Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 8, 2010

Alan was a gracious host and a “detail merchant” whose focus on the quality really showed. It was Steve Blank – creator of the “customer development” process, founder of E.piphany (a high profile CRM company in the late 90’s that IPO’d in 1999), instructor at both Stanford and Berkeley and author of a well read blog. I agree.

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abovethecrowd.com

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

In 1999, Jack Ma created Alibaba , a Chinese-based B2B marketplace for connecting small and medium enterprise with potential export opportunities. While it is a lesser known category, using your own backyard and home to host dog guests as an alternative to a kennel is a large and growing business. Earn money as an Airbnb host.

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Mike Michalowicz

JULY 25, 2016

In 1999 my wife Carol Lynn and I founded Rahvalor Interactive, a creative marketing services company. With an emphasis on managed services, managed security, and hosted voice over IP (VoIP), Frank has helped grow TRTG into one of the premier cloud service providers in the area.

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VC Cafe

DECEMBER 28, 2010

Virtualization and cloud computing products allow multiple users to run on a single physical host, with each virtual machine sharing the resources of that hardware across multiple environments. From 1999 to 2009, Teva’s revenue grew to about $14 billion from $1.3 billion in 2010.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 5, 2021

Ryan is also the founder and host of the Traffic & Conversion Summit, the largest digital marketing conversion conference in North America. Key Takeaway: Ryan Deiss starting building the empire of businesses he has today by selling eBooks right from his dorm room back in 1999.

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Feld Thoughts

DECEMBER 10, 2018

If you lived through the Internet-bubble between 1999 and 2002 you know this cycle well. The web hosting business – lead by Exodus – almost entirely went bankrupt or was restructured. And, you know that the companies that survived it were the ones with very strong fundamental businesses (e.g.

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The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 8, 2019

On Friday, January 25, the entrepreneurial community at Chicago Booth looks forward to hosting their annual conference, SeedCon.

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Mike Michalowicz

MAY 22, 2017

Neil Waterhouse, founder and host of multiple Aussie eBay and E-Commerce Sellers Meetup Groups, advises start-ups to focus on proven products with a track record. Nathan Huppatz, an online retail trailblazer, has learnt a lot since he began back in 1999. 5 Stars Irene! Irene Falcone – CEO Nourished Life.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 11, 2018

In 1999 with a graphic design partner he opened E-Webstyle (now eWebResults ) a website design and development company. Chris co-created and is currently the co-host of the most popular SEO Podcast on iTunes The SEO Podcast – Unknown Secrets of Internet Marketing”.

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SiliconHills

JUNE 7, 2013

Solar Winds, founded in 1999 and based in Austin, ranks 11th on Forbes’ List of the Top 25 Fastest Growing Technology Companies. Rackspace Hosting, founded in 1998 and based in San Antonio, snagged the 19th spot on the list.

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Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

A study based out of Babson College via The Diana Project looked at venture capital investments in women between the years 1999 and 2014. This brings up a host of issues, from the supposed incompatibility of VCs and female target markets, to the oft-mentioned “boys club” that seems to exist surrounding the VC community.

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SiliconHills

NOVEMBER 21, 2014

Rackspace Chairman Graham Weston has been bullish on his company since he made his initial investment to found the hosting company in 1999. And now, he’s investing even more in the San Antonio-based managed cloud company. This week, Weston announced he has purchased $2.5

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 29, 2014

Back then there was no “cloud” so we had to plow money into hardware, software licenses and web hosting. And it’s still less than I was paid at Accenture in 1999. We had raised a $2 million seed round, which meant taking almost no salary so we could afford to hire staff. I was investing in myself.

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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. We’ll be at ATLAS in Room 100 and I’ll be interviewing Rustin Banks (CEO) and Holly Hamann (VP Marketing) of TheBlogFrog. If you are interested in coming, please register here.

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VC Cafe

MAY 21, 2021

The international press, politicians like AOC, late-night talk hosts and others have falsely portrayed this as an Israeli land grab, completely ignoring that this decades-long legal dispute is going through Israeli courts, which are independent and considered liberal. Photo Credit: AFP.

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Feld Thoughts

DECEMBER 17, 2010

He got excited about Standing Cloud and their mission to “reimagine hosting&# in the context of cloud computing. For them, Standing Cloud is a simple way to deploy multiple instances of a single app across all of their clients, retain a high degree of flexibility and control over the apps, and not ever have to worry about hosting.

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Jeff Hilimire

APRIL 1, 2014

Chris hosts a great fireside chat and we had a lot of fun batting stories around. 1998 – 1999: Fun times (carefree, exploring our passion for web design). 1999 – 2001: Hard times ( credit card debt rising , no real plan for growth). I was honored a few weeks back to be asked to speak at Startup Grind Atlanta.

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Growthink Blog

FEBRUARY 13, 2014

We’re hosting a webinar today at 4 pm PT about equity investing in 2014, and you’re invited to attend. To register, click here: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/638414410 To register, click here: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/638414410 So, on the webinar we will explain: 1. Why has this happened? What should we do about it?

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 28, 2011

When I built my first company starting in 1999 it cost $2.5 We had to buy Oracle database licenses, UNIX servers, a Sun Solaris operating system, web servers, load balancers, EMC storage, disk mirrors for redundancy and had to commit to a year-long hosting agreement at places such as Exodus. I know I’m going on-and-on.

