Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 9, 2012

Google - Larry Page and Sergey Brin started working on Google in 1996 – but three years later in 1999, few people had even heard of it yet. You rarely hear about the owners who took out second mortgages to make payroll or to hire a salesperson. If you don’t have realistic expectations, you can quickly get into the wrong state of mind.

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Berkonomics

MAY 4, 2023

And the prime motivators of this massive destruction are the same class of entrepreneurs and innovators that have done it before. Since 1999, the U.S. For example, 81% of businesses hiring today want graduates with business or accounting degrees. Thought so. Meanwhile, in the U.S., And then there is robotics. Worse, 3.1%

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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. And for some strange reason entrepreneurs didn’t share this information. I’ve started from day one trying to build total transparency into my process with entrepreneurs.

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thebarefootvc

AUGUST 13, 2013

Larger companies such as IBM and SAP that had enterprise-wide deployments would offer some solutions around these pain points, but entrepreneurs claimed that these were not sufficient, and that the emergence of the Web and server technology made some of the legacy software inefficient, inadequate and obsolete. – PEOPLE.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 12, 2019

Google - Larry Page and Sergey Brin started working on Google in 1996 – but three years later in 1999, few people had even heard of it yet. You rarely hear about the owners who took out second mortgages to make payroll or to hire a salesperson. If you don’t have realistic expectations, you can quickly get into the wrong state of mind.

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Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 1, 2016

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. They don’t need to be a savant in one niche skill; they need to be competent at a wide range of skills and then hire specialists to do what they can’t. 6 – Giving Back. . #8

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 13, 2011

There was a lot of consumer internet activity again…resurgence of things, but it was still mysterious, venture capital was still kind of closed, 1st time entrepreneurs had a lot of questions that were unanswered, and there was still some sort of hand waiving around all the financing stuff and so we took it on….”. was starting.

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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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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 29, 2014

I had been thinking a lot about this recently because I’m often asked the question of “what I look for in an entrepreneur when I want to invest?” We had raised a $2 million seed round, which meant taking almost no salary so we could afford to hire staff. And it’s still less than I was paid at Accenture in 1999.

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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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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 6, 2013

Google - Larry Page and Sergey Brin started working on Google in 1996 – but three years later in 1999, few people had even heard of it yet. You rarely hear about the owners who took out second mortgages to make payroll or to hire a salesperson. overnight success entrepreneur startup Seth Godin business' Marty Zwilling.

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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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Hearpreneur

APRIL 3, 2016

I had actually developed the logo in 1999 and it is now on the back of my entire product line. No matter what the specific tasks are, clients hire us to spread the word about them, and most of our customers want that done really quickly. It’s my name and people love how the logo is an ambigram of Julie and looks regal and modern.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 31, 2016

Google - Larry Page and Sergey Brin started working on Google in 1996 – but three years later in 1999, few people had even heard of it yet. You rarely hear about the owners who took out second mortgages to make payroll or to hire a salesperson. If you don’t have realistic expectations, you can quickly get into the wrong state of mind.

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Berkonomics

JUNE 22, 2017

And the prime motivators of this massive destruction are the same class of entrepreneurs and innovators that have done it before. Since 1999, the U.S. For example, 81% of businesses hiring today want graduates with business or accounting degrees. Thought so. In 1995, thirty-five million people used the Internet. Worse, 3.1%

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Hearpreneur

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Hiring an expert or a coach to walk you through this stage can help you minimize the chances of failure although identifying the problem first can be a great way to create a long-lasting strategy. We asked entrepreneurs and business owners on their best business or entrepreneur turnaround story and here are the responses. #1-

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 26, 2011

Google - Larry Page and Sergey Brin started working on Google in 1996 – but three years later in 1999, few people had even heard of it yet. You rarely hear about the owners who took out second mortgages to make payroll or to hire a salesperson. If you don’t have realistic expectations, you can quickly get into the wrong state of mind.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 8, 2008

I was building a new startup in 1999, and wanted to do it right. So one of the first things we did was to hire an Oracle expert and get to work. The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Customer Development ► June (3) What is a startup? Two Ways to Hold Entrepreneurs Accountable (for Ha. April 23, 2010 in San Francisco.

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Jeff Hilimire

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

Sometime in the summer of 1999, I received an email from Raj telling me to get ready to answer the phone because a guy he’d been talking to in Queenstown, NZ, was interested in us building a website for him. Raj and me in New Zealand in 1999 wearing our Sunday best. We were a ragtag group of misfits if there ever was one. And we did.

