Steve Blank

MARCH 18, 2011

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. VC’s worked with entrepreneurs to build profitable and scalable businesses, with increasing revenue and consistent profitability – quarter after quarter.

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Internet IPO Silicon Valley Agile 334

www.inc.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Entrepreneur news from reporter Eric Markowitz. 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. Arizona Bay has also blended equity payments with revenue-sharing deals.

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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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ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

Definitely not a positive sign for an aspiring entrepreneurs looking to venture into the e-Commerce business. Below are the mistakes that have cost aspiring entrepreneurs a huge amount of money. Does the photo look like something taken on a mobile phone from 2000? Don’t become just another failed entrepreneur.

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Agile VC

JUNE 17, 2015

My first startup job was as an early employee at PayPal, where I took a job at the end of ‘1999 and started a few months later in 2000. We were a profitable company at that point with nearly $200M annualized revenue, one of the first tech companies to IPO after the dot-com bubble.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 18, 2010

industry investors rather than VCs) a good idea for entrepreneurs. His view: sometimes entrepreneurs expect too much value from the partner. Reportedly, Softbank and Zynga have discussed jointly distributing games through Softbank’s mobile-phone service in Japan and other countries. Founded in 2000 in New Brunswick, NJ.

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Seeing Both Sides

AUGUST 3, 2012

Facebook and Google would be obvious choices for this, but so much has been written about each of them and they represent such special business models, I worried that it would be both hard for entrepreneurs to relate and hard for me to develop new insights. billion in revenue, over $1 billion in gross profit and $500 million in EBITDA.

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View from Seed

JUNE 17, 2015

My first startup job was as an early employee at PayPal, where I took a job at the end of ‘1999 and started a few months later in 2000. We were a profitable company at that point with nearly $200M annualized revenue, one of the first tech companies to IPO after the dot-com bubble. When we started LinkedIn , it was a similar situation.

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Agile VC

MAY 23, 2012

We now only think about “electricity” companies in the narrowest of senses… the small number of businesses (relative to the overall impact of electricity in the economy) that are actually in the business of generating and distributing electrical current. Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC.

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Internet Silicon Valley IPO Seed Stage 182

Agile VC

JUNE 17, 2015

My first startup job was as an early employee at PayPal, where I took a job at the end of ‘1999 and started a few months later in 2000. We were a profitable company at that point with nearly $200M annualized revenue, one of the first tech companies to IPO after the dot-com bubble.

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Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 17, 2020

They found ways to support longterm care facilities, homeless shelters, and other locations serving those most at risk, all while schools, their main source of revenue, were closed. So we are now very well-versed in being parents and entrepreneurs. So you might as well be tired both as a mom and as an entrepreneur."

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techcrunch.com

OCTOBER 13, 2012

He is on the board of the Angel Resource Institute, and is a partner with Montlake Capital (a late stage growth capital fund) and with Revenue Capital Management (a royalty based lender). as well as a more detailed description of the distribution of outcomes: Kauffman Foundation Angel Returns Study and NESTA Angel Investing Study.

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

OCTOBER 4, 2017

There’s also an armed globally-dispersed Sales and Support teams, so we’re selling to our 70,000 existing customers as well as thousands of new customers per month, which means we’ll end up adding more new revenue in one month than a small company will take in over a whole year. The tradeoff, however, is predictability.

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Mike Michalowicz

JANUARY 17, 2017

Since 2000, the number of IBD shops has almost been cut in half. Then the key is to drive revenue on items the retailer either creates or controls the distribution channel. Focus on sales where you create or control the distribution. 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. Then the key is to drive revenue on items the retailer either creates or controls the distribution channel. Focus on sales where you create or control the distribution. Profitability is the main key to business success.

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North America Iowa America Community 60

Mike Michalowicz

JANUARY 17, 2017

Since 2000, the number of IBD shops has almost been cut in half. Then the key is to drive revenue on items the retailer either creates or controls the distribution channel. Focus on sales where you create or control the distribution. Profitability is the main key to business success.

North America 60

North America Iowa America Community 60

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 9, 2019

According to IBM , companies have captured more data in the last two years than in the previous 2000 years. Hence one segment of the opportunity is the need for new database technologies, like Hadoop , a distributed file system originally designed for indexing the Web. Every day, we create 2.5 Every day, we create 2.5

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abovethecrowd.com

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

Unfortunately, either information asymmetry or physical distances and the resulting distribution costs can both cut against the economic advantages that would otherwise arise for all. In 2000, Eric Baker and Jeff Fluhr founded StubHub , a secondary ticket exchange marketplace. billion of GSV (gross services revenue) across 2.0

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Internet Matching Vertical Hosting 88

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 14, 2017

According to IBM , companies have captured more data in the last two years than in the previous 2000 years. Hence one segment of the opportunity is the need for new database technologies, like Hadoop , a distributed file system originally designed for indexing the Web. Every day, we create 2.5 Every day, we create 2.5

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Database Social Media Global Distribution 188

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

AOL was controlled by one company and the Internet was distributed. billion in annual subscription revenues not including advertising or eCommerce). They controlled distribution to the masses. In April of 2000 there were fears that the AOL / Time Warner merger would create a monopoly on the Internet. Enter Facebook.

