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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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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Hearpreneur

JUNE 14, 2015

No matter the tale, the background behind each and every business is what fuels each entrepreneur and brand. The system is used by over 2000 companies in 30 countries, helping them to achieve better results in almost every digital marketing and sales field. And the rest is history! Start our FREE Business Blogging Course!

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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.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 8, 2010

First, I would say that most entrepreneurs do almost no reference checks or at least do them very informally. For some reason most entrepreneurs do. I always tell entrepreneurs, “in good times of course everybody loves their VC. My chips were down in late 2000 / early 2001. Don’t let that be you. Except GRP.

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Feld Thoughts

DECEMBER 18, 2011

Before the Internet (1970 to 1994). Pre Internet Bubble (1995 – 2000). The Internet Bubble (2001 – 2002). Led By Entrepreneurs. Entrepreneurs. Entrepreneurs vs. Government. Integration With The Rest of Colorado. The Boulder Entrepreneurial Community. Boulder As A Laboratory.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 7, 2011

Don’t let Forbes ‘s chosen name for the best of the best fool you; nobody gets to consult Fortune 500 companies on internet marketing strategy by building a technique based on fortune alone. by Kevin Kaiser , Startup Biz Blog. But immediately there were problems.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MARCH 17, 2022

Now she’s helping entrepreneurs discover and leverage their authentic and competitive brands. In this episode, we dive into how to build a personal brand, why she’s working to redefine the term “influencer”, and how to transform entrepreneurs into viable brands. Laura Bull (07:01): Start at TikTok.

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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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Duct Tape Marketing

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Now she’s helping entrepreneurs discover and leverage their authentic and competitive brands. In this episode, we dive into how to build a personal brand, why she’s working to redefine the term “influencer”, and how to transform entrepreneurs into viable brands. You know, influencers are influencers.

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Feld Thoughts

JULY 31, 2014

I know many entrepreneurs who feel that VCs have played them, gamed them, deceived them, or bullshitted them. But this doesn’t only happen to entrepreneurs. Fred can ask me for help on anything he wants for the rest of his life and I will always be there for him. VCs play this game with VCs all the time.

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This is going to be BIG.

NOVEMBER 7, 2011

Every investor and entrepreneur knows there is something scary about the current startup economy. More entrepreneurs get to try out their ideas with smaller amounts of capital, but the bar remains the same to get to the bigger rounds. Is 2012 going to be 2000 all over again? It's actually a great situation for the ecosystem.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 25, 2013

After all, I am no stranger to the publicly expressing the frustrations of dealing with the downside of this industry as I wrote about in 2006 when I was an entrepreneur. I rest my case. In 2000 our industry had more than $100 billion in LP money. 33% of the world is on the Internet on average of 3.1 That’s normal.

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Growthink Blog

MARCH 28, 2018

Under-reported last week was the passing of Wayne Huizenga, one of the truly great entrepreneurs of the last 50 years. Getting out at that peak moment before the emergence of the Internet and video streaming technologies led to the video rental chain's infamous demise and death. In three separate industries. And to delegate.

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Agile VC

JULY 19, 2012

First and foremost, it’s worth emphasizing that greatness as a VC firm is derived primarily from helping exceptional entrepreneurs build enduring companies. This is true not only in a firm’s dealings with entrepreneurs but also with it’s limited partners and even within the firm among its partners.

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Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 10, 2012

” And the rest of the sentence had to sum up the recommendation. For example, a couple of entrepreneurs from Silicon Valley created a company to develop an iPhone social-media app. By the year 2000, the global market for personal computers exceeded 140 million units a year. First via the phone and later via the Internet.

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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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Feld Thoughts

APRIL 8, 2015

It was part of a more extensive series on Depression, entrepreneurs and startups. While the line between stress, deep anxiety, and depression often blurs, most entrepreneurs struggle with broad mental health issues at various points in their lives. Once I got back to Boulder, I didn’t travel for the rest of the year.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 7, 2021

Now the 9th largest economy in the world, it‘s clear that the rest of the world is waking up to the potential in Texas. It’s like a dam has broken and now there is a flood of new entrepreneurs, investors, and big companies moving to Texas. Texas is the most promising technology market in the United States. they are all chasing talent.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 25, 2021

But the main reason this happened in my mind was that the access to internet really made a big change in my life, because even when you're in the place of lowest access to education having access to other people online, mathematic problems, it allowed me to self-study. ER : Are you optimistic that we can reach that threshold?

