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Debating the Tech Bubble with Steve Blank: Part I

Ben's Blog

We are not in a technology bubble. We have not even taken a major step towards a technology bubble. So let us first ask if “a very high percentage of the population&# has bought into a distorted premise about the future growth prospects for technology. In the last bubble, the S&P hit 44x in January 2000.

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Meet our Startup Chica Committee Members

Austin Startup

As Latinitas ambassadors, they have offered their expertise and support in event planning, marketing, business, technology and more. Paulina speaks both English and Spanish fluently due to being in primary and grade schools in both Colombia and the U.S. When she is not in the office you can find her at the airport!

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How to Start a Home Health Care Business

Up and Running

There’s never been a better time to do so— home health care is one of the largest growing industries , not just in North America, but around the globe. This growth is due, in large part, to an aging U.S. percent in 2000 to 19.6 In 2013, North America accounted for just over 40 percent of the global home health care revenue.

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LinkedIn: The Series A Fundraising Story ? AGILEVC

Agile VC

AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. Silicon Valley is still emerging from the tech bubble and massive downturn of late 2000-2002. I’m the founder, ex Hewlett-Packard Director of Advertising and former SVP at Millward Brown (global brand/ad research firm owned by WPP). How to Evaluate Firms for a Seed VC.

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It’s Morning in Venture Capital

Both Sides of the Table

I have been close to the tech & startup sectors for more than 20 years and I can’t think of a period in which I felt more optimistic about the innovation and value creation I see in front of us. In 1998 there were around 850 VC funds and by 2000 there were 2,300. The Funding Problem. Today’s Normalization.

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How to Miss By a Mile: An Alternative Look at Uber’s Potential Market Size

abovethecrowd.com

For the market size, he states, “For my base case valuation, I’m going to assume that the primary market Uber is targeting is the global taxi and car-service market.” He then goes on to calculate a global estimate for the historical taxi and limousine market. The global market would obviously be much larger. Pick-up times.

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How To Survive And Profit From Radical Change

Duct Tape Marketing

Key Takeaway: There are economic, technological, and social parts of our world that are changing rapidly today more than ever. Click on over and give us a review on iTunes, please! Gain Grow Retain is built to inspire SAS and technology leaders who are facing day to day. Duct Tape Transcript. From money printing. So, right.