Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

Most entrepreneurs today don’t remember the Dot-Com bubble of 1995 or the Dot-Com crash that followed in 2000. Startups with huge burn rates – building leases, staff, PR and advertising – ran out of money. The idea of the Lean Startup was built on top of the rubble of the 2000 Dot-Com crash. And it may work. IPOs dried up.

Lean 335

Lean Burn Rate Startup IPO 335

ConversionXL

JANUARY 18, 2022

Jeff Bezos’s private space technology company Blue Origin was founded back in 2000. He was swiftly followed by Richard Branson and Virgin Galactic in 2004. They’re a great example of employee advocacy because their content is often shared and retweeted by their colleagues, like their Digital PR Lead.

Marketing 109

Marketing Social Media Non-Compete Audience 109

500hats.com

AUGUST 2, 2012

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. but the food was awesome, & the PR wasn’t bad either).

Silicon Valley 74

Silicon Valley Early Stage Venture Capital Valuation 74

Hearpreneur

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

I started a consulting firm called Global Marketing Resources, LLC in 2000 as source for additional income while I was a corporate executive. When I decided to quit the corporate world and build my company in 2004, I saw very few companies focused on helping SMB with digital marketing services.

Naming 93

Naming Entrepreneur Green LLC 93

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 3, 2011

They never did any PR or marketing to get their videos to first get shown on the news during the 2000 election. How did you go viral initially? All viral adoption starts with one thing – great content. That’s what JibJab focused on. They did a rap battle between Bush & Gore – I tracked it down.

Viral 303

Viral Investment Bankers Video Business Model 303

www.chubbybrain.com

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

declined Microsoft’s offer (summer 2000) to be the first enterprise software company with a.NET product (a Microsoft employee came back from a follow-up meeting with Allen and said “He reminds me of a lot of CEOs of companies that we’ve worked with… that have gone bankrupt.”). Too much PR, too early.

Software Review 79

Software Review Startup Technical Review Vesting 79