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. I left Andersen Consulting in 1999 at the height of the market. Avoid the latest fads, trends or PR announcements. Double-down on great people, process & IP. Ameet was right.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 25, 2010

When I was raising money for my first company we had closed a seed round in 1999 and were working on our A round. We had many term sheets (it was 1999 and we had a pulse) and we were deciding which one to take. It was December 1999. It was December 1999. Let me start with a story. They accepted my argument.

Technical Review 301

Technical Review Term Sheet Due Diligence Venture Capital 301

Hearpreneur

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

The original company name was Scene on TV (going back to 1999), and I expanded into movies, and the name was also confusing to people (Scene instead of Seen). Working with my business partner and with my PR consultant, I first came up with the tag line, Motivate To Activate Your True Potential(tm). Here’s a bit of history.

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Ben's Blog

JUNE 28, 2011

This was not so illogical as most companies didn’t even run TCP/IP—they ran proprietary networking protocols such as AppleTalk, Netbios, and SNA. After AOL acquired Netscape in 1999, the browser wars ended and browser innovation stopped for many years. And we all would have paid many vigorishes in the meanwhile.

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