Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 13, 2011

It boasts 595 member-managed groups and VCs, 30,203 investors, and 2,900 new company applications a month. As an entrepreneur, simply enter your location online, and it will list the angel and VC organizations near you. You can then begin your application to one or more of these organizations right on the same screen.

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Hearpreneur

MARCH 16, 2018

We asked some entrepreneurs and business owners, why they started their businesses: #1- After a disappointment on my biggest day. At that time, in the year 2000 there were no spam filters so it was pretty easy to contact other translation companies to setup cooperation. Each story is different though the reasons may be the same.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 19, 2020

Ali Ghani , a Calgary-Alberta based investor and entrepreneur, has an extensive history of investing in and working with companies in a diverse range of industries including real estate. Then, in 2000, he shifted gears and founded a successful commercial property development company. As an entrepreneur , you put in lots of long days.

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 11, 2015

Those were the messages from the two latest guests on Entrepreneurs are Everywhere , my radio show on Sirius XM Channel 111. Clips from their interviews are below, but first a word about the show: Entrepreneurs are Everywhere airs Thursdays at 1 pm Pacific, 4 pm Eastern on Sirius XM Channel 111. I think it’s just entrepreneurs.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 30, 2017

The tortoise and the hare is a great bedtime story, but also proffers some advice to every young business owner and entrepreneur alike. The CEO of Blockbuster, John Antioco, said in 2000, “Redbox and Netflix aren’t even on the radar.”. A young entrepreneur often doesn’t realize the access to capital in which they have.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 20, 2011

Infonautics went public in 1996 and Half.com was sold to eBay in 2000. They did not take salaries during the first two years and invested more money in the firm than they received from management fees. The Exchange Fund – This allows the entrepreneurs to diversify their founders stock into other portfolio companies stock.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 6, 2012

Follow along as we explore 10 of the most exciting college business incubators around today, and be sure to share your own favorites in the comments: Entrepreneurs Hall @ The RIT Global Village. At Rochester Institute of Technology’s Entrepreneurs Hall, innovation is a way of life. Based in Mountain View, Calif.,

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 8, 2013

Even entrepreneurs who have built many startups, or sold their last one for millions of dollars, know they make occasional people leadership mistakes. They know leadership is all about managing their own complicated, illogical, and fallible human variables, as well as the people they depend on. Case and Gerald M.

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Steve Blank

JULY 15, 2010

The Golden Age for Entrepreneurs and VC’s. The two decades from 1979 when pension funds fueled the expansion of venture capital to 2000 when the dot-com bubble burst were the Golden Age for entrepreneurs and venture capital firms. During the decade between 1991 and 2000, nearly 2000 venture backed companies went public.

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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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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 29, 2010

We received so much positive feedback from our This Week in Venture Capital show walking through valuation calculations & term sheets that we decided to do a Q&A show this week to address topics that entrepreneurs want to learn about. on the entrepreneur side of the table) when I raised at too high of a price. This is wrong.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 3, 2010

If you’re an entrepreneur, you spend your time worrying about how to get out of the box on the left and move to the right. If we use our “startup to large company,” diagram, we can see that sustaining innovations occur within a large company’s existing management structures. Creative Destruction. Just like a startup.

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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. To manage these employees companies create metrics to control, measure and reward execution.

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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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Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 1, 2016

I started out my career at the management consulting firm McKinsey which was a truly wonderful learning ground. Then I realized what that qualifies me to be: an entrepreneur. Entrepreneurs have to wear a hundred different hats, be good at dozens of skills. Photo Credit: Angela Bradbury. Thanks to Brian Davis, Spark Rental. #6

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 20, 2019

Even entrepreneurs who have built many startups, or sold their last one for millions of dollars, know they make occasional people leadership mistakes. They know leadership is all about managing their own complicated, illogical, and fallible human foibles, as well as the people they depend on. Case and Gerald M.

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Agile VC

OCTOBER 23, 2012

And even if they wanted the index return, there is essentially no way to buy (or sell) a broad-based basket of VC funds in the way you can trade the S&P 500 or Russell 2000 or other public equity index. But these long-term LPs are by definition using active managers in search of alpha (i.e. What about fund of funds (FoF), you ask?

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 3, 2016

How startup ideas are conceived and nurtured was the focus of the guests on today’s Entrepreneurs are Everywhere radio show. The program examines the DNA of entrepreneurs: what makes them tick, how they came up with their ideas; and explores the habits that make them successful, and the highs and lows that pushed them forward.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 3, 2016

How startup ideas are conceived and nurtured was the focus of the guests on today’s Entrepreneurs are Everywhere radio show. The program examines the DNA of entrepreneurs: what makes them tick, how they came up with their ideas; and explores the habits that make them successful, and the highs and lows that pushed them forward.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 27, 2011

I actually like finding entrepreneurs who are more circumspect, less braggadocios and generally more planned about their actions. Where Stealth is Bad – I do meet entrepreneurs who clearly fall on the other side of spectrum and are totally closed. I know because I did this in early 2000.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 10, 2010

