Hearpreneur

MARCH 16, 2018

We asked some entrepreneurs and business owners, why they started their businesses: #1- After a disappointment on my biggest day. After I looked like a slob on the biggest day of my life I scoured the internet to find the solution I was looking for. Photo Credit: Rob Kessler. I always loved languages. Photo Credit: Markus Stripf.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 3, 2023

One of the reasons that now is the time to be an entrepreneur is the explosion of startup assistance organizations, usually called incubators or accelerators. Most of these are non-profits, set up by a university to commercialize new technologies, or a municipality to foster business development for the local economy.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

One of the reasons that now is the time to be an entrepreneur is the explosion of startup assistance organizations, usually called incubators or accelerators. Most of these are non-profits, set up by a university to commercialize new technologies, or a municipality to foster business development for the local economy.

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Steve Blank

MARCH 18, 2011

We’re now in the second Internet bubble. Dot.com Bubble ( 1995-2000): “ Anything goes” as public markets clamor for ideas, vague promises of future growth, and IPOs happen absent regard for history or profitability. August 1995 – March 2000: The Dot.Com Bubble. For VC’s and entrepreneurs the gold rush to liquidity was on.

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

One of the biggest mistakes entrepreneurs make is misunderstanding the role of venture capital investors. There’s lots of lore, emotion, and misconceptions of what VC’s do or don’t do for entrepreneurs. The IPO Bubble – August 1995 – March 2000 In August 1995 Netscape went public, and the world of start ups turned upside down.

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The Next Web

FEBRUARY 20, 2014

From banking software to cell phones, as markets develop and grow, more user-friendly products with fewer but highly-polished features are winning the game. Accessing the Internet on a phone was doable, but the experience was pretty bad. Then, the first languages designed for Web development began to show up.

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VC Adventure

JULY 5, 2011

Today there’s another new initiative launching to help young tech companies in our community – Trada is opening CodeSpace , a free co-working space dedicated to startup developers and software engineers. CodeSpace will be located in Trada’s downtown Boulder offices and will have over 2000 sq ft of space dedicated to the effort.

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Up and Running

AUGUST 18, 2014

When I hear the word ‘startup’, my mind immediately begins playing a reel of a bunch of twenty-something year old web developers, huddled together in a retro office somewhere in the SF Bay Area. Ever heard of the serial entrepreneur? The point is, in a traditional business (not a startup), you don’t need an exit strategy at the start.

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Steve Blank

MARCH 31, 2014

I’m honored to be at a university noted for knowledge, and in a city with 2000 years of history – home of Gaudí one of the 20 th century’s greatest innovators. I like the guy because he’s credited with coining the word entrepreneur. Thank you for the kind introduction. I’d like to start with a request. Now look around.

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Feld Thoughts

SEPTEMBER 26, 2014

The company was decimated by the collapse of the Internet bubble and ultimately went bankrupt. After I sold my company and started investing in companies in 1994, Charlie and I talked regularly about the Internet, which was just emerging as something that large companies should pay attention to.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 22, 2011

This was an audience of mostly first-time entrepreneurs. It is great for entrepreneurs and great for VCs. So here is what I have been telling entrepreneurs privately for the past 6 months. The fact that today’s Internet bubble does not represent all companies does not disprove its existence. I believe that.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 5, 2007

There are quite a few other Software Development Companies in Southern California working on open source and/or freemium business models. Mobile Internet Apple Facebook ► 2009 (32) ► December (3) Startup Software Developers Startup Software Development – Do Your Homework Be.

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VC Adventure

JULY 5, 2011

Today there’s another new initiative launching to help young tech companies in our community – Trada is opening CodeSpace , a free co-working space dedicated to startup developers and software engineers. CodeSpace will be located in Trada’s downtown Boulder offices and will have over 2000 sq ft of space dedicated to the effort.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 7, 2017

We asked some entrepreneurs and business owners, why they started their businesses: #1 – I Have a Dream. I soon found that yoga taught me 2000-year-old strategies, to be more present with my kids, be more patient with my family and feel more calm and energized at the same time! Image Credit: Enrico Bratta.

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Startup Lessons Learned

FEBRUARY 5, 2013

If you'd like to try your hand at being an entrepreneur inside one of the world's largest bureaucracies, you can apply right here starting today. For my take on how this is possible, you can see my previous post on Lean Government here. I've excerpted descriptions of the program and summaries of all the projects below.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 4, 2018

One of the reasons that now is the time to be an entrepreneur is the explosion of startup assistance organizations, usually called incubators or accelerators. Most of these are non-profits, set up by a university to commercialize new technologies, or a municipality to foster business development for the local economy.

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Agile VC

MAY 26, 2011

is the leading consumer internet company with Terry Semel as CEO. Silicon Valley is still emerging from the tech bubble and massive downturn of late 2000-2002. I also joke with Reid Hoffman that this was back in the days before he was “Reid” Reid’s an incredible entrepreneur, startup investor, and human being.

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Hearpreneur

MAY 15, 2016

No one was catering to the thousands of parents that were taking to the internet instead of the yellow pages or your neighbor’s recommendation. I developed the idea for Goalposte during my time as an attorney working on a case defending Major League Baseball. Thanks to Lisa Parmley, CareerToolkit. #11 The Bagtique was born.

