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Damon Becnel Discusses How The Startup Scene Has Changed Over The Past Decade

The Startup Magazine

In 2021, the startup landscape looks much different than it did in 2000. Traditional business models have changed as globalization takes hold on a global scale, and technology changes our lives day by day. For starters, there are more startups. The number of new companies that launched each year has increased 234% since 1990.

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15 Mobile Security Best Practices For SMBs (Or Anyone Else For That Matter)

YoungUpstarts

Currently Don oversees Internet Security Intelligence and Global Threat Response for Total Defense, Inc. From 1996 to 2000 Don learned the art of Penetration Testing while consulting for both Ernst & Young and Deloitte and later took a position with one of the first Managed Security Services Providers, Counterpane Internet Security.

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From Loyalty Programs To Fan Clubs, A Paradigm Shift

YoungUpstarts

My company won the ROI of The Year award from The Banker magazine in 2004, something I was very proud of. In 2000, we launched a loyalty program for a bank in Turkey, Akbank. What type of business would benefit from global systemic inflation if and when that hits? While all this was true, something else was going on.

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LinkedIn: The Series A Fundraising Story ? AGILEVC

Agile VC

Google is still a private company (their IPO was Aug 2004). Silicon Valley is still emerging from the tech bubble and massive downturn of late 2000-2002. conference happened at the end of 2004). I thought I’d revisit it and share the story… First, you have to rewind mentally to early 2003.

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An Open Letter to Startup Founders Everywhere in a Time of Crisis

David Cohen

In 2000, the Internet bubble burst. One in 2004 and one in 2006. For the rest of our lives, we’ll all remember this global pandemic that changed everything. We raised a lifetime grand total of $100,000 for that business in the form of advance payment from early customers. By 2002 the NASDAQ had fallen by nearly 80%.

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VC Evolution: Physician, Scale Thyself.

500hats.com

While a flood of new VCs came into existence during the late 90’s internet boom, many had difficulty raising new funds after the crashes of 2000-2001 and 2008 , and as a result significantly fewer fund managers exist now compared to a decade ago. Scaling Up & Out: The Valley is Flat (and Global).

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I Encourage Entrepreneurs To Ignore The Word “Bubble”

Feld Thoughts

In the tech industry, the great Internet bubble inflated between 1999 and 2000 and deflated (or popped) in 2001. In 2008, everyone in business and politics was consumed with the “global economic crisis&#. So I spent some time on my run yesterday rolling the idea of a bubble around in my head.