Ben's Blog

JUNE 18, 2011

In the last bubble, the S&P hit 44x in January 2000. Firstly, the cost of running an internet application has fallen 100-fold. In 2000, I was CEO of the first cloud computing company, Loudcloud, where the price for a customer running a redundant version of a basic internet application was approximately $150,000 per month.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 9, 2014

These can trip up even the best, often at the cost of more than a good night’s sleep. Thankfully, most mistakes won’t be as spectacular as the America Online merger with Time Warner for $350 billion, back in 2000, engineered by then superstar entrepreneurs Stephen M. Case and Gerald M.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 22, 2017

These can trip up even the best, often at the cost of more than a good night’s sleep. Thankfully, most mistakes won’t be as spectacular as the America Online merger with Time Warner for $350 billion, back in 2000, engineered by then superstar entrepreneurs Stephen M. Case and Gerald M.

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Duct Tape Marketing

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

You know, the cost of labor, but also consumption. There are no contracts, no additional cost based in Latin America with incredible English, proficiency and business experience work better. There are no contracts and no additional costs. There are no contracts and no additional costs. Get $150.00

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2012

Cloud computing and the open source movements have brought down the costs of starting a company by more than 90%. But in 2012 a visit to any major college in America will show you the massive increase in aspirations of our young talent to become the next Mark Zuckerberg and build a future Facebook. The Funding Problem.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 8, 2013

These can and will trip up even the best, often at the cost of a good night’s sleep. Thankfully, most mistakes won’t be as spectacular as the America Online merger with Time Warner for $350 billion, back in 2000, engineered by then superstar entrepreneurs Stephen M. Case and Gerald M.

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www.usatoday.com

JULY 16, 2012

Americas new business model: Sharing. The dot-com boom of early 2000 saw a proliferation of similar anything-at-your-service start-ups. Struggling to manage costs, the start-up closed shop as quickly as it opened. The $40 to $50 she charges for a one-way ride helps shave her costs on gas. Gaming Home. Game Hunters.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 10, 2017

by Quint Studer, founder of Studer Community Institute and author of “ Results That Last: Hardwiring Behaviors That Will Take Your Company to the Top “ No doubt about it: Small businesses are leading the way to revitalize America. Small businesses truly are the lifeblood of America. According to the U.S.

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socialmatchbox.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

If you have a friend who is a recruiter then ask them to tell you what they recommend that will not cost anything. This means considering what the opportunity cost for working on a high risk venture is relative to other things they can spend their time on. If they own a Mac Book Pro that may cost around $1,800 bucks (new).

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abovethecrowd.com

JULY 10, 2014

For most of America, prior to Uber it was impossible to predict how long it would take for a taxi to show up. According to Ferenstein, “AAA estimates that the average cost of car ownership per year is about $9,000.” First, there is the continuing trend of urbanization in America. A Radically Different Experience. Pick-up times.

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Pascal's View

AUGUST 12, 2009

economy: “… Sarbanes-Oxley compliance costs, Eliot-Spitzer’s stock analyst settlement and the economic downturn have created an historic drought in venture-backed companies going public. . IPO’s are essential to job growth in America and to maintaining a balanced innovation ecosystem for two important reasons.

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ConversionXL

JUNE 5, 2014

In a 2000 study found 68% of customers stop doing business with a company due to feeling like the company was indifferent towards them. Figure, back in 2011 the Speciality Coffee Association of America found that the average 16 oz cup of coffee costs around $1.17 image source. before tax, giving them $0.96 profit on each cup.

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ConversionXL

JUNE 5, 2014

In a 2000 study found 68% of customers stop doing business with a company due to feeling like the company was indifferent towards them. Figure, back in 2011 the Speciality Coffee Association of America found that the average 16 oz cup of coffee costs around $1.17 image source. before tax, giving them $0.96 profit on each cup.

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ConversionXL

JUNE 5, 2014

In a 2000 study found 68% of customers stop doing business with a company due to feeling like the company was indifferent towards them. Figure, back in 2011 the Speciality Coffee Association of America found that the average 16 oz cup of coffee costs around $1.17 image source. before tax, giving them $0.96 profit on each cup.

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Retention Customer Developer Programming 105

ConversionXL

JUNE 5, 2014

In a 2000 study found 68% of customers stop doing business with a company due to feeling like the company was indifferent towards them. Figure, back in 2011 the Speciality Coffee Association of America found that the average 16 oz cup of coffee costs around $1.17 image source. before tax, giving them $0.96 profit on each cup.

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Retention Customer Developer Programming 98

Pascal's View

NOVEMBER 20, 2009

and with inherent cost disadvantages relative to international competition in the pricing of IC’s, hardware assurance for critical infrastructure in the U.S. ceded the center of gravity in the semiconductor fabrication industry to Asia many years ago. “ WESLEY K.

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finance.fortune.cnn.com

AUGUST 21, 2012

Overall, the portfolio value (including realizations) was being held at around 5% below cost. Accel Partners VII (2000): 122% (97%). ARCH Venture Fund V (2000): 41% (11%). Commonwealth Capital Ventures III (2000): 110% (56%). HIG Venture Partners (2000): 44% (22%). Insight Venture Partners IV (2000): 169% (119%).

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This is going to be BIG.

NOVEMBER 7, 2011

Is 2012 going to be 2000 all over again? The difference between many of these companies and what we saw back in 1999 is that there are real revenues and revenue growth at many of these companies--and their costs are largely in people, which can always be trimmed down. When the bubble burst in 2000, many of us felt it in our pockets.

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Austin Startup

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

This results in individuals losing up to $2000 per year in tax savings, and their employers losing billions more,” said Brian R. Organizations and employees using our services thus gain tax savings they can use to help offset the rising costs of health care. Smith, Managing Director of S3 Ventures.