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Duct Tape Marketing

AUGUST 17, 2022

When I started with SEO, believe it or not was in 1999 long time ago. So I think a lot of, a lot of people wanna see like sudden change, but I think there's this evolution, but I'm gonna ask you anyway, what are some of the biggest changes in SEO that, that you are following? And, um, even back then we knew where the puck was going.

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Sophia Perl of Wisdom

AUGUST 27, 2011

He would trade ad space on WebmasterResources for free hosting services. That’s the story of Matt Mickiewicz the founder of Sitepoint, a site which, back in 1999, was the first online forum for web designers and developers. I wish him luck with Flippa and a new eLearning video website that he’s working on.

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Feld Thoughts

OCTOBER 19, 2010

I’ve known and worked with Andy since 1995 (I was on the board of his first company – Abuzz – which was acquired in 1999 by the New York Times) and am awed by the amazing things he’s doing in Seattle these days, including Founder’s Co-op , RevenueLoan , and of course TechStars Seattle.

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Growthink Blog

FEBRUARY 11, 2013

I shared some key statistics, especially that while from August 1982 to September 1999, the Dow Jones industrial average rose from 777 to 11,078, in comparison since 1999 it has moved only from 11,078 to 13,986 (approximately 25%). Well, I suggest three prescriptions: 1. Give up on the public markets. Find market inefficiencies.

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ConversionXL

MARCH 19, 2020

At the same time, the company contained its operating costs and came out of the recession stronger, bigger, and more profitable than it had been in 1999. Consider hosting “show it off” on social events, particularly for products that depend on social non-distancing motivations. micro-influencers or content producers).

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 8, 2008

I was building a new startup in 1999, and wanted to do it right. Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Monday, September 8, 2008 Waves of technology platforms I still remember the first time I switched to LAMP. I had heard that all great companies built their applications on Oracle. Take a look and let me know what you think.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 11, 2010

The CIC, founded in 1999, is located adjacent to MIT and has more than 100,000 sq ft of space for nearby startups that qualify to be housed there. Like most centers PlugnPlay hosts industry events, brings in speakers & venture capitalists and gives companies more visibility than being on their own.

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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. This approach has already lead to some stunning results: In 2011, we hosted over 600 portfolio presentations to corporate customers and partners at our office in Menlo Park.

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Mike Michalowicz

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

Invest in a Lead Host. Yet in many American restaurants, the host team are the least well-paid members of the staff. Yet in many American restaurants, the host team are the least well-paid members of the staff. While not cheap, you can absolutely make your money back and then some by utilizing this tool to its capacity.

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VC Cafe

OCTOBER 24, 2011

IM Creator is a freemium service: you can design a website and host it for free, with zero advertisements. In order to give your website to a top-level domain, and have hosted e-mail, it will cost $7.95/mo billion back in 1999 ; Yahoo has since shutdown Geocities after failing to charge all its users to use the service.

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Jeff Hilimire

MAY 7, 2014

Check out these two stories from a story on Larry Page (Google co-founder) in Slate : In 1999, for instance, the method by which large Web companies such as eBay, Yahoo, and Google added server space had become fairly routine. They purchased servers and installed them in cages at giant warehouses owned by third-party vendors.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 9, 2012

Founded in 1999 by college student Bryn Carey, this ski and snowboard rental and delivery service is used by over 30 ski resorts in locations such as California, Colorado and British Columbia, Canada. The seven finalists for the DREAM BIG Small Business of the Year Award 2012 are: Ski Butlers (Western). Heritage Homes (Midwest).

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Feld Thoughts

OCTOBER 29, 2013

While controversial in 1999, DNS redirect-based services have become accepted across all ports and protocols. You need to know the host names of your service, the ports, encryption values, etc. Intro uses an IMAP proxy server to fetch your mail where they modify it, then deliver it to your iPhone. Classic Man in the Middle.

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Duct Tape Marketing

OCTOBER 27, 2022

John Jantsch (00:00): This episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast is brought to you by Content Is Profit hosted by Louis and Fonzi Kame, brought to you by the HubSpot Podcast Network. Think of it as a mantra in 1998, in a second shareholder letter, or 1999 Yeah. (20:43): Click on over and give us a review on iTunes, please!

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Duct Tape Marketing

MARCH 30, 2022

John Jantsch (00:00): This episode of the duct tape marketing podcast is brought to you by the Gain Grow, Retain podcast, hosted by Jeff Brunsbach and Jay Nathan brought to you by the HubSpot podcast network gain grow retain is built to inspire SaaS and technology leaders who are facing day to day. Duct Tape Transcript.

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Ben's Blog

JULY 24, 2011

Hosts can earn substantial sums of money—one has even used Airbnb earnings to pay off his mortgage—and their community of users is passionate about the service, enjoying the social aspects of Airbnb travel. Providing economic opportunity and empowerment to their sellers/hosts, enabling them to earn meaningful income.

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crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 24, 2012

When we said in 1999 that we were internet-based they thought we were a sub-par company. Each year, we host an invitation design contest where winners are selected to have their designs sold on our site. What are some industry specific challenges you faced? . Now when you say internet company, people take you seriously.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 7, 2012

In addition to being a mom of four, Bailey is an author, hosts a radio talk show and multiple TV shows, runs a marketing business, and is the founder of BlueSuitMom.com and Smart Mom Solutions. Tory Johnson : Tory Johnson founded Women for Hire in 1999 in her apartment, balancing the demands of a new business with the care of twin toddlers.

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