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

David Cohen

In 2000, the Internet bubble burst. The market sucked until around 2010 when everyone and their sister decided they wanted to create an accelerator too. Other startups will fail, and you can acquire their talent, their IP, their customer bases for cheap. In 1999, we sold that business and I started angel investing.

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Global Mobile Internet Data Traffic To Explode 13-Fold By 2017: Cisco

YoungUpstarts

Or 134 times all the Internet Protocol traffic (fixed and mobile) generated in the year 2000. That’s almost three million times the amount of information contained in all the books ever written. Or 3 trillion video clips (e.g., YouTube) — one daily video clip from each person on earth over one year. And that’s just mobile data.

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One More Time: No NDAs

dashes.com

May 7, 2010. May 8, 2010 12:54 AM. May 8, 2010 1:00 AM. However, there is the concept of "mutual" NDA, which should give your IP equal protection if you share any of yours. May 8, 2010 7:55 AM. May 8, 2010 9:55 AM. May 8, 2010 12:06 PM. Anil Dash. A Blog About Making Culture. About Anil Dash.

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In a Strong Wind Even Turkeys Can Fly

Both Sides of the Table

Within a year, by late 2000 / early 2001 consulting firms were firing people en masse. And coming to the end of 2010 I feel a sense of reminiscence of some of the trends from a decade ago. Double-down on great people, process & IP. Ameet said, “Don’t worry, we’ll be fine, just wait for the next downturn.&#.

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28 Entrepreneurs Explain How They Came Up With Their Business Name

Hearpreneur

He died unexpectedly in December 2010. I started a consulting firm called Global Marketing Resources, LLC in 2000 as source for additional income while I was a corporate executive. an international voice over IP company, was sold to Yahoo! He left a legacy for my brothers and I to always leave a mark in this world.

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Oracle Buys Pitango-Backed Convergin

VC Cafe

According to Oracle’s official announcement : Adding Convergin products to Oracle Communications portfolio is expected to enable customers with next-generation solutions to address network migration to an all IP core, significantly reducing integration and hardware costs. The transaction is expected to close in the first half of 2010.

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Invest in Israel Newsletter October 2010 Edition

VC Cafe

See the October 2010 edition after the jump. ISRAEL’S STATISTICS BUREAU FORECASTS 4% GROWTH IN 2010. The Israeli Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) forecasts 4% growth for 2010 based on data it accumulated over the first nine months of the year. growth forecast for 2010 exports. growth forecast for 2010 exports.