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Growthink Blog

AUGUST 29, 2010

By way of anecdote, from the time Dave Lavinsky and I founded Growthink in 1999 through 2008, more than 95% of our firm’s clients and investors were U.S. entrepreneurs targeting U.S. and the rest of the world has allowed for phenomena like an Indian manufacturing company hiring U.S. based opportunities. advisors (i.e.

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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 may know key reporters, but not know executives you would want to hire. Interestingly, the demand from entrepreneurs has come in all stages and sizes. Next, we went after the network.

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Scalable Startup

DECEMBER 15, 2011

There seems to be a lot of this going around these days – the “I’m just about to start a startup” category of entrepreneurs, or “I just started a startup” when they haven’t. It’s also become the new euphemism for unemployed. micro funding ($25K). no formal certification or education required.

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Austin Startup

DECEMBER 20, 2020

I used to meet a high profile entrepreneur or investor moving here every month and now it seems it’s one or two a week. Follow Ben on Twitter @FederalLamm #ArtificialIntelligence #CEO #Space #Science #TomorrowingToday Brett Hurt is one of the most successful serial entrepreneurs in Austin.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 13, 2010

By 1999 we had grown into the largest independent consulting firm in the world. By 1999 it seemed like everybody was growing, though. Everybody was doing marketing blitzes, over-paying to steal the best staff, pimping out urban offices to the nines , and hiring in a frenzy. Bryce is a bit like the entrepreneurs I search for.

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www.inc.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Entrepreneur news from reporter Eric Markowitz. Back in 1997, Randy Parker was staring at a blank whiteboard, wondering where hed find the money to hire the employees and consultants he needed to build his new product. "We Small Business Success | Mondays and Thursdays. The Goods: Your Business Toolbox | Thursdays. Finance | Tuesdays.

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The Next Web

JUNE 20, 2013

When cloud services company Cornerstone OnDemand got its start in Los Angeles in 1999, the odds were against it. Cornerstone also benefitted from having less competition when hiring talent. The firm’s head count is now around 1,000, so Miller has scaled back to interviewing managers who have the power to hire other employees.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 29, 2010

Google - Larry Page and Sergey Brin started working on Google in 1996 – but three years later in 1999, few people had even heard of it yet. You rarely hear about the owners who took out second mortgages to make payroll or to hire a salesperson. If you don’t have realistic expectations, you can quickly get into the wrong state of mind.

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Version One Ventures

APRIL 5, 2016

Looking back on my personal journey, I realize that I was firm on my vision (being an entrepreneur), but flexible on how to get here. But I always knew I wanted to be an entrepreneur. I was all set to begin a solid, executive-level job at a German telco in 1999, but it just didn’t feel right. Neither were too successful.

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Start Up Blog

AUGUST 25, 2013

They made a trade sale in late 1999. Angel investors really look for entrepreneurs who want to build something, more than make money. Hire people who are innovative and passionate. On hiring good people: If you don’t hire well, you can’t leave the fort… go into the market. .

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 13, 2009

I know you’re thinking that you have your head on straight but I promise you the experience of finding yourself in this maelstrom will leave any first time entrepreneur spinning. We had scrambled to get a product to market, built our first website, rapidly hired a technology team, raised our seed round of capital ($1.5

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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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ReadWriteStart

AUGUST 26, 2022

Good CEOs will look inside and say: “Hey, maybe we’ve been hiring a little bit too much during the sugar rush phase of the pandemic, and what does that mean for performance management? Can we squeeze out more from folks that we’ve hired, and are there things that maybe we have completely neglected? Have we become soft?

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dashes.com

SEPTEMBER 17, 2011

But for individual entrepreneurs who just have a good idea and big dreams, its easy to be misled into thinking that walking in the door with a fancy legal document makes you look professional or "serious". If someone hired you, would you have your lawyer look over the NDA? dan.sanderson. | May 8, 2010 12:38 PM. hashimwarren. |

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Austin Startup

MARCH 31, 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 6, 2019

We asked some entrepreneurs and business owners, why they started their businesses: #1- Out of necessity. Meanwhile, I was doing a great job creating content for my website and ranking in the search engines – so good a job, that people wanted to hire me to handle their content and SEO. Photo Credit: Sean Matula.

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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. We hired people to run the UK and Germany. I always encourage young entrepreneurs now to flip burgers for as long as they can.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 28, 2010

They wanted to be able to say to their senior person (who had hired Accenture in the first place) that they had been good corporate citizens but they had no real intention of actually helping me with me work. Tags: Entrepreneur Advice Start-up Advice Startup Advice. Don’t be a grin fucker.

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