although we are open to various configurations of 2-5 people, we envision a team built around: a CEO, reporting directly to the Board; a Product Manager to harden the vision; and an Engineer to make the magic. CEO: Ideally a successful serial entrepreneur who has taken a startup from Series A all the way to an exit.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 14, 2009

Through case studies, exercises, and discussions, Eric Ries will guide entrepreneurs of all stripes through the key areas that determine success for startups: product, engineering, QA, marketing, and business strategy. I joined a financial services tech startup in 1999. Two Ways to Hold Entrepreneurs Accountable (for Ha.

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Campus Entrepreneurship

APRIL 18, 2012

Regular readers know we love TV for entrepreneurs. The WSJ reports that hollywood is now thinking of producing TV shows and movies centered around the life of tech entrepreneurs and engineers. From Jessica Vascellaro, Entrepreneurs Get Big Break — on Screen : Comcast Corp.’s Even as businesses like Google Inc.

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Pascal's View

AUGUST 28, 2010

There is plenty of debate, however, over what drives that job creation engine in our country. 6) The most efficient fuel for this IPO engine is venture capital. v) “Since 1999, over 60% of IPOs have been VC-backed. Everybody agrees that, without meaningful job growth, America will not emerge from its current deep economic funk.

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Start Up Blog

AUGUST 25, 2013

Alan is the Head of Engineering for Google Aust / NZ and has been in and around computers since the early 1980′s. They made a trade sale in late 1999. Angel investors really look for entrepreneurs who want to build something, more than make money. With serious time in the game he has some interesting stories.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 28, 2012

Google is one of the largest companies in the world and its founders, Larry Page and Sergey Brin, are some of the richest entrepreneurs to date. But before Google became the giant corporation that it is today, it was almost sold for a shy $1 million to Excite CEO George Bell in 1999.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 28, 2010

I guess not the most politic thing I’ve ever done, but you can ask anybody who was in the strategy practice of Accenture in London in 1999 and they’ll confirm I really did this. Yours had more complexity and less engineering talent secured on the team than most. .&# Obviously I got many laughs and applause.

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Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 6, 2019

We asked some entrepreneurs and business owners, why they started their businesses: #1- Out of necessity. From a personal perspective, this presented a compelling engineering challenge. I’ve been an entrepreneur for as long as I can remember. Each story is different though the reasons may be the same.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 15, 2009

But some companies have entrepreneurs that seem talented on paper, are in a space that seems interesting to investors and are able to raise venture capital early in the company’s existence. I always encourage young entrepreneurs now to flip burgers for as long as they can. The expectations of our company having raised $16.5

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ReadWriteStart

AUGUST 26, 2022

You need to know all the people I’ve hired or the people I’m about to hire, whether up and down the stack, people in the engineering team, people on the C-suite management team, and what we expect from them. And so a lot of it is performance management. So narrow the focus to ensure we know what we’re trying to play for.

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Steve Blank

MAY 17, 2011

In 1999… with the company’s revenue north of $100 million…I handed the keys to a new CEO and left. Eighty pages later, I realized that I had some great stories as an entrepreneur and a failed CEO. I had married a wonderful woman and together we had two young daughters.

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Growthink Blog

MARCH 14, 2010

The general misery that the public markets have subjected us all to over the past 12 years - with the Dow Jones, the S & P, and the NASDAQ all trading lower today than they were in 1999, begs the question - how does stock market performance affect startup investing returns? The answer seems obvious. A falling tide sinks all boats.

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andrewchen.co

AUGUST 20, 2012

The downside protection is driven by acquihires from companies like Twitter, Facebook, Groupon, and others which are paying $1M-$3M per engineer. And ironically, because this whole system exists, the engineers at great startups feel like they can splinter off and start their own thing, which feeds into the whole thing. Recent posts.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 9, 2009

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Thursday, July 9, 2009 10 years of entrepreneurship I recently passed my ten-year anniversary of becoming an entrepreneur. In the summer of 1999, I started working on a startup from my college dorm. Id been on the internet since I was playing MUDs as a kid, but by 1999 I felt Id already missed the boat.

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Duct Tape Marketing

AUGUST 17, 2022

He speaks at industry conferences, leads, corporate training events, and serves as entrepreneur in residence at the Harvard Alumni Entrepreneurs Organization. He speaks in industry conferences, leads, corporate training events, and serves as entrepreneur in residence at the Harvard alumni entrepreneurs organization.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MARCH 30, 2022

He speaks at industry conferences, leads, corporate training events, and serves as entrepreneur in residence at the Harvard Alumni Entrepreneurs Organization. He speaks in industry conferences, leads, corporate training events, and serves as entrepreneur in residents at the Harvard alumni entrepreneurs organization.

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