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. These examples are generally recognized as the fastest growing companies in recent times, so your odds of matching their speed are not good. Very rare case.

Initial Public Offering 221

Initial Public Offering Startup California .Net 221

ConversionXL

MARCH 19, 2020

The best drivers apply the brakes just ahead of the curve (they take out excess costs), turn hard toward the apex of the curve (identify the short list of projects that will form the next business model), and accelerate hard out of the curve (spend and hire before markets have rebounded).

Marketing 121

Marketing Campaign Non-Compete Lean 121

37signals.com

DECEMBER 5, 2011

Established 1999 in Chicago. They could be more descriptive (Highrise in particular is hard to match to its functionality), but they’re just fine as they are. Salon has an article about naming companies, from 1999: The name game. Follow us on Twitter for more information on our products. Jobs: See more on our Job Board.

Product Name 44

Product Name Naming Product Software Review 44

Hearpreneur

JANUARY 7, 2017

When I began practicing law I was hired by a firm where billable hours and collected fees were the only considerations for advancement. Soon, I had more work than I could handle, and had to hire another attorney and staff member. My oldest son, Coby Joshua, was born with Down syndrome in 1999. Image Credit: Nancy D.

Entrepreneur 91

Entrepreneur LLC Cofounder Green 91

OnlyOnce

JUNE 4, 2010

When we started Return Path back in 1999, we sat down to write our employee handbook, and all I could think was "what things can we add in here that will make this company a unique place to work?" So many people out there don't have that match between interest, passion, skill, and reality. Not working was one thing.

Turkey 67

Turkey Leadership Matching Internet 67

OnlyOnce

JUNE 4, 2010

When we started Return Path back in 1999, we sat down to write our employee handbook, and all I could think was "what things can we add in here that will make this company a unique place to work?" So many people out there don't have that match between interest, passion, skill, and reality. Not working was one thing.

Turkey 54

Turkey Leadership Matching Internet 54

OnlyOnce

JUNE 4, 2010

When we started Return Path back in 1999, we sat down to write our employee handbook, and all I could think was "what things can we add in here that will make this company a unique place to work?"  So many people out there don't have that match between interest, passion, skill, and reality.    Cold turkey. 

Turkey 59

Turkey Leadership Matching Internet 59

Steve Blank

APRIL 11, 2013

They provide consulting, promotion, product testing, hiring, training and incubation services to startups. Set up in 1999, Innofund offers grants ($150 – $250K), loan interest subsidies and equity investment. It did so by building a national network of a 1,000+ Productivity Promotion Centers. Seed Funding (Innofund).

Programming 278

Programming Technical Review SBIR China 278

abovethecrowd.com

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

Fortunately, the rise of the Internet, and specifically Internet marketplace models, act as accelerants to the productivity benefits of the division of labour AND comparative advantage by reducing information asymmetry and increasing the likelihood of a perfect match with regard to the exchange of goods or services.

Internet 88

Internet Matching Vertical Hosting 88

Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 9, 2009

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. You can even see the humiliating evidence of my smug incompetence in this absurd article from 1999.) I pretty much missed all the trends.

San Francisco 94

San Francisco Lean Continuous Deployment DC 94

Steve Blank

APRIL 11, 2013

They provide consulting, promotion, product testing, hiring, training and incubation services to startups. Set up in 1999, Innofund offers grants ($150 – $250K), loan interest subsidies and equity investment. It did so by building a national network of a 1,000+ Productivity Promotion Centers. Seed Funding (Innofund).

Programming 170

Programming Technical Review SBIR China 170

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. This was with the companies who wanted to hire them. I just could not sell myself.

Entrepreneur 61

Entrepreneur Ireland LLC Kansas 61

Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

JUNE 19, 2010

In fact, my first website I can’t show you, because I don’t think we have internet access, but I had a Geocities website in 1999 for a card game I used to play called Magic the Gathering. Open, and that match there is Roger Federer and he won that tournament that year. It was a little bit geeky, but I really enjoyed it.

Technical Review 76

Technical Review Software Review Prospectus Audience 76

ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 16, 2016

We started innocent in 1999 after selling our smoothies at a music festival. Equally important is how your brand personality matches up with your visitors’ personalities. This will help create consistency, communicate to other departments and onboard new hires. But don’t get too caught up in it.

Conversion 48

Conversion Audience Massachusetts Social Media 48

Start Up Blog

JUNE 6, 2019

After the Dot Com crash of 1999, most yet-to-be-disrupted big firms got back to business. Well, suck it up, Zuck – it seems you might have to change your business model or hire 100,000 people to vet live streams. We have to ensure we have digital transparency, governance and incentives to match the society we want to live in.

Government 79

Government Algorithm Artificial Inteligence Social Media 79

abovethecrowd.com

JUNE 2, 2021

Investment banks simply do not match supply and demand. Electronic order matching systems that match all supply and demand for securities to determine a fair market price have been used in our financial markets since the early 1980s (approaching 40 years). ” 1) Agency/Bias Issues With Respect to Advisors.

IPO 82

IPO Customer Matching Silicon Valley 82