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Startup Lessons Learned

JUNE 9, 2020

20:32) On believing in the internet as an immune system, then learning it's not and taking responsibility.(22:55) 20:32) On believing in the internet as an immune system, then learning it's not and taking responsibility.(22:55) So you want to be an entrepreneur, huh? So you wanted to be an entrepreneur, huh?

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ReadWriteStart

DECEMBER 21, 2012

For perspective on 2012, we talked to Jeff Fagnan, partner at leading venture capital firm Atlas Venture and an investor in early-stage startups since 2000. There is no shortage of interesting consumer Internet ideas that will get funded, but I did really see a shift in the public mentality and VC mentality away from the consumer side.”

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Software By Rob

FEBRUARY 10, 2009

Join nearly 6,000 startup entrepreneurs by subscribing to my RSS feed. With the goal of increasing the conversion rate I read piles of books on internet marketing , web analytics , and copywriting. With enough visitors, your internet marketing test cycle can be as short as a few days. Follow me Startups for the Rest of Us.

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Software By Rob

DECEMBER 10, 2008

Join nearly 6,000 startup entrepreneurs by subscribing to my RSS feed. How much would an extra $1000 or $2000 per month help during that time? He did a little of both during the rest of the time to keep himself interested, and maintain his skills in both arenas. Follow me Startups for the Rest of Us. The average U.S.

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maplebutter.com

JANUARY 8, 2013

If you’re an Entrepreneur, you can do it from any place in the world. How important is education when I know I want to be an entrepreneur? Instead of spending 4 years at university, I spend 4 years starting 2 internet companies that failed. What is the first step in creating an internet-based business (After planning) ?

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Software By Rob

JANUARY 7, 2009

Join nearly 6,000 startup entrepreneurs by subscribing to my RSS feed. Internet - $20-60/month. If you work with.NET be prepared to pay $1000-2000 for an MSDN subscription (or if you’re developing a product talk to Bob Walsh , get signed up with Microsoft BizSpark and get the same thing for a few hundred bucks).

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VC Cafe

JANUARY 16, 2011

. - Aerotel Medical Systems is a world leading manufacturer of modular, home and mobile telecare and telemedicine solutions designed to transfer essential data over the telephone, mobile phone and the Internet. Flash Networks’ Harmony Content Control enables safer, more productive mobile use of the open Internet for consumer or business use.

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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. One, I’m an entrepreneur or in the startup stage of a business.

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Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

JUNE 19, 2010

I had a lot of fun learning what the internet could do for me. In fact, my first website I can’t show you, because I don’t think we have internet access, but I had a Geocities website in 1999 for a card game I used to play called Magic the Gathering. I was getting more into internet marketing and trying to ramp up my income.

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Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

In case you’re not aware of it, the rule states that 20% of what you do gives you 80% of your results , so the trick is to find out what that 20% is for you, focus on that and delegate the rest of the stuff. Get your bonus copy of my book "How To Start An Internet Business & Make Your First $1,000 Online" Download Here.

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Software By Rob

AUGUST 11, 2009

Join nearly 6,000 startup entrepreneurs by subscribing to my RSS feed. You will have an edge with business users since time is highly monetized for entrepreneurs and enterprises. Follow me Startups for the Rest of Us. Im a serial web entrepreneur here to share what Ive learned in my 11 years as a self-funded startup founder.

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conversionxl.com

OCTOBER 31, 2011

Lots of entrepreneurs struggle with pricing. What’s the best way to sell a $2000 wristwatch? Ash Maurya , a startup entrepreneur, published an article on VentureHacks describing his pricing experiments with a photo sharing service. beer and the rest $2.50 Extra Lucrative Conversion Advice. About & Contact.

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