1999 Entrepreneur Government Internet 
YoungUpstarts
AUGUST 30, 2016
In 1999, my brother Aaron and I started InternetSafety.com. It seemed as though venture capitalists were throwing money at any Internet idea they could find – no business plan required. Our idea was to build a dial-up Internet service to compete with AOL, MindSpring and EarthLink. I am now neck-deep in Startup No. 9, FilterSnap.
The Next Web
JANUARY 17, 2014
Yu Yongfu is the chairman and CEO of UCWeb , whose mission is to provide a better mobile Internet experience to billions of users around the world. Yu graduated from Nankai University in 1999 with a bachelor’s degree in economics. The biggest mistake most US entrepreneurs make right off the bat is in thinking of China as one market.
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Hearpreneur
JANUARY 7, 2017
We asked some entrepreneurs and business owners, why they started their businesses: #1 – I Have a Dream. I was the first social entrepreneur in the coffee world. Each story is different though the reasons may be the same. No matter the tale, the background behind each and every business is what fuels each and brand.
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.
Seeing Both Sides
APRIL 10, 2011
But if that observation led them to refrain from investing in the Internet sector, they would have missed one of the most stunning legal creations of wealth in history. The Internet bull market continued to run for four more years after the Open Market IPO, finally ending in the spring of 2000.
Austin Startup
JANUARY 8, 2018
In the mid 1990s I knew that the internet was a game-changing technology. In 1997 I founded an internet company named Perficient, and it went public in 1999. The dawn of the internet age was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for a technology entrepreneur. I never thought I would see an opportunity like that again.
thebarefootvc
DECEMBER 16, 2011
2011 was finally the year when the media spotlight shone on how under-represented women are in almost all power structures in business, government, technology and media – and how crucial it is that we leverage the leadership skill set that they bring to the table to tackle the problems facing the world today.
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