Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 9, 2011

I thought about things I never had to as an entrepreneur: check size, ownership percentage, deal stage, portfolio construction and risk. So I encouraged entrepreneurs to think about raising their funds as quickly as they could because. I have a young entrepreneur friend who IMs me a lot. Don’t spend like it’s 1999.

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thebarefootvc

DECEMBER 16, 2011

Powered by cell phones and social networking platforms, we saw revolutions taking place, businesses being transformed and our daily lives made more convenient (if we could tear ourselves away from our Facebook and Twitter updates). Kickstarter enables people to donate money to artists, filmmakers and inventors for specific projects.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2012

I raised money as an entrepreneur, like you, in 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003 and 2005 for two different companies. I never suggest that entrepreneurs just randomly pitch VCs. As I like to say, in the era of social networks and transparency if you can’t figure out how to get introduced to a VC then hang up your cleats now.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2009

I had previously raised VC in 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2005. There was no viral social networking products back then like Twitter where people could easily discover your content. Experienced and serial entrepreneurs in the content management space. I hadn’t thought about the fact that he would become aware of my link.

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Sophia Perl of Wisdom

AUGUST 27, 2011

I love hearing stories of entrepreneurs, it keeps me motivated and there are always great lessons to be learned. At first glance, Mickiewicz is a very happy-g0-lucky type of guy, but don’t be fooled because he is a serious entrepreneur. A notable site is FaceSmash which sold for $30k the week the movie Social Network came out.

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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. For example, Amber Alert GPS will make sure your kids don’t wander outside of safe zones, Site24x7 will let you know if your web site is down, and Radian6 monitors social networks so you know what people are saying about your brand.

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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. For example, Amber Alert GPS will make sure your kids don’t wander outside of safe zones, Site24x7 will let you know if your web site is down, and Radian6 monitors social networks so you know what people are saying about your brand.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 16, 2011

In 1999, there were 486 IPOs nationwide; just 10 years later, in 2009, there were only 63. At any rate, it seems only appropriate that social media sites, which have dominated the Internet over the past few years, will likely lead startups back into the IPO game. The market is moving back up, but slowly. Marty Zwilling.

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Mike Michalowicz

OCTOBER 19, 2015

Seth makes extensive use of social networking tools, and web videos to maximize the impact of his training. Previously, from 1999 to 2001, Seth was a Senior Revenue Accountant for the Veterinary Centers Of America. Fundera – Single source online funding for entrepreneurs. Nerd Enterprises, Inc. Show Links.

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Cracking the Code

JUNE 24, 2021

But the Valley in 1999 was a new world of startups, venture capital, and stock options. 1999/2000 was the startup heyday, and I was in the hot space of telecoms – it all looked promising. There were no social networks, let alone sharing economy then, so it took a while to take off. They’re building them for the world.

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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 In Hollywood, two movies about Apple Inc.

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Ben's Blog

JUNE 29, 2011

Undersecretary for International Affairs and then Deputy Treasury Secretary for President Clinton between 1993 and 1999. Became US Treasury Secretary in 1999. Intimately involved in resolving major macroeconomic crises in Mexico, Russia, and elsewhere. President of Harvard from 2001 to 2006.

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David Teten

JANUARY 8, 2013

MCM uses the blog to articulate their investment theses to the investment banking community and to become a value added resource for entrepreneurs. Since the inception of MCM’s social media efforts, overall traffic to the site has increased 13% on average each month. 16% of visitors came from the blog or social networking sites.

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Up and Running

MARCH 18, 2013

Entrepreneur Zack Price is guest blogging his experience on the 2013 StartupBus as it makes its way from Chicago to SXSW in Austin. I answer these same exact same publishing questions every day like it’s 1999. I actually started a book-publishing company in my college dorm room in … 1999. No problem. Not joking. I’m an OG.

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ConversionXL

MAY 31, 2017

Messenger (1998), and MSN/Windows Live Messenger (1999). Finally, for those who were (or still are) convinced that social networks would be the next big communication channel, consider this: In September of 2016, Business Insider reported that messaging apps had surpassed social networks in monthly active users (MAUs).

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BeyondVC

JANUARY 22, 2009

.  As a VC, you couldn't believe them, but it didn't stop every entrepreneur from using the hockey stick projections in their business plans.    Anyway, he went to start Pseudo.com, one of the first production companies for webisodes and streaming media. 

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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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ConversionXL

JANUARY 11, 2013

This is what they say about themselves: We are an distribution channel for companies that help entrepreneurs start, grow, optimize, and scale their businesses. We connect them to hundreds of thousands of potential new customers using email marketing, social networks, and display ad campaigns. Borderless world.

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Scalable Startup

FEBRUARY 1, 2013

And that’s been reflected in the entrepreneurial community, where entrepreneurs, especially between 2000 and 2008, entrepreneurs really only wanted to do — for the most part wanted to do consumer software, because that’s the only software that they could actually get anybody to adopt. That’s the entrepreneur we are looking for.

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