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Social Network Networking Internet Technical Review 318

crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 13, 2017

Nevertheless, smart entrepreneurs and small business owners pay careful attention to important market forces and trends that shape some of the world’s best brands. ” Some entrepreneurs and business owners believe that a brand is merely their company’s name and logo. This is only partially true. We didn’t give up.

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Small Business Startup Global Design 53

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 3, 2011

If you have or are thinking about a business in the video space you’ll enjoy hearing from Gregg but even more broadly this is a great conversation for entrepreneurs, investors or industry analysts. What is the mix of revenue between ads, subscriptions, digital downloads & ecommerce. JibJab doesn’t do ad revenue at all.

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Viral Investment Bankers Video Business Model 303

www.chubbybrain.com

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

We’d previously highlighted the top startup failure post-mortems of all-time here (32 in total) written by a group of startup entrepreneurs gracious enough to share their lessons learned from their startup’s failure. In the post-mortem of Kiko, Mahesh Piddshetti writes : Most entrepreneurs have lots of ideas.

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maplebutter.com

JANUARY 8, 2013

If you’re an Entrepreneur, you can do it from any place in the world. I would focus on one product and set a goal to generate $1M in yearly revenue from it. Outsourcing is something a big company, with a known customer / problem (that has revenue & traction) does to save cost. If you’re a young entrepreneur, than congrats!

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The Next Web

DECEMBER 8, 2013

Investment stopped, and entrepreneurs focused on other categories. It turns out that network effects can be broken – Amazon and StubHub took on eBay in the mid 2000’s. With marketplaces, the entrepreneur has to worry not just about building supply and demand but that they also happen to exist simultaneously.

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B2C B2B Demand Vertical 136

Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 10, 2012

For example, a couple of entrepreneurs from Silicon Valley created a company to develop an iPhone social-media app. Facebook didn’t buy the business because the company had no revenues. By the year 2000, the global market for personal computers exceeded 140 million units a year. That’s not the way to build a brand.

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Silicon Valley Business Plan Stock America 96

online.wsj.com

SEPTEMBER 23, 2012

To order presentation-ready copies for distribution to your colleagues, clients or customers, use the Order Reprints tool at the bottom of any article or visit www.djreprints.com. An entrepreneur with a hot technology and venture-capital funding becomes a billionaire in his 20s. Semiconductors. Telecommunications. Transportation.

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Venture Capital Software Review Rhode Island North Dakota 107

mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

endeve – Issue invoices, manage clients and check revenues all in one place. Advisor Garage – A social network that connects entrepreneurs who need advice with advisors on just about any business-related topic. CEOWorld.biz – Global networking for managers, entrepreneurs, and senior execs.

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Software Review Social Media Social Network Software 78

Cracking the Code

OCTOBER 13, 2020

We’d like to thank KeyBank and G2 for providing some of the data used in the report - * It’s an amazing time to be a cloud entrepreneur in Europe. Cloud Entrepreneurs: Embracing the “Silicon Valley State of Mind" Accel has been a big believer in cloud since the early days of this secular shift. Big milestones for the old continent!

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Europe Cloud Silicon Valley 71

VC Cafe

JANUARY 16, 2011

. - Spacecom is offering a wide range of Pan African satellite services, including: Cellular backhaul, Rural telephony, Broadband VSAT networks, e-government, e-learning, e- health, Direct To Home (DTH) Multi-channel platforms, DSNG, Video Distribution & Contribution. Craze Productions. GoNet Systems. Logia Group.

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Mobile Securities and Exchange Commission Flash IP 103

David Teten

JUNE 7, 2011

Our session looks at the rise of socially enabled platforms that blend commerce with community, where reputations trump credit ratings, and where hyper-distributed service businesses outgrow traditional monolithic suppliers. Stewart started over a half dozen companies that employ over six hundred people. 500 twice in the last three years.

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Darfur Sudan Cofounder United Kingdom 122

Up and Running

DECEMBER 9, 2014

Are you an entrepreneur or small business owner with questions about funding your small business? I’m the CEO of Executive Speaking Success and I’m a long-time entrepreneur. I’ve been an entrepreneur for almost as long as I can remember. My name is John Bates. Jared Hecht: Wonderful. Bates: Fantastic.

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Small Business Finance Forecast Metrics 95

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 17, 2017

For example, distribution to find new apps in a mobile Internet is tightly locked down by the oligopoly of Apple and Google. Distribution of media is tightly controlled by YouTube, Netflix, Facebook, Amazon and a handful of others. Our social graphs are locked in Facebook, Twitter and Snapchat. Enter the decentralized Internet.

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