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Duct Tape Marketing

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Like I had back in my real estate days, cuz I used to do a ton of now we're talking about the stone ages, you know, the early 2000, but I did a lot of postcard mailouts and radio advertising and print advertising and so on and all. There are no contracts and no additional costs. There are no contracts and no additional costs.

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Mike Michalowicz

JANUARY 17, 2017

Since 2000, the number of IBD shops has almost been cut in half. One growing product category in North America the past few years is electric bikes. Pat Hus is VP & Show Director at Interbike, the largest bicycle industry trade show in North America. Profitability is the main key to business success.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 1, 2023

One of the biggest in this decade was the merger of America Online (AOL) with Time Warner, engineered in the early 2000’s by Time Warner CEO Gerald Levin and AOL CEO Steve Case for a whopping $164 billion. They all forget or ignore the high-profile failures that have resulted from some single-handed business decisions.

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Merger Analytics Open Source America 275

Mike Michalowicz

JANUARY 17, 2017

Since 2000, the number of IBD shops has almost been cut in half. One growing product category in North America the past few years is electric bikes. Pat Hus is VP & Show Director at Interbike, the largest bicycle industry trade show in North America. Profitability is the main key to business success.

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Mike Michalowicz

JANUARY 17, 2017

Since 2000, the number of IBD shops has almost been cut in half. One growing product category in North America the past few years is electric bikes. Pat Hus is VP & Show Director at Interbike, the largest bicycle industry trade show in North America. Profitability is the main key to business success.

North America 60

North America Iowa America Community 60

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 5, 2020

One of the biggest in this decade was the merger of America Online (AOL) with Time Warner, engineered in the early 2000’s by Time Warner CEO Gerald Levin and AOL CEO Steve Case for a whopping $164 billion. They all forget or ignore the high-profile failures that have resulted from some single-handed business decisions.

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Merger Analytics Open Source America 433

ReadWriteStart

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

Bernard is based in New York, was born in Berlin, has lived in and started companies in Asia and Europe as well as America; he is comfortable with globalization. You cannot use freemium strategies without this type of user experience (and freemium is the first fundamental change to the cost of customer acquisition).

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 7, 2017

I knew it was an easy fix, so I really didn’t want to pay for a tow truck in addition to the cost of the repair. It struck me that had the technology existed, travelers could have taken advantage of our empty aircraft to get back to London and then the aircraft could be dropped in Oxford, with minimal additional cost.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 19, 2015

According to the latest Kaufman Startup Activity Index , entrepreneurs are making an unprecedented comeback in America, with data showing the largest year-over-year increase in two decades. Last year was the most active year for IPOs in the United States since 2000. Cost of entry for a startup is at an all-time low.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 25, 2020

And then I did a brief stint at AutoNation, America's largest automotive retailer in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. And we launched Message From America with Sony, where you could come in and tape a DVD and send it to your soldier or sailor or marine that was being deployed. Stanley McChrystal's Team of Teams. (29:34) Yes, we’d like that.

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Technical Review Balance Sheet Texas Austin 148

Up and Running

MAY 1, 2018

Through his class, I learned what to expect as far as occupancy, cost of goods, insurance, taxes, real estate needs, and more. Purchasing my inn coincided with the purchase of Nations Bank by Bank America. When 9/11 happened, we had finished our most profitable year in 2000. A business community with diversity.

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Pascal's View

APRIL 5, 2016

The challenge that many regions face in seeking to become innovation centers of excellence can be summed up in one sentence: Good ideas are generated from all corners of the earth, but few regions offer a complete and cost-effective ecosystem to develop these good ideas into great companies. Why is this the case?

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Austin Startup

MARCH 7, 2021

Pepper Snapple, Frito-Lay PepsiCo, Pizza Hut, and Toyota North America. Irving is home to many companies like Exxon Mobil (#3 no Fortune 500), 7–11 (including 7-Ventures), NEC Corporation of America, and the Microsoft campus (one of the largest campuses in the country). In 2000 or 2010, it made sense to build in San Francisco.

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 10, 2009

This was possible because in 2000, Donna and Handspring were in an Existing Market. In contrast, in 2000 Handspring entered an Existing Market. (“ Disruptive ” and “sustaining” innovations, eloquently described by Clayton Christensen , are another way to describe new and existing Market Types.) End result?

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Start Up Blog

MAY 19, 2022

Growing up as a child in the 1980s, America was the land of milk and honey, where dreams came true. I just assumed one day I’d move to America. In the mid 1970s at the peak of the space race, the proportion of ‘Flat Earthers’ in America was less than two percent. In the year 2000 this number was 30.4%

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Pascal's View

MAY 13, 2011

ii. Bubble period 1996-2000 totals $243.6 2000: Regulation FD was passed to create a “level playing field”, reacting against whisper numbers, favored research analysts, and the “hedge fund information advantage”—all in the name of giving everyone simultaneous access to the same corporate disclosures—which absolutely did not happen.

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David Teten

APRIL 1, 2011

His passions and hobbies include entrepreneurship, America Economic History, writing, motorcycles, skiing, tennis and golf. Dan Burstein, Managing Partner, Millennium Technology Value Partners Dan Burstein founded Millennium Technology Ventures in 2000 and co-founded Millennium Technology Value Partners in 2004. the 1990s. ."

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Private Equity Merger IPO Equity 68

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 16, 2018

One of the biggest in this decade was the merger of America Online (AOL) with Time Warner, engineered in the early 2000’s by Time Warner CEO Gerald Levin and AOL CEO Steve Case for a whopping $164 billion. They all forget or ignore the high-profile failures that have resulted from some single-handed business decisions.

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Merger Analytics Open Source America 276