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The Lindy Effect on startup potential

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

Will you ever get 2000? I hope so, but most companies that do get 100 never get 2000. ” Going from 1000 to 2000 in six months is more like it.). Consider the question: How large can your company get? If you’ve gotten 100 customers you can probably get another 100 in a similar way.

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A New Dawn for Consumer Internet Acquisitions

Genuine VC

Many of formerly rich acquirers like AOL and Yahoo have long since faded past their heyday, and their appetite for acquisitions has subsided along with it. The exit markets, along with the overfunding of the VC asset-class, have significantly contributed to poor returns that venture capital experienced during the 2000’s.

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A New Dawn for Consumer Internet Acquisitions

Genuine VC

Many of formerly rich acquirers like AOL and Yahoo have long since faded past their heyday, and their appetite for acquisitions has subsided along with it. The exit markets, along with the overfunding of the VC asset-class, have significantly contributed to poor returns that venture capital experienced during the 2000’s.

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Can You Trust Any vc's Under 40?

Steve Blank

The IPO Bubble – August 1995 – March 2000 In August 1995 Netscape went public, and the world of start ups turned upside down. Yahoo would hit $104/share in March 2000 with a market cap of $104 billion.) Tech acquisitions went crazy at the same time the IPO market did. billion.) So what’s left?

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Product Launches: 5 Unexpected Lessons from the Real World

ConversionXL

While those acquisition efforts worked well, not all do. Cheap acquisition is (too) cheap. Growth does require large-scale acquisition, but a product launch may not be the best time to do it. But cheap acquisition meant cheap leads. Cheap acquisition is (too) cheap. It’s not efficient.”.

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My Chat with Dan Primack of PEHub

Both Sides of the Table

In the technology world there are a few websites that most startups track to keep up with the latest financings, acquisitions, product announcements and gossip: BusinessInsider, TechCrunch, Mashable, GigaOm, etc. Retail investors were burned in IPOs in 2000, Consumers getting burned by services disappearing) Minutes 31-35.

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Open Source Business Model

SoCal CTO

Technology Advisor Technology Roles in Startups Pricing Customer Acquisition Sunk Costs and More -. User Interface Beyond the Web Site ► November (7) Negative Customer Acquisition Costs - Creative Sta. I understand his frustration. ► February (2) CTO Founders / Cofounders Part-Time Startup CTO?