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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. In the past ten years there have been several dramatic changes in venture capital.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2009

I had previously raised VC in 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2005. I set up my laptop, connected to the Internet, opened the compulsory 15 page PowerPoint deck and waited for my adoring fans. Experienced and serial entrepreneurs in the content management space. I arrived at 12:50 PM in the afternoon, 10 minutes before my start time.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2012

There is all sorts of advice on the Internet about how to raise capital. I’ve raised in boom markets and when everybody thought the Internet was a fraud. I raised money as an entrepreneur, like you, in 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003 and 2005 for two different companies. You’ll never make a great entrepreneur.

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Duct Tape Marketing

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Stephan is also a bestselling author, serial entrepreneur, and host of two popular podcasts, “Get Yourself Optimized” and “Marketing Speak.” John (04:23): Yeah, we had a 2000 page site that we did just that to 1400 pages and immediately lifted their results. This is John Jantsch. John (23:20): Nice.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 17, 2016

One of the reasons that now is the time to be an entrepreneur is the explosion of startup assistance organizations, usually called incubators or accelerators. Most of these are non-profits, set up by a university to commercialize new technologies, or a municipality to foster business development for the local economy.

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www.inc.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Entrepreneur news from reporter Eric Markowitz. Internet and Online Business. Research & Development. Jumpstart was one of Grahams first clients; it signed on shortly after he founded Arizona Bay, in 2000. In the 1990s, Graham was one of those entrepreneurs giving away equity in exchange for crucial services.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 19, 2012

Entrepreneurs love the art of the start. But since the Internet bubble burst in the year 2000, the IPO rate has declined every year until 2010, and is now at about 15%. Even lifetime entrepreneurs can decide that enough is enough. Remember that equity investments are not like loans with interest. Liquidation and close.

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Up and Running

MAY 16, 2016

percent in 2000 to 19.6 With a low barrier to entry and a growing demand, it is an appealing business for eager entrepreneurs. To date, North America has dominated the home health care global marketplace due mainly to a more sophisticated health care infrastructure and more resources committed to research and development.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2012

The movie, “The Social Network” might have had more of an impact on creating future entrepreneurs than any other event of the past 5 years. In 1998 there were around 850 VC funds and by 2000 there were 2,300. By 2000 the total LP commitments had mushroomed to more than $100 billion. Thank you, Aaron Sorkin! The Funding Problem.

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Reid Hoffman

MARCH 19, 2019

Tim O’Reilly’s recent article, “ The fundamental problem with Silicon Valley’s favorite growth strategy ,” makes an impassioned argument that the ideas in our book, Blitzscaling , encourage entrepreneurs to behave in ways that are irresponsible or even dangerous in the pursuit of what he characterizes as “runaway growth.”

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 5, 2011

Entrepreneurs love the art of the start. But since the Internet bubble burst in the year 2000, the IPO rate has declined every year until 2010, and is now at about 15%. Even lifetime entrepreneurs can decide that enough is enough. Remember that equity investments are not like loans with interest. Liquidation and close.

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Duct Tape Marketing

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

Danny Iny: So in the online world, there’s been this interesting development where … And this kind of tracked with just the evolving richness of content. ” And that turned into, at its culmination, the $2000 course kind of paradigm. I mean, there’s a lot of responsibility. Yeah, exactly. It’s $100.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 10, 2008

I am convinced one of Joel Spolskys lasting contributions to the field of managing software teams will turn out to be the Joel Test , a checklist of 12 essential practices that you could use to rate the effectiveness of a software product development team. He wrote it in 2000, and as far as I know has never updated it.

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rapidrollout.wordpress.com

JANUARY 15, 2011

Web Startup Lessons Advice from a CTO and Entrepreneur Home About Startup Advice: When to Use a Consulting CTO There are not many to be found. Most likely, this is a person who is a serial entrepreneur and was the chief technology officer for two or more web startups. .&# But I’m not the only person who does this kind of work.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 18, 2015

In 2000, three years after Netflix launched DVD rental services, Netflix used customer data and ratings from their movie recommendation system to predict content choices for all Netflix members. As soon as Netflix started streaming movies and TV shows via the internet, they acquired and measured extensive customer behavior data.

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abovethecrowd.com

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

In 1817, David Ricardo published On the Principles of Political Economy and Taxation where he expanded upon Smith’s work in developing the theory of Comparative Advantage. Any discussion of Internet marketplaces begins with the first quintessential marketplace, ebay (*). Exchange of Goods Marketplaces.

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Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

JUNE 14, 2011

It’s an emotion most of us feel for different things – but that can be deadly and dangerous for an entrepreneur to feel about business. Being willing, even eager, to embrace and adapt to change is a serious competitive edge for any entrepreneur. At other times, it gets totally decimated by new developments.

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Software By Rob

OCTOBER 15, 2009

Software by Rob Passionate about Startups and MicroISVs Lessons Learned by a Serial Entrepreneur home about press micropreneurs archives ← Memorable Postcard from a New Mechanic My Report on StackOverflow DevDays → Are Twitter and Facebook Killing Blogs? Join nearly 6,000 startup entrepreneurs by subscribing to my RSS feed.

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thebarefootvc

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

That conference reminded me of the first time I logged into the Internet in 1994 – I literally got goosebumps thinking of how revolutionary the technology could be. While similar to the Internet in many ways, I viewed the buildout and new business models that would emerge as exponentially larger in potential.

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