It boasts 448 member-managed groups and VCs, 15,414 investors, and 2,400 new company applications a month. As an entrepreneur, simply enter your location online, and it will list the angel and VC organizations near you. Tags: entrepreneur startup angel investors flock of angels. New England Investment Network. Marty Zwilling.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 24, 2016

After running Microsoft for 25 years, Bill Gates handed the reins of CEO to Steve Ballmer in January 2000. If the Microsoft board was managing for quarter to quarter or even year to year revenue growth, Ballmer was as good as it gets as a CEO. They remain entrepreneurs. 16 years later it’s just another software company.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 24, 2016

After running Microsoft for 25 years, Bill Gates handed the reins of CEO to Steve Ballmer in January 2000. If the Microsoft board was managing for quarter to quarter or even year to year revenue growth, Ballmer was as good as it gets as a CEO. They remain entrepreneurs. . 16 years later it’s just another software company.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 28, 2013

by Annie Jie Xu, General Manager of Alibaba.com , Americas. If you are considering taking up the reins and becoming your own boss here are our top tips for female entrepreneurs. Annie Jie Xu is the general manager of Alibaba.com Americas, responsible for the operation of the American office located in Santa Clara, California.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 31, 2011

One of the most common questions that entrepreneurs who meet me for the first time like to ask is, “Do you miss being an entrepreneur? I thought I’d talk a bit about the differences I’ve experienced between being an entrepreneur & a VC – you know, from “both sides of the table.&#. On Being an Entrepreneur.

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Hearpreneur

MAY 15, 2016

Early on, one of my managers noticed my knack for helping clients out. For me, my perfect career path was becoming an entrepreneur, but it’s different for everyone and I love the idea of helping other people start something new and fulfilling for them. I’ve worked in the finance for over 12 years. The Bagtique was born.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2009

I had previously raised VC in 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2005. The managing partner of the firm called me the next day. we had about 25 firms contacting us – more than I could manage. Experienced and serial entrepreneurs in the content management space. At the end of this post I’ll tell you what he said.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 18, 2013

Good discussion about the tension between being a maker and manager … Becoming A Boss - [link]. Good discussion about the tension between being a maker and manager … Becoming A Boss - [link]. Thanks To Facebook, Strongest Year For IPOs Since 2000 With $21.5 Lots of important lessons for entrepreneurs - [link].

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Austin Startup

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

Their help has aided in producing the next generation of female entrepreneurs and innovators! Paulina Cabrera, Operation Coordinator for Solar Winds and Latinitas Volunteer Paulina Cabrera Paulina Cabrera grew up in Arlington, TX, but had the wonderful experience of living in Neiva, Colombia from 1997 to 2000.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 29, 2009

Just ask anybody who was trying to close funding the fateful week of September 11, 2001 or even March 2000. But any entrepreneurs raising capital should keep in mind that this opening of the markets could possibly be temporary. The company had a huge burn rate but investors and management brought that under control by late 2008.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 9, 2014

Even entrepreneurs who have built many startups, or sold their last one for millions of dollars, know they make occasional people leadership mistakes. They know leadership is all about managing their own complicated, illogical, and fallible human foibles, as well as the people they depend on. Case and Gerald M.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JULY 13, 2022

Mike is the author of ‘Get Different’, ‘Fix This Next’, ‘Clockwork’, ‘Profit First’, ‘The Pumpkin Plan’ and ‘The Toilet Paper Entrepreneur’ His books have been translated into 10 languages. First, the pumpkin plan and the toilet paper entrepreneur.

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David Teten

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

Angel investors are generally former entrepreneurs and/or executives, who invest in privately-held, early-stage companies. Angels relish the opportunity to invest in passionate and driven entrepreneurs with ambitious visions of the future – who doesn’t want to be part of the next wave of innovation? approx 2004-09.

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Feld Thoughts

SEPTEMBER 26, 2014

In 2000, I invested via Mobius Venture Capital in The Feld Group and joined the board. In addition to helping me understand a number of fundamental things about technology at scale, I got exposed to the complexity of very large organizations, both from the top down and outside in. This took our relationship to a new level.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 22, 2017

Even entrepreneurs who have built many startups, or sold their last one for millions of dollars, know they make occasional people leadership mistakes. They know leadership is all about managing their own complicated, illogical, and fallible human foibles, as well as the people they depend on. Case and Gerald M.

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Austin Startup

DECEMBER 17, 2017

I know many entrepreneurs who have cashed in big but aren’t showing any signs of slowing down. We just closed out in 2017 our 10-year early-stage venture fund started in 2000. Think about that. We all need some disturbance to keep us operating at our potential. Do the math.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2010

And so it happened that between 2000-2008 I was the biggest buzz kill at dinner parties. The problem is that this is longer than the average economic cycle , which means you need to be able to manage in good times and bad. It was an investment management class. Investors are conformists by nature. This requires novel